The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-23
Suffragettes Decline to
Pay Fines and Secure
Liberty.
COME PREPARED
FOR STAY IN JAIL
Mrs. Pankhurst Calls Action of
Court "Enemy's Declaration of
War;" and She May Return
to England to Lead Militant
Feminine Hosts in Bat
tie for Ballot.

London, November eo.-Unrepentant
sufrragettes to the number OF 223, many
oil whom apparently are still In their
teens. appeared at Bow Street sol.ce
Court this morning to answer for their
sins of yesterday. and were se.tenc4d
10 hnes or alternative terms az iuprIs-
onment varying from fortnight 10
month. The women inYarl .bly chose
rison instead Of a fine.
Counsel for the public prosecutor
said. In Speaking to the charge, trat
ne could Tot adequately describe the
disSraceful and discreditabla actions
OF organized disorder" Of which the &c
cused were guilty.
FROM evidence It is quite certain that
the militant suffragcttes acted yester>
DAY on complete plan OF campaign.
AS soon as t,cy were repulsrd BY The
police dr,-wa up In Parliam,t. NJ S,iu,,c
they dis ,",seh !n.o small gr.nps, VINO
mixed ~ II h: crowds.
These were kept in constint mo, e.
rnent by tho police. Occasn..,L:,y IA
missile was hurled from the middle OF
the throng. but thee police were unable to
G. est ;he 'hror er. This gave the mill
tiats mere confidence. and as hey
came Within reach of the government
offices In Whitehall and on the sur
rounding streets the throwing OF stones
became more frequent. and Shouts o.
Votes for womcn!" were .lised. II
was here that most OF the arr ISIS we, o
effected. Some of the women fought
their captors.
Threw Showers OF Stonen.
AT the National Liberal Club on
Thames cmbankment the excitement
| reached Its height. The club was full
OF members and their friends. These
Hooked to the windows as the crow Us
approached. but were soon forced to
retreat In order to avoid the showers
of wcll-aImed stones which crashed
through the lower windows Many
more arrests were made here and also
along the Strand. where the telegraph
office was attacked as well as several
stores.
Some of the suffraEettes rode in
horse and motor cabs. from which they
launched stones when opportunity
offered. Newspaper Offices situated over
mile away from the houses Of Par
lament suffered in this way. In some
instances the assailants succeeded In
escaping, but In others they appeared
to seek arrest
Somerset House. where all the public
records arc kept. also was the object
of attack. but Its distance from the
sidewalk and Its formidable walls pre-
Most of the women arrived in court
this morning carrying grips with
change OF clothing. in anticipation OF
spending period In jail. Several of
them, who had broken windows of a
value exceeding $50 were committed
for trial at the London sessions. All
of these. however, were allowed out
on bail
a poster circulated by Mrs. Pethick
Lawrence, calling on women to assem-
bile in their thousands and 'see fair
play and protect. women from being
brutality victimized by the police In
uniform and plain clothes. as they
were on Black Friday, 1910. when, as
result of Ill usage. one woman died
and many were seriously injured" was
produced in court Counsel for the
government warmly condemned this as
a disGraceful and unworthy effusion
Premier Addresses Women.
The Chancellor of the Excheauer,
David Lloyd George, has addressed a
message to the National Union of Wo-
mans Suffrage Societies. In which he
says:
The premier's pronouncement on
the attitude which the government is
adopting towards the question seems
to me TO make the carrying of a wo-
mans suffrage amendment. on broad
democratic lines, TO next years fran
do all in my power to help those labor
Ing to reach q successful Issue in the
coming session next year, which pro-
vides q supreme opportunity, and moth
ing but unwise handling OF that chance
can compass failure"