The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-26
R0WOY ENGLISH WOMEN.
CAMPAIGN IN ENG
LAND REACHES ACUTE
STAGE.
Iniiamcd by Promise OF Future Con-
sidcratiOn of their Bill Suirra-
gCttcS Assault Primo Minister iS-
quith--ScriouS Injury Prevented
by Prompt Interference of Police.
Many Female Rioters Arrested, III
Guiding One American.

Guiding One American.
London. Nov. 22.-The political
campaign is waging with a fierceness
almost unknown in England. Poll
ticians on the stump and suffagettes
on the battlefield are extremely act
i've.
The battle of Downing street,
fought this afternoon, when hundreds
of suffragettes attempted to storm the
premier's residence, assaulted Mr.. AS
quith and Augustine Birrell, chief
windows in the Government offices,
surpassed all previous spectacles Of
the sort. About $50 women and sew
eral men supporters are in the po-
lice station tonight.
Following an announcement, by the
prime minister in the House of Com
MONS that, if he were still in power
at the next session of Parliament, the
Government would give facilities for
the consideration of a suffragette bill,
a large body of women, inlamed
rather than placated by this prom
tse, which was characterized as
nothing more or less than an insult
to the caluse," left Claxton Hall in
search of the premier.
They came upon him on the way
to Downing street and Immediately
formed a hostile Gordon around Mr..
Asquith, who recently has resorted
to all kinds of subterfuges to keep
himself clear of the hands Of the
militant women.
Henrietta Williams stuck the Gov
ernment leader. and the premier
would have Jared badly had not a
detachment Of policemen run to his
| rescue. The police had great diff
Guilty. in putting down the disorders
and many Of the women had to be
dragged from the scene, with cloth
es half torn from their backs.
The riotng continued into the
evening, when squads of women at
tackled the residences of Sir Edward
Grey. foreign secretary; Winston
Spencer Churchill, home secretary,
and Lewis Harcourt, secretary Of
State for the colonies. Stones crash
ed through the windows Of the house,
Sir Edward Grey's home bearing the
bunt of the attack
One band spied Mr.. Birrell stroll
ing through ST. James Park to his
club and swooped 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. Birrell limped to
his motor car on the arm of a po-
liceman.
M"e. Emmeline Pankhurst, the
leader of the suffragettes. was among
those taken to Jail. Her sister, Mrs.
Grant, denied admittance. threw a
missile through the Jail window. She
then was mcarcerated Miss Grace
Johnson was the only American ar
| rested. Miss Annie Martin. of Ne
Vada, who was taken to the police
station on Friday and later released.
Mas not among those arrested to-
night.
Mr.. Churchill tonight addressed a
big meeting, from which several
men adherents of the womcn's cause
were dragged by the police Mr..
Churchill strongly defended the
propriety Of Irish-Amerians con-
tributirg 10 the Home Rule cause.
The cry of "American dollars" was
likely to be used as rctort by the
Liberals, he said since Waldorf As
tor had announced that he was again
the candidate Of the Conservatives
for Plymouth.
The principal move of the day was
Premier Asquiths attempt To pla-
cate the laborites by promising to in
troduce legislation solving the diff
Guilty which has arisen on account of
the Osborne judgment. The Labor
party met tonight and declared that
the scheme suggested by the premier
was wholly unsatisfactory.
The United Irish League has is
| sued manifesto against the Lords.
calling landlordism and the House
or Lords synonymous.