Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
Renewal of the Campaign of
Destruction by Suffragettes
in England.
ATTACK ON MAIL BOXES,
HUNDREDS MADE USELESS
Recent Exposure of Plot to Blow
Up Grandstand of Crys-
tai Palace.

DUDLEY. England, April s.-Militant
suffragettes early today attempted to
blow up the ruins of historic Dudley Cas-
tie, parts of which date back TO the
eighth century.
The inhabitants of the town were
awakened by a. loud explosion coming
from the direction of the castle. A large
force OF police was dispatched there, and
on searching the surrounding grounds
fnund some chemicals and blasting pow
der. Most of the powder had failed to
! explode and the damage done was not
serious. Two old siege guns. weighing a
ton each, We're thrown out of the en-
brasures of the castle by the explosion
Many Of the windows of a group of ad-
jacent cottages were broken, but none of
the inmates was injured
Votes for women and damn the con-
sequences was painted on one of the old
cannon, and "In honor of Mrs. Pank-
hurst" another. a quantity of suf-
! frage literature was scattered about. The
! police found no clue to the perpetrators.
! One account of the explosion says that
the militant suffragettes loaded and fired
one of the big guns. which was a relic of
| the Crimean war. 1t was a Russian cam
non captured at the siege Of Sebastopol.
Campaign of Destruction Renewed.
| LONDON. April S-Another campaign n
. of destruction was started by the mill
| tant suffragettes of London against
the mail boxes today. Hundreds or
boxes were rendered useless and much
mail was destroyed by the use of
acids, ink and burning rags
| A plot of the suffragettes to blow up
/ the grandstand of Crystal Palace April
1.-the day of the foot ball cup final
which is disclosed by the Daily Ex-
press, shows that the plans were ar
ranged secretly with military pre-
| cision.
Within the Women's Social and
| Political Union is militant corps, the
names of the members of which are
designated by number. and on type
written document the duties OF each
member for particular occasions are
| set forth. The women apparently were
forced to abandon the scheme, for
across the document was written:
Polly reports no use; everything too
we'll guarded"
| An attempt was made to burn the
grandstand on the Ely race course at
| Cardiff Yesterday. Cotton WOOL bottles
| Of turpentine and of kerosene and satu-
! rated rags We're found piled against the
| woodwork but evidently the women had
been disturbed before completing their
plans. Placards bearing the words
''Blame Hobhouse! Release Pankhurst.'
| were posted nearby.
Miss Annie Kenney. in the course of
the weekly meeting of the suffragettes,
said she wished publicly to notify the
| government that it could no more quench
| the fire in the womens hearts athan II
could put out the fire on the Ayr race
course until the question Of suffrage had
| been settled.
| She added:
| I'VE know no fear. We are not afraid
of anything the government can put up
| against us because we know righteous
| ness will always win. Viscount Glad
| stone had to go. Reginald McKenna will
have to go, and all the home secretaries
| will have to go because they cannot cope
| with the women.