Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-10
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Mrs Philip snowden says the Pankhursts have failed
 Mrs snowden is of the English non-militant suf- fragees has lately arrived in thc country to at. tend the Peace Conference in San Francisco and while n New York she expounded her views on the militant situation for the Tribune
 That the Pankrusts and their followers, in becoming unofficial recruiters for the War Department are show ing themselves false to the very heart of suffrage" is profound conviction of Mrs snowdens She says of them
 There little doubt in England that they are at one with the Tory party. And this is due mainly to Chrisa. bel Pankhurst The Tory party for promise of victory or suffrage latter has induced them forsake their principaes.
 "Mlitarism my mind, is against the very principles suffrage And for women to urge to fight for hem is aagrantly in defiance of all that women hold lear when they for the right to fight their bat. ties.
 Because of all this even the former adherents of the ankhurss have foresworn allegiance and have departed
 sadness from their ranks Even they acknowledged the euble fall from sincerity and principle which their eaders have sustained"
 It is natural perhaps for Mrs Snowden, with her trong feeling against miitancy in general believe hat in espousng the of mitarism the Pankhurss sustained terrible fall from sincerity and prn- iple This aspect of their stand with the gov arnment is less patent other people, many whom eel that although in given instances the Pankhursts nay have been mistaken followed wrong paths they each turning shown themselves sincere "ac. ording to their lights" And hardly possible for ny who heard ChristabeI Pankhurst speak last winter doubt that has been actuated by motives of genuine patriotism
 But there is deep truth involved in Mrs snowdens tatement that miitarsm against the very principles of suffrage For women to urge men to fight for them to defy what women hold when they ask for the fight to fight their own battles"
 Mrs snowden is among those who believe that woman unrage and war are fundamentally opposed to each 'ther She thinks that full woman suffrage will mean he end of secret diplomacy. which is a contributing rause of war
 England a whole" she says knew nothing until it too late to do anything but shout for the flag In lmerica you know just what is happening It is the people that make war"
 And in speaking of the influence which the votes of women are bound to have toward maintaining peace she remarks:
 
 yil work with faith and hence with the men will ac- ompsh the desired First there will be intemation police and then there will be complete disarmament
 Every time the American sufragts win state Mrs. snowden believes they help the cause in England She might have made this more general It seems to be proved that every there is an advance anywhere in be world in womans rights in any other progressive principle it is aid all the other groups of people struggling toward the same ends.
 But when it comes to the use of militant methods for gaining ahese rights Mrs Snowden concludes, with what 7eems to most Americans undoubted good sense:
 "Of course you have your little militant party in the United States. do not know much about it, but from what I do know, think it is a policy which is useless Suffrage is not party issue here, and you do not need to fight Your other methods accomplishing much more, and very much quickly"