The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-30
MANY WOMEN
ARE ARRESTED
Suffragettes Create Dis
order.
INDlGNITIES TO TIE POLICE
Mrs. Pankhurst Slaps Face Of
Inspector.
London "Bobbies" show Great For
beaxance with MOB OF Excited
Females who Ciamored To
See The Prenaisr.
VDlGNlTIES TO TIE POLICE

London, June 29-The thirteenth
vain attempt of the militant SUI
fragettes to obtain access to Premier
Asquith by deputation resulted in ex-
citing scenes In Parliament Square to-
night and the arrest Of more than 100
women.
The plan of campaign followed the
lines previously employed by the SUI
fragettes. The "womans' parliament"
assembled In Caxton Hall at o'clock
In the evening and sent deputation
headed by Mrs. Pankhurst to endeavor
to see the Prime Minister who had
previously decided not to receive the
deputation.
Enormous crowds Of on-lookers as
sembled In the vicinity OF Parliament,
hours before the time set for the rail-
upon the house, around which several
thousand police had taken up strategic
positions. The first noteworthy in
cident was the arrest after great deal
of trouble of q buxom equestrian suf-
fragette who tried to penetrate the
police Gordon to take a message to the
Premier. Next appeared the deputa-
ton under command of Mrs. Pank-
hurst and 1t was received by the crowd
with Wild cheers. Escorted by the
police the deputation arrived at the
St. stephens entrance to Parliament,
where it was met by Chief Inspector
Scantlebury who handed Mrs. Pank-
hurst a letter from the Premier re-
greeting his inability to receive the
deputation.
Mrs. Pankhurst Excited.
Angrily throwing the letter on the
ground, Mrs, Pankhurst exclaimed:
81 stand on my rights as the Kings
subject to enter the House of Com
mons" AMI she endeavored to force
an entrance.
The police tried to induce the women
to dispense quietly and then began to
take the members of the deputation
by the arms to lead them away. To
the surprise of spectators. who were
massed around the entrance. Mrs.
Pankhurst slapped Inspector Jarvis In
the face. knocking his cap into the
mud. There were cries of "shamsg'
and several OF the spectators told the
suffragette leader that, she had no
provocation to do such thing
A moment later, another member of
the deputation, Mrs. Solomon, knocked
off the Inspectors cap a second time.
while others made attempts to rush
the Gordon of police.
Eventually. the entire deputation was
placed under arrest. BY this time a
second deputation had left Caxton Hall.
fragettes and others, and an attempt
was made to reach the House of Com
mons through the underground passage
leading from Westminster Bridge.
This, too. was unsuccessful, but for
two hours the whole district was In a
state OF uproar. the police dispensing
the crowds and arresting women by
the wholesale The windows of many
Of the government buildings were
hal mt ufn in
Altogether 112 women were arrested.
Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Solo,
mon, Mrs Haverfield, daughter of Lord
Miss Margesson. daughter of
Lady Margesson. Miss Maud Joachim.
niece of the violinist. and many other
prominent women.
London is accustomed to suffragette
raids on Parliament. but announcement
Of tonight's determined efforts to force
Premier Asauith's hand. attracted an
enormous crowd. All avenues of ap-
proach to the Parliament was cordoned
by police. Within the Gordon a large
number of members of both Houses
watched the scene. with scores of la
dies in dinner wraps and men in even
ing dress.
lust before o'clock the Prime Min
lister himself drove away from the
House, unobserved by the crowd.
Prominent Women Present.
In Caxton Hall were Viscountess
Harberton. Mrs. Israel Zangwil1, Miss
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Miss Eliza
beth Robbins. and Miss Beatrice Ffar-
raden. besides all the well-known SUI.
fragette leaders.
Great excitement was caused among
the crowd BY the movement of the
suffragette. Miss Vera
Howe. who. in riding habit and bowler
hat rode about CARRYING messages be-
tween the different Populations and
who finally was arrested.
Throughout, the police behaved with
great forbearance. but the suffragettes
In many cases. forced them to some
rough handling. There was much
screaming and in some cases faintinR
and many women were taken to hos
pitfalls in a state OF collapse.
The great crowds INDUCED In consid-
cradle horse play, but generally no act
I've sympathy was extended TO the sui.
FRA Rettes