Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-29
Police Arrest Suffrageltes Who
Try to Force Their Way Into
House of Commons to See
Lloyd George,
CRUSADERS FOR BALLOT
ARE ROUGHLY HANDLED
Mail Boxes Treated to Liquids
While Much Glass is Broken
in Bic Business Buildings Of
the City,

10, Murnlng journal special leased Wire
London. Jan. 2N.--Aa 4 protest
against the Withdrawal of the franc
chise bin hy the government tho sur
fragists resumed their militant tactics
tonight while depuiatIon which the
chancellor Of the eSchequer David
Lloyd Geurnc had refused to see un-
ia tomorrow morning WAS trying to
force its way into parliament against
an overwhelming force 0f police. ana
the members wcro being placed under
arrest for resisting the officers. other
bands of women went through White
rnl. breaking windows of the govern
meni offices and through Cockspur
street where the great plate glass
windows In the establishment of the
shipping companies ruthlessly were
smashed.
The women also visited oxford
Regent and other streets IN lhoshop-
ping district whore similar damage
was done. Later mail boxes were at
tackled. quantities of liquid being
poured into them. ln the outlying su-
hurhs. the sunmglsts took steps 20
bring the cause before the pu'llc by
damaging property Twenty-ont wom-
cn were arrested ln the vielnli, ~ the
parliament building but were relous-
ed on hail after the house rose Most
Of the police stations had che ol mote
prisoners charged WITH doAroYins
property. The demonstration in
whitehall was moi as large as SOME
NJ thaso nfetiousls held the iutco of
police and q drcuchne rain, miiltnilne
AGAINST any great turnout the Wild
est excitement prevailed, apwe'ot, nd
besides protecting properly and ar
resting women engaged IN window
smashing or who refused TO wOte on
when ordered. the 21i.ee Tad the
greatest difficulty in protecting the
women from an unfalp .rpwo -
youths who gathered aad hustled eve
cry Womnn wearing Tie snffrasisl
colofs
In several cases the women were
roughly handled. An attempt TO duck
four of them Ia the fountain in Ira
falgar square, was frustrated by a
police posse which had 70 ride
through the crowd THE entire dcpu.
tatlon OF twenty-one women who ats
tempted to make their way into the
house Of commons TO interview Ohan-
cellor Lloyd George WAS arrested. The
prisoners included Mrs prummond
ana svlvla Pankhurst who marched
In front Before starting on their mis-
sion. the delegates listened 10 ad-
dresses By Mrs Emmeline pankhurst
and other leaders Mrs. Pankhufst
said that the Withdrawal of The iran
chise bill including the speakers rul-
ing. was plot decided on long ago.
ana Premier Asaulth WAS aware Of
H.
Tine answer 20 this tfeaeherN she
declared. rs miimucy.
sylvia pankhurst declared their in-
tention was 10 hold the speaker ln the
chair and leave Mr. Asquith on the
bench. and with this The d"7utliion
started The police eave them rlf" rs-
cort as far as the entrance ni paril'
lncnt where an inspector nfpin"a
them that the chancellof of the eN-
chequer would be unable t. 500 incm
until morning
Mrs Drummond ratefed 'this IS
tomfoolery n YOU don't lrt us n
there will be- trouble ~ that the
members Of the deputatlon threw
themselves al the police who stood
six deep across the entrance, and
scramble followed In which Mrs
Drummond and another woman We're
either thrown or fell to the ground
The police gave the woman several
chances to withdraw quietly, bot as
they refused. all were arrested The
crowd showed .itte sympathy for the
suffragisis. whom They tried to iostle
as they were being led 60 the station
ln the police The authorities, u is
contemplate arresting The
leaders for melting their followers to
break the laws
chfisiobal pnnkhursi who IS often
referred to as the brains of the orr
eanIzation IS believed to b. I'm London
directing the demonstrations She is
known 10 have lcfi Paris, whore she
had been living since i warrant for
her arrest was issued at the time her
mother. Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst !
ana Mr. and Mrs Pethiek Lawrence
we're convicted, end al trace Of her y
lost. The damage 20 property tonight
would have been much greater had
not shopkeepers taken the preenution |
TO board up their windows
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