Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-21 | Page 13 | Mother of Duchess Supports Militants

MRS. O. H. P. BELMONT, whose, openly avowed sympathy sympa-thy with the militant suffragettes suf-fragettes gives her distinction. distinc-tion. , MOTHER OF DUCHESS SUPPOfllSMILIIJiTS Recruit of Prominence Is Addecl to Ranks of England's Eng-land's Suffragettes. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, Sept. 20. The latest lllus-trlouB lllus-trlouB recruit to the ranks of the English Eng-lish militant suffragettes Is Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont, tho duchess of Marlborough's mother. Evor since Mrs. Belmont had Mrs. Pankhurst as a house truest at Deauvllle, during: the season, It has been generally known that the American woman wom-an had thrown in her lot with Mrs. Pankhurst Pank-hurst and her followers. This does not mean that Mrs. Belmont is going: into the open field of conflict or that she jntonds to do so. She will act only In an advisory advis-ory capacity, keeping well outside the reach of the long arm of the law. Mrs. Belmont has frequently expressed her scorn of what she calls tho barbarous English methods in dealing with the suffragettes. suf-fragettes. And she declared It was 'the proudest moment of hor life when Mrs. Pankhurst accepted her Invitation to her villa, at Deauvllle. She lias offered to help the causo in any way, and because of her many valuablo suggestions she has been admitted Into the inner shrine of the militant leaders.