Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Suffragets Are Arrested
While Attempting to In
wade Parliament.
PROPERTY is DAMAGED
Many Are Wounded in Clashes
and Windows Are Smashed
by the Mob.

London, Nov. 22.-Unrepentant sut
fragetes to the number OF 223 ap
peared in the Bow street police court
this morning TO answer for disorders
they caused yesterday, and were sen
fenced to fines or the alternative OF
terms of imprisonment varying from
a fortnight TO a month. The women
invariably chose prison.
TAKE GRIPS TO COURT.
The militants conducted their
fight last evening with the greatest
vigor, throwing stones into the
ranks of the police and sending we'll
directed missiles through windows OF
prominent buildings. Some suffra-
gets rode in horse and motor cabs
from which they launched stones
when opportunity offered. Newspa-
per officials a mile away from the
houses of parliament suffered in this
way. Most of the women arraigned
in court this morning carried grips
with a change of clothing, In antici-
patton of spending a period in Jail
Several who had broken windows val
ued at exceeding $50 were held on
bail for trial at the London sessions
THREATEN TO FORCE WAY.
London. Nov. % The suffragets
Jared badly at the hands of the police
last night
They had threatened to force their
way into the house Of commons and
make a protest on the floor of the
house against the prime minister's re-
fusal to pledge the government to
bill giving equal suffrage to both sexes
but they failed even 20 reach the en-
trance to parliament.
HOODLUMS JOIN PARADE.
Thwarted by the police. who arrest
ed 22O women and three men. the suf-
fragetes resorted to window-smashlng
Driven from Parliament square by the
police, l,SOO OF whom we're on duty, the
women, accompanied by sympathizers
and gangs OF rowdies, proceeded
through Whitehall armed with bags Of
stones concealed under their coats and
broke windows in public buildings.
AsQUITH IN COMPROMISE.
The militant tactics of the suffra-
getes followed a statement by Premier
Asquth that the government was un-
able to introduce a biz to enfranchise
women, as the cabinet was divided on
the question, but would allow an
amendment TO be introduced to the
proposed manhood suffrage bill. leav-
ing it to the house of commons to de
eide whether women should be given a
vote.
The suffragetes had made ample
preparations to renew their attacks on
parliament They net early in the
evening less than a mile from Parlla-
ment square and, after adopting a
resolution declaring that the prime
minister's denial Of heir request was
a grave and objectionable insult TO
women, called for volunteers for dan
gcrous service"
FIFTY WOMEN VOLUNTEER.
A deputation OF 20 women, headed
by Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and accom-
panied by immense crowds, started for
the house Of commons TO present the
or take whatever action was
deemed advisable.
Strong dctachmeuts Of police broke
up the deputation, End the women
were thrown back, O., If too persist
ent. arrested and hurried 10 police
station.
Several women were injured IN the
scramble. while others tainted or be-
came hysterical and required the al
tention Of the ambulance surgeons
The battle was fierce but short
CHAIN SELVES TO HAmINGs.
In an hour Parliament square had
been cleared Of the attacking forces
except half dozen women. who had
chained themselves 20 the railings, and
whose chains the police had TO flo or
break
The demonstration was not az large
as those Of last yea The damage
10 property was greater. however, and
he number Of arrests establishes
new record.
CanuonrOW station. In Whitehall vas
crowded with prisoner Among tho21
arrested were Mrs ] awreucc, Lady
Constance Lytton. sig'cr Of Lord Lyt-
on, and Hon. Mrs. EvoliHa HayerGeld.
laughter Of Lieutenant General Lord
sbinger.