New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
Parkhurst Trio at Odd.
Over Future POLICY
of w. S. p. u.
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
UNDERGOES A CHANGE
"BOuncers" of Their Own g., !.
Thorn in the Side of noisy
Suffragettes.

London. March I.-Dissension, r,.,.
the Pankhurst family threaten to An.
leadership OF the militant susrsss.
army, according 10 assertions By sor.
the younger members Of the organ!rat.
known formally as the Women, &c.,
and Political Union. It is said that n.
dlssenslons are rife IN the inner cl,c,..
the union and that the outcome NAV
suit in Gripping the elaborate Gamma.
which the war cabinet Of the militia.
organization had planned for this Wa.
AT the same time ending the swav W..
the Pankhursts have exercised over a.
society since the Pethick-Lawrenc.. Va.
forced out OF its ranks last year.
II mas become an open secret IA,
Christabe Pankhurst is snxiou, "a =.
her long exile in France. for she kss,,
that her mother is not well enouss 4, |
take up the arduous duties OF comm,ptr
in chief II II even doubtful II N,
Pankhurst is able to return from sw,tp,.
land for several months Chrsts,
knows that she can return 10 England N
a free woman only on condition that 4,
discards the extreme principles OF MIL
fancy. Of which she has been chief q.
ponent She is said 10 believe now IN.
such militancy has run It's cours. a.,
that the future appeal must he mad,
moral grounds
Sylvia Believes in Herself.
Sylvia Pankhurst. later recruit tn 4,
militant field, is not yet ready 10 abandq,
II as lost cause. and she Is par,iculur
anxious 10 test her East End peoples
army" in Parliamentary demonstrate,
or IN raids like those she made lac, o..
tGmn on the Prime Ministers houss
Downing street Hence the friction Wit
her sister and what promises to De,
break in the autocracv of The society
Sylvia does not believe that the govern.
ment will give the vote until the COUNTY,
is on the verge Of revolution. and she b.
leves she can start the revolt In the Eas
End.
other leaders share her belief that A
revolution could he started I'm the con,
gested East End. bat they arc not at al
sure that. once started i' could he con
trolled in favor OF votes Tor Woma
They prefer their own elaborate schems
for making the lives Of public men IN
comfortable. and. while not obiecting y
violence. prefer 10 keep i's use within
their own hands. The failure Of u.
Pankhursts 10 give the forward commat
for this new plan OF campaign has mad
several members Of the war cabinet rest
less. and the overthrow OF the Pankhursl
trio zone can hardly say trumriralg'
may be imminent
I'm spite Of the peaceful attitude Of n.
Women's Social and Political Union he
destruction OF property continues. and
the fear is now expressed that the ~
ganizaton has lost contro' of Us more
desperate members. Among the latest SUI
ferers from the activities Of the irebrand
type OF militant. is Mrs. Archibald Mac
kirby. who has been making severe A.
lacks on Christabel Pankhurst in 's
paper. "Mackirdy's weekly No soond
was her irtention OF attacking the NM
tant movement made known than ~
house was burned down. with the loss q
some Of her most precious POSSESSION
Since the burning Mrs. MacNfdy has 70
ceived many threatening and abusive e''
tiers. many of which she has plbllsns
in her paper Mrs Mackirdy IS an o.
thusiastic suffragette and has often o.
pressed her sympathy Tor the herom
and suffering OF the mIlitants.
Adopts at "Suffrs jitsu"
The latest development Of suhrsgsr
militancy is the art Of "sl6rajiisS
Militants who are assigned 20 pollu'4
meetings and TO get i'm a word for s''
frage are being coached in the new an
the chief feature OF which rs ability y
Irvine arms and legs around A cndF
pillar i'm such way that D. would "a"
small army OF ushcrs or policemen 7"
pry the dsturbers loose. The system
worked well on its recent trial at n'es'
ing addressed by John Burns IN sUeA'
ham. until the head OF the local Cover"
ment board ordered tie stewards 20 r.
move the chairs as well as Their o'''
pants from the hall.
The Labor party. which In spite OIL ~
advocacy Of equal suffrage. is beng :
tackled because OF its alliance WIN '"
Liberal government. has hit upon wv
plan TO meet this latest move oi the >"
fragettes. Husky women stewards
being employed TO deal with the ''',
rupters. and. as one labor ieadH
plalned. the plan is a distinct success :,
cause. on account OF subtle POI.
militant psychology. the sense Of n'A.",
dom is less comforting when o'' =,
elected by a member OF ones own SEA
a recent demonstration the n'ili'an's - 80,
despairingly: why don't you seho "
men TO put us out?'