The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-09
English Government Spends
Much to Guard Against
Work of Suffragettes.
OTHER LONDON GOSSIP:
CAMPAIGN NOW BEING WAGED
AGAINST TERRIBLE MORTALITY
IN THE EAST END OF LON.
DON.
[Richard Abercorn.1

| LOHuOH, August S.-AlluouSH III
one takes the threat made by two sui
fragettes to use bombs, If nothing
else helped. seriously, the woman's
suffrage movement is costing the city
of London considerable money be-
cause of the extra precautions taken to
guard the cabinet ministers and mem
bers of the parliament.
When asked for information on this
point the other day Mr.. Gladstone in
| formed the house of commons that on
one night when suffragette attack
was feared there were 1864 extra po-
licemen on duty, and this cost the
public considerable money for carfare
and refreshments to the policemen
who had been on duty more than nine
hours.
| will the Home secretary take steps
to insure that women sent to prison
as political offenders, whether in de-
fault of payment of fines or otherwise
shall receive the same treatment as
men when imprisoned as political Of
fenders?" asked Mr.. Claude Hay.
| Except where there is an express
direction in the statute las in the case
of contempt of court or seditious libel
the treatment of a prisoner in prison
depends on the order of the court"
was Mr.. Gladstone's reply. No dis
tinction was made between men and
| women"
''Is the home secretary aware"
asked Mr.. Tim Healey, that when
DR.. Jameson was imprisoned for what
was supposed to be political offense
he was accorded special treatment?
AS there is considerable feeling with
regard to these women, and on account
of womans highly strung tempera-
ment, will he show the same consider
atom in this case?"
THE case of DR.. Jameson was diff
ferent." retorted the home secretary.
"Will he reconsider the position
generally with a view to taking steps
in this matter" demanded Mr.. Hay.
Really l can not consider it at all.
AS I have often said before, the mat
ter rests with the discretion of the
magistrates. l am not a court Of ap-
peal"
An interesting experiment will
shortly be made with the object of
minimizing the terrible mortality
among infants in the east end.
1t is proposed to found an infants
hospital in the out patients depart
ment of which mothers will be taught
how to look after their babies.
The scheme is intended to foster the
interest of poor mothers in the proper
care of their children. When a case
is brought into the hospital the ply
stefan and nurses will carefully ex-
plain to the mother how to treat the
sick child in it's own home. and also
methods by which future illnesses may
be avoided.
The idea owes it's origin to Mrs
Leverton Harris. wife of the M. P.
for Stepney, who, with Mr.. Hastcd
J. P, Dr. Corner and DR.. Atkinson
is organizing an east end baby show
today.
nominations, Prote5tants, Roman
Catholics. Quckers and Jews, was
called together to decide about the
baby show and they evinced such a
keen interest in the treatment neces.
sary for the rearing of healthy chill
,, dren that it was felt an effort must be
made to help them.
Socialist M. P.s are beginning to
agree with those dukes and Other
peers who have let their town houses
to rich Americans that entertaining
throughout the London season is AZ
expensive luxury.
Nothing that has occurred in par
Lament this session has pleased the
socialists so much rs the decision O
Sir Alfred Jacoby to reduce the price
of strawberries from a shilling Il
eighteen pence a portion-cream ant
sugar included-the portion, according
to the chairman of the kitchen com
mittee, being sufficient to satisfy ;
socialist member and a friend.
For the last month or two the so
cialist members have complained bit
terly of the inroads made on thei
pockets by entertaining. They say tina
this year heavy burdens have fallel
on them on account of the great mum
Der of strangers in London. and tina
their salaries of $1,000 year are un
equal to the strain of entertaining o;
a large scale. The fact Is they h-v
been too ambitious.
Few features of the inner life of tn
present parliament havo been S,
striking as the manner in which tn
socialist members have risen to thei
social obligations on becoming mem
bers of the best club in Europe
There are many socialist member
who were so elated at being electe
to the house Of commons that the
pressed their friends to share its dc
lights. These friends all came, an
their experience made excellent ma
terial for speeches on Clerkenwel
Green, showing the luxurious habit
of the idle rich.
They came so often this year. straw
berries and cream at shilling a POI
ton (enough for twol and noted hoy
the wicked rich lived that their host