Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-05
Students On a
Smashing Tour
TURN THE TABLES ON LONDON
SUFFRAGEFTEs.
"TTT FOR TAT" POLICY
Big Meeting at Parliament Square
Proves Fizzle Owing to Activity of
tho PoIice-Fifty Arrests Are Made.

London. March 4.-The much adver-
tised meeting of the suffragettes in
Parliament square tonight to protest
against the refusal Of Premier Asquith
to receive deputation proved a fiasco.
so fal' as concerned the sensational dis
play Of militant proWess and cunning
which was predicted by the organizers.
About fifty women were arrested, but
the damage done was inconsidera'ble as
compared with Fridays raid,
Students Raid Suffragettss.
While the militant suffragettes were
vainly endeavoring to break through
the Gordon Of police roundabout Par
lament square two hundred medical
students organized A raid on the suf-
fragette premises TO pay them back
in their own coin. Marching to the
building occupied by the women's press
In Char1ng Cross road, where there was
8 big display of suffragette literature,
they hombarded it with stones, smash
Ing all the windows to an accompani-
ment Of cheers from the delighted spec
tators-
Suffrage Shop Wrecked.
Another band, bent on retaliation,
attacked the International Suffrage
shop in Adam street, the Strand
smashing big plate glass window and
Wrecklng the front Of the building. In
the meantime the suffragettes were be-
ing baked in all attempts to hold a
meeting. The police, who were fore
warned, adopted elaborate precautions.
Mounted police were stationed at short
intervals along the main thoroughfares
leading to parliament, while solid pha-
lanxes Of foot police lined the curbs.
Woman Chained Herself to Tree.
Long before the signal was given by
the firing of a rocket from the suf-
fragette headquarters at Clement inn
for the meeting to begin, a huge crowd
filled Trafalgar square. Whitehall and
the adjacent streets. Notwithstanding
the watchfulness of the police, ope
suffragette succeeded in smashing half
a dozen windows in the government Of
fees. A woman chained herself to a
, tree in Whitehall and, unable to re-
move the chain, the police uprooted the
tree with the suffragette still attached
and carried them both off to the police
station.
Many Stores Closed Up.
The aspect Of the street. not only in
the vicinity OF parliament but a con-
siderable distance away, gave evidence
Of tho extent to which the sUffra gettes
have terrorized London A large num-
/ Der of shops were closed and shuttered
long before the usual time Others not
provided with shutters were boarded
up. Even in the city far from parlia-
ment banks ard other big establish
ments were protected by shutters or
We're boarded up and barricaded, for
/ London has learned that when the
/ sufiragettcs are on the rampage it is
impossible TO tell where they will break
! loose.
Protecting The Old Masters.
The most exacting testimony to the
! fear they have inspired is afforded by
the action Of Sir Edward POINTER. VINO
| announced that the exhibition Of CID
masters at the Royal academy would
be closed today--a fortnight earlier
| than was intended. 1t was thought the
| suffragettes might attempt to damage
| the pictures. Foiled in their efforts
to hold a demonstration, a number Of
suffragettes organized q window
| smashing raid IN Victoria street.