New Britain herald., 1915-06-28
"WOmen of World Must Teach Children to
 Love Peace and Hate War; Mrs. SnoWden
Declares Pankhurst Militant Party, By Urging Men to Come Forward and Fight is Untrue to the
 Spirit of Suffrage.

England is sad But suffrage Eng land hides a greater sadness than the trouble of these times which try mems souls The Pankhursts have failed. They have been untrue to the spirit of suffrage. They have thrown down their banners. They have stretched out their hands in com promise.
 Mrs. Philip Snowden, well-known non militant, who has just come to America to attend the peace confer ence in San Francisco, tells of the de- cay of tho Pankhurst militant party. "It is not so much the party which has betrayed the case of suffrage as 1t is the leaders. Militancy has. come out for militarism. The Pankhursts ara urging men to come forward and nght They have dropped all other c6hsid V erations, forgetting all, merely uphold ing violently the policy of gaining en- be killed.
 With Tory Party.
 There is little doubt in England that they are at one with the tory party. And this is due mainly to {, for 2 promise of victory for suffrage later on, has induced them to forsake their principles
 "Militarism, to my mind, is against the very principles of suffrage. And for women to urge men to fight for them is flagrantiy in defiance of all that women hold dear, when they ask for the right to fight their own bat ties.
 ''Belause of all this, even the former adl1erents of the Pankhursts have for- sworn allegiance, and have departed in sadness from her ranks, Even they acknowledge the terrible fall from sincerity and principle which their leaders have sustained"
 Turning From War Policies.
 Mrs. Snowden, who has come to America solely for the peace con- ference. which takes place during the first week in July, feels that policy such as these leaders are now pur- suing is all the more deplorable in that not only women but the men of England are in increasing proportions turning with distaste from war poli- cies. Mrs. Snowden is pretty. with clear and pink and red complexion, and bright eyes and a tender mouth. She is charming, and her firm beliefs are never expressed in terms of hard dogTnatics. ass @ .a
 Men and women are becoming more and more dissat tisfied with the conditions which have forced this war upon them. I do not mean that Eng land should have stayed out of this war That was lnanifestly imp ossible. Even socialists acknowledge that a f,f f.an al iE n V. every nation at war today believe it is fighting in self-defence and truth.
 Displeascd With System.
 But we are displeased with a sys-. tenn which has forced us into atposi- tion where war was necessary Many feel with me that England should never have meddled in continental af- fairs. Then we might have been out of tI1is There should have been no policy of balance of powers, where each nation wanted the balance to tip just the least little bit toward itself.
 "Adove all, there should have been no secret diplomacy. The entire na ton should have known was was go- ing on and have been permitted to voice it's opinions. England as whole knew nothing until it was too late to do anything but shout for the flag. In America you know just what is happening. It is the people that make war. That is one of the first things which will be done when this war is over. It will be made into law that committee of parliament must be consulted whenever war measures are discussed"
 Influence Making Peace.
 Mrs. snowden, after deploring the policy which forced women into the manufacture of arms, expressed her belief that women will have certain strong influence in the making and maintaining of peace, because they will ga on the assumption that was is not inevitable. 'Men have always said that there must be war. Women will work with faith, and hence with the men will accomplish the desired end. First there will be an interna- tional police, and then there will be complete disarmament"
 One of the minor ends for which Mrs Snowden is here to work for suffrage Every time you win a state you help us in England. You must hurry and get the vote at once, and then you can put stop to the war. For when you American wonl- en have the vote, and when you stand together for peace, as feel certain you will, you will do much to make peace in Europe.
 Militant Party Here.
 "Of course, you have your little militant party over here. I do not know much about 1t, but from what do know think It has a policy which is quite useless over here. Suffrage } Is not party issue over here, and you do not need to fight. Your otln-