The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
KING AND QUEEN
ESCAPE ATTACK
OF SUFF FRAGETTES
Rush Made at Royal Car
riage When Edward
Opens Parliament.
RUSSELL BRENT,

LONDON. Jan. e9.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra had the narrowest
Of escapes from falling into the suf-
fragettes' hands as they drove from
Buckingham 10 Westminster TO open
parliament today.
That the equal rights campaigners
would have the hardihood 20 approach
even royalty seems never To have oc-
CURED TO the London police The
usual precautions We're taken TO Keep
back the crowd and protect their ma
jesties from any danger of violence at
the hands Of anarchists or cranks. but
no particular attention was paid tie
notwithstanding little group Of sufru s.
cites which awaited the royal Carris ge
at the gates of Westminster.
The sunrasettes made no attempt at
concealmeut. either. Miss Fitzherbert,
one Of their best known leaders. mar
shaIed the detachment. waving q ban
ner with the motto. Votes Tor wom-
en-"
As the carriage drove up. however.
Miss E'itzherheru herself suddenly
lodged mast the police and guards and
rushed straight toward the King and
Queen, waving her banner and scream
ing: Votes for women; votes for wOm-
A half dozen suffragetJes were at her
heels. The police fairly EaSped with as
tonishment. not making a move at first
TO stop the CampaIgnerS- The King
looked decidedly startled, the Queen
rather serious. Then q ready-wltted
bobby made a rush for Miss FitZheT-
bert. He reached her as she was almost
at the steps OF the royal carriage and
dra gged her back
The other sUffragettes did their best 70
get TO the carriage, but the moment s
DELAY cost them their advantage Other
policemen threw themselves forward,
the iutrIders were quickly hustled back
into the crowd, the horses whipped UD,
and the carriage rolled inside the gates.
IN his address the King referred at
considerable length IN his address 10
the peers TO the work OF The recent
peaCe conference at The Hague, addiug
thai ENGLAND is considering the wis
dom now OF inviting all tde world s
ma rhine mowers to send REM eSeur r8tiVeS
to London IN the autumn 70 settle i'm
portant international points Tor the
guidance Of appeal courts in prize cases.
Negotiations are being conducted
with the United States he continued
for an agreement to refer per3ing
questions concerning the New England
fisheries to The Hague tribunal
Stress was laid on his majesty's hope
that peudins negotiations between King
LeoD0ld and the Belgian government
Will secure a humane administration
in the Congo"
The condition Of the Macedonian popu-
Iation. the King remarked, seems Uuim-
proved. The powers have agreed, he eX-
blamed to present q plan to Turkey for
the reform of the Macedonian judiciary
while England is making further pro
pcsals for dealing with the causes Of
the Balkan troubles.
The question of japanese immigra-
tion into Canada. said his majesty. has
been settled and terms agreed on be-
tween The two governments.
The famine and sickness Que to the
failure of the rains in INDIA he told
mo peers. are being met with courage
and hone.
sympathetic reference was made TO
the King of SWeden's deatf. The
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