The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-25
MRS. PANKHuRS1 COMES IN,
MILITANT SUFFRAGETTE HAS
DOORS TO UNITED STATES
OPENED TO HER.
immigration Commissioner, Follow
ing Talk With President and Secre-
tary of Labor, Overrulcs DepOrta-
ton Order of Board and Directs
Release.

Washington, Oct. 20.-America's
doors today were opened to Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst and during the few
weeks covered by her lecture en-
gagement the British suffragette lehd-
er is free to so where she will. An or
der releasing Mrs. Pankhurst at Ellis
Island and revoking the deportation,
order of the special inquiry board was
issued today after President Wilson
hand conferred with Secretary Wilson
Of the department. of labor and for
NAL hearing before Immigration Com
missioner Caminetti on MRS., Pank-
hurst's appeal had been CONCLUDED. 3
Secretary Wilson ANNOUNCED that
ne and the president had agreed that
Mrs. Pankhurst. should beR admitted
ION her own recognizsnce',.' with the
understanding that she would depart
when she had fulfilled herhecture en-
gagements. ,{TS
Both the president and the secre-
tary agreed with Commissioner Cam
inetti in the iopinion that, there was
an element OF. doubt as 70 whether the
acts for which Mrs. ,Pankhurst has
been convicted in England constituted
moral turpitude or we're political in
character. Commissioner Caminetti
tonight issued a formal statement out
lining the reasons for his decision In
the case. Iqt
There Is nothing on record or be-
fore me-" said the statement. Ito in.
dicate that the British government de-
sires that Mrs. Pankh,lrst should be
returned to England, and the record
indicates that while she was placed
under sentence Of three years servi.
tude she has served only q small part'
OF the sentence and apparently no cf-
fort has been made to compel her to
serve the balance; but as a matter of
fact marked leniency has been shown.
towards her by the English authori-
ties. Shall this government deny ev-
en- temporary asylum when by doing
so less consideration would be shown
Mrs. Pankhurst than England has dis
played?
Mrs Pankhurst stated and counsel
throughout the case have asserted that
she is coming hero only for a short
visit for the specified purpose OF
fulfilling engagements to deliver lee
lures; that all that is desired is that
she be allowed to carry out these en-
gagcments.
Upon carefully considering the en-
tire record and all Of the circum-
stances, l conclude that the best dis
position to make OF the matter will
be to accept the assurances Of all par
ties concerned and admit Mrs. Pank-
harst on her own recognizance to de-
part from the country at the termina-
ton of her engagements ,and so re-
commend"
In his memorandum to the secre-
tary the commissioner described the
case in hand as follows
ALLEN Is a native OF Manchester.
Eng, aged 81, travelling alone: is q
widow with three children in Europe.
Paid her own passage; has no occu-
patton; has been in the United States
twice before, once in the autumn of
1909 and again from October, 1911,
to January 1912; going to friend, Mrs
o. III. Il. Belmont Madison avenue.
New York; has $4,000. The board ex-
cluded alien by unanimous vote as a
person who has been convicted Of IA
felony or other crime or misdemeanor
which, in the opinion OF the board,
involves moral turpitudc."