Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-04 | Page 9 | Police to Arrest Militant Leader

POLICE TO ARREST MM LEADER Officers Waiting for Steamer Majestic to Reach Plymouth With Mrs. Pankhurst. PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 3. Preparations are understood to havo beon made for tho arrest of Mrs. Em-moline Em-moline Pankhurst. tho militant suffra-gotto suffra-gotto leader, on hor arrival horo frpm the United States on board tho Majestic Majes-tic tomorrow. A forco of Buffragottcs, undor tho command of "Gonoral'" Mrs. Flora Drummond, wiU bo on tbo Bpot roady to fight for their leader's freo-dom. freo-dom. Tho chief coustablo at Plymouth later confirmed tho report that Mrs. Pankhurst is to be arrested. Ho Bpont the day preparing an adequate forco to deal with any attempt at rescuo by the militant suffragettes. No unauthorized person "will bo allowed al-lowed on board tho tender whioh meets tho Majestic on hor arrival and only the holders of special permits will bo admitted to tho jetty. The militant Btiffragettea have beon In constant wireless communication with Mrs. Pankhnrst and have advised hor of their plnns. Tho suffragotlos anticipato that their loador will bo transferred to a special polico tug nnd taken to another port. Thev havo chartorod a vessel to undortnko'a chase with tho specially formed troop to effect ef-fect her rescue. Dotectivcs, armed with a Bpocial warrant entitling thom to forco thoir way to MrB. Pankhurst 's cabin on board tho Majestic, will meet tho Unor. Tho Majestic reportod by wiroless this afternoon that sho would arrive tomorrow tomor-row morning. It wns announood late tonight that the suffragottcn hnd obtained permission permis-sion to sond a deputation aboard a ton-dor ton-dor to meet the Majo3tio. Tho suffra-gottcs suffra-gottcs made a demonstration hero to- night, but" tlicre was no disorder. LONDON. Dec. 3 Miss Sylvia Pankhurst at a mooting of militants at Canningtowu tonight, held to inaugu rate tho establishment of the suffragette suffra-gette army thore, saidr "If we have tho courage to stand together none will bo able to stand against us. Wo will maltu ourselves a tenor to Westminster; we will make the cabinet ministers shako in their shoes until they are afraid for their vory lives." Miss Patterson, who presided, said that if the police arrested Mrs. Pauk hurst at Plymouth she would bo eorry for Plymouth. The suffragettes thoro. she declared, would sho.w no respect for property.