New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
SUFFRAGETTE RIOT
In LONDON HALL
USHERS VICTORS AFTER
FIERCE FIGHT.
UOmen Chained to Seats and Armed
7oiih Whps- Clothing Torn
Dir. lloyd Georges Promise.

London, Dec. 5.-The gulf between the SUI
frag-sts and -sufragettes the latter being the
term generally used to describe the militant
section Of the female agitators who believe in
street riots and attacks on Cabinet ministers
the quickest means of attaining the suffrage for
Their sex was further widened this afternoon by
fierce demonstration indulged in By the suf-
fragettes at Albert Hall against David Lloyd
George. Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Chancellor was addressing a suffrags
meeting under the auspices Of the Womans
Liberal Association. He had hardly got beyond
announcing that ne was present with the object
- making known the governments intentions
regarding the problem of woman's suffrage
wIlau a great uproar broke out Strident voices
from all parts of the hall shrieBed: We want
deeds. not words,
The stewards Of the haI1-there were thres
hundred and fifty hand to deal with the an
;iciya-ad disturbance-at once moved down tbs
aisle On the women who had interrupted tins
speaker with the idea OF ejecting them They
tound them chained to their seats There then
began confused struggle between the men and
the woman. but finally the chains cut and
the sIfragettes expelled
TI.z number Of the disorderIy. however.
seemed to increase rather than diminish SONS
of the women were armed with whips and they
repealed vigorously every attempt TO eject them
There were fierce tuSSleS every few moments IN
different parts Of the hall. and every time SIR.
Lloyd George made an attempt TO speak his
voice drowned with mingled groans and
cheers Finally the Chancellor, who for quar-
ter of an hour had been trying to get in word.
sat down. and the organist present tried to
soothe the hystericaI sisterhOod by playing
What Can the Matter Be-" but It OF no
use and pandemonium reigned-
The uproar was at its height when dozen
suffragettes who recently had been released
from prison divested themselves Of their out
side wraps and appeared in their Jail garb-
These clothes were literally stamped with broad
arrows This exhibition acted on the sisterhood
like a red rag on a bull. Mega phones and bells
were brought into use. and the noise became
deafening The stewards ar length lost their
tempers. and as they continued their work OF
throwing out the denonstrants the clothes OF
many of the women were torn off their backs.
At the end of half an hour OF more the oppo-
sition became worn out. and Mr. LIoyd-GeOrge
was able 10 continue his speech with only OCca-
sional interruption. He assured his audtencs'
which numbered fully eight thousand persons.
that there was majority in the Cabinet and
the Liberal party in favor of woman suffrage.
and that a suffrage clause would he included in
the governments franchise bill. which how
ever. could not be introduced until the eve OF
the dissolution Of Parliament
The Chancellor added that the time Of dlsso-
luton had not yet arrived, though the end Of
this ParIia ment was not so distant as some peo-
pie thought. The Liberals, however. still had
several accounts to settle. and they would de-
monstrate TO the House OF Lords that the House
Of Commons was not imDotent as vas I'M
asined