The sun., 1908-10-14
WOMAN RUSHES COMMONS
SUFFRAGETTE CARRIED FROM
THE FLOOR KICKING.
5000 Police Outside Fend on Crowd o.
Amazons and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NAbbed Far From the FiFing IAne
Mrs. symens Took N1ean Advantage.


evening a suffragette succeeded In
penetrating the House Of Commons
She rushed TO the centre Of tho floor aud
shouted shrilly: -4..~...7f
'stop discussing the obildren's bill
and attend to women frst!'
Then followed brief but vigorous
struggle In front Of the table with an at
tendant. who finally carried the woman
kicking and squealing in his arms into
the lobby.
The vsunted intention Of the suftra-
settes to rush the House Of Common,
in force with the aid OF the unemployed
and any other mob elements that were
disposed to take hand did not material
lie. They succeeded. however. in kesp-
ing the streets Of Westminster In tur-
moil for hours. dlverting traffic. amusing
thousands OF onlookers. alarming some
others and causing many hundreds of
policemen TO perspire severely.
Otherwise the net result was about
thirty sufirsgettes and a dozen unem-
ployed men arrested and = few persons
treated at hospital Cor injuries. mono OF
which was serious. There were somn
side shows between the police and roughs.
stones being thrown ip one sorfmmage.
but the police were triumphant every
where and. handling the mob with greas
skill, had the streets cleared at 1880 to-
night. -
Not since the time when the Duke
Of Wellington owing to his opposi-
ton to the passage OF the reform bill
was obliged to obtain police escort
to protect him from -the inhuman
mob who, unable to wreak personal
vengeance upon him. smashed the vim
dows Of his residence. Apsley House.
has Prime Minister Of England secured
a police record equal to that of Asquith.
As Chancellor Of the Exchequer he was
under the active surveillance Of the force
on quite q number Of occasions. As
Prime Minister he was fain to spend a
holiday in the north under the roof oi
a high constable
Yesterday he was escorted by constablas
from the precincts, Of his house tohis
official residence and to-day q contingent
Of officers. amounting to several battal-
ions Of War Secretary Haldane's new
army. is employed 10 preventing rush
Of his feminine non-admirers to beard
him on the treasury bench itself.
The FIVE sunragette leaders, inehading
Mrs Pankhurst. Miss. Chrigtshsl Hnnksl
hurst and mrs. -Dfummonde who were
summoned yesterday to appear In the
Bow street police cosrt to answer
FOR having issued n manifesto In
vitihg people to aidethe suiIragettes in
storming the House, Of Parliament. falIes;
to appear in coprt to-day when their
names were called and warrants wers
issued for their arrest,
The warrants had not been served at
noon. as tie police were unable to dis
cover the delinquents whereabouts. Miss
Christabel Pankhurst, however wrote TO
the police declaring the determination
OF the five to avoid arrest until this
evening. when, she said. they would SUR
render The other leaders said that the
arrests would not be allowed TO inter-
fore with the plan to raid the House OF
Commons In the evening. They said
that there were plenty of others to take
command.
Mrs. Drummond was the first recall
citrant suffragette captured She was
arrested at the federation's headQuarteri
in Clements Inn Her arrest was fol-
lowed by that OF Miss Christabel Pank-
hurst, who left her fiat punctually at
p. NJ. and was Immediately bagged by
the police.
Whoa H. nftox,onn oa,,a f,,II,, r ma
policemen were on duty in the neighbor-
hood Of Whitehall. several hundred OF
them mounted. Two hundred police were
ambushed on the terrace Of the House OF
Commons. ready to repel an attack by
way Of the river.
Nothing occurred during the early
part os the day in the way Of suffragette
activity exceS. the flying Of u sVotes
for Women" kite ovsr thS House Of Com
mons and the patroling Of the river IN
front Of the terrace Of the House Of Com
mons by the suffragette launch.
Crowds began gathering m front OF
the House Of Commons shortly after
noon. No disorders had occurred at
sundown.~ The police placed double
Gordon at all the approaches to Psriia-
u10bt O4uAtC biohO up VII OfVWurs
keeping the throng on the move. Squads
Of police from all directions were hurried
to the scene and largo bodies Of reserves
we're auartered within the Parliament
buildings
Trouble was also expected from another
quarter. Trafalgar Square had been
occupied all day by q large gatheitn,
Of the alleged unemployed. who wefa
holding q demonstration. The crowd
here included the worst elementa Of Lon
don's population and they announced
their intention Of participating In tt.s
sufiragette raid on the House OF Com
mona this evening.
The police were compelled TO arrest
their leader for delivering an infamma-
tory address. .
The police srrangementsf for the evening
were very comprehensive. Five thou
sand policemen. mounted and afoot.
were still on duty. and large additional
force was held In reserve. Police bouge
guarded the terrace.
Cordons Of police stationed fifty yerds
apart kept the crowd moving, and at half
past everything was peaceful In the
vicinity OF the House OF Commons.
Two suffragettes who had been hidden
In tea shop all the afternoon then madea
bold dash for the House, decked with the
suffra Rettes' colors-green, white and