The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
WOMEN WANT IT BADLY.
English Suffragcttcs Assault High
State Officials and Engage in
Riots-Crazy For Suffrage.

London.-The political campaign
is being waged with a %ficrceness al
most unknown in England, both by
politicians on the stump and sulfra-
gettes on the battlefield.
The battle of Downing street,
which was fought when several hun
dred suffragettes attempted 10 storm
the Premiet's residence, assaulted
Mr.. Asquith and Augustine Bierrell,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and
broke many windows in the govern
ment offices, surpassed all previous
spectacles Of the sort. About 1o0
women and several men supporters
were placed in the police station.
Following an announcement by
the Prime Minister in the House OF
Commons that if he were still in
power at the next session of Parlia-
ment the government would give
facilities for the consideration Of a
suffrage bill a large body of women,
inflamed rather than placated by
this promise, which was character
lied as nothing more nor less than
an insult to the cause" left Caxton
hall in search of the Premier. They
came upon him or the way to Down
ing street and Immediately formed a
hostile Gordon around Mr.. Asquith,
who recently has resorted TO all
kinds of subeterfuges to keep him
self clear of the hands of the mill
tant women.
One of them, Henrietta Williams,
struck the government leader and
the Premier would have Jared badly
had not large attachments of police
come running to his rescue. The
police had great difficulty in putting
down the disorders and many OF the
women had TO be dragged from the
scene with clothes half torn from
their backs. The rioting continued
into the evening when squads OF
women attacked the residence OF
Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secte-
tary: Winston Spencer Churchill,
the Home Secretary, and Lewis Har-
court, Secretary of State for the Col
| onies. Stones crashed through the
windows of the houses, Sir Edward
Grey bearing the brunt of the at
tack. One band spied Mr.. Bierrell
strolling through st. James Park tc
the Athenaeum Club and swooped
down upon the aged statesman,
knocking his hat over his eyes and
kicking him about The legs. When
help came and the women were
driven off Mr.. Bierrell limped to his.
motor car on the arms of policemen.
Mrs. Emiline Pinkharst. the leader
If the s~ufferagcttes, was among those
taken to Jail. Her sister, Mrs. Grant,
denied admittance, threw a missile
through the Jail window. She also
was ~incarcerated. Miss Grace john
! son was the only American arrested.
. Mr.. Churchill addressed a big
meeting, from which several men
adherents Of the wOmen's cause were
OFdSStu UuL DS tLC ppiiSS' va
Churchill strongly defended the
propriety OF observation-disclosures con-
Ftributing to the home rule cause.
The cry of American dollars was
likely to be used as a retort by the
Liberals, he said, since Waldorf As
tor had announced that he was
| again the candidate Of the COnserva-
tives for Plymouth.
The principal move of the dav was
Premier Asquith's attempt to placat-
the laborites by promising to intro
duce legislation solving the difficulty
which has arisen on account Of the
Osborne judgment. The labor party
met and declared that the scheme
suggested by the Premier was wholly
unsatisfactory.
The United Irish League has IS
| sued a manifesto against the Lords,
calling landIordism and the House Of
Lords synonymous.