The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
Police Fighting to Keep Militant suffra.
gettes Out of Buckingham Palace, the
London Home of King George. The
Three Women to the Right Have
Chained Themselves to the Ratings.
Photo BY Underwood and Underwood Nsn 1ork

dog. Defeating bullying variety are afraid.
And dare say that at the last ditch In the
struggle, which, with characteristic doggedness,
they recognize inevitably victorious for tho
women. they will take to lynching. II 1t were
not for that possibility among Englishmen
there would be no miitancy.
To, be sure there men in England, gall
liant men, and many of them. who understand
and proud of and support tho women In
their struggle, but they not included In the
Government. The Government, as SUCH win
only receive the quality OF spiritual enlighten.
ment 1t so strongly needs, when women a.
we'll included in it. Being such as
1t Is at present, 1t must be dealt with with
methods that it understands With the methods
that Magma Chartists, Cromwell and American
Colonists of II. the Corn Rioters, and the
Home Rulers have employed so successfully
against lit must be beaten and buied into
liberal and democratic action
The women are not responsible for the rules
of the political game. unless they themselves
able to lay down those rules; until that
time, they must play politics according to tina
rules laid down by
And that is the finest thing about them.
While deploring the necessity for militant 40
tivity, they have recognized that In the pres
ent political condition OF things 1t Is impera,
tive, and have; played the game according To
alien rules. in way that has made the whole
world stop and look and listen. and oonsidex
their demands.
of a mana statesman who Like Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, knew his England. The late sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman. when. as Prime
Minister. he WAS approached by the women
with the suggestion that he handle their uues-
ton in Parliament, replied: my dear ladies' n
would do So being hearty believer in votes
for women. were your question one Of practical
politics. Take 1t out OF the realm of philosophy
and academic discussion, and make 1t such and
will gladly deal with It,"
But low to do 1t, Sir Henry ss +ba
women asked: SIS
I'm the same fashion as men have done. hs
"And that is?"-
Kick up row."
And they did. They took his advice. They
row ever since. and like the American Reyoin.
ZIONIST. and the Home Ruler, thew will onIv
cease when they have kicked an obtuss gov.
But whether or not one grants the polttical
wisdom OF militancy. one cannot help but admire
the courage or the women In carrying through a
mands. oe
Think Of the skill. daring self.sacrInce ana
determination OF Emily Davidson, who threw
herself before the Kings horse, in order To caiS
his MaJestys attention to the outrages endured
by women In His Majesty's prisons Whet
man has done more for cause in which h" ha
heved? Think of the pluck of the little dehm-
tante. who In all the pomp and circumstance Of
implore the King to have pity on women sh.
drew down upon herself the disapproval and con.
tempt or family friends and unsympathetic fInc.
uonares. who themselves were oyerawed h,, ~
DIVINITY that doth hedge King" to the extsne
OF considering such pitiful little plea for nsrc~
as deadly insult to His Majesty
Remember. too. the reply of the woman x
slashed pictures In order to compel attention to-
womans demand to the judge who sentencsn
ner: What are Ave pictures compared r,ith
$4,000 pictures by the Greatest Artists or sIis
what are hy I'VE pictures Sa in your gallery damaged
compared ,. Win $4,000 women sentenced to the
s shan defaced damaged and disgrsced 81
These are tho sort OF women called ",,,,. !. i
land. pfe"S Ia EnE,