New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-26
CONTUMELY FOR ASQUITH
Socialist M. P. Tells Him He Is
Beneath Contempt"
INSULTER SHOWN TO DOOR
Labor Member Protests Against
"Disgraceful," Forcible Feed
ing of Suffragettes.

fBv Transatlantic wireless to The Tribune
London, June 25.-The forcible feeding
of the suffragette prisoners in conse-
ouence of the hunger strike undertaken
by them led to a violent scene in the
House Of Commons to-day, which ended
in the Speaker ordering George Lans-
bury. a Socialist member returned for
Bow and Bromley districts in the eX-
IRENE East End Of London, to leave the
House
Timothy Healy, the Irish Nationalist
I'm the role Of ladies' knight. had appcaled
to Premier Asquith to release the women
and the Premier answered that they could
leave prison this afternoon on giving an
undertaking not to repeat their offence.
This apparently innocuous reply
seemed to send Mr.. Lansbury into
, state Of historical excitement. Rushihe
from his seat to the front ministerial
hench he stood on the floor Of the House
In front Of Mr.. Asquith and shook MS
fist within twelve inches or so oi the
Premicr's face, shouting:
Won are beneath contempt You know
the women cannot give such an under
taking. You call yourselves gentlemen
vet YOU forcibly feed and murder women
IN this fashion. You ought to he hriV'h
ont Of public life. 1t is the most as
graceful thing that has happened In the
history Of England, and you viii go down
% history as the murderors of innocent
women
Mr. Asuuith's face darkened Ior
moment. and he half rose, but ne con-
trolled himself and sank back INTO MS
scat again. The Speaker took advantage
or the Temporary lull 10 ask Mr.. Lans-
bury TO leave the House. Mr. Lahsoury'
still very excited said he would not
leave while this disgraceful thing was
ho,ng done, numbering women ana
driving them mad" one or two Labor
members sided with Mr.. Lansbury and
advised him not to go, hut j. Ramsay
Mcdonald. leader Of the Labor party ana
Will Croo'J1 -.rsuadcd him to leave the
House pointing out to him that force
would certainly be used if he persisted
in remaining.
The last time such scene occurred
was I'm the time Of the Tory government
decade ago when ODoWd, an IrlSh
member. complaining Of his treatment
under the Coercion act, shook his fist IN
the faces Of George Wyndham, Chief
Secretary for Ireland and Of Mr. Baliour'
the Prime Minister.
News Of the incident quickly spread
beyond the precincts Of the House an"
infected the militant suffraGsts with
great enthusiasm for their East End
champion. Three women sought to I'M
rrove the occasion this evening by max
inc demonstration in tho Parliament
huildinr They succeeded I'm getting
mast the guards At the entrance ana I'M"
81 Steuhcn's Hall from which the legis-
Iative chamber itself opens. There they
smashed the large panels OF glass ia inc
doors leading into IN" central hall. AFTER
which they quietly submitted IN arrest
The militant tactics 81 the suffra-
gettes have assumed a new form. on
the arrival of train from TunhridRo
Wells NJ Victoria Station in London last
night il was discovered that many win
dows had been smashed, carriage Mt
tings and cushions cut and DESTROYED
and the walls plastered with written de-
mands for votes for women and tho alb
e,,,;o, % forcible feeding The culprits
were not discovered.