The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20


of the bomb. 1t is weapon which
| he rarely uses. He connects IT with
the eowardly assassin of southern Eu-
rope. who is afraid to show himself
and does not know how to fight. The
Illustration of the only bomb plot that
ever figured n English history is still
a matter of national celebration every
| fifth of November, when the effigy of
fGuy Fawkes who tried to blow up the
| house of commons several hundred
| years ago. is burned with much rejoice
| ing and entire forgetfulness of all the
circumstances except that he was Il
| bomb merchant.
I The second reason for this swift de-
| fection on the part of those who hith-
erto have supported the suffragettes is
that the Walton Heath bombs were
put in Lloyd Georges house. The chan
eellor of the exchequer is the Idol OF
those who believe in advanced socialist
| legislation. To attack him is to insult
deity. Just as Lloyd-George Is most
bitterly hated by his political oppon-
ents. so he is most ardently wor-
shipped by his followers. An attack
upon Mr.. Asquith's house which sup
posedly belonged to Lloyd George has
elected from those very quarters which
heretofore have advocated policy of
leniency a howl for indicative pun
| ishmeHt of the militant suffragette.
fact that Lloyd-George himself is an
ardent ,suffragette-but not so ardent
as to resign a salary of $4,000 year
because the prime minister does not
share his views on this question.
Summary of Outrages
| The seriousness of the situation can
| be gathered from the following sum-
have now developed into the bomb
stage:
January IS, 190s-Prime minister's
lhouse raided
| February II, 190s-Tifty women ar
lrested after raid on House commons.
| June 30 190S--Twenty-n women
arrested outside parliment
November 10, 190S-Mr. Birrell, Irish
lsecretary, howled down at city temple
June 80, 1909-One hundred and
twelve women arrested outside parlia-
lment.
November ID, 190S-winston Churchill
lassaulted by suffragette with dog whip.
November %, 1910--Mr. Birrell mob
lbed in London.
November 90 1911-Prime minister
Ihowled down at city temp-e.
March 1. 1912-Twenty thousand dol
liars damage by window smashing in
West End of London
July II, 1912-Attempt to set fire to
| INuneham Park residence of Lewis Har-
court, secretary of state for the coll
ones.
July IS. 1912z.Hatchet thrown into
lcarriage in which prime minister and
lJohn Redmond were driving through
Dublin.
July IS, 1912-Attempt to set fire to
|Theatre Royal, Dublin.
July IS. 1gi2--Mr. McKenna severely
ASSAULTED in Wales.
July 20, 1912-Prime minister as
saulted at Chester
November 29, 1912-Paraffin placed
In mail boxes throughout the country.
Thousands of letters destroyed.
L January 80, 1913-Hundreds of win
ldows broken in West End of London.
i February g. 1913-Raid on Jewel room
in Tower of London.
February 10, 1913-Bomb exploded in
Lloyd Georges new house.
February 20. 1913-Kew Gardens tea
house set on fire.
In addition to these there have been
countless attempts at arson which are
lalmost without doubt due to the suf-
lfragettes, such as the attempt to burn
down the grandstand at EPSON race
| track from which thousands annually
| watch the famous Derby, and attempts
to burn the houses of Mr. Hobhouse
chancellor OF the Duchy of Lancaster
and M. ]. A. Pease. president of the
board of education.
/ An amusing remedy for this evil is
| tlsuggested by a Persian gentleman who
in quaint English. has addressed the
| following letter to the British public:
ut Is true that In my Persia we are
| not much trouble with your suffra-
gettes. though at one time regretta-
BILE old wife was received into my home
at Tabriz, who In RACES broke many
things, scratch my favorite and talk
and talk and talk. But that with one
wink of the sword was easily ceased
which with your law is not, 1 think
possible.
so, too, 1t would be impossible for
same reason, / think, to take next best
way to stop such women as you have
viz, to mount them with all speed upon
ass back, face to tall, with poster In
scribing overhead. See the deserving
punishment of female chatter-monkey,
and SO through all the city. staying only
in each street for three strokes of stout
stick upon bare flesh administered by
. guard attendant. Well So"