"Depart Them!"

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 61, 13 March 1914, Page 5

"Depart Them!"

MUTANT SUFFRAGETTES.

A BERSES OF OFFENCES.

[Br Electric Telegraph—Copyright]

.[.United Pbebs Association, j (.Received 8.45 a.m.) London, March 12

Richardson, who appeared at Bow Street weak from hunger-striking, said she had been an art student, but cared more for justice than for art. The nation was either dead or asleep. Women vainly knocked at the doors of Ministers, Archbishops, and even of the King. Nora Smyth, sculptor, was fined £ls for striking a police sergeant on the neck with a drum stick during the demonstration in Bow Street. Suffragettes deputationised the Glasgow magistrates, and protested against, the policies of brutal treatment of. Mrs Pankhurst. Magistrates ordered the chief constable to submit a report. Helen Crawford was sentenced to 30 days for smashing the army recruiting office windows at Glasgow. A mansion at Stewarton was fired by suffragettes. "Both these acts were protests against Mrs Pankhurst's arrest.

A SUGGESTED SOLUTION.

London, March 12

Holyrood, Kensington, and Kew Pa In res,' the Albert Memorial Chapel, and uhe Royal Stables at Windsor are also closed. Art students are excluded from the National Gallery. \tiicrican and Qtlier visitors are in<l(;.nant at "being unable to see the art treasures.

Mr McKenna, at question time, invited suggestions as to how to deal with the suffragettes, and elicited cries of "Deport them to South Africa!" RICHARDSON'S SENTENCE. (Received 10.45 a.m.) London, March 12. Richardson was sentenced to siv months' imprisonment. "LET THEM STARVE!"

(Received 11.15 a.m.)

There is a widespread demand for more severity towards militants. Some letters were appearing, suggesting that they be allowed to starve. A Magistrate commented on the anomaly of the maximum punishment being six months for damaging works of art. and eighteen for smashing windows.