Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-06
WOMEN RIOT IN
SUFFRAG|ST
MEETING
CAT CALLS GREET EFFORT
OF MINISTER TO SPEAK
Militant Suftragettes, Armed
With Whips and Chained to
Seats Defy Efforts to Remove
Them From Hall.


ny Morning journal special Teased wlrel
London. Dee THE gulf between
the sunrasiats and sunragettes. tho
latter being the term generally used
| 10 describe the militant section OF
women agtators who believe in street
riots and attacks on cabinet ministers
as the quickest means of attaining the
ballot for their sex. was further Wild
cned this afternoon through a fierce
demonstration indulged in by the ruf-
| fragottes at Albert Hall against David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the eN-
chequcr
The chancellor was addressing
suffrage meeting under the auspices
iof the Womans Liberal association,
He had hardly got beyond announc-
ing that he was present to make
known the governments intention re-
garding the problem of woman suf-
frago when a great uproar broke out.
Srident voices from all parts of the
hal shrieked. I'VE want deeds not
words"
The stewards OF the nall, and there
ere 320 on hand to deal with the
anticipated disturbance, at once
moved down the aisle toward the
women who had interrupted the
speaker, to eject them They found
the women chained to their seats
There then began confused strug-
gle but finally the chains were cut and
the suifragettcs expelled.
But the numbers of the disordcrly
a
inlsh Some or the women were arm
cd with whips and they repelled Wig
orously every attempt TO eject them
There were nerco tussels every few
moments IN different parts of the hall
aud every time Mr. Lloyd-George
made an attempt to speak his voice
was drowned By mingled groans and
cheers Finally the chancellor who
rhr - quartet of tn hour had been
trying to get IN a word. sat down and
tho organist tried TO suothc the hys-
terical sisterhood BY playing What
Can tho Matter Be-" but Il was OF
no use and pundemonlum continued
to reign
The uproar was at its height when
IA dozen suffragettes who recently
had been released from prison divest-
ed themselves of their outer wraps
and appeared In their Jail garments.
These clothes were literally stamped
with broad arrows. This exhibition
acted ON the sisterhood like a red rag
on bull Megaphones and bcls were
brought into use and the noise be-
came dcafening. The stewards MT
length lost their tempers and as they
continued their work OF throwing out
the demonstrates. the clu,hos of many
OF the women we're torn Off their
backs
At the end Of half an hour or moro.
the opposition became worn out and
Mr. Lloyd George was able 10 con-
tinue his speech with only occasional
He assured hisaudience
lie assured his audience
there was q majority in the cabinet
and IN the liberal party In favor OF
woman suffrage and that suffrage
clause would 10 included In the gov
crnmenrs franchise bill which, how
ever could not bc introduced until
the eve of the dissolution Of pnrlia-
ment. The chancellor added that the
time Of dissolution had not yet ar-
rived. though the end of this parlm-
mont was not so distant as some pco-
plc thought Tho liberals. however.
stnl had scvern accounts to settle and
they would demonstrate 20 the house
OF lords that the house Of lords was
not so important as was imagned