Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-14
One lnvades House Of Commons,
Saying Quit Discussing Chill
dren and Talk About Women.
SHE WAS CARRIED OUT BODILY
Parliament Was in n State Of Siege,
Triple Line of Police Being
Drawn Around Buildings.

London, Oct. 13.--The climax Of
the suffargette campaign was reach
ed tonight when an enormous mob
hemmed In parliament and stopped
traffic In all streets leading to West
minister. For more than three hours
the crowd scufflcd good naturedIy with
the police. interferred with the thea
Rter-goers, broke windows and disor-
ganized things generally in the center
Of London.
The heroine Of the day was Mrs.
Trayers Symons formerly secretary
to James keir Hardie, the Socialist
and Independent member OF parlia-
ment, who reached the doors Of the
house Of commons by strategy The
mouse was solemnly debating bill
TO prevent children from smoking
cigarettes. when the woman dashed
past the doorkeeper to a position in
front OF the speakers chair and shout
ed:
Leave off discussing children and
talk about women!''
Three officials seized Mrs Symons
and carried her out bodily. She was
then led to the outer door and diss-
missed. AS d result of the coup an
sOrder was issued that nearafter wom-
on shall not be admitted to the build
ang on any pretext whatever. and
In the future the historic grill Will
not screen feminine spectators.
RUSHING PARLIAMENT.
The appeal issued by the suffarget-
ties a few days ago for $4,000 persons
to help them rush" parliament Mt
half past I o'clock this evening was
the most successful stroke yet Not
less than twice that number responds
ed to the call and nine-tenths of
these We're young persons who came to
see the fun, There were also a few
hundred of the unemployed and their
sympathiZers.
Parliament was in a state of siege.
A close triple line of police was drawn
around the three sides in front of the
building, the yard within the gates
swarmed With police and two hundred
guarded the terrace In the rear against
assault by water, which the women
attempted. a small fleet of police
boats also patrolled the Thames
Il. All the mounted police in London
and suburbs had been mobilized at
this center, and loads of hay were
unStaclled In the streets for the horses.
The whole police force, together with
cavalry infantry and marines, num-
herring more than 5000 was kept busy
in restraining and pushing the struggi-
int, nasSes about Trafalgar square.
The crowds cheered, sang songs and
hooted in semi-good natured manner
at the suffragettes, who distinguished
by their orange shashes. ewaIn1ea
everywhere. distributing tracts.
n WOMEN 5REPuLSED,
A delegation Of IS suffrattcs which
approached the police Gordon and was
formally refused admission to parma :
ment attempted a football rush. but
The police chivalrously repulsed the
women with the least possible rough
ness. The police We're pelted Viii
vegetables, and some stones in a rev
minor skirmishes that occurred. put
nobody,fwas seriously hurt.
T,wenty-four suffrattes and y Of
the unemployed were placed lina ger
arrest. Many persons tainted IN INC
crush: a few were trampied upon
and taken to the hospitals
Mrs. Parkhurst. Miss G. Park
hurst and Lawrence were summon
cd to appear in court yesterday l ,,;i.
tncitlng a breach of the peace TINS
morning they coolly refused to opey
tha summons, but agreed to surreh-
der themselves at 6o'clook in the even ~ :.
ing. which they did, spending w
night in the Bow-street station
re suffrattes and unemployed nave
1,e,t practically the whole pol'Gse
force on duty continuously Tor 80
hours