Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-15
ENGLAND WAITS
 MILITANT MOVE

LONDON, Feb it.-Next to the Home Rule question the most absorb in- problem faced by the present ses. siOn of Parliament concerns the atti. tude of the militant suffragettes Sup. porters of the government declare that recent inactivity of the suffra- gettes indicates that the Cat and Mouse act has Accomplished far more than its most sanguine defend. CTS ever expected and that there is little to fear this year. On the other hand the miiitants declare that the prevailing quiet has only been Hull before the storm and that their ap- was deliberately planned to give the nice an opportunity to recoup their forces for a campaign which will make all their former battles with the government seem comparatively insignificant.
 According to figures supplied by the Home effice, only forty-eigAt suffragettes have been imprisoned In England and Wales since the Cat and Mouse" act was passed nine months ago, as compared with 42O suffragette prisoners during 1912. Al present writing only two suffragettes remain in prison. Six have completed their sentences or paid their fines, two have been discharged upon giving pledges of good behavior. and thirty seyent fled while temporarily re- ieased in order to escape further unishment. The odd one is Sylvia Pankhurst who was recently released and who has been recovering from the effects of her latest hunger strike.
 If'ti.reats whics the militants have made are carried out, however, the year will outrank any other for troub, ,esome times The offiorts to reach the King at buckingham Palace, announced as part of the program proposed at the first meeting of the Woman's Social and Political Union this year, is only one of the ways in which the women intend to keep their cause before the public. The mill ants claim tIat the'T treasury Is overflowing and that the ranks, de pleted for a time by illness and pris on bars. are again full of fighters ready for a long campaign Never since the Woman's Social and Politi cal Union occupied it's big building on Kingsway has the place been as quiet as during the past few months hut 1t Is said that much of the work of preparation for this years cam paign has been going oa at the homes of members or other places SO that Scotland Yard will have some difficul ty in repeating it's famous raid upor the woman's headquarters.
 With the recent laying down of thu battleships Royal Sovereign and Roy al Oak at Portsmouth and Davenpor new departure was made by thu British Admiralty. Those two ships with three others to be laid dowi at private yards this year. will b. considerably smaller and slower thai their immediate predecessors, ant they will also be coal burners, carry ing oil only as auxiliary fuel. Thi means a saving. both in the cost O construction and operation, but it | believed that the Admiralty in mal ing the decision was guided more b. the opinion that hattleships hay grown beyond the most practicabl size than they were by economy.
 It is believed that the new ship will have displacement of about 26 GOO tons. thus being smaller than an battleships under construction, excep those of France. which are about tn same size. It would seem that Franc and England had an understanding i the matter, as all other countries ar building ships of 30,00O tons and ul wards.
 The new small vessels will have