Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-09
Would PUT END
TO THE WOhfN'S
HUNGER STRIKES
Sentiment Is Expressed in
Favor of Permitting Con-
victed Militants to Starve
Themselves.

London, June s.--As no cabinet
council will be held for a week, II Is
therefore reasonable to suppose no
fresh legislation against the militants
has been decided upon; but parliament
reassembles today and some informa
ton may be Forthcoming as to the in
tentions of the governm -nt
The reports regarding q proposed
bill to indemnify prison authorities
against the consequences Of allowing
suffragettes to starve themselves to
death SO far, rest only on the authority
of newspapers like the Evening Stand
ard, which is conducting a strong anti
suffragette campaign.
The Standard asserts that II has
possession of plans of the Women's
Social and Political Union for burning
the Hampton court palace. the STRAIT
ford on-Avon church. Kings college
chapel at Cambridge, the Bodleian IL
brary at oxford and the Lichfield ca
thedral.
The militants do not appear con-
cerned at the threat to prosecute SUBJ
scribers to their funds. One leading
organizer said:
For the government to take such
action would be like putting their heads
into a hornets nest; they would have
to prosecute women nearer home than
they think. Our subscribers are con-
nected with members of the government
and the wealthy women who help our
war chest have influential relatives
who although neutral now, would not
remain so In the face Of prosecution"
Mary Richardson, who mutilated the
ID alr nv, MI 10
term Of imprisonment was rearrested
last night under the cat and mouse
act"
Palace Is Cofdoned.
| For the state ball at Buckingham pal
ace extraordinary precautions will be
adopted to exclude suffragettes. The
palace will be cordoned by police and
no pedestrians will be allowed on the
sidewalk. Detectives will be scattered
all over the precincts and every guests
ticket will be subjected to triple in
spection.
Let them die" is becoming a popu-
lar slogan in connection with the
hunger striking" suffragettes since
the public has become so profoundly
resentful OF the cctions of the militant
women.
1t is reported the government had
decided to take a step in this direction
by introducing legislation to indemnify
the prison authorities against the con-
sequences OF allowing suffragettes tc
starve themselves to death while II
prison.
Plan 10 Approved.
The Evening Standard interviewed a
number of prominent people. including
clergymen, on the subject and all OF
the latter who are quoted by the news
paper express themselves in favor Of
the proposal.
Father Bernard Vaughan, brother o.
the late Cardinal Vaughan, replied:
There would be nothing ethically
wrong in letting them die. Let then
start at once and make UP for LOS
time"
Rev. Arthur Waldron, vicar OF ST
Matthews, Brixton, said
IF the women refuse food, the,
should be allowed to die"
Rev. Richard Free, vicar of st. Glen.
ents, Fulham, replied:
II think the suggestion very good.
have advocated 1t for many months.
Several of those interviewed de
nounced impartially both forcible feed.
ing and the hunger strike" while vii
loughby Dickinson, a Liberal membe
of parliament; Lady Cowdray and Lad,
Muir Mackenzie dismissed the sug
gestion as preposterous.