The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
PARLIAMENT ELECTS
MORE SUFFRAGETTES
They Chain Themselves to Grille
of Ladies' Gallery.
LoNDON's GREAT SENSATION
Two Men in Strangers Gallery Act as
Allies, Throw Handbills, and Are
Likewise Ejected-Votes For
Women Demanded.

Allies, Throw Handbills, and Are
Likewise Ejected-Votes For
Women Demanded.
London.-Suffragette disturbances
have driven the Government to the
unusual course of temporarily closing
the strangers and ladies' galleries IN
the House of Commons. Tllis was
announced by the Speaker in response
to a question from Premier ksquith
and Mr.. Balfour, leader of the Oppo-
sition, as Parliament was adjourned.
During the course of the evening,
while the House was discussing the
Licensing bill, a sensation vas caused
by the display of a placard and sud
den shrill cries from the ladies' gal
lery demanding votes for women.
while simultaneously a bundle OF
nandbills .f1uttered down from the
strangers gallery at the opposite end
Of the chamber, and a man shouted
protests against injustice to women
Attendants hurried to both gal.
1eries and the male offender was un.
tremendously elected, while from the
ladies' gallery presently sounds were
heard of a desperate struggle. Two
suffragettes had firmly chained them.
selves to- the grille or lattice, from
behind which feminine eyes must
view the House in session, and re.
sisted for a time all efforts at re-
moval, not ceasing to cry out contin,
uously in shrill tones their demands
for votes.
The scene was watched with amaze:
ment from the floor of the House
When finally the suffragettes were
dragged from their posts and re-
moved portions Of the grille Itself
were removed with them.
Ten minutes later there was an
other dramatic scene. A man in the
strangers gallery flung another bun
die of bills down upon the House and
shouted: why don't you give WON
en- votes and relieve the unem'
ployed?"
: Attendants rushed upon him, bul
he resisted fercely the attempts made
to carry him bodily from the gallery
After ia desperate struggle the at
tendants succeeded in their efforts
This champion Of women was like
wise elected. About the same time
a large body Of s~uffragettes made 9
demonstration outside the Parliament
buildings and fifteen Of them were
arrested. .E.l,-
The removal Of the two militant
s%ufragettes presented a comical scene
to those in the corridors. Both Of the
offenders were laughing heartily as
they YER led out by a posse Of po'
licemen, inc Of the officers carrying
that portion Of the iron work of the
grille to which the women were
chained. They were conducted into a
committee room and workmen were
summoned to file of the iron from the
chains which were securely padlocked
around the women's waists.
It was found that the chains had
been carefully padded to prevent any
suspicious clanking noise, when the
suffragettes entered the ladies' gal.
lery.j According to the companions
of the bold pair, the whole thing had
been planned beforehand with great
secrecy. One band was to demon.
strate outside the building, another
IN the lobby. Of the House, and a third
in the gallery. The gallery contingent
numbered fourteen, but 1t. was at.
tended by many passive sympathizers.