Suffrage - Source 53: Editorial, Glasgow Herald, 12 March 1914 (St Andrew's Hall incident, Glasgow)

Description

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was due to address a public meeting at St Andrew's Hall in Glasgow on 9 March 1914 as part of a Scottish tour. Mrs Pankhurst had recently been released from prison as part of the 'Cat and Mouse' Act, and the police intended to re-arrest her so that she could serve the rest of her sentence.

The Editor of the Glasgow Herald gave his view of the incident in the leader article which appeared on 12 March 1914.