The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
SUFFRAGETTES IN
LIMELIGHT AGAIN
Continued from Page One.

met by Chief Inspector Scantlebury
who handed Mrs. Pankhurst a lette
from the premier, regretting his inabil
J ity to receive the deputation.
Angrily throwing the letter on the
ground. Mrs PanlShurst exclaimed:
''I stand on my rights as the king 3
subject to enter the house of com
mons,' and she tried to force an en-
! trance.
! The police tried to induce the women
TO dlsperse quietly and then began 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 several spectators
told the sufrragette leader she had no
provocation to do such n thing.
A moment later another member of
fine deputation, Mrs. Saul Solomon.
knocked off the inspector cap a sec
ond time, while others made efforts to
rush the Gordon of police Eventually
the entire deputation was placed under
arrest
By this time second deputation bad
left Caxton hall accompanied by some
hundreds of suffragettes and others,
and tried 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 an uproar
the police dispensing the crowds and
arresting women by the wholesale. The
windows Of many of the government
buildings were smashed with stones
wrapped in paper,
Altogether 1l2 women were arrested.
including Mrs, Pankhurst, Mrs Solo,
mon. the Hon. Mrs, Haverfeld, daugh-
ter of Lord Abinger; Miss Margesson,
daughter of LADY Margesson; Miss
Maud Joachim, niece of the violinist,
and many other prominent women
Great Throngs Gather
Probably $4,000 persons gathered TO
watch the attempt of the sufTragettes to
force Premier Asquith's hand. All ave
nues OF approach were cordone6 by police
and ambulances were provided to deal
with cases of accident. Within the cor
don We're large number of members OF
both houses of parliament and society
people watching the scene. Among these
were Lord and Lady Granard. Lord Nor
ley, Lord Wolverhampton and Lord AL
throp.
Just before o'clock the prime minister
himself drove away from the house unob-
served by the crowd. In Casion hall were
Forbes, Robertson. Miss Elizabeth Robbins
and Miss Beatrice Harraden besides all
the well-known suffragette leaders.
Great excitement was caused among the
crowd by the movements of the egues-
trian suffragettes, Miss Vera Howe who
rode back and forth carrying messages
between the different deputations, and
Wnlch ultimately were arrested
throughout the demonstration the DO
@ lce behaFed with the utmost forbearance
but the suffragettes in many cases forced
them to some rough handling.
Inc great crowds INDUCED In considera
pie morse play but generally no active
sympathy was extended to the sllfTra-
se'Ts ~ o'clock the police had orders
10 clear the whole vicinity OF parliament
ana they gradually pressed tho crowd
oack. one of the policemen's horses was
Stdooea py man In the crowd and a
constable was badly injured
ne hrSt deputation comprised. Mrs
lankn o.l lntnrst, Mrs, Solomon, Miss Marges
son, MTs liaverlield, Miss Joachim, Mrs.
ManseilI, wife OF Colonel Manseiji and
kIanddaushter OF the late Lord VIM
borne Mrs. Frank Corbett. sigter-in.ia
OF the iate member of the house and Miss
Nengan. who ls seventy-nlnc vearr ia
They were all arrested oi''
AccoTohS 10 one report Inspector lar
Els VIII bring n charge of assann ,sata..
Mrs. Penkhurst "eainst
Mrs Solomon also struck him Dr
EliIIord, one OF the supporters of the enf
~ ~liaSctse movement In an interview nft |
Gr"ard. said he greatly rcprettcd NJ
Pankhurst's action. Such thin1s 10 aiiS -ats
helped TO lock the lips Of the advorstes ~
women's rights. a"'oca'es OF
nave supported woman's sufrrsoo TO-
many years" he added. ''b,if 2.hIs ase r TOT !
thing" %" say any