New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Police on Guard to Keep
Dreaded Suffragettes
from Offices.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS
1.-THE STANDARD"
Its LET Them Diew Editorial
Makes II a Special Target
for "Wild Women"
frrom IN. rriSun. corr.spouocnt.I

London. June 1s.-The bitterness dis
played BY the London press toward the
militant suffragette movement has re-
suited In many Fleet st. newspaper
Offices being practically In state OF
siege. with police constantly guarding
their doors.
Its publication Of an editorial headed
let Them Diew and the strong popular
movement against torcible feeding or tho
granting Of liberty to suffragettes under
the cat and mouse act. caused by that
editorial. has made The Standard
particular target OF certain wild wom-
en- of the Women's Social and Political
Union. At several public meetings Of
Mrs. Pankhurst's organization open
threats of hotsewhipping and even OF
lynchins the editor OF The Standard
have been uttered. and IL is a conserva-
tive statement to describe the editorial
Offices Of that newspaper as being quite
as carefully guarded as Buckingham Pal
ace Two constables have been assigned
TO continuous sentry duty at the entrance
In Shoe Lane, and arrangements have
been made for tho hurried summoning OF
a large body Of police should any dis
turbance arise
Unless known to the guardians, a wor1-
an has little more chance Of entering the
Offices than she would have Of getting
into the National Gallery. Should she
escape the watchfulness OF the police,
she would find herself confronted up one
flight OF stairs by a squad OF so-called
Office boys, who are muscular young
men. quite ready to ding through the
window any person remotely resembling
a militant.
Contributors Made Known.
1t was "rhe Standard too. that OBJ
tanned exclusively and published, TO the
great distress of the w. 8. p. u, the
names OF prominent subscribers TO that
organization, among whom were Prin-
cess Sophia de Leep Singh, Princess
Katherine de Leep Singh. the Bishop OF
London, Lady Wolseley Sir tombstone
Forbes-Robertson, Lady Lely, the Rev.
Canon Grant, Mrs c. Pelham Burnham,
Mrs. Douglas Hamilton. the Rev. II. X.
Hope and the Rev. N. X. Mckenzie.
II is understood that a great many
other distinguished persons have con-
tributed to the militant cause under as
sumed names. possibly with a view 70
avoiding molestation by the "fur.es,"
In other secret suffragette crusade
memoranda notes were found dealing
with the manner in which certain news
paper offices could be burned, and dia-
gram of THE Standard" Office had been
drawn up under the caption, Easy OF
entry"
The editorial published by The Stand
ard" of juno is generally regarded as
having been the most provocative Ge-
nunciation OF tho syffragettes that has
yet appeared, and despite its appeal to
mob violence II has received widespread
Endorsement.
LET Thom Die" Endorsed.
Among the many interviews obtained
by Tho Standard" there was only one
in which opposition to the Let them die
idea was expressed. Here are few OF
the opinions OF prominent persons:
Sir E. Almroth Wright think every
one is Of one mind on the matter.
Miss Lillah Mccarthy actress-Allow
women to starve? 1 never heard any
thing so horrible and CHASTITY in my life.
Why not commit open murder and cut
their throats, and make no bones about
It? The very idea turns mo stone cold.
Sir philip Burne-J ones-I consider that
the suffragists are now such enemies or
society that IL they choose TO hunger
strike I should let them die. l should
Mace plenty OF food near them, and then
summon TO the prison their fathers, moth
ers and sisters and any other relatives
and admit them TO the cell. III the women
still continue to refuse food 1 believe
that the majority of people ere beginning
70 think that the law had better take its
course.
The Rev. A. j. Waldron. vicar Of Brix-
toni do not believe In foreible feeding.
I think the women. II they refuse food,
should be allowed to die.
W. H. Dickinson. NJ. Pin my opinion
Il is an impossible suggestion. j do not
see how any government could authorize
any woman to starve. What Is more,
do not think it would have any effect.
Women seem sufficiently resolute in this
matter to go TO any extreme.
Warehouses Townshend-I am suffra-
gist, although am not militant. But
do not think any good can accrue 70 the
cause by starving ones self. / would
suggest to these women that they should
not continue this particular form of
breaking the law, but rather that they
should keep themselves in the best OF
Health, in order TO think out legitimate
and sensible ways OF obtaining the vote.
Father Bernard Vaughan-There IS
nothing ethically wrong in letting them
die. Let them start az once and make
UP for lost time.
Lady Cowdray-I consider forcible feed
ing a disgrace TO any civilized country.
Hamar Greenwood, NJ. P.-I think IL
fair to say that legislation is essential IL
any change is TO be made in the treat
ment Of suffragists. But, TO my mind,
long before legislation could be got
through you will find that the British
public will take the law in their own
hands, and that the suffragists will not
be allowed to make any public disturb
ance.