The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-24

Worse.
London. Nov. 22.-The political
campaign is being waged with
Aerceuess almost unknown in Eng
land. both by politicians on the
stump and suffragettes on the battle
field.
Tie battle OF Downing Street.
which was fought this afternoon
when several hundred suffragettes
attempted to storm the Premier's
residence, assaulted Mr. Asquith and
Augustine BirrelI. Chief Secretary
dows in the Government Offices, sur
passed all previous spectacles OF the
sort. About $50 women and several
men supporters are in the police sta
ton tonight.
Following an announcement by the
Prime Minister in the. House OF Com
mons that IL he were still in power
at the next session OF Parliament the
Government would give facilities for
the consideration of suffrage bill a
large body of women, inflamed rath-
er than placated by this promise,
which was characterized as nothing
more nor less than an insult to the
cause" 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 re-
Gently has resorted to all kinds OF
suhterfuges to keep himself clear OF
the hands of the militant women.
Asquith Assaulted.
One of them, Henrietta Williams,
struck the Government leader and
the Premier would have Jared badly
had not large detachment 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
their backs. The rioting continued
into the evening when squads Of wo-
men attacked the residences of Sir
Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary;
Winston Spencer Churchill, the Home
Secretary, and Lewis Harcourt, Sec
rotary of State for the Colonies.
Stones crashed through the windows
Ing the brunt of the attack. One
band spied Mr.. Bierrell strolling
through St. James Park to the Athe-
naeum Club and swooped down up
on 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.. Bier
rell limped to his motor car on the
arms Of policemen.
Leaders Arrested.
Mrs. Emiline Pankhurst, the lead
er of the suffragettes, 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
Johnson was the only American ar
rested.
Mr.. Churchill addressed a big
meeting this evening, from which
several men adherents of the wo-
mems cause were dragged out by the
police. Mr.. Churchill strongly de-
Tended the propriety of Irish-Ameri-
cans contributing 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
Astor had announced that he was
again the candidate of the Conserva.
tives for Plymouth.
The principal move of the day was
Premier Asquith's attempt to pla.
cate the laborites by promising to
Introduce legislation solving the diff
ficulty 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 a manifesto against the Lords
calling landlordism and the House OF
Lords synonymous.