New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-14
WAR SPITE LASRES
MISS PANKHURST
Uproar at Suffrage Meet
ing-Mrs. KnoblOch
IIcckIes Speaker.
MEN AID IN ORGANS.
KISSES AND THREATS
Woman Leader Praises English
Officials and Calls Kaiser a
European "Tyrant."

Chrlstabcl Pan6nurst must have felt
last night that she was back IN the
good old days Of militant suffrage On
England. From the first word 20 the
last OF her speech last night nm Ca
negie Hall Kisses, applause, laughter
and loud-voiccd hcckling almost
drowned out. at times, her gallant
phrases Every one in the audience
was obviously either strongly pro
German or strongly pro English, and
her talk, an ardent defence Of Eng
lands policy in the present war,
brought both TO high pitch Of eA-
citcment.
The leader Of the hecklers was Mrs.
Charles Knobloch who lately got her.
SELF arrested TO prove the right OF
dogs TO go unmuzZled when held ~
leash. Mrs. Knoboch, beautifully
dressed i'm low-cut gown. took her
seat IN a front row. prepared to de
fend her mother country, Germany.
She was accompanied by a man who
supported her ably in the work Of in
terrupting Miss Pankhurst. German
enthusiasts fanked them right and left,
while a group OF Socialists IN box At
the rear contributed their share.
When Mrs. Knobloch and her escort
got tired. Nine. Strndberg, the Swedish
writer. who sat in box with Mrs.
Hayelock Ellis, Miss Psnkhurst's coun
trywoman, called down scornful re-
marks IN big voice InnUmerable men
and women in the body Of the hail
helped TO the best Of their ability.
II like the interruptions" Miss Pank
hurst cried once, when a man reused
tho wrath Of those around him with
persistent Interruptions which no one
could understand. and an uproar of
Put him out" arose. "Let the gen
tleman stayi'
"If you we're a sufFragette," she said
to another man who kept shouting,
What about the BOer war;" "Tf you
were sutfragette you probably would
be put out But we know how tender
and delicate you men are, and we
wouldn't treat you as roughly as you
treat US
That was the only bitter reference to
England's treatment Of the suffragettes.
The rest of her speech was full Of love
for England
"Mr. Asquith may have done wrong
she cried. Now he is doing right. and
we sufragists would be cutting off our
nose 10 spite our face if we didn't rally
TO the government. We women haven't
the vote in England, but we are going
to have it, and men haven't the vote
IN Germany. England's freedom is our
inheritance. and we aren't going to let
it fall before that tyrant, the German
Kaiser. Do you want to know where
tho home of anti-sufrage is? II is in
Berlin. in the heart of the Kaiser.
1--WE in England are not going to let
ourselves be Prussianized. Well fight
till our last man is dead first
"How about the old age pensions ?"
demanded man from the floor Of the
house.
I'D rather wait a thousand years for
old age pensions than have them given
to me by a despot," retorted Miss
Pankhurst
How about Luxembourg" cried
Mrs. knobloch
Pm coming to Luxembourg" retort-
ed Miss Pankhurst.
Read the letter OF the Queen of
Luxembourg" returned the speaker,
"and you will see how she sympathizes
with Belgium in the hands of the Ger
man Kaiser"
How about Turkey? How about
Russia" shouted the man with Mrs.
Knobloch
"if the Turks were here" cried Miss
Pankhurst. they'd be applauding me.
As for Russia, her people are setting
their face toward freedom -and the
Germans are not"
II was the speakers reference to
Bernard Shaw that angered Nine.
Strindberg "Sophistries designed TO
deceive America" Miss Pankhurst
called his utterances.
DO you know what is the matter
with Shaw ," she cried. HE is jealous
of Shakespeare. But why can't Shaw
shut up"
Nine. Strindberg ben over the rail,
the high feathers on her hat shaking
with rage.
People who aren't fit to wipe off
Bernard Shaw's shoes" she called out,
had better not insult him when he's
not here to defend himself"