The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-17

Recently, the Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer addressed a crowded meeting
held at the Albert Hall under the aus
pieces of the Women s Liberal Fedora
tion. Though Mr.. Lloyd George had
come with an official message of hope
to all who are in favor of votes for
women, he was continually interrupted
by the more militant Suffragettes. Miss
Ogston, the woman with the whip, who
was in third.tier box, first fourished
her weapon soon after the Chancellor
had begun his speech. She interrupted,
and stewards moved towards her. The
whip provided her with means of re-
sistance, but she was conquered, and
removed. The London Daily Telegraph
tells the story as follows:
With smile on his face, the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer rose to speak
at half past three. How would he be-
gin2 With the declaration demanded
of him by the Women IS Social and
Political Union? Events proved that
he was not to be s'buIlied, = and
"would only make his speech in his
own way In his usual fashion, there
fore, he began by trying to put the
audience in good humor. 81 admired
the woman s wit, he observed, sin
taking the collection before there was
the possibility of any accident-before
the arrangements of the meeting would
be upset by the calling of Cabinet
| Minister. The jest caused the huge
| audience to laugh heartily, but hardly
| had the merriment died away in re-
| newed eruption of Kisses, when y. ung
woman in red dress rose in the see.
ond gallery to the left of the platfrom,
| that penetrated throughout the audi
torium, called out, Mr.. oyd-George,
what we want is deeds, not words! -
" Deeds, not words!' she repeated.
| Instantly half dozen stewards made
a rush for the interruption, and as they
| did so she drew stout dog-whip from
her pocket and welded it with the fury
of an Amazon. s.Deeds, not words! .
she repeated with stinging emphasis, as
she brought the lash down upon the
heads and backs of the attacking par
ty. In the tumble arms We're flying
out in every direction; a number of wo
men shrieked and endeavored to gel
away, and above the din could be heard
two or three men s voices crying ou
"Shame! Shame!'' The persistence Of
the combat caused hundreds of peopl,
TO rise exeited1y in every part of thu
hall. 1t was then seen that the fem
mime interruptor was chained to he
seat. The whip wrenched from he
! grasp, she still continued to call out il
an exhausted voice, "Deeds, no
words!" until, with lurch, she an
! her removers went stumbling up tn
stairs and out of the door behind. erie
of "Shamei' were again taken up a
the woman was carried out of the build
J ing. The struggle lasted fully three o
: four minutes.
The smile died off Mr.. Lloyi
Georges face for moment, and h
asked, "May ] say one word2 | hon
. it will be unnecessary to turn anyon
4 out, and, for my part, | would soone
resume my seat than be the cause c
4 violence. | am not here to express an
y idle words of sympathy. / am here
4 a Cabinet Minister to declare what
conceive to be the attitude of the Co
II tIhuleHt 10 tnls pronlem ana their i
y tentions towards it, Hereupon Sc
= ond woman in the arena took up tt
n cry deeds, not wordsi' waving Il
n Sufragist colors, and third within
I couple of dozen yards of the piatfor
. shreked out the taunt "That IS it. r,
\ with the hare and hunt with &
n hounds." The stewards made for t
woman, and Mr.. LloydGeorge retorte
= 81 have not the slightest intention
|, Sinking any question. / am not in t