Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
SUFFRAGfTTES
TURN AGAINST
LLOYD-GEORGE
CHANCELLOR OF BRITISH EX-
CHEQUER ATTACKED
sTRIDENT VOICES HISS RIoToUs
CONDEMNATION
Mob of Londoners PreeIpitates Uproar
in Albert HaIl-Woman Chained
to Seats-Chaos Prevails
During Meeting

LONDON, Dec. 5-The gulf between
the suffragists and suffragettes, the
latter being the term generally used
| to describe the militant section OF
women agitators who believe in street
riots and attacks on cabinet ministers
as the quickest means of attaining the
ballot for their sex, was further wild
ened this afternoon through a fierce
demonstration by the suffragettes at
Albert hall against David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exchequer.
The chancellor was addressing a suf-
frage meeting under the auspices of
the Women's Liberal association. He
had hardly got beyond announcing that
he was present to make known the gov
ernment's intention regarding the prob
lem of woman suffrage, when a great
uproar broke out. Strident voices from
all parts of the hall shrieked, I'VE want
deeds, not Words
The stewards of the hall (and there
were $50 on hand to deal with the an
ticipated disturbance) at once moved
down the aisles to eject the women.
They found the latter chained to their
seats.
There was a confused struggle. but
finally the chains were cut and the suf-
fragettes expelled.
But the numbers of the disorderly
oCClllCQ " lItA CctoC IdIllSI lIl1A
ish. Some of the women were armed
with whips and they repelled vigor-
ously every attempt to eject them.
There were fierce tussles every few mo-
ments in different parts of the hall,
and every time Mr.. Lloyd George made
an attempt to speak his voice was
drowned by mingled groans and cheers.
Finally the chancellor, who for a
quarter of an hour had been trying to
fraf tn A.1 aof oY.A hn f11.-
ganist tried to soothe the sisterhood by
playing "What Can the Matter Be?"
but it was of no use and pandemonium
continued.
The uproar was at it's height when
dozen suffragettes who had been re-
leased recently from prison divested
themselves from their outer wraps and
appeared in their Jail garments. These
clothes were literally stamped with
broad arrows.
This exhibition acted on the sister
hood like red rag on a bull. Mega.
phones and bells were brought into use
and the noise became deafening.
The stewards at length lost their
tempers and as they continued their
work of throwing out the demon
strants, the clothing of many of the
women was torn off their backs.
At the end of half an hour or more
the opposition became worn out and
Lloyd-G George was able to continue his
speech with only occasional Interrupt
tion.
He assured his audience, which num-
bered 5000, that there was a majority
in the cabinet and in the Liberal
party in favor of woman suffrage,
and that a suffrage clause would be
included in the governments franchise
bill. which, however, would not be
introduced until the eve of the disso-
luton of parliament.
The chancellor added that the time
of dissolution had not yet arrived,
though the end of this parliament was
not SO distant as some people thought.
The Liberals, however, had several
accounts to settle, and they would
demonstrate to the house of lords that
the house of commons was not so un-
important as was imagined.