The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-03-07
.TUMULTUOUS SCENE ENACTED
b.. IN THE BRITISH HOUSE =,
OF COMMONS. -
IRISH MEMBERS . ELECTED
They Refuse to Go Peacefully and Of
ficsrs Carry Them out-Free Fights
;, Are Fairly General-The Trouble
Occurs Over the Enforcement Of
cIoture on the Educational EST
mates. 49, -.

mates. -. -: ~
London, March Gin the house OF
commons at midnight Mr.. Balfour ap
piled the closure on the educational
estimates. The Nationalist shouted
gag and refused to leave the hall
when the division was taken. The
chairman twice asked them to retire
to the division Hobbies, but they shout
ed "Certainly not"
The chairman then intimated that
he must report the matter from the
Hobbies amid some uprOar, 30 or 40
Irishmen remaining in their seats
The speaker having returned to the
- house the chairman reported the mat.
ter to him. The speaker asked if the
Irish members still refused to obey
the order of the house and there were
cries of Yes, yes"
The speaker then named 16 recall.
citrants and Mr.. Balfour moved their
suspension. This was agreed to with.
out division.
The speaker ordered them to with.
draw, but they refused amid great up.
roar. The speaker called upon the
sergeant-at-arms to remove them.
They shouted defiance. The deputy
sergeant-at-arms advanced and asked
them to leave; still they refused. At
this a number of officers and police
me entered to enforce the removal.
! An Unprecedented Scene.
X. Never before had such scene &C.
Cured in the house as accompanied
tne 1emoval of Mr.. Cream. He strug-
gled herCaly with the attendants, who
summoned the police, a dozen con-
stables entering the house. The Ma
tionalsts jeered at t1leln. 'rour or. i've
stalwart policemen proceeded to seize
Mr.. Cream, who stuck his legs under
the seat and could not be moved for
some minutes. Meanwhile other po-
licemen were struggling and fighting
with other Irishmen who stood up and
obstructed the passage of the police
to Mr.. Creams seat. The Irish shout
ed Don't kill him." and Don't kill
the man.
The Nationalist fought and strug-
gled frantically, but at length a SUI
perior force of police succeeded in
dragging Mr.. Cream out by the legs
and arms and carrying him down the
floor of the house, the Irishmen stand
ing and wildly shouting SHAME"
"Murderers" and "South African bru-
tally"
The speaker then called upon Mr..
McHugh to retire, but he defiantly re.
fused, his companions shouting ap.
prevail A, strong body of 20 police
men again stormed the Irish benches
Mr.. McHugh fought, struggled and i'm
peded them in every, way. Angry
shouts rent the air. The benches be-
low the gangway on the opposition
side were mass Of
Mad and Struggling Humanity.
Several policemen We're struck with
fists. Free fights between the police
and the members were fairly general.
AS Mr.. McHugh was being carried
out Mr.. Flavin shouted from the back
bench nineteen policemen to remove
one Irishman," and cries of SHAME
were heard from the opposition
benches.
While Mr.. Cullinan was being re-.
moved, after struggling violently, Mr..
Patrick O'Brien excitedly appealed to
the speaker to stop this most dis
tressing scene.' The speaker re-.
sponded:
''rhe scene is certainly as distress.
Ing to me as it can be to the Irish
MEMBERS
The speaker again earnestly ap.
pealed to the members named to obev
the ruling Of the house whether they
agreed to the course taken or not and
to leave the house peaceably and de.
Gently. The response to this was cries
OF mo, no. from the Nationalist.
The speaker then ordered the removal
OF the others. Amid renewed bowls
of execration the police grappled with
them and carried them by arms and
legs over the benches and out of the
house. While Mr.. Donelan was being
removed the Nationalist rose and
sang
"God Save Ireland"
Mr.. Flavin shouted against the
Unionists who sat silently in their
seats during the scene :"You will b.
carried out of South Africa in the
same way" 49,.
Mr.. Flavin's turn then came The
police were handling him roughly