Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-30
Suffragettes Create Tremendous Up
roar Trying to Reach Premier
Asquith.
WINDOWS BROKEN BY THE MOB
Leader slsps Face If Policeman Who
Bars Her Way.
ANOTHER WOMAN FOLLOWS SUIT
Prime Minister Keeps Out of Sight
Of Deputation.
MOTHER WOMAN FOLLOWS SUIT
PROMINENT PEOPLE TAKE PART
List of Those Arrested includes Tive
Daughters of Noble English Fam
neS-Arrests Number One Humid
red and Twelve.

LONDON, June 29.-The thirteenth vain
attempt of the militant suffragettes to OBJ
tain access to Premier Asquith by depu-
tation resulted in exciting scenes in par
lament square tonight, and the arrest of
more than 100 women.
The plan OF campaign followed the lines
previously employed by the suffragettes.
The "woman's parliament" assembled in
Carlton hall at s D. m, and sent a depu-
tation headed by Mrs. Pankhurst to en-
deavor TO see the prime minister who had
previously decided not to receive the depu-
tation. Enormous crowds Of onlookers as
sembled in the vicinity Of the parliament
house, hours before Ithe time set for the
raid upon the house. around which several
thousand police had taken up strategic po-
sltions.
Mounted Woman First.
The first noteworthy incident was the
arrest, after a great deal Of trouble, OF a
buxom equestrienne suffragette, who tried
to penetrate the police Gordon to take a
message to the premier.
Next appeared the deputaton under COM
mand Of Mrs. Pankhurst, and 1t was ie-
ceived by the crowd with wild cheers. Es-
corted by the police the deputation ar
rived at the St, Stephens entrance to par
lament where 1t was met by Chief In
spector Scantlebury, who handed Mrs.
Pankhurst a letter from the premier re-
GREETING his inability to receive the deputa-
tlon
Angrily throwing the letter on the ground
Mrs. Pankhurst exclaimed
''I stand upon my rights as the king 5
subject to enter the house Of commons"
and she endeavored to force an entrance
SIaps Inspectors Face.
The police tried to induce the women
to disperse quietly, and then began to
take the members Of the deputation by tho
arms to lead them away. To the surprise
of the spectators, who were massed around
the entrance, Mrs. Pankhurst slapped IN
spector Jarvis IN the face, knocking his
cap In the mud. There were cries Ct
shame" and several OF the spectators
told the suffrag gette leader that she had no
provocation to do such thing.
A moment later another member Of the
deputation Mrs Saul Solomon, knocked
off the Inspectors cap second time, while
others made determined attempts to rush
the Gordon OF police. Eventually the en-
tire deputation was placed under arrest
BY this time a second deputation had left
Caxton hall, accompanied by some hun
dreds of suffragettes and others, ana an
attempt was made to reach the house oI
commons through the underground pas
sage, leading from Westminster bridge
windows Are Smashed.
This, too, was unsuccessful, but Tor two
hours the whole district was in state OF
uproar, the police dispensing the crowds
and arrestIng women by the wholesale
The windows of many Of the government
buildings were smashed with stones wrap
ped In paper.
Altogether liz women were arrested, in
Guiding Mrs Pankhurst, Mrs. Solomon, the
Honorable Mrs Haverfleld. daughter of
Lord AbinEer; Miss Marsesson, daughter
of Lady Margesson; Maud Joachim, niece
Of the violinist, and many other prominent
women.