Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-02
SUFF FRACETTES ON
WILD RAMPAGE
IN LONDON
ACRES OF PLATE GLASS
RUTHLESSLY SHATTERED
Army of Angry Women in Tax
icabs Invades Fashionable
Shopping District, Throwing
Merchants Into Panic,
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London March 1-Because the
coal miners had been able To gain
government recognition of their griN-
anccs by threatening the business of
the country. the suffraacttes late to-
day entered upon policy of menace
TO trade
They carried II out suddenly and
with an ardor that resulted in heavy
financial losses. brought CONSERVATION
10 merchants of the most prosperous
shopping district of the city and par
lalyzed business.
Before the police were able to
muster their forces and restrain the
women, streets were covered with
shattered plateglass from the show
windows Of stores.
II was window breaking expedi-
ton solely and a thoroughly organized
one. Hundreds of windows in many of
the most famous shops OF the world
and several government offices and
clubs were wrecked by the suffra-
gettes.
The damage will aggregate thou
ands of pounds, but is largely covered
by insurance against breakage.
one hundred and fifteen women
were dragged to the police stations by
police or indignant merchants Many
others. however, escaped.
Some shop-keepers who saw the
storm coming were able To close their
shutters and barrieade their doors.
The trouble centered about Trafalgar
square, ranged along the Strand east
ward and westward and up Regent
street, Piccadilly and oxford streets,
where are situated the fashionable
iewelry and dry goods houses.
Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst. the vete-
ran of many suffragette battle.
struck the first blow. In am automo-
bile. accompanied by Mrs. MARSHALL
aud Mrs. Tutes. she drove up to tire
premier's residence In Downing
street, at o'clock. The three women
leaped from the machine and drew
out stones concealed in their muffs.
Four windows crashed in before the
police could reach the women. The
trio were arrested. but while being
led to the station. managed to hcave
missiles through the windows Of the
Colonial offices.
pandemonium broke out In the
shopping district at the same time.
Taxicabs were the favorite vehicles of
approach used by the snffrasottcs and
large numbers of innocent looking
women were helped out OF them by
purters stationed in front OF stores.
There was no hesitation on the part
cf the women who attacked the show
windows with bricks and hammers.
The surprise of the porters was so
great that a majority OF the mis-
creants we're able to lose themselves
in the crowds before the guardians
of the shops could collect their senses
and restrain them.
The women who did not use taxi
bs, merely walked along the streets,
cracking or smashing windows with
hammers while crowds followed them
cheering or hooting.
The police were wholly unable to
deal with such "A widespread outbreak
and at least nine-tenths of the win
dow attacking army escaped.
The air was filled with sounds of
police whistles, yells, the slamming of
blinds and shrieks of frightened shop
pers, punctured now and then with
cries of votes for women
Whenever window was shattered
there the crowd surged, while the en-
ployes of the shop rushed TO the street
to prevent the unprotected goods from
being stolen. Not even the establish
ments Of undertakers were spared.
So Systematically and quickly was
the work accomplished that II was
well over before police reserves could
be called out. Hundreds Of extra po-
licemen were on duty tonight, protect
ing the damaged buildings. while
thousands of sight-seers tramped the
streets to view the havoc wrought by
the women.
The suffragette leaders declare II Is
their purpose to continue their cam
paisn Of window breaking until, like
the coal miners. they force the gov
ernment To take up their claims for
suffrage in order to protect business