Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-05
London Police
 Given a Battle 
TRAFALGA SQUARE SCENE OF
 SUNDAY RIOT.
CONTINUED TWO HOURS
Combination of Socialists and Suffra. settes Make Things Lively at Free Speech Demo nstration.

London, May 4-Wfld scenes of dis order occurred today at the demon stration in Trafalgar square under the auspices of the free speech defense committee. The police tried to pre- vent speeches from the Whitehall side or the Plinth of the Nebon column and only the intervention of James k1er Hardie, socialist and at present labor member of the house of com mons, who was chairman of the meet ing, prevented a serious riot
 As 1t was, the disorder, many times eliminating in hst1cuffs between the crowd and the police, continued for al- most two hours.
 Suffrasettes in the Line.
 By the time the marching socialist, labor and other organizations with bands playing the Marseillaise reach ed Trafalgar square, 10000 persons had gathered there and as many more in the surrounding streets.
 Permission to hold a meeting was gwen at the last moment on the un- derstanding that no suffragettes should be allowed to speak. Unable to se- cure permission to march as an or ganiZation, the supporters of the Wo- mems social and political union march ed with the lockers, their colors fly ing. preceded by a huge banner in scribed:
 Where there's 8 will there's a way. g Flags of the womens social and po- ntfca1 union were hoisted on the phnth. from which they waved con- tlnuously during the meeting.
 Speaker Disobeysd Orders.
 The trouble started when a social ist speaker began to address the crowd from the Whitehall side of the column, The promise had been given that no speaking should take place on this side because of interference with traf- nc. A husky police sergeant standing on the plinth hurled the speaker down on the heads of the crowd below
 The crowd then rushed the pFinth and endeavored to replace the speak CT. It looked, for a time as if their efforts would prove successful, but mounted police ruthlessly rode down the rioters. James Kier Hardie then intervened and the socialist speaker was allowed to regain his place.
 Suffraaette Loses Some Clothes.
 In a moment 8 suffragette attempt ed to climb to the plinth. The police below tried to pull her back, but sym pafhiZers on the platform succeeded in dragging her up after she had sac rifced some clothes, which she left in the hands of the police.
 In retaliation policeman snatched suffragette banner from a girl who was waving it from the back of one of the landseeT lions. She struck the policeman fin the face and her friends regafned the banner. minus the staff
 General Mixup witt. Police.
 This struggle angered the crowd and the disorder became so genera. that Commissioner Wells, command ing the mounted police. ordered the Whitehall side cleared. The order was carried out so roughly by the horse men that Commissioner Wells, noting the temper of the crowd retired in favor of police officer Az he was leaving Wells was shOwered with eggs oranges and other missiles.
 Fights between the police and the people now became general, the chiei results of which were battered faces and minor injuries on both sides Many of the rioters were arrested, but the crowds succeeded in rescuing most of the prisoners. There was a large number of isolated encounters