Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-30
SUFFRAGEIT TES
SLAP LONDON
POLICEMAN
WILD SCENES ATTEND
ATTACK ON PARLl LAMENT
Hundred Militant Women Car
riod Off to Jail After Patience
Of Long Suffering Laws
MiniouS is Exhausted,

| icy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
London. June 2a-The thirteenth
vain attempt Of the militant suffra-
} gettes to obtain access to Premier As
! quth By deputation, resulted in eNeit-
ing scenes in parliament square to-
night. and the arrests Of more thar
100 women.
The plan of campaign followed the
lines previously employed by the suf-
fragettes. The womans parliament
assembled in Caxton hall and sent e
deputation, headed by Mrs Parkhurst
to try to see the prime minister, who
had previously decided not to reccivv
them.
Enormous crowds assembled in
the vicinity Of parliament hours be
fore the time set for the raid upon
the house. around which seVer9l
thousand police had taken up strai-
egetic positions The first note
| worthy incident was the arrest after
"A great deal of trouble. of buNom
equestrian suffragette who tried to
penetrate the police Gordon 70 take
4 message to the premier
Next appeared the deputation un-
der commnd of Mrs Parkhurst and ii
was received BY the crowd with wild
cheers Escorted by the police, the
drputation arrived at -the St Steph-
ems entrance to parliament where II
was met by chief Inspector Scantie-
bury. who handed Mrs. Parkhlrst
letter from the premier regre.lng MS
inability to receive the deputation.
Angrilv throwing the letter on the
ground Mrs Parkhurst exclaimed
81 stand on my rights as the king $
subject TO enter the house Of COM
mons" and She tried to force an en-
trance.
rhe nolice tried to induce the Woe
mon to disperse quietly and then b
gan to eaU sttu ffa NE STIR
prise Of the spectators, Who aos
missed around the entran Nj.
parkbnrst slapped Inspector Jarvis th
the face. knocking his cap in the mud
There were cries of shame ana sfNr
eral spectators told the sufiraaNfte
loaded she had no provocation to do
such 4 thing
A moment later. another member
or The deputation Mrs Saul solomon
knocked Off the Inspectors cap a sec
ond time. while others made deter
mined attempts to rush the Gordon oi
police. Evenually' the entire dFputa-
ton was placed under arrest
Rv this time. a second deputaton
had left CaNton han. accompanied by
hundreds OF suffragists and others
and tried to reach the house of com
mons through the underground pass
oge leading from Westminster bridge
,rbis TOO. was unsuccessful but ron
two hours the whole district was IN
an unroar. the police dispensing the
crowds aud arrestng women by the
e.hoIesale. The windows of many OF
tho Government buildings were
mashed with stones wrapped IN pa
per 40 ar-
.asted including Mrs. Parkhurst. Mrs
eolonon the Honorable Mrs. Haver-
eield dauehter of Lord Abnger Miss
1aroeeson. daughter of Lady Mafges-
son. Miss Maud Joachim, niece OF 'ii'.
violinist and many other prominent
women. .4o,,oa N
Ionaon is becoming accustomed 10
suffragette raids on parliament pu'
! tba idea that "A more determined at-
tempt was to be made tonight TO for 5e
l,rcm,er Asquiths hand attracted On
,..,..,.., ous crowd. nrobably 1p'oo
,.rsous gathered. but the police ma !
mad, ample preparations To deal f'i-n
tho situation An avenues of ap
nroarh were cordoned by police ana
ambulances We're provided to dea'
Nh cases of accident Within the
Gordon were large number of mem
hers OF both houses of parha meht anu
sor,etv poople watching the scene.
Inst before s o'clock the prime
minister himself drove away from 'he
house unobserVed by the crowd III
lCaxton hau were Niseountess HarDei
ron. Mrs. Israel Zangwil. MISS hea,
rie, Forbes Robertson. Miss Eli@aneth
-.sbbin and Miss Beatrice herradth'
besides the wei known suHrageilo
leaders Great excitement Was caused
among the crowd by the movements
inf Inc equestrian sunragette. Mss
Vera Howe. who rode back ana foilh
CARRYING messages between the dit-
ferent depntations and who ultimate ~
was arrested.
The great crowds indulged ln con-
siderable horseplay. but generally no
lactfve sympathy was extended 20 th'
s,rrsgette- At o'clock the police
ltad orders to clear the whole vicinity
lof parliament and they goliantN
pressed the crowd hack.
The first deputaion comprised MfF
pankhurst. Mrs solomon Miss Mar
easson. Mrs. Haverleid. Miss Joao him
aIrs Nanzul wife Of Colonel Manzih I
land granddaughter of the late Lof0
yibord Mrs Frank Corbctt. sister-in-
ilaw OF rho late member Of the house
land Miss Nollgan. who is seventy mine
wears old These were ail arrested.