Arizona republican., 1912-03-02
London Women Act Like Bandits to Demonstrate Their Capacity to
 Use Ballot.
RUN RIOT IN
 LONDON STREETS
Dozens of Female Fanatics Arrested But Are Later Set at Liberty by
 Police.

lASSOCidted Press DlSpdfCHl
 LONDON. March 1.-Because the coal miners have been able to gain government recognition for their grievances .jy threatening the busl- ness of the country, suffragists en- tered today upon a policy of menace to trade. They carried it out sud- denly. with an ardor that resulted in heavy financial losses, brought con sternation to merchants in the most prosperous shopping district ot the city and paralyzed business. Before the police were able to muster thelr forces the streets were shoWered Wl'h ,Iote glass from the show windows of stores.
 II was a window breaking expedi- . ton thoroughly organized. Hundreds of windows of many famous shops and in government offices and clubs were wrecked The damage will ag- gregate thousands of pounds. hun dred and fifteen women were drag ced to the police stations by the po- lice and excited indignant merchants Ahout a thousand escaped. All were released tonight on bail. and promises to refrain from further window break ing.
 The trouble centered about Trafal- car. Souare. ranged along the strand eastward and westward up Regent street PiccadiHy and oxford streets. where are situated the fashionable iewelry and drygoods houses. Not even the establishments of the under takers were spared Mrs Emmellne Pankhurst veteran of many q sui fragist battle struck the first blow In an automobile, accompanied py two other women. she drove up to the premier's residence at six o'clock Three women leaped from the car and produced stones hid Tn then muffs Four windows crashed before the police could reach the women
 The trio were arrested and while be- | ing led to the station managed to heave missiles through the windows of the colonial office.
 Pandemonium broke out in tho shopping district at the same tune
 Taxicabs were the favorite vehicles ol approach used by the suffragettes
 Large numbers of innocent looking women helped out. There was nc hesitation on the part of the womef
 who attacked the show windows wltt
 bricks and hammers, and the surprise of the porters was so great ma
 iority of the women were able to los' themselves in the crowds.
 ] Other women walked along th'
 streets cracking and smashing win dows with hammers while crowds followed cheerng and hooting. Th' police were wholly unable to dea with such a widespread series of out breaks. The air was filled with tn sounds of police whistles, yells. slam ming of blinds, and shrieks of fright iened shoppers punctuated now am tthen bv cries of Votes for women, ! So systematically and quickly wa
 the work done it was well over be
 fore the police reserves were calle out. Hundreds of extra policeme
 are on duty tonight protecting tn
 damaged buildings while thousands c
 sightseers tramped the streets [ view the havoc wrought by the wo men. Suffragist leaders declare 1t their purpose to continue their cam paign of window breaking until, lik
 the coal miners. they force the gov
 ernment to take up their claims fo
 suffrage in order to protect the busi
 ness interests.