The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-29
Deputation Tries to Force
Way Into Par
lament.
MANY ARRESTED
FOR RESISTING
Bands of Suffragists Break VIM
dows of Government Offices
and in Shopping Districts.
In Several Cases They Are
Roughly Handled by
Excited Crowds.

London. January 2s.-As profess
again st the withdrawal of the franchise
bill by the government. the suffragists
resumed their militant tactic Tonight
While a deputation which the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. David LLOYD
George, had refused to see until to-
morrow morning. was trying to force its
way into Parliament against an over
whelming force of police, and women
were being arrested for resisting the
officers. tho other bands of women went
through Whitehall breaking windows OF
the government Offices and through
Cookspur Street. where the great plate
glass windows in the establishments OF
shipping companies were ruthlessly
smashed
The women also visited Oxford
Regent and other streets in the shopping
district, where similar damage was DONE
Later mail boxes we're attacked, GUAM
titles of liquid being poured into them
In the outlying suburbs. TOO, the sun
ragettes damaged property
Twenty-one women were arrested
i'm the vicinity of the Parliament build
ing. but were allowed out on bail after
the House rose. Most of the poice
stations had one or more prisoners
charged with destroying property
Jostied by Unruiy Crowd.
The demonstration in Whitehall was
not as large as some of those preVi-
oiisly held the force of police ana
drenching rain mitigating against any
great turnout. the widest p ecAl.e
ment prevailed. however. and besides
protecting property and arresting wo-
men engaged in window smashing or
who refused to move on when ordered.
the police had the greatest dinicuity
in protecting the women from an I'M
ruIv crowd of youths, who gathered
and jostied every woman wearing sur
fragette colors.
In several cases the women were
roughly handled. An attempt TO duck
four of them in the fountain In Ira
falgar Square was frustrated by
noIice posse which had to ride through
the crowd.
The entire deputation of twenty one
women. who attempted to make their
way into the House to interview Chan-
cell or Lloyd George was arrested
The prisoners included Mrs. Drummond
and sylvia Pankhurst. who marched in
front Before starting on their Mission
the delegates listened TO addresses
bv Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst and other
leaders.
Mrs Pankhurst said the withdrawal
of the franchise bill. including the
sneakers ruling, was a plot decided on
long ago. and Premier Asquith was
aware of it.
.'The answer to this trcachery.
she said lis militancy-
sylvia Pankhurst declared their in
tention was to hold the speaker in
the chair and leave AIr- Asquitn on
the bench and with this the deputation
started
The police gave them safe escort as
far as the entrance OF Parhamenl
Co. arNd hon
the Chancellor OF the Exche1uer would
be unable 20 see them until morning
Mrs DrunInond retoTted this "a
tomfoolerv II you do not let US fHs
there will be trouble.
At that the members of the deputa-
ton thre~ themselves at the polices
who stood six deep across the entrance,
md in the scramble Mrs. Drummond
and another woman were either thrown
or fell to the ground
Chances to Withdraw.
The police gave the women several
chances 20 withdraw quietly. Out as
tbov refused ali we're arrested. The
.ro1xd showed little sympathy for the
women whom they tried 20 jostie 80
they were being led TO the station The
authorities u IL understood. contem-
Mate arrestinz the leaders for melting
their followers 90 break the laws
Chri=tobal Psnkhurst. who II often
referred 20 a. the brains OF the or
ganszation. IL believed 20 be IN Lon
don. directing the demonstrations She
Is known 20 have left Paris. where she
had been living since a warrant Tor
her arrest was issued. a. the time ner
--o.be- Ms Euneiiue Pankhurst-
and Mr.. and Mrs Pethick Lawrence
were convicted. and all trace OF her
u lost
The damage 70 property tonight
would have been much greater mao not
sbopkeeno-s taken tho prccaution to
board I'd thei- Windows