New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-20
Morninu Service Interrupted in
ondon Cathedral by Several
Relays of Women.
THREATEN TO USE WHIPS
n;sturbers Rise Eight at a Time
and Brawl Until Elected,
When Eight More
Succeed Them.
rBv Cable 10 The Tribune

,,don oct. 2O.-Disorderly scenes
.,+ed by suffragettes in st. PauTs
c.thedral yesterday eliminated IN
,rse fight between the women and the
'.-sers who tried 10 eject them. be-
- ,be morning service began two
..oroen on the steps Of the cathedral
-.or,ad TO address the worshippers as
-, entered the building. and when
..rer into custody resisted stoutiy'
They were removed struggling to the
no,ice station, where they were charged
I-,,h assaulting the police. They were
,,hseouently liberated on bail
Afterward disorder was created by
,,ner suffragettes inside the cathedral.
-, psalm had just begun. when eight
uomen arose and began a chant about
Miss Kenney. The vergers requested
thsm 10 leave, but the women expostu-
,sted loudly and tried to beat off the
men.
Tn short space of time there was
almost an uproar in the cathedral.
The women fought with the vergers.
threw themselves on the ground, kicked
and shouted.
"You call this the house of God and
vou won't let us pray" shouted tile
uomen. 1T is disgraceful" and II
won't be handled by a man" were
other cries.
Al length the women were got out,
hut no sooner had they gone than an
other batch Of eight got up, and the
same scenes were enacted again. After
they had been elected still another lot
arose and again there was the same
fight and disturbance.
Finally the police were called in and
they helped TO remove the brawlers.
The disorderly scene lasted nearly nalf
an hour, the clergy proceeding during
this time with the service. Threats of
further trouble next Sunday we're
made, one woman saying: 1T was
prayerbooks to-day. but 1t will be
whips next Sunday"
According to the official report Of the
militant organization fifteen American
women also went TO the Cathedral IN
order 10 demonstrate their sympathy
with their English sisters and TO pro-
test against the action of the authori-
ties at New York in preventing Mrs.
Pankhurst from landing"
The report also says that the women
we're elected with great violence by the
vergers.
At ST. Luke's. Kensington, where the
Bishop Of London was preaching, euf-
fragettes recited a prayer for Mary
Richardson and Annie Kenney, who are
being forcibly fed"
suffragette disturbances also oc-
cured at Norwich and Birmingham
eathedrals. At Norwich the women
broke in upon the collect for all condi
tons of men with a prayer, beginning
Lord help and save Miriam Pratt and
all those being tortured in prison for
conscience sake"
AT Birmingham. at the conclusion Of
the collect for the day, a number of
women sang: God save Sylvia Pank-
hurst, Mary Richardson and all suf-
frage prisoners! Save them. Their
enemies torture them! They are all
prosecuted and they suffer for con-
science sake! Spare them. spare
Them. Hear us when we pray to Thee"
tBy Cable 20 The Tribune.
Paris. oct 19-Christabel Pankhurst,
the suffragette. in an interview to-day
on the subject Of her mothers deten-
ton al Ellis Island, said she had ex-
pected that such a temporary measure
would be taken. She added that she
had great confidence in the Washing
ton government, remarking that 1t
would be strange If a nation which had
won independence by proceedings like
those Of the suffragettes should exclude
militants.