Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-10
JA|LMRS..PANKHUR|sIT..
MILITANT TAKEN FROM LINER
BY POLICE AT PLYMOUTH,
DaSl ENGLAND. ~ ~ &S
WILSON TO SEE WOMEN va \.
Ants Appear Before House Body and
Denounce Efforts Being Made to :
~ Have Special Suffrage Com +.
.. mittee Created. ~ 4 ~.

Plymouth, England, Dec. 6.-N1rs.
Emeline Pankhurst, leader of the mil
liant / suffragettes, . was arrested
Thursday on board the White Star
liner Majestic and rushed to Devon
port on government. tug by. govern.
ment detectives, who outwitted six
suffragette defenders of Mrs. Pank-
hurst who were brought here by Mrs.
General" Drummond. is.,s. .gt I
= At Devonport Mrs. Pankhurst was
taken ashore and placed in an auto
mobile, which set off in the direction
of London. She was under strict guard
all the time Mrs. Pankhurst was
locked up in Exeter jail. :;s.s- ., s.,:l. /
. Washington, Dec. 6.-DeclartDg that
"our aim is to conserve the family
and the home. the anti-suffragists,
before the house rules committee
made vigorous protests against the
demand of the suffragists that the
house create a special committee on
woman's suffrage. - e.. 81 %$:
Mrs. Arthur j. Dodge of New York,
president Of the National association
opposed to woman's suffrage, declared
that the suffragists have numerous
hearings before congress and that
their complaint of unfair treatment
was unfounded. She says her organ.
ization is comprised of organizations
in 16 states and number 10000 WON.
en- all of voting age. 5.l5 a, 81 3
81 when you consider that women OF
111 x1ri mt ich or n ~ NJ
will see that We have remarkably
large number of women In this move
ment," she said 5
Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, presi.
dent of the New York association op.
posed to woman suffrage, declared 1t
was not within the power Of congress
to regulate suffrage in the states and
that each state should be PERMITTED
to work out its own suffrage problem
without interference from the federal
government. 5, ,.s= 'e..s s5
woman has obtained the position
she holds today without the ballot"
said Miss .chittenden, amid applause.
1--WE are not the women who sit quiet
lly beside the Preside knitting in the
twilight of another generation; we are
not drones or parasites and we know
something OF the problems of today.
Despite all that is said of the glorious
economic independence of women, all
persons recognize the limitations Of
women. Women may chafe and fret
under; these limitations, but it would
be as useless to halt the stars in their
course as to prevent the natural phys.
biological trend of the sex.
y I'VE seek to conserve the home and
family: life, where woman makes for
righteousness of the nation. We seek
to make woman mans helpmeet. not
his rival and competitor. We stand
finally for the conservation of wom-:
ems energies" s5s5 3 ..t a N 81 d:
Il DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president
Of the National Woman Suffrage ASSOC
citation was reelected. Doctor Shaw
received 326 votes against 4 votes for
her nearest competitor, Harriet T. Up.
ton, of Ohio. First Vice President
Jane Adams OF Chicago had no OPP
position, receiving 349 votes.
President Wilson consented to re-,
ceive a delegation OF suffragists who
will plead with the nations executive
In person for his support in the cam
paign for a constitutional provision
giving women the right to vote.