The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-03-13
DISSENSIONS
MAKING TROUBLE
Pankhurst Family in Eng
land Over Leadership.
Husky Female Warriors Emplt y
ed to Meet Women Fl yhters for
Votes for Women.

London, Mar. 12.-Dissensions with.
In the Pankhurst family threaten to
end it's leadership of the militant suf.
fragette army, according to assertions
by some OF the younser members of
the organization-known formally as
the Womans Social and Political
Union. 1t is SAID that the dissen-
tons are rife in the inner circles
OF the union, and that the outcome
may result in Gripping the laeborate
campaign which the war cabinet of
the militant organization had plan
ned for this year. at the same time
ending the sway which the Pank-
bursts have exercised over the society
since the PethEk-Lawrences were
forced out of its ranks last year.
II has become an open secret 'uhat
Ohristabel Pankhurst Is. anxious to
end her long exile in France, for, she
knows that her mother Is not we'll
enough to take up the arduous duties
Of commander-in-chief. and 1t is even
doubtful IL Mrs. Pankhurst Is able
to return from Switzerland for, sey-
eral months. Christabel knows that
she can return to England as a free
woman only on condition that she
discards the extreme principles OF
militancy Of which she has been chief
exponent. She u paid to believe now
that such militancy has run its course
and that the future appeal must be
made on moral grounds.
Sylvia Pankhurst, a later recruit
to the militant field is not yet ready
to abandon it as lost cause. and
she Is particularly anxious to test
her East End peoples army" in
Parliamentary demonstration. or in
raids like those she made last au-
tumn on the Prime Minister'S house
in Downing street. Hence the friction
with her sister and what promises to
be break in the autocracy of the
society. Sylvia does not believe that
the government will give the vote UNI
til the country ID on the verge of
revolution and she believes that she
can start the revolt in the East End.
Other leaders share her belief that
revolution could be started in the
congested East End. but they are not
at all sure that once started It could
be controlled in favor Of votes for wo-
men. They prefer their own elaborate
schemes from asking the lives of pub-
lie men uncomfortable. and, while
not objecting to violence, prefer to
keep its use within their own hands.
The failure OF the Pankhursts to give
the forward command for this new
plan OF campaign has made several
members Of the war cabinet restless
and the overthrow Of the Pankhurst
triumvirate may be imminent.
In spite OF the peaceful attitude
Of the WOmens Social and Political
Union, the destruction Of property
continues. and the fear is now ex-
pressed that the ORGANIZATION has lost
control OF it's more desperate mem-
bers. Among the latest sufferers
from the activities Of firebrand type
of militant, is Mrs. Archibald Mac
kirby, who has been making severe
attacks on Christabel Pankhurst In
her paper. "AIasSirdy's Weekly" No
sooner was her Intention OF attack
ing the militant movement made
known than her house was burnt
down with the loss of some OF her
most precious possessions. Since the
burning Mrs. Maekirdy has received
many threatening and abusive let
tiers. many of which shc has publish
cd in her paper. Mrs. MackaLIy is an
enthusiastic suffragettc and has often
expressed her sympathy for the her
oism and suffering oil the militants.
Tho latest development OF suffra-
gctte militancy is the art nj "suffra-
jitsu." Miiitants who are assigned TO
political mectinss and to got in n
word tor suffrage are being coached
in the new art, the chief feature OF
which is ability TO Irvine arms ar,l
legs around chair or pillar in such
way that II would take a small
army OF ushers or policemen 20 pry
the disturbcs loose. The system
worked well on Its recent trial at
meeting addressch by John Burns In