New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
LONDON SUFFRAC|STS
IN GREAT PROCESSION
Well Organized Demonstration
ParadeS Along the Corona
ti0n Route.
SOME WEAR PRISON GARB
These Call Forth Cries of Jail.
bird!' but Crowd Is Not An
tagonistic - American
Women Participate.
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London June 1.-THE suffrage pro-
cession this afternoon was the best or
ganized demonstration which women
have made yet in the course Of their
protracted agitation. Estimates OF the
number of women in the parade ranged
from 10000 to $4,000. Swarmng into
London from suburbs and provinces ana
reswarming on the Victoria Embank-
ment. they marched from Trafalgar
Square to Kensngton with scores OF
bands and hundreds of banners. with all
the prominent women identified with the
cause on foot.
Immense crowds witnessed this pa
rade and enjoyed it as though 1t were
coronation spectacle.
Historic characters from early British
times down to well known Victorans
such az Charlotte Bronte. Jenny Lind
Mrs. Browning and Grace Darling were
represented.
Miss Bryce, a daughter Of John a.
Bryce and niece of the British Ambas-
sador in Washington, dressed as Joan
Of Arc and riding a white charger. was
conspicuous figure, and the wives of
several of the colonial premiers were In
line
Mrs. Drummond, on q fine horse, was
the general in command. and seven
hundred martyrs in prison garb were
prominently placed. eliciting the cry OF
"Jailbirds" frem the more militant Of
the unsympathzers.
There was an Empire car, with gar
lands Of roses connecting It with the
remainder of the pageant. and there
were English women in white, Irish
women with red colleen cloaks. Scottish
lasses with plaids. Canadians with maple
leaves. Indian women in gorgeous Orien-
tai costume and many international con-
tingents. the Americans in the process
sion including Miss Julie Opp and Miss
! Gertrude Elliott. The procession ended
with some fervid platform oratory at
Albert Hall and an overflow meeting.
By The Associated Press
London. June 1.-THE meeting at Al
bert Hall was most enthusiastic. Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst. who presided,
elected loud cheers by the declaration
that the demonstration proved that VIC
tory was close at hand.
The leaders were jubilant at the sue
cess of the demonstration. pointing out
that for the first time the militant suf-
fragettes and constitutional agitators
had made common cause.
Militant and non-militant suffragettes
had combined to make the demonstration
success All thought Of caste was put
aside and queens, or those CARRIED to rep
resent such characters as Boadcea,
| Catherine Of Aragon. Mary Queen Of
Scots and Queen Victoria rubbed Shout
ders with fellow workers in the suffrage
cause from the sweatshops of White
chapel.
! Every phase of social. professional and
| industrial life was represented. among
the paraders being women Of title, promi-
lent actresses and college women.
Among those who took part in the five
mile walk from Northumberland avenue
to Kensington were Annie Besant, presi-
dent OF the Philosophical Society: Sarah
| Grand. the novelist; Princess Dhuleep
Singh, Mrs William G. Cavendish-Ben-
timex, Lady Frances Balfour. sister-in-
law Of the Unionist leader; Mrs. Millicent
c. Fawcett, Mrs. Emmelne Pankhurst
and Miss Sylvia Pankhurst.
Among the score or more Americans
who participated in the demonstration
we're Mrs. j. Davidson. OF New York;
Mrs. A. Martin. of Reno: Mrs. Lloyd
Garrison. Of Boston: Mrs. Ohensley and
Mrs. Caroline Comings. Miss May Win
ter. OF indianapolis. and Mrs. G. w.
Mitchell both on horseback, led the
American contingent.
The majority Of the demonstrators were
dressed in white. short gowns with
small hats and no hatpins" being the
order Of the day.
Immense crowds viewed the pageant.
DESPITE one or two cries of 'Jailbirds.'
as the martyrs to the cause passed. their
reception on the whole was not so an
tagonistic as on previous occasions.
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