Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Suffragettes in Wild Demon
Strati0n in London.
STOP CHANCELLOR'S TALK
Found Chained to Seat When At
tempt Is Made to Put Them Out.
ANGRY STEWARDS USE FORCE
Demonstrators, Lately Released
From Jail, Exhibit Prison Garb.
Lloyd-George Promises Franchise.

LONDON, December 1.-The gulf be-
tween the suffragists and the suffragettes,
the latter being the term generally used
to describe the militant section of the
female agtators who believe in street
riots and attacks on cabinet ministers as
the quickest means of attaining the suf-
frage for their sex, was further widened
this afternoon by reason of a mad demon
stration indulged in by the suffragettes at
Albert Hall against David Lloyd-George,
chancellor of the eKchequer
The chancellor was addressing a suf-
frage meeting under the auspices of the
Woman's Liberal Association. He had
hardly got beyond announcing that he
was present with the object of making
known the governments Intentions re-
garding the problem Of woman suffrage
when a great uproar broke out.
Strident voices from all parts OF the
hall shrieked:
I'VE want deeds, not words.
Chained to Seats.
The stewards of the hall. and there
were $50 on hand to deal with the antici-
pated disturbance, at once moved down
the aisle on the women, who had inter
rupted the speaker. with the idea of eject
Ai6 ANY ioNA1A Ni'SAh N'iNA''NU ~
their seats.
between the men and the women. Finally
the chains We're cut and the suffr2gettes
expelled.
But the numbers of the disorderly
seemed to increase rather than diminish.
Some women were armed with whips.
They repelled vigorously every attempt
to eject them. There were fierce tussles
every few moments In different parts OF
the hall.
Every time Mr.. Lloyd George made an
attempt to speak his voice was drowned
with mingled groans and cheers Finally
the chancellor, who for a quarter of an
hour had been trying to get in word,
sat down.
The organist tried to soothe the hys-
terical sisterhood by playing What Can
the Matter Be?' but it was no use. Pam
demonium reigned.
The uproar was at Its height when a
prison, divested themselves Of their outer
wraps and appeared In their jai! garb.
These clothes were liberaly stamped with
broad arrows.
Noise Becomes Deafening.
This exhibition acted on the sisterhood
like red rag on a bull. Megaphones and
bells were brought into use and the noise
became deafening.
The stewards at length lost their tenn
pers. As they continued their work of
throwing out the demonstrants the clothes
Of many women were torn off their backs.
At the end of half an hour or more the
opposition became worn out. Mr.. Lloyd
George was able to continue his speech
with only occasional interruption.
He assured his audience, which totaled
fully 5000 people. that there was a ma
jority in the cabinet, and the liberal party
in favor of woman suffrage, and that a
suffrage clause would be included in the
government franchise bill, which, how
ever, could not be introduced until the
eve of the dissolution of parliament.
The chancellor added that the time Of
dissolution had not yet arrived, though
the end Of this parliament was not SO dis
tant some people thought. The liberals
however, still had several accounts to set
tie. They would demonstrate to the house
of lords that the house OF commons was
not SO impotent as was imagined.