The sun., 1908-01-31
SUFFRAGEHTES GO CALLING
BESIEGE HOMES or CABINET
MEMBERS EARLY ~ DAY.
So Much Disorder That Nine Achieve the
Marty rriOm OF APrest-sBOhn Burns Too
EarIy for Disorder at BirrelS
AMER Mrs. BIrreII Had Seen Courteous.

Special Cabis DcSpatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON. Jan 9O.--The suffragettes got
IN work before o'clock this morning,
deputations Of them visiting the private
residences Of the following named Minister'S
Lewis HarOourt, First Commissioner Of
Works; Richard Haldans Secretary for
War; Sinclair. Secretary for Scotland
John Burns. President Of the Local Govern
ment Board; Sir Edward Grey. Foreign
Secretary. and Augustine Birrell Secretary
for Ireland
The Premier. Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman. escaped in consideration OF his
illness. and David Lloyd George was not
mOlested because he changed his address
recently and the sufTragettes did not know
his new one
At Mr.. Harcourt's house the butler said his
master had not yet risen and he added that
the ladies' need not wait, as Mr.. Harcourt
Would not see them when he did rise. Then
the women proceeded vigorously. rang the
hell furously, used the door knOclSer and
stuffed the letter boS with suHragette
literature.
The flags which the suifragettes carried
bearing the inscription Votes for Women"
drew a crowd, and a number Of women
wore duly rewarded in achieving the ad-
vertisement OF being arrested after giving
the bothered hobbies the trouble OF pulling
them from the railing TO which they clung
There were similar proceedings at the
residences OF Mr.. Haldane and Sir Edward
Grey. In every case the buffers assured
the women that their masters had not arisen
and were unable to receive them. They
then addressed the small crowds. pulled
bells. banged knockers and decorated the
sleepy Minister'S houses with banners, all
70 the great delight of men and maidser-
wants looking on from the neighboring win
dows. The usual arrests were forced upon
the reluctant police.
Thanks to- his early habits, John Burns
escaped. having left home before the suf-
fragettes arrived.
Az Mr. Birrell's house. which il on a quiet
oroughfare Of Chelsea, dozens of sIffra-
gettes called at $50 O'Clock. Two were ad-
mitted Immediately. They remained in
side ten minutes. Their companions on
the sidewalk we're intensely excited at this
huge success.
The favored pair reappeared delighted
At Mrs. Birrells courteous reception. She
assured them, they said, that she sympa-
thized with their cause, and took a me-
nOFihl pTOJbStllk dkhluht luo bAClublOO
OF the subject Of woman suffrage from the
Kings speech TO Mr.. Birrell. who was still
in bed She returned with a message OF
Mr.. BirreI's sympathy but said he had
nothing to add to what he had often said
upon the platform.
This did not suffice for the suifragettes
who had not penetrated the Ministers
home. These demanded to see Mr.. Bir-
rell. As he did not come they started
a fusilade Of ringing and knocking while
they yelled: Come out, coward. and face
wOmen!"
Mrs Birrel then opened the door and told
them that their noise made them a public
nuisance and that II they did not go away
she would summon the police. The yelling.
knocking and ringing continued. however,
but at lO:4O o'clock Mr.. Birrell. protected
by the police. escaped in a taxioab amid a
chorus Of cries OF Coward" -Sbame!' and
well call aRaInl"
The suffragettes then rolled up their
hags and separated.
Nine sufragettes who we're arrested
in the course Of the morning proceedings
we're arraigned in court and ordered TO give
bonds for their good behavior for a year
OF TO be imprisoned for six weeks.