The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-27
MILITANT SUFFRAGETTE
SPEAKS TO LARGE AUDIENCE HERE
MISS CHRIsTARrL PAHKHuRsr
SPEAKS or MONUMENT
IN ENGLAND
Congratulatsd women Of West vtrnnia
on Having SunrAEs Amendment
Passed In Legislature.

'ougtutulatluE the women o. this
state that the suffrage amendment had
been passed by the Legislature. touch
ing upon the nght Tor vote Tor women
movement IN England. paying tribute g.
her country and Belgium FOR the great
hght being put up ia the European war
and taking stinging filings at Germany.
tells briefly OF the address delivered
last night at the Market Auditorium by
Miss Emiliuc Pankhurst. the famous
English s~unrag.tte.
All-s ~Iaukh4rst was introduced hy
Miss tlorauyv HUEe. president OF the
ohio county Equal Suffrage League.
u'cuon with the presentation, sayiuL
that Do was proud To- know that West
Nlrliult today was tus first southern
state GO have "A woman suffrage amend
m'ut passed By th- Legislature. ana
that she predicted that 900 1876 that the
vote would uc given the women 81 this
state.
Miss Paukhurst paid a glowing tribut,
60 West Virginia lu ~prcfaclng her ry-
marks. saying that she was indeed elaf-
vd Go learn that the LEGISLATURE uta
tutioual amendment giving women co."
ballot, and that nearly every member
OF both houses was iu favor OF such "a
She said thf It was often said that
the place FOR women Is in the homes.
Then why don't you men xiv, them tn.
will not be forced To- spend part OF their
time ON public platforms asking and
bsgginE 70 bc given the right Co vote
said the speaker.
Have Been Fighting.
"Ona hundred and thirty-seycu years
aso the Declaration OF Independence
was signed. giving the people Of Amer
lea their independence and since that
time women have been uguuuE for their
Independence and II has taken almost
that many years Tor men To- learn that
they have a right to their liberty. You
men are trying Co drive them 60 BE- mill
tants. and a. you 90 not give them their
right in 1916. 10 may BE- yuur last oppur-
tunlty tu DO $50 peacefully. / am just as
impatient and anxious as YOU women
OF West Virginia that you have the right
Co vote"
Miss Pankhurst then took up the quss-
ton OF whether IN, ballot should D..
given women by each state or nv The ma
iluuHl congress. she said. u don't be-
ll'N" That the vote should be given
Dc more pTogr,sslN. and settle tho mat
Ter once FOR all by u an enactment
by congress"
Miss Pankhurst then for more than am
hour discussed the European war from
AN angles. persinE her remarks
with tho suffrage question. W ar
lighting In England Tor principal { b.-
lNthF that this war viii sweep away all
prejudice among our people aud that the
women viii conn. into their rights. There
Us Just one thing lacking To- bring about
'-N" ''A ANAN ~ romance 10 M0NNMn..
This she has shown boy the war. The
women have mad" a. good fight In All
their undertakings and to-day we are
looked upon with respect In England.
NOR" than We ever were before. We
have prove 90 our worth by our priva-
lions and suffering. We paid the price
nN going tu prison and starving our
seivr- We ar" not going To- stand FOR
oppression from men just because they
are stronger physically than we. We.
,iiI defy and resist the stronger sex
LnLHNFA#|L aud HH##H. De- H-HH..- 49,.
s' n'hl. and glorious sS the militant
cause
Truce Declared.
ue speaker then told why the Eng
Ish militant sumr4gytfsa had s4I4id.d|
Tor the present. saying hat they are not
promoting their ctus. with as much.
and that the people had como % a..
conclusion that ~sy had ~rd1
tn".r hight Some 1r" saying. I'm glad
tn their senses az last and have given
Ap ne hEnt This all wrong. We
and We don't care what you say about
Miss ]Paukhurst closed uy rendering
Der Compliments % CO., Kaiser and pay
Ing trihut' to this %Uuuutry She satI.
America had mot suffered from the var
.nstg2a Of dg,nE harm it had 80
tHIf IH' export. during The ziv months
laa been tls arr"Hf iu fhH history Of
In'-" nro u" rHr' times BOZ this
90 be- just psychological. according Co.
our president
.E.gIu is The salt nr the earth Co
.Fh'. me rsgr.. var aua u1.
." ni i' .E ru.rtf. across tng Hr
ral. ard ua.r -r, haa ari.2.d'
number or questions vIrH written HHH
s1nt tn hrr by ths audience lu 1r~v -r
'n fh' HH ..f.mr. .Hs admitted t.H' rHa
m. ."|fms. bad DESTROYED I~#HT.Hv. IHf