SELF-DENIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 81, 12 April 1913, Page 5

SELF-DENIAL.

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

“CAT AND MOUSE BILL.’

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright l [United Press Association.]

London, April 11

Mr Landsbury, an ex-member o' the House of Commons, speaking at : suffragette demonstration at the AI bert Hall, said that it was urgen that militan men should support tin suffragettes and burn and destroy pro perty. They were engaged in a wai wherein there should be no regard fo: property of any kind. The secretary announced that tin Self-Denial Week had resulted in raising £15,000. Telegrams had beei sent to Mr Asquith and Mr McKenna, stating that the sum was an answei to Mr McKenna’s “Cat and Mouse Bill.” Mrs Annie 8011, remanded for ob struction, to Holloway prison, declared that she intended to use a revolver, if men interfered with her. BURNING A CRICKET PAVILLION (Received 10.0 a.m.) London, April 11, Suffragettes exploded a bomb and burnt the cricket dub’s pavillion at Tunbridge Wells. MRS. PANKHURST’S SENTENCE. “WILL BRING ADHERENTS.” [Per Press Association.] Christchurch, April 7. Misses Hodge and Newcomb, tin English suffragettes, who have been touring New Zealand for some weeks have concluded their campaign, Touching upon the three years’ sen tence passed upon Mrs. Pankhurst as reported by cable, Miss Hodge said that the men of England though by such treatment to quell the move ment.

“It is,” she said, “a curious thing that politicians never learn hy ex perience.” She instanced the tortures of the Spanish Inquisition, ant, urged that when an attempt was made to kill a great reform the tendency was always to kill the great spiritua fortress of it. The Government had said that it would put its foot down and stop this thing, and so it had corn menced to kill it.! They might do it. but it was interesting to-notice that directly a- cause (was persecuted the people were with! it. She felt that Mrs Pankhurst’s imprisonment would bring them 'many adherents. Should .she die, and Miss Hodge devoutly, Itopdd that she would not, the cruse would gain through the hlood of j martyr. Tho British Government had done them a service in imprisoning Mrp Pankhurst, because this action would strengthen the cause. The speaker felt a terrible dread that Mrs Pankhurst woujd die ii prison. TJpat would win the cause, hut the loss of that one life aould be terrible. , -