Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-14
|SvFfRACEIIES STORM
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
--- Ma3
Halted On Outside eg Po|es, But
Stopped Traffic 10 lei'csA
Ihouroughfass,
one SETS TO Door Br. s1RAIeeI
Parliament Was In state Of Sci0e
Throughout Session-poiiee Also
Guarded Water Approaches Against
Women lnvaders-unemployed Eie-
nent Helps to Swell Ranks.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. l3.-The climax OF
the suffragette campaign was reached
today when an enormous mob hem
med In parliament and stopped traf
tic in all streets leading to Westmints'
ter
For more than three hours the
crowds scuffled good naturedly with
tn, police. intcrfered with theater
soers. broke windows and dlsorgan!z
cd things generally in the center Of
London.
The heroine OF the day was Mrs
Travcrs Simons. formerly secretary
TO James Keir Hardy, the socialist
and independence member OF Pariia'
ment. who reached the door Of the
House OF Commons by strategy.
Disturbance Came Unannounssd.
The House was solemnly debating
a IN to prevent children from cigar
cite smoking when the woman dash.
ed past the doOrkeeper 10 a position
in front OF the SPEAKERS chair and
shouted shrilly. Leave OF discuss-
ing children and talk about women"
Three officers seized Mrs. Simons
and carried her out bodily. She was
then led TO the outer door and. dis
missed.
Remedial Measures Taken.
As a result OF the coup. an order
was issued that hereafter women
should not be admitted to the build
ing on any pretext whatever and In
the future the historic grille will not
have any female spectators. An sp
cal issued by the suffragettes a few
days ago for $1,000 to help them
rush" at half past seven this even
ing was an unsuccessful stroke. Less
than half that number responded
nine-teHths Of these were young peo'
Pile There were also a few hundred
unemployed and their sympathizers.
In State Of seise.
Parliament was in state OF seige
4 close triple line Of police was drawn
around the three sides of the square
in front OF the building. The yard
within the gates swarmed with police
and two hundred s=S:Ged the ter
race in the rear against assault by
water. the women twice made. A
feet Of police boats also patrolled
the Thames approaches.
All the mounted police In London
and suburbs had been mobi!ized al
this center. The whole police force
together with cavalry. infantry and
maj ines. numbering more than 5000
vas kept busy in restraining the
pushing. struggling masses. especial
" about Trafager Square where the
Nelson monument looked upon dense
crowds in all directions
Police Were NesiIant.
The police kept the streets adjo:n
ing the House OF Commons clear
elsewhere they endeavored to the bas'
Of their ability to keep the people
moving. The crowds cheered. san:
Songs and hooted. A delegation o
thirtf en- suffragettes. which approach
| cd the police Gordon agd was warni,
refused admission. made foot bal
rush. but the polIce clTaircusly r.
pulsed the women with the least pos
sibIc rOughness. Two bodies Of th'
unemployed. however. winch ap
preached the lin. were driven on
with little saving grace. one across
Westminster fridge. and The o,heI
TO - James Park. The police wcr'
| peIicd with Vegetables aud SOM
s'on"s tn a fcw minor skirfnisa's tbs
occurred. but nobody was .cr.ous I!
hurt.
Twenty four sugTagc'tss and iwciv'
q: the uucgp;cycd were placed uRicl
| arrest.
Many prisons tainted Ia tao crush
f.~ we're irsmpicd spon and takcI
10 the hospitals.
| Mr.. Parkhgrst. Miss Chrisiast
| 1arkhHrst ard Mrs. Lawrence, YER
summoned 20 cour; yesterday for in
ciiirs a breach 81 the pcscs. Thu
morning they cooily refused to oi,e'
ihe summons. bat ssrscj TO surrende
themselves At 6 O'Clock in the even!n;
witch thy did. 50. acing the nigh
in the Bcv street station.
The sshrasrttes and unemployed
have kept practically the whole 20
lice force ON duty continuously ,or u