The sun., 1912-07-20
DUBLIN CROWD TURNS
ON THE SUFFRACETTES
Some Attempt to Throw the
Militant Women Into the
River Liffcy.
CHEERS FOR THE PREMIER
Four Thousand Persons Pack
Theatre Royal to Hear AS
quitl-Much Enthusiasm.


DUBLIN. July 19,-Premier Asqulth
had a magnificent reception tonight at
the Theatre Royal The house was
packed. fully 1000 persons being
crowded inside the doors. In addition
to this there were great crowds outside
who were unable to obtain admission.
These had assembled long before the
time for the doors to be opened.
The police preca utions were aimed
against the suffragettes after the ex-
perience of last night. The theatre was
surrounded and the police drew a cor
don about the neighboring streets. The
suffragettes. however. attempted to
parade during the meeting, but the
crowd attacked them and forced the
militant ones to take refuge In the
tram cars and the post office. At
tempts were made to throw some Of
them into the River Liffey. but an in
spector of police saved them by ap-
pealing to the crowd to "be lrishmen."
At the meeting in the Theatre Royal
the enthusiasm was unbounded. The
appearance OF Mrs. Asquith on the
platform carrying "a bouquet was the
signal for a prolonged demonstration,
the audience standing up and cheering.
Mr.. Asquith. who followed. was re-
ceived with hurricane of applause
which lasted five minutes and wound up
with the people singing "For He's a
jolly Good Fellow"
The Prime Minister'S speech was In
terruptcd three times by suffragettes.
who were quickly and forcibly elected.
John Redmond. In introducing Mr..
Asquith. referred to the warmth Of the
greeting extended to the Prime Minister.
He said:
II doubt whether the Premier will
meet its like until the inevitable day
in the near future when he returns In
attendance on the Sovereign to assist
at the ceremony OF reopening the Par
Lament Of free. reconciled Ireland"
Mr.. Asquith met with another re-
markable ovation when he arose 10
speak. He said the democracies Of Ire
land and Great Britain had long been
artificially separated. He went on
to say
what has been. has been. Though
We cannot unwrlte or rewrlte. we can
open We intend this year to open
n new volume. upon the title page "i
which shall be written. Those whom
nature Joined together man shall nc
longer put asunder.
The opposition to the home rule bill
said the Premier. was unique but II
would not wreck the measure. which
would go to the House Of Lords before
Christmas Whatever its immediate
fortunes there might he. he said. the
Parliament act provided that the Lords
could not override the decision OF the
people. Home rule was the first ster
in imperial reorganization. of which
home rule was the only solution.
MFR. Balfour said that Ireland was
not a nation" he continued. II MAIN
tain that Ireland IL In every essential
relative sense OF the term n nation and
not two nations. The home rule bin
safeguards Ulster. IL the bill can he
shown To he insuffiient we will consider
sympathetically any practical sugges-
tion to strengthen II.
~ do not believe there Is any pros
poet OF civil war in Ulster. Such de-
termination does not commend and
never will commend itself to the con-
science or Judgment Of the British peo-
pie"
Early to-day Mr.. AsQuith relieved
deputations from the Liberal associa-
tions of Dublin and Ulster. He took
luncheon at the vice-regal lodge and
visited the Artane school In the after
noon. Everywhere he was received with
great enthusiasm and heartily cheered.
When eight suffragettes were arrested
here to-day charged with completely In
last nights attempt to burn the Theatre
! ROYAL where Premier AsQuith IL tC
| speak this evening, a search OF theiI
lodgings revealed store of gunpowder
petroleum and other inhammable ma
| terlal.
| The discovery that explosives are now
included among the suffragettes
weapons has given the authorities a
violent shock, The identity of the
woman who threw blazing chair from
box and set fire to curtain In the
4 Theatre Royal has not yet been learned
but the police are sure 1t was one of
, the eight under arrest.
/ Both the hotel and the theatre werc
under heavy guard to-day and the
Premier did not stir from his room ex-
cept when surrounded by detectives
The precautions 1t IL deemed necessary
10 take are interfering seriously with
the pleasure of his visit. 1t IL feared
however that any relaxation OF vigil
lance would be followed by loss OF life
the suNragettes evidently having passed
the point where petty violence satisfies
them and resorted to genuine terrorism
WOmrn's Societies At LOggerheads.
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