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Show RECKLESS ABANDON. Tho civil war, or rebellion, which tho suffragettes in England havo declared de-clared against the British government, is one of tho most astonishing things in history. Destruction of property, assaults as-saults upon officials, frenzied abuse of j the Ministry, and declarations of law- j IcssJiess abound in the suffragette pro- j gramme to an incredible degroc. Mrs. j Pankhurst recently announced that "the suffragettes would pursue a war of destruction, of violence, and of defiance de-fiance of law and of authority." Mrs. Dospard iays: "We aro up against ( man-made law. We are going to show that law cannot and shal not bind 1 women, by breaking the law in every f possible way." Surely Mrs. Dcspard I cannot mean anything so utterly I dreadful and vile as that; and yo't j these are reported to bo her exact f. words. Aud others of the suffragette following in England are making sinri- , Jar declarations. Indeed, ono zealot ; has openly announced that "if necos- ) sary the women will burn London to gam their ends. h But no end, however otherwise laud- able, ought for ono, moment to bo f yainod by any uch moans; aud womon ft who announou their purposo "of break E ug the Jaw in evcrv possible wav," are surely not Mu sort of recruits that -are desirable for the perpetuation of orderly government among mankind.' Tt is a commonplace saying that; thoso 6 who expect to give orders in responsi- 5 ble positions should first learn to obey R orders. In like manner, thoso who ex- 9 poet to govern should first learn to 3 submit to govcnur.ertt. g Tho intJi'rogeltoH nrc' decidedly on R the wrong course when they embroil y thomselvos with orderly government 8 and destroy property and assail indi- viduals, in pursuit of thoir aims. That ft sort of thing is not a training for civii duty; and the more the suffragottos pursue this line of nrtivitv tho more t impossible it will bo for aiiv Ministry fc to givo wav to them and accept tho fi' proposition of oxf ending tho suffrage R to wo.ieu. |