The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-30
POLICE OF LONDON
ARREST OVER 100
SUFFRAGETTES
Another Attempt to Call on
Premier Fooled
SLAPPED INSPECTORS FACE
Mrs. Parkhurst, Leader Of DePutatIon,
Creates Disturbance and is Put
Under Arrest

London, June 30.-One hundred and
twelve women were arrested last
night after exciting scenes In Parlla-
ment Square in connection with the
thirteenth vain attempt OF the mill
tant suffragettes to obtain access TO
Premier Asquith by deputation. Among
those arrested were Mrs. Parkhurst,
Mrs. Solomon, the Hon. Mrs. Haver-
field, daughter of Lord Abinger; MISS
Margresson, daughter of Lady Mar
gresson and Miss Maud Joachim, niece
of the violinist
London is becoming accustomed TO
suffragette raids on Parliament but
the idea that more determined at
tempt than ever was to be made to
force Premier Asquith's hand attract
ed an enormous crowd around the Par
lament buildings. Probably $4,000
persons gathered there but the author
ties had made ample preparations TO
deal with the situation.
All avenues of approach were cor
doned by police numbering several
thousand, and ambulances were prov
ided to deal with cases OF accident.
Great excitement was caused among
the crowd by the movements of the
equestrian suffragette, Miss Vera
Howe, who in riding habit and bowler
hat, rode back and forth carrying mes
sages between different populations,
and who was finally arrested.
The deputation under command of
Mrs. Pankhurst was received by the
crowd with wild cheers. Escorted by
tae police, the deputation arrived at
the St Stephens entrance to Parlia-
ment, where it was met by Chief In
spector Scantlebury who handed Mrs.
Pankhurst a letter from the premier,
regretting his inability to receive the
deputation. Angrily throwing the let
ter on the ground Mrs. Pankhurst ex-
claimed 81 stand on the House of
Commons" and she endeavored to
force an entrance.
The police tried to induce the wom-
en- to dispense quietly and then began
to take the members of the deputat-
ion by the arms to lead them away.
To the surprise of the spectators who
were massed around the entrance Mrs
Pankhurst slapped Inspector Jarvis in
the face knocking his cap in the mud
There were cries of 'Shame!" and sew
eral of the spectators told the suffra.
gette leader that she had no provoca-
ton for such an act.
A moment later another member OF
the deputation, Mrs. Saul Solomon
knocked off the inspectors cap a sec.
ond time while others made determin.
ed attempts to rush the Gordon of po-
lice. Eventually the entire deputation
was placed under arrest.
For two hours the whole district was
in state of uproar, the police dis
persing the crowds and arresting WON
en- by the wholesale. The windows
of many of the government buildings
were smashed with stones wrapped in
paper during the disturbance.
Throughout the demonstrations the
police behaved with the utmost for
bearance but tne suffragettes in many
cases forced them to some rough hand
ling. There was much screaming anC
in some cases fainting and many wo
men had to be taken 70 the hospitals
in state of collapse.
The great crowds INDUCED in con
siderable horse play but generally NJ
active sympathy was extended to the
suffragettes. One policeman's horse
was stabbed by a man in the Grove
and constable was badly injured.