The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-30

RIOT AND III
ARELOCKFDUP
Storm Parliament Building in
Thirteenth Vain Effort to
See Prime Minister
Prominent Wemen Among the
Throngs Arrested for Lead
ing Disturbance

LONDON, June 2s.-The thirteenth
vain attempt of the militant suffra-
gettes to obtain access to Premier AS
quith resulted in exciting scenes in
Parliament square tonight and the ar
rest of more than 100 women.
The plan of campaign followed the
lines previously employed by the suf-
fragettes. The woman's parliament as
sembled in Caxton hall and sent dep
utatien, headed by Mrs. Pankhurst, to
see the prime minister, who had pre-
viously decided not to receive them.
Big Crowds Assemble
Enormous crowds assembled in the
vicinity OF parliament hours before the
time set for the raid upon the house,
around which several thousand police
had taken up strategic positions. The
first noteworthy incident was the ar
rest, after a great deal of trouble, of a
buxom equestrian suffragette, who
tried to penetrate the police Gordon to
take message to the premier.
Next appeared the deputation under
command of Mrs. Pankhurst, and il
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. Pankhurst a letter
from the premier regretting his inability
to receive the deputation.
Seek to Force Entrance
Angrily throwing the letter on the
ground, Mrs. Pankhurst exclaimed:
II stand on my rights as the king
subject to enter the house of COM
mons" and she tried to force an en-
trance.
The police tried to induce the
women to -disperse quietly and then
began to lead them away. To the sur
prise of the spectators, who were
massed around the entrance, Mrs. Pank-
hurst slapped Inspector Jarvis in the
face. knocking his cap in the mud.
There were cries of Shame, and
several spectators told the suffragette
leader she had no provocation to do
such a thing.
A moment later another member of
the deputation, Mrs Saul Solomon
knocked off the inspectors cap sec
ond time, while others made deter
mined attempts to rush the Gordon of
police Eventually the entire deputa-
tion was placed under arrest
Many Women Arrested
BY this time a second deputation
had left Caxton hall, accompanied by
some hundreds of suffrag gettes and
others, and tried to reach the house of
commons 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 dlspers-
ing the crowds and arresting women by
wholesale. The windows of many of
the government buildings were
smashed with stones wrapped in pa
per.
Altogether 112 women were arrested,
including Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Solo
mon; the Hon. Mrs. Haverfield, daugh-
ter of Lord Abinger: Miss Margesson.
daughter of Lady Margesson; Miss
Maud Joachim. niece of the violinist.
and many other prominent women.
Probably $4,000 persons gathered to
watch the attempt of the suffragettes
to force Premier Asquith's hand. All
avenues of approach were cordoned by
police and ambulances were provided
to deal wit hcases of accident. Within
the Gordon were a large number of
members of both houses of parliament
and society people watching the scene.
Among these were Lord and Lady
Granard, Lord Morley, Lord Wolver-
hampton and Lord Aithop.
Just before o'cloc kthe prime min
ister himself drove away from the
house unobserved by the crowd. In
caxton hall were viscountess Harber-
ton, Mrs Israel zangwill, Miss Beatrice
Forbes Robertson, Miss Elizabeth Rob-
bins and Miss. Beatrice Harraden, be-
sides all the well known suffragette
leaders.