Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-22
.223 WOMEN IN
LONDON COURT
Suffragetts Storm Parliament
--FaiI to Reach Commons.

London, Nov. 22.-The promise OF
the militant section OF the suffragettes
to resume their old tactics has been
made good. Premier Asquith received
the warning last week, and over zoe
martyrs to the cause were marched of
to the various police stations surround
ing the house of M The dem
onstration. which was called d success
by the suffragettes, was rather mild
before.
The program, which was announced
well beforehand, was for the women to
assemble at their headquarters at Cax-
ton hall, march to Westminster. beard
the ministers In their dan and make
demands from the floor OF the house.
They gathered at Caxton hall In goodly
numbers, but fewer than on former DC
easlons, and speeches were made Wig
orously condemning the governments
manhood suffrage bill ~ an insult to
the women. Resolutions were adopted
demanding equal franchise rights for
both SEXES Then tie chosen deputa-
ton marched forth to atorm the house
of commons.
A large force Of police Immediately
broke up the procession. the members
OF which made their way by etwos and
threes to Parliament square. Here and
at all the approaches to the parliament
buildings several thousand people had
gathered TO see the run. There was
also an army of police. probably a cou
pie OF thousand, who effectively pre-
served the precincts of parliament FROM
the slightest Dissertation.
A solid. smiling Gordon surrounded
the buildings, held every approach
kept the crowd moving and invested
the whole proceeding with a n o
good natured, smiling discipline. 81
long as they kept moving onlookerI
might go anywhere except through th,
line which was guarding the parlla
ment buildings. Wheeled traffic wal
impeded hut not stopped.
The suffragettes. unable to approach
In force. could not make a very i'm
posing show. The usual method of sc
curing arrest was for two or three I,
u up against n solid line Of "bob
bies," who would gently push then
back into the laughing crowd. II thi
course OF action vas persisted In oftel
enough 1t would seture an arrest
Three policemen would be brought on
from the reserves behind, and the,
would take the ~suffragette to the DO
lice station. n mounted policeman maxi
ing a wny for them through the crowd
In this manner 2 suffragetees an.
three men were taken to the police sta
lions.
There WAS one new feature o
this demonstration namely, windoy
smashing. This was not done by th
hooiigans In the crowd. which VIA
chiefly composed Of respectable mel
and wonnen but hy flying ~squadrons 0
suffragette volunteers for a "dsnge
service" the object being apparentl
TO draw the attention OF the polio
from the house OF commons.
Three girls threw stones thrergh
large window OF tha dining room o
the Westminster Palace hotel. TIL
room was full OF diners at the Hme
but fortunately the table By tina win
dow which al broken had not ys
been occupied. There was scarcely
building on the left side OF the parlia
ment street from Trafalgar square t
Parliament square which did not havl
It's windows smashed The war asae
~-cTs suuereu extensively, as dts
those Of the National Liberal club
Another flying squadron Of DANCE
volunteers smashed windows Ia th
STnnd
Thls part of the nf0caeainga will q
much 10 counteraca the advances mad
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