WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15396, 7 March 1912, Page 7

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

WINDOW-BREAKERS SENTENCED. IMPRISONED WITH HARD LABOUR. SET-BACK FOR THE CAUSE, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March L The magistrates are sentencing io bard labour the window-breakers, including llr I/Ouiea (iarrett Anderson, of Harley street. The sentences were received with applause in all the courts.' Iho Daily News (It.), hitherto a strong supporter of the sufljagcttee, says the Government cannot longer permit society to bo disorganised by a few out. laws who have declared war agninet tho social order. Recent events have destroyed tho women's cause in Parliament, and tho anti-suffragists are now in the ascendant. Dr tiarrctt Andercon wu sentenced to fax -weeks, and many others to two months' hard labour. OUTRAGES DEFENDED. FURTHER TROUBLE THREATENED. LONDON, March 5. Axidreßsiiig the Women's Political Union, Mrs Pothick Lawrence said now that private property had been attacked by the suffragettes tho public in their own interest would be compelled to coerce the Oovernmont, Miss C. Pankhurst, LL.I)., tlcfende<l the wrecking of innocent tradesmen's windows on tl»o ground that 'no male elector is innocent, Slio added: "If Friday's mothods prove insufficient the women will tcrmriso tho vliolo 0 f tho malo community." March 6. (Received March 6. at 9.50 p.m.) ! Mr and .Mrs I'otliicl; Lawrence and Miss Christable Pankhurst have been arrested on a charge of conspiring to ' incite to damage property. 1 Tho polico have removed documents ■ from the Women's Social Political Union . offices. Owing to tho rccent sufTragPltc oul- J breaks the State apartments in Hampton , Court, nt the Kensington and New i Palaces, and at Windsor Castle havo been closed. Seventeen suffragette* have been sen- ' tenced to imprisonment with hard labour. * Hie Women's Freedom League has issued 11 manifesto signed by Mrs Despard and others announcing a trace whilo awaiting the Primo Minister's pledges. ]