Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30

OF LONDON IN
FURIOUS RIOT.
112 WOMEN ARRESTED DURING
SIEGE OF COMMONS
TWO OF LEADERS SLAP FACE OF
INSPECTOR
Many Windows Broken and Prominent
Advocates of Cause Thrown into
Jail in Effort to Reach
Asquith
CBy Associated Presso

IT ONDON, June 29.--The thirteenth
. vain attempt of the militant suf-
"a fragettes to obtain access to Pre-
! mier Asquith resulted in exciting
scenes in parliament square tonight
. and the arrest of more than 100 women.
The plan of campaign followed the
lines previously employed by the suf-
. fragettes. The woman's parliament
! assembled in Caxton hall and sent a
deputation, headed by Mrs. Parkhurst,
! to see the prime minister, who pre-
viously had decided not to receive
them.
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 strategic positions.
The first noteworthy incident was
. the arrest, after great deal of trou-
BILE, of a buxom equestrian suffragette
; who tried to penetrate the police cor
! don to take a message to the premier.
Next appeared the deputation under
. command of Mrs. Parkhurst. and it
was received by the crowd with wild
cheers.
Escorted by the police, the deputa-
ton arrived at the st. Stephens en-
trance to parliament. where 1t was
; met by Chief Inspector Scantlebury,
who handed Mrs. Parkhurst letter
.
b.lity to receive the deputation.
Angrily throwing the letter on the
! ground Mrs. Parkhurst exclaimed:
IT stand on my rights as the kings
subject to enter the house of COM
mons" and she tried to force an en-
trance.
SIaps His Face
The police tried to induce the women
to disperse quietly and then began to
lead them away. To the surprise of
the spectators who were massed
around the entrance Mrs. Parkhurst
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
Eventually the entire deputation was
placed under arrest.
By this time a second deputation
had left Caxton hall, accompanied by
some hundreds of suffragettes and 9th
ers and tried to reach the house oy
4 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 ar
resting women by the whoiesale.
The windows of many of the gov
ernment buildings were smashed with
stones wrapped in paper
Altogether 112 women were arrested.
including Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. 500
: 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
FIFTY Thousand Witness Siege
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
, nolice. and ambulances were provided
: to deal with cases of accident.
4, Within the Gordon were large NUM-
. her of members of both houses OF par
lament and society people, watching
Among these were Lord and Lady
, Granard, Lord Morley, Lord Wolver-
hampton and Lord Althop.
Just before s o'clock the prime min
!, ister himself drove away from the
house unobserved by the crowd. In
Saxton hall were Viscountess Harber-
!, TON Mrs. Israel Zangwill, Miss Beatrice
Forbes-Robertson Miss Elizabeth Rob-
bins, Miss Beatrice Harraden. besides
, all the well known SuIlrdSette iSduSlS.
Great excitement was caused among
! the crowd by the movements of the
T equestrian suffragette, Miss Vera Howe,
who rode back and forth, carrying mes
sages between the different deputa-
tions and who ultimately was arrested.
) Police Behave Well
r-hroughout the demonstration tho
police behaved with the utmost for
bearance, but the suffragettes in many
cases forced them to some rough hand-
, ling
The great crowds INDUCED in con-
siderable horseplay. but generally no
active sympathy was extended TO the
suffragettes
At o'clock the police ha6 orders to
, clear the whole vicinity of parliament.
and they gradually pressed the crowd
j, back.
, one policeman's horse was stabbed by
a man in the crowd, and constable
was badly injured.
The first deputation comprised Mrs.
j Pankhurst, Mrs. Solomon, Miss Mar
4 gesson, Mrs. Haverfeld. Miss Joachim,
\ Mrs Menzill wife of Colonel Menzill.
|; and granddaughter of the late Lord
j Wilborne; Mrs Frank Corbett, sister
in-law of the late member of ths house.
. and Miss Neligan, who is 70 years old.
They were ali arrested.
!; According to one report Inspector
Jarvis will bring charge of assault
against Mrs. Pankhurst. Mrs Solomon
} also struck him.
Il orEHc DEEIIHE IM NIlH0IITs