Imperial Valley press., 1913-01-30
ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTES WISH
TO KIDNAP ENGLAND'S KING
George v Practically Kept a Prisoner
Through Fear of the Amazons OF
London Who Want Votes for Hir
Ransom

LONDON, Jan. .30.-A new peril has
bescI England Its KING is in dire
danger. The militant suffrageltes are
after him and they promise to stand
by their positions until they ret him.
Fear Of the keeping of this promise
is manifest King George Y even now
is practically prisoner. He has rarely
ever left his palace without some kind
Of 4 guard hui now. owing to threats
of The Suffragfetasr to ,ksdnap and hold
him a. a hostage uIltissYotes shall be
given the women hesTnuSt proceed
even more cautiously.
The kings guard has been doubled.
llenceforWard.. until the question shall
have been definitely settled-and Since
the battle for votes already has cov-
cred several years it promises to De
some time in the settlement king
will appear upon the streets Of Lon
don. or even emerge from the Sand
ringham palace for q Stroli, only under
double guard.
The militant battle for suffrage has
been renewed with all its oid-t time Wig
or. The suffragettes have started in
earnest t" carry on their warfare
against the society Of property because
Of the withdrawal Of the franchise hlI. .
Renewal of attacks by the women
had been anticipated by the police.
Elaborate preparations mad been made
to thwart the resumption Of physical
violence and the destruction Of prop
erty. hut all to no avail
Windows in many parts Of London
We're smashed: vitriol and other acids
We're poured into mail boxes, and what
ever other damage could be wrought
or suggested itself on the spur Of the
m, tfp ,f ~,
alton in which the militants found
themselves. We're reSOrted to.
TWrntY-thrcp women who took an
active part in the stone throwing Were
arrested. II is believed if any one l.
sentenced at all for participation in The
activities she will he released. as has
hcen Inc custom heretofore when They
started starvation tactics.
At the session Of the house Of com
mons 4 delegation Of the Woman's 90
cial and Political Union made violent
attempt to enter the house. Mrs Drum
mnnd. whom her followers caII the
general. marched at lie head uf tIlt
delegation from 4 neighbOrin~ hail.
There Were a score Of women among
the marchcrS, including Miss Sylvia
PankEurst. the young daughter Of Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst.
Mrs. Drummund asked the police tU
allow the women to inter-, saying they
wanted 10 see Mr.. Lloyd-GeOrgc. 4
suave Inspector replied that Mr. Lloyd
George could not possibly see them
then huf would later. The depulatOn
insisted upon m immediate admission
ana tried "a push through Arguments
and cuaXing ny the police were in vain.
Then the women We're told that if they.
persisted in trying to force their way
through they would be arrested
Mrs. DrnmmOnd, who is a stout We
man. thereupon thrust her heavy hulk
against the police. Her colleagues
rushed III ana pushed her forward id
4 tlyihG wedge with the result That
there Wd, a highly amusing ana Lively
Scrimma-c. Mrs. DrummOnd. Sylvia
pankhurst ana four others Were arrest
ed. ~ Mrs. Drummond was being
led away She shouted, Nov. You NO
men. smash windows: destroy prop
erty."
Only fcw people mad Witnessed
the arrival of The deputation. hul 4
crowd swiftly gathered as The alter
cation proceeded. The crashing Of the
window paneS attracted a huSiIng MOB
Of toughs, who also engaged in dis
orderly tactics. The tOughs made 20
much trouble for the suffrag gists that
three of the women gladly accepted cs-
cOrts Of police to save them from the
violence Of the disOrderly male ele-
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