The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-14
hrs. PANKHURSTTO
URGE NEW ALLIANCE
british Feminist Here to
Preach Triple Federation
TO Guarantee Peace.
p.A.s. FRANKLIN RETURNS
Advocates Development of
shipping Policy to Retain
Present Maritime Grip.

Advocating an open alliance of Great
,.,,o,n France and the United States to
,rsrantee the peace of the world, Mrs
s,.lIne Pankhurst arrived yesterday on
4, white Star line steamship Adriatic
/ !. ,ss,n a tour of the United States and
/ canada
-creat Britain, France and the United
s,,,ss should form an alliance immedi-
,,,ly for the preservation OF the worlds
o..ce-that is the greatest international
rroblem now to be accomplished" Mrs.
p,nkhurst saaid. These three strong
-, nations have the power to enforce
,.ace and this alliance should be made
sotuly and regardless of the opinion Of
.nv other country. The three nations are
Samocratic and are actuated by similar
polIcles and similar spirit of fairness.
spd for this reason are able to put into
acct the only real guarantee of world
peace.
a,mocratic than the United States.
have seen the pleas of men in rags
Fought for in the British Parliament by
msmbers of that body because the poor
man was a constituent and had q vote.
Also In Britain we have the franchise
tor women, which is not yet the case in
| III the States here
Women to End Bolshevism.
We women are going to put an end
to Bolshevism by applying the same
erit that prompted the women to turn
out munitions and stand behind their
man during the war The same spirit
that moves the women of Britain moves
,he women Of America. / found that out
last year when lecturing to the women
nuntion workers in Pennsylvania. and
b England. The great work confront
inE women now is the suppression of
Bolshevism and this is the principal
reason for my tour at this time"
P. A. S. Franklin, president OF the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pany, who was also a passenger on the
Adriatic, said he had visited Southamp-
ton, Liverpool. London, Glasgow. Ant
verp, Brussels and Paris, comforting with
shipping men and gathering at first hand
Information about wharfage and dock
Ing facilities and other shipping matters.
II found that Belgium is recovering
1t q surprising rate of speed" he SAID.
Conditions everywhere are good so far
o. my company is concerned, and we
are going ahead with our plans for de-
vslopment. Just now the United States
e the leading maritime nation of the
world This condition is due of course
10 war causes, but 1t means that Amer
lea is confronted now with a wonderful
opportunity which ought to be made the
most Of Our own company is in
strong position, and we plan to branch
out in every possible direction. The
United States ought to assist in every
possible way the shipping interests which
stand ready to keep this country a great
maritime nation. What Is needed is
tention also should be given to get a
better balanced feet of American ves-
sells high class and intermediate class
passenger ships as well as cargo car
riers
London Police Are Replaced.
New York Police Reserves. returned
from vacation spent In inspecting the
London police force. including the new
sviation branch. He said the London
police strike was a temporary affair and
WIN W NiO 6htilooO VI lhC
Government The police, he said, soon
hw their mistake and begged to be re-
lnstated. but the authorities would not
back down and have filled the vacancies
With a new set of men of an exceptional
rpe. He added that the strike had
proved serious lesson in Great Britain
and would not be repeated.
Sir Arthur Shirley Benn, X. B. E.
" p, arrived to attend the Atlantic
CITY conference OF chambers of COM
m.rce of the United States as a delegate
9, similar organizations throughout
Great Britain.
George Granville Duke OF Sutherland,
me largest landholder in Scotland. also
trrtved accompanied by the Duchess of
sutherland. They are on their way to
visit western Canada, where the Duke
also large iandholder. his properties
eyregating more than a million acres.
The plan of populatfng open country
!" settling small ranchers under agree
ments such as are usual between large
andholders and tenants is a failure" the
Duke said But doing practically the
same thing through Government action
ane supervision, as provided in the plans
OF the United States and British Gov
Gnments in settling returned soldiers, is
= success, The democratic idea where
ns land Is offered by the Government
ana the ranch taker is regarded princi-
paIy as a citizen is the element that
works for the success of the Govern
cent plan, believe"
=. Michael ]. Bowling. president of the
minnesota Bankers Association, who lost
eoth legs, an arm and the fingers of his
otner hand In an accideot several years
sso' returned from delivering a series
lectures to disabled British soldiers.
The United States is rar ahead of
sfest Britain in the work OF caring for
disabled soldiers" he said. "I found