The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

urge upon you the necessity for the i'm
mediate abandonment of prosecutions
under this act and the introduction with
out delay Of q liberal measure of en-
franchisement OF women"
As the vicar Of st. James said: "A
woman Ike Mrs. Pankhurst. who is
quite prepared. II need be, TO die, Is the
master Of the government and the Brit
ish constitution You can. Of course, kill
her. But dare you2 And II you do you
VIII have such a lot OF others to kin
as well. And when you have killed them
all you will still have to give women
votes"
HamPsbire Delegation RIddIed.
Not deferred by repeated failures Of
others to get an interview with Mr. As
quith, almost Immediately after the re-
bun OF the clergy. body Of men called
on him with q mandate from 5000 men
Of Hampshire. Their deputation was rid
died down to three. and these were al
lowed to see Mr.. Asquith's secretary.
They also left a memorial expressing
their strong sense OF the discourtesy
which Mr.. Asquith had shown them in
refusing their courteous applications, and
they said that the closing OF Downing
street a thoroughfare. was Ill in ac-
cord with their sense Of democratic gov
ernment. They were amazed at the over
whelming numbers of police that had
been placed to keep back a perfectly
constitutional deputation that had come
at great cost from all parts Of Hamp-
shire with accredited officials Of 5000
trade unionists. besides professional and
business men They protested strongly
against the injustice done to women.
The insult TO these men was the more
astonishing since they represented 50
large a body of voters and supporters
OF the Liberal government.
The week following the arrest Of Mrs.
Pankhurst already mentioned she was
again present at the W. s. P. L, meet
ing in an invalid's chair. having been
reduced to deaths door by a hve days
hunger and thirst strike. She was only
able to say a few words. but her license
was sold for $50 amid great enthusiasm.
War Seems ReIIs6.
on the following Monday. and another
the week after. Although her license had
expired she walked in body and made an
address especially addressed to the ply
sicians present Of whom there were
many hundred: a convention being held
in the city at this time. Mrs. Pankhurst
made the statement that the presence of
so many medical men had prevented
her arrest. as 1t was known that they
disapproyed OF the methods OF the gov
ernment
Shortly after this Mrs. Pankhurst went
to France quite openly, and from there
came to America, where she was received
by large audiences On her return she
was at once arrested and the government
had been playing cat and mouse with
her ever since until the war amnesty.
The government could not deal gen.
erously with the women even in this,
for il made as a condition Of their free
dom from arrest that they should re-
port to the prison, which Of course none
Of them would do, so that theoretically
at least they were liable to arrest at any
time.
Matters had got into such an awful con-
dit!on that even the war seems almost
relief. for there was a real war going
on-a civil war. when for the frst time in
history women were arrayed against
men determined to win the rights which
long ago they had helped to win for men.
The government did not realize that
II was war, but II was and women were
fighting with such weapons as they could
command, and it never would have
ceased by the surrender of the women. It
is the silver lining in the awful cloud
that overshadows Europe at this time
that each country Is promising some
further recognition OF the rights OF sub
ject peoples II the war brings freedom
TO women it will be an excellent event