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Show MRS, P1I1ST IS RELEASEDFROWi JUL LONDON. Doc. .7. Mi's. Emmollnc Pankhurst, tho militant suffragette leader, lead-er, who was arreutcd at Plymouth on December 4 on her arrival from the United States aboard the steamer Majestic, Ma-jestic, was released from the bxckci jan at 10 o'clock tonlghL . Mm. Pankhurst began a. i"" " thirst strike immediately following her arMrsT Pankhurst was driven to a hotel. She appeared very weak and Immediately Immediate-ly retired to bed, In ehiirtfo of a nurse. Mrs. PankhurHt was given her on seven days' license. Slw ntJ proceed to London at tho earliest possible possi-ble moment- . , , f Not anticipating tho early release or lAoir leader, suffragettes gathered tonight to-night at the Empress theater to protest pro-test against tho imprisonment of Mrs. Pankhurst. The house was only three-quarters three-quarters filled. "General" Mro. ijora Drummond, who presldod, explained tno empty seats by accusing the postoffiio oi tamporlng with letters containing Invitation Invi-tation tickets. In the course of a specen, denouncing tho government, sho exclaimed: exclaim-ed: "Here and now we swear that never again will tho government get Mrs. Pankhurst, Pank-hurst, Wo shall organize a bodyguard which will even face battleships. A resolution demanding the Jnstant release re-lease of Mrs. Pankhurst ws aooptc-1 with enthusiasm, but as tno meeting was dispersing dis-persing the news of hor liberation was announced and was greeted with prolonged pro-longed cheers. Several large donations to the cause were made and promises of further donations do-nations given, amounting In all to $ol).-000. $ol).-000. This amount Includes ?22.500, the proceeds of Mrs. Pankhurst's American tour. , ,.,-. Scorrs of suffragettes Invaded St. Paul's cathedral this morning and chanted: "God savo Emmrllno Pankhurst." Pank-hurst." ..... Tho service was stopped until tho women wom-en finished, and ws then rcsumad ns though nothing unusual had happenc-d. Tho suffragettes quietly loft tho church. |