The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-29
LONDON WOMEN AGAIN GO ON WARPATH AND SMASH WIN
 DoWS, DAMAGE PROPERTY
PROTEST AGAINST POLITICS
Withdrawal of Franchise Bill Again Brings the Militant Army of the Women Into Action Many
 Disorders in London.


 against the withdrawal of the fran cllise bill by the government. the suffragists resumed their militant tactics tonight While a deputation. which the chancellor of the exche- queT, David I4loyd-George, had refus- ed to see until tomorrow morning. was trying to force it's way into par | lament against an overwhelming force of police, and women were be- ing arrested for resisting the offi- cers, other bands of women went through Whitehall. breaking win dows of the government offices and through CockspuT street, where the great plate glass windows in the es- tabishments of shipping companies were ruthessly smashed The women also visited Oxford, Regent and other streets in the shop 1 ping district, where similar damage was done Later, mail boxes were attacked, quantities of liquid being poured into them.
 In the outlying suburbs, too, the l suffragettes damaged property. Twenty-one women were arrested I in the vicinity Of the parliament; building, but wefe allowed out on bail after the house rose. Most of the police stations had one or more pvi- soners charged with destroying prop erty
 | The demonstration in Whitehall 1 was not as large as some of those previously held, the force of police and a drenching rain initiating against any great turnout. The wild est excitement prevailed, however. and besides protecting property and arresting women engaged in window smashing or who refused to move on when ordered, the police had the | greatest difficulty in protecting the women from an unruly crowd Of 1 youths vino gathered and jostled every woman wearing suffragette | 00ii0iiss;;.
 roughly handled An attempt to duck four of them in the fountain m Trafalgar Square was frustrated by police posses. which had to ride through the crowd.
 The entire deputation of 21 women. ', who attempted to make their way into the house Of commons to inter view Chancellor Iloyd-George, was arrested The prisoners included Mrs. Drummond and Sylvia PanlS- hurst, who marched in front Before starting on their mission, the dele gates listened to addresses by Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and other lead CTS.
 Mrs. Pankhurst said the withdraw al of the franchise bill including the speakers ruling, was a plot decided on long ago, and Premier Asquith was aware of it.
 7 rThe answer to this treachery," : she declared lis miitaney," Sylvia Pankhurst declared their in. } tention was to hold the speaker in } the chair and leave Mir. Asanith in 3 the bench. and with this the deputa- tion started. The police gave them 3 safe escort as far as the entrance or 3 parliament. where an inspector in formed them that the chancellor of the exchequer would be unable to see them until morning Mrs. Drummond retorted this is tom-foolery. If you do not let Us m : there will be trouble"
 At that the members of the depu- tation threw themselves at the po- itNtf Whp oiOOu oA@A AtNp dNARoO Ni'f entrance and in the scramble, Ms Drummond and another woman were either thrown or fell to the ground The police gave the women several chances to withdraw quietly but as they refused, all were arrested The crowd showed little sympathy for the women, whom they tried to jostle as they were being led to the sta- ton The authorities, it is under stood. contemplate arresting the lead- CTS for melting uheir followers to break the laws
 Christobel Pankhurst who Is often referred to as the brains Of the organization. is believed to be in Lon don, directing the demonstrations. She is known to have left Paris. where she had been living since | !. warrant for her arrest was issued at the time her mother. 'Mrs. Emmeiine Pankhurst and Mir and Mrs PcthiciS , Lawrence were convicted, and all trace of her Is lost.
 The damage to property tonight would have been much greater had not the shopkeepers taken the pre-. caution to board ID their windows.