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Show Militant Methods Not Needed in l America Says Christabel Pankhurst I Now ork, Oct. 14 Miss Chrlatabel Pankhurst, militant suffragette leader . EnKland, came unannounced tdday the steamer Finland. Miss Pank-hurst Pank-hurst voyaged. Elizabeth McDonald ' ind did not announce her Identity un-tU un-tU the Finland as within eight of 8hTd'o not come to America to advocate advo-cate militant methods," were almost i,er flrst words as she met a dozon reporters. "Militant methods aro not needed In America. This Is demon-' demon-' strated by the fact, that several states have, already granted woman suf- Tho women's light for votes In England has been laid aside tempor-nilly. tempor-nilly. I bellevo,' however, that Hng- land would have been better equip-ped equip-ped for, war if her women had been given tho, vote. It had been generally gener-ally expected for years that tho war would come. The women who aro tho greatest sufferers, should have a volco In tho preparations to meet it. "Re that as it may, militancy Iibb already given its lesson In England." Miss 1'ankhurst said she expected to remain in tho United States for a few months. Sho was especially desirous de-sirous of visiting tho Pnclflco coast If possible. Anyhow, she said, sho expected to go to Chicago and to Boston. Whllo in Now York she will bo tho guest of Mrs. O. H. P. Uolmont. |