"VIVE CHRISTABEL."

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 5

"VIVE CHRISTABEL."

A FRENCH SUFFRAGETTE j BREAKS OUT IN LONDON. ' i f Received 10.1."» a.m. i i

LONDON. May JS. A French suffrajrettp broke several windows at. the National fiall'-rv. Sho refused t<, L -iv ( . i,,. r name nt t.h« [Sow Slreel Court, ii ml ignored I hi' proceedings, and vohibty verii'-d in French. She frequently sdi'mited "\i\n rhri.-ta-bcl." She was remanded. Kvmlinjx the i-eiitrii-s. two >ii(Tra.ppu<>entered the yniidran^li l ami sriuihhed two windows in r.u<-.kin : jl..ir.i I'alare. 'nicy iciT a.rr<-sted. but the Master of the 11011.-Hlftil) refused til pr.wo ;!!•• t.'.ll'm. and th-y w re r-lea.-d. M:.-v« Adrij 7'ankimr-t. n daughter ol Mrf. Pa.nkhiu.-t. who i- tu>w on a visit to thr \ i.'tj-irinn Mipporurs of the women "s suffrafTP movement, recently explained the "reason-." for th<' milli.aney <uunp;iiirn !o :i V-Jtuiunie audiiMH'e. <he ".ie.,,-rib.-d h.-nv in years past women lind cjiliuly urrproai*!'."il t 'ii> (invi-nunont for th« of tin l'ran.-liisp. un'l wint on to point out that m:'.it;nu-y w:is l)iil tin , iiiitcrinio nf piny bluilinjr, ;ind ciinspir.u\v. "Wγ mill!' 1 up our nun.i>." she i-ontinur-d. "t-bal ( abi no! Mini>"lrT~ won* onJv public porVeintp. and dotn:t!h]rd t.hui. \vi- women, win: hi'lpri! to [«y their inarrnifiii-ni salaries, sliould bo hMtrJ. But wl..n did thpj do? Thpy ilonici us t-hf rijrhl to put qno.ifiotis nt thrir niPCJng.-. H w< (iprsi.-:i-cl wo wire M-izcd by i)ir -ti-ward: an<] thrown on to tJiv -tr>rt- At one fflt (sink. Shu w:ls ini.-lakrn for v sufTrasPltr, and -thrown mil of vho hall. This sort of bu.sin(*«-i is o.n-.-ourafrivi by Uiliini-t MinistiTs. Why- L.biy.l lii-orge said ;U. itnothtT myelin™ that ho. woulil lik< - Xμ put us in s:u:ks :i.nd tos.- us on to iLo .-tK-rts. (Uiughl.pr ,md rrii-s ol -Sham«!"j Tlicy tauntitl us by thrrati'tiijiEr u> wit!i prison. \\> wp.ltompd that. IxHtLtiM , iiifii liuvp iK'fn pr.io|<\l bi- ,- lore tor tryiuu' to pel a. vtilp. -, Mi.sI'aakhuivt trilduf how wnrnrn wore bomp piTsi'ciitiii fur simply H[rpi»aliru* for tin , fram-hix'. Sbo n-lali-d *he rir;:iim>i jn.TIrading up to tin- mipri~i>nmcnt of li"r frirnds. and alm<t=: brought tlip audionco to irar? uilh vivid di-scripl ion.s of how '"irirKKTnt" wonvpn wpri* ]>':in\l in strati jaekpt-. f.,mb!y fed. luised out. of prison ivll*. sin.l lilK-'ra-U'd only win-it on t ho M'n- thri--!ii>ld of drat.h. "At one tinio.'" i-hf prin-ff '!i-d. "plpviti of us rmleavotircl to sre .Mr- Asquith at thu Houw ol ('c*miTions. Wo waited in 1 ho 10-bfeies fur thp ]*rijc<- Minister, bat hi , refused lo spr- us. <>nr- woman rndpavourrd to address ninnlxT-. and tin' result. W&5 w wrrr ai! thrown out by tlit- poli-T. A\ . , ajTPstPd lor piT-istinsr. a-nd ttt nur trial won' rif>t. uJloivnl to .sprak. Thr magi'viaif s-rnt v- to llollnvmy Trison. but IV" , npvfi h:ul a profMT trUl. \V. ilr. Asqiijth siy? h.- dtvs not coriTrol the police or l-rir /cnin.-. IVoplc aro shorkod to tic;ir of windows briof* broken, but. I'at-y iif , i■■>; a hi: r=hoi*pd at the outrami's pprrH'trauM on ttotiicti in ; lie strerts anil in pri.-on.-." Mi>s Taiikhiir.-l iri-ti<r.iTPd pnlilinan-. all a.n.l s-undry. I >r not taking a hand in thp wonH>ii'.> niii-i'. Tae -penkrr m Ho-lib'e «laili on I'.rii i-h iust ice— the s<-Plii' in Parliament Square, ivltpii wonipn. ,oekiPL' to drpiiii! ioni-f miinbi , !- of the HoiiM- of i imiinotiri in I'arlianiPnt its«'lt. wen , ronierl by "thp hiri-H ninths" of the (itrvp.rnniPnt. whilp ineiTi!>r , r.s were "smrrinp; and liinirhinf; U'iiind the iron bins-" "It i- tlii.-." -h sntinm-il. "that has prcrduiT'l tnilitani'v. and i- there amy wonvlf-r ior it ? Mti.ny ivomen wor* , arrested as ihp result of t hi=. dipjmreful ilist.iirhanop. but they wire nol aske.rt to crive sworn <>viili'ni-r. in'i-auf-e \\ i ; iur.-hi!l w-.i.s lor ir. I'm th , - Covermneni. is blind to what i< :riiin? on in lister. It. is afraid of ;--':r Jvlwanl Car.san aD<J the conspiracy of wliich he i> the leader. Sir 1/ivrard Oar P on is tryintr to dMurb the Empire. Th-e worst we have done is to try !o blow up Lloyd (irorge's empty hctise. Not one man has twen nrre.sterl in I'ls.ter. but four <lefe.n«'less vnmra are Ik , ing tnrtiired and sent to Uieir jrravos for seekinsr their undoubted right,-."