The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-19
A RIOT IN ENGLAND
Lloyd George, NJ. P, Makes a
Pro.Boer Speech and Raises
a Fearful RumpuS.

London, Dec 1S-LIoyd-GeoTge, NJ. p,
speaking in Binghamton town hall to
night, precipitated a scene unprecedented
in that city since the AstOr park riots.
The majority of the audience was hostile
10 the speaker, and was enraged by his
pro-Boer and anu-Chamberlain utter
ances. They rushed the police Gordon
guarding the platform.
In the meanwhile the building was De-
sieged from the outside by a mob of sew
eraI thusand people. who smashed win
dows and tried to force the doors, WhiCh
had been baTTiCaded. They tuSlHadcd the
audience with stones through the Win
dOws. The police reserves were turned
out and succeeded in dispensing the mob
after repeated charges. A number OF
persons were injured and the town hali
was completely wrecked. Not single
window was left whole
The riot is considered curious illus
tration of the varied career of Joseph
Chamberlain, the colonial secretary.
The Aston park riots of 1884, II IS point
ed out, wre demonstrations on the part
of the ChambeTlainlteS against the so
called Tory intruder Lord Randolph
Churchill, while the riot today was one
against an extreme radical. The feeling
against MI LiOyd-GeOrge has been so
strong during the past week that even
tickets were forged to enable the jim
This compelled the Liberal ASSOCIATION 10
print different tickets, but its efforts to
exclude their opponents were quite vain.
The students of Birmingham university
which was founded by the efforts Of Mr.
Chamberlain. held a meeting Of protest
Yesterday. and crowds were awaiting adj
mission to the building long before the
town hall was opened The building filled
quickly and it was Immediately seen tndt
trouble was coming. While me orgahlst
Ir lent
sing +'BritOns Never VIII Be Slaves, and
kent it UP until the Organist was COM
PEELED to desist. Then cheers We're raised
'fOr Joey" A white flag was unturled
amid deafening shouts of Traitor, as
Mr.. LlOyd-GeCrge and his friends ap-
peared on the platform All attempts ar
sDeeCh-making were futile. owing to the
continuous din of Kissing, hoOung and
singing. The speakers pertorce had 10
content themselves with debating a rev
sentences in the ears Of reporters Iney
were mainly of protest against the aglJa-
ton caused by the lingo press.
In the meantime the enormous crowd
outside the building had become mole
noisy and menacing. Presently a stone
came through a wiudof This caused 4
stampede among the occupants OF the
gallery. From this time forward pande-
monium reigned in the building and ugly
rushes were made for the platform. The
police were soon Overpowered. MI Lloyd
George and his friends were compelled 70
retreat to an inner room for safety They
were unable TO leave the building Tor
fear of mob violence and were thus kept
prisoners until a late hour. when AiT.
LLOYD George. disguised as chief CON
Z sta BILE, left the town hall with posse OF
policemen. Many c0nstables We're seri-
ousIv injured IN their attempts to clear
the streets. which they did not succeed
in doing until a heavy downfall of rain
and sIeet came to their assistance.
1t was rum0red that one civilian had
died of injuries received. Several ar
rests for resisting the police have been
made At a meeting held outside the
town hail resolutions of confidence in
the government were adopted. This meet
ing sent the following telegram TO Mr.
Chamberlain.
'IIoyd-George, the traitor, was not al
loved to say a word The citizens have
Dassed a resolution expressing confidence
I in the government and their admiration
of your UNIQUE and fearless services fol-
l king and country.
Estimates of the number Of demon
strators vary from 10000 TO 5000 persons