Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
MISS PANKHURST BLAME,S WARS
TO NATIONS DESIRE FOR POWER
English Suffragist Renounces
Politics for Preaching Mis-
sion Against Conflict.
Mastery, Not Equality, Is
Goal of Powers, Woman
Declares.
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

The remuneration of politics, in which
for many years she played an active
and militant part in her own country,
has been announced by Miss Christabel
Pankhurst of London, England, in order
to carry on preaching mission, in
which prophecies of the Scriptures are
cited as a basis of her contention that
world unrest and wars, past and future,
may be attributed to the desire of ma
tons to dominate and master.
1T isn't equality that nations want
1t is mastery" she stated at the Dodge
Hotel, where she is staying during her
visit in Washington.
For several years Miss Pankhurst
and her mother, Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst, attracted the attention of the
political world by their ceaseless activ-
tiles and efforts toward gaining the vote
for English women.
Relative to this period of her life,
which with shrug of the shoulder Miss
Pankhurst tells you is past history, she
said, II became actively interested
in fighting for woman suffrage only
when saw that by our mild methods
We were getting nowhere. Political diff
ficulties were such that a more Wig
orouS movement was necessary. Our
methods of gaining the vote were based
to a large extent upon the methods of
men.
THE vote came to us at an entirely
unexpected time, during the troubled
war days in 1918. am thankful we have
it now and don't have to fight for it."
Claims Gain Through Vote.
do you think that suffrage has
helped the women of England?" she was
asked.
yes, decidedly" she replied. eft has
improved the condition of women in
every walk of life, social and industrial. -
But do not wish to talk politics
any more" she added. st feel have a
different mission now. After the war,
when we had gained the vote and the
war crisis had passed. felt it was e
time of stocktaking. What was behind
all the world unrest-the violence and
corruption of past wars and the disturb
ing elements involved in future ques-
tionS of world peace? It seemed to me
that the desire of one nation to DOM
inate-that selfish spirit of domination
lay at the bottom of all world unrest.
$50 began to study the Scriptures,
and read what others had written on
the subject. feel that there will always
be unrest and wars among the nations
until Christ has come to the world the
SECOND LlIIlS.
Miss Pankhurst is in this country de-
livering series of addresses in churches
throughout the East. Her subject
Prophecy" deals with Scripture pas
sages, which she claims foretell condi-
tons in the world today. She Is not a
strong believer In the possibilities of a
permanent peace among the nations. so
long as the desire for worldly power
continues to exist among them.
Laud's HOover's Business Farley.
Asked what she thought of the League
of Nations and other postwar move
ments endeavoring to bring about dis
armament and permanent peace, Miss
Pankhurst said. at am neither optimis-
tic or cynical. am merely watching to
see what will happen and hoping that
the best results win be achieved"
Relative to President Hoover's recent
call to the industrial heads of the
country to gather in conference, Miss
Pankhurst said: 'I should like to see
something done in Great Britain to
correspond to the recent movement
made by President Hoover. ! feel that