The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-14
PARLIAMENT
 IS BRUSHED" Dramatic Scenes Enacted
 in London. CAMPAIGN OF SUFFRAGISTS Enormous Mob Hemmed in Law
 Makers. Whole Police Force With cavairy, Infantry and Marines Kept Busy In Restraiaing the strug-
 gling Masses.
CAMPAIGN OF sUFFRAGIsTs

London, Oct. I3-The climax of the suffragette campaign was reached to- night when an enormous mob hemmed in parliament and stopped trafiic in all streets leading to Westminister. For more than three hours the crowds scuffled good naturediy with the police. interfered with theatre goers. broke windows and disorganiz- ed things generally In the center of London.
 The heroine of the day was Mrs. Travers Symons. formerly secretary to James Keir Hardie. the socialist and independent member of parIia- ment. who reached the door of the House of Commons by strategy. The house was solemnly debating a bill to prevent children from cigarette smoking. when the woman dashed past the doorkeeper to a position in front of the speakers chair, and shouted shrilly 'ieave ofr discusslng children and talk about women"
 Three officials seized Mrs Symons and carried her out bodily. She was then led to the outer door and dis- missed As a result of the coup. an order was issued that hereafter wo- men should not he admitted to the building on any pretext whatever and in the future, the historic grille will not serene feminine spectators.
 The appeal issued by the suhra- gettes a few days ago for fifty thous- and persons to help them rush. par-, liament at 1880 o'clock this evening was the most successful stroke yet Not less than twice that number re- sponded to the call and nine-tenths Of these were young people. There were also a few hundred Of the unemplog- ed and their. sympathizers
 Parliament was In a state of seize. close triple line of police was drawn around the three sides of the square in front of the building. The yard within the gates swarmed with police and two hundred guarded tho terrace in the rear against assault by water, which the women twice at- tempted. A small fleet of police boats also patrolled the Thames Approaches.
 All the mounted police in London and suburbs had been tnobilized at this center. The whole police force. together with cavalry. infantry and marines. numbering more than 5000. was kept busy fin restraining the pushing struggling masses. especial ly about Trafalgar Square. where the Nelson monument looked down upoa dense crowds in all directions
 The police kept the streets adjoin- ing the house of commons clear; else where they endeavored to the best of their ability to keep the people nov ing. The crowds cheered. sang songa and hooted.
 A delegation of thirteen suffraEettes, tes. which approached the police cor don and was formally refused admis- sion to parliament, attempted a foot ball rush, but the police chivalrously repulsed the women with the least possible roughness. Two bodies of the unemployed. however. which ap. preached the line. were driven off, with little saving grace. one across Westminster bridge and the other to St. James Park. The police were pelted with vegetables and some stones in e few minor skirmishes that occurred but nobody was seriously hurt. Twenty-four suffragettes and twelve of the unemployed were placed under arrest. Many persons tainted in the crush a few were trampled up- on and taken to the hospitals.
 Mrs Parkhurst. Miss Chrystabel Parkhurst and Mrs. Lawrence were summoned to court yesterday for in- citing a breach of the peace; this morning they cooly refused to obey the summons. but agreed to surren- der themselves at o'clock in the evening. which they did. spending the night In the Bow street. station.
 The suffragettes and unemployed have kept practically the whole po- lice force on duty continuously forty eight hours