The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-29
English Suffragettes Go to Jail
Declaring They WIN Never
Pay Tribute to Nan Made
Government
SMASHING PROGRAM
MERRILY PROCEEDS
Friends Come to Aid Of Imprisoned
WOmen---Letter Box 0utrages
Continue and Police are
Helpless
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram Dy United Press
London, Jan. 70. Mrs General
Flora Drummond, who, with Miss syl-
via Pankhnrst led the raid on the Of
flee OF Lloyd George, was sent to jail
today for A days.
When offered the alternative 81 bay.
ipg a ten dollar fine she scornfully X
fused to pay tribute to man made
government" declared the women
would 80 on a hunger strike and starye
TO death
Thirty defiant. disheyeled suffra-
gettes were the grist in the Bow street
police court mill this morning They
were charged with window smashing
and traffic obstruction.
Friends of the arrested women
knowing they would go 10 Jail, brought
grips and suit cases filled with clotn-
ing and toilet accessories, boxes, books,
wraps and steamer rugs The corri
cors OF the police station looked Ike a
railway platform on an nexcursion day
Throughout the day came continn.
ous reports OF letter box outrages m
eyerysquogter Of the city Paint, ink
and acid we're dropped into the mail
boxes and the police we're unable to
catch any OF the offenders
While a deputation, which the chan.
cellor 81 the exchequer, David Lloyd
George, had refused to see until Wed.
nesday morning was trying TO force
its way into parliament against al
overwhelming force OF police and wo-
men were being arrested for.resising
the officers. other bands Of women
went through Whitehall, breaking vim
dows ol the government offices and
through Cockspur street where the
great plate glass windows In the
adjustments OF shipping companies
were ruthlessly smashed
The women also visited Oxford, Re
gent and other streets IN the shopping
district, wheer similar damage was
done. Later. mail boxes we're attack.
ed. quantities OF LIQUID being poured
into them,
In the outlying suburbs too the SUI.
fraeettes damaged property Twenty
one women we're arrested in the viein-
ity Of the parliament building, but
were allowed out on bail after the
house rose. Most OF the police sta
tions had one or more prisoners charg
ed with destroying property The dem
onstration in Whitehall was not a.
large as some OF those previously held
the force OF y6l.te and a drenching
rain militatin sainst any great turn
out. The widest excitement prevailed
however. and, besides protecting prop
erty and arresting women engaged II
window smashing or who refused Il
move on when ordered, the police hat
the greatest difficulty in protecting tbs
women from an unruly crowd Of youths
who gathered and iostled every woman
wearing suiffaget colors.
In several cases the women wer'
roughly handled. An attempt 20 duel
four Of the women in the fountain il
Trafalgar square was frustrated by
police posse who had to ride through
the crowd.
The entire deputation OF twenty-on
women who attempted to make thei
way into the house of commons to il
terview Chancellor Lloyd George, wa
arrested. The prisoners included Mr.
Drummond and Sylvia Pankhurst, VII
marched in front Before starting o
their mission the delegates listened
addresses by Mrs. Emmaline Pan
hurst and other leaders.
Mrs. Pankhurst said the withdraw
Of the franchise bill, including II
speakers ruling was plot decided Q
long ago and Premier Asquith WI
aware Of It.
AThe answer to this treachery,' : 81
declared. is mllitaney'