Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
.l|5CORD OVER
5yFFRAGETTES
RENDS PALACE
Ladies in Waiting Anger Queen
Mary, and Two designations
Are Forthcoming,

LONDON. April Suffragettism
..s invaded the sacred precincts of
r,,,.r-fngham Palace and has caused
.,,u revolution in the royal house
r,r4 one of the highly placed mem
,.rs of it resigning owing TO the i'll
r..ffng that her attitude on the ques-
....1 aroused among her colleagues.
pHeen Mary originally regarded
.ff, favor the granting of the vote
...omau. but the policy of the mill
,.r- suffragettes of wrecking proper
az assaults on public men, burning
rrers i'll mail boxes, and open de-
A7ncc Of the law has completely alien
ted Her Majesty's sympathy for the
p -lfragette organizations.
The Queen, of course, is supposed to
rava no political sympathies of any
.ort and she never at any time pub
r.ry avowed her suffrage views, even
in the earlier, more peaceable days OF
tn, movement, and now she Is partlc-
,Iarlv careful. since the question has
leone prominent in contemporary
English politics.
No Longer Agree With Queen.
within the walls of Buckingham
Palace the doings Of the suffragettes,
however are discussed. and all the
ladies of the court until lately were
completely in agreement with Her
Majesty that the militant policy was
wrong and to be condemned, but evil
Geuce that happy unanimity of opin-
ion no longer obtains among the Ia
dies Of the court has recently been
manifested.
FIRST one lady in a minor post in
The royal household resigned. She in
formed the Queen that the forcible
feeding of women was in her opinion
an outrage, and said she would like
10 be free to express her opinion on
the subject in public. Soon afterward
two other ladies of the household OF
much greater Importance expressed
sympathy with the suffragettes at the
luncheon table
The ladies' and gentlemen Of the
household, by the way do not, un-
less specially invited, lunch with their
uaiesticS, but in separate apartment
known as the household dining room.
The remarks Of the two women in
question caused a somewhat warm
discussion on the merits and dcmer-
IFS of the militant suffragettes, most
OBJ. which was later repeated To- her
majesty
Queen Greatly Annoyed.
Tar Queen was intensely annoyed
with the two ladies in question, and
both were summoned to the royal
presence. What precisely took place
there no one but the Queen and the
Two women know but almost directly
#Itcrwlrl one of the ladies', Lady
SDaftssbury. resigned her position in
The royal household. The other still
..aajns ina her post, but has not been
bon r.sideEce at buckingham Palace in
,ue last three weeks.
The majority Of the ladies' at couv:
IRE anti suffragcttes The Duchess Of
beyonShire, the mistres Of the robes,
.s strong opponent of the whole
Communist movement, and Lady Brad
ford and Lady Desborough are severe
critics uf the militants' methods. Be
."e.g these and the supporters OF TIE
uif@gettcs has now arisen an an
Hsanism which has greatly disturbed
The atmosphere of the court.
Recently an incident occurred at
buckingham Palace which further set
Pep majesty and the anti suffraget-e
opinion of the court against the mill
'lHt women. The incident was care
fully kept out of The Court Circular.
Fail to Get Audiences.
The SulfraEettes made several az
'nGptS To- get personal audience of
'1e King. i'm order TO put their case
before his majesty, but this was pac-,
rmptorily refused. Then they tried To
-at an audience of the Queen. but tais
tempt also failed.
As matter of fact. il would be
quite impossible for the King or
queen To- grant an audience to any
woman representing any sufragette
body. for under no circumstances can
he King or Queen ever grant an
audience TO any political organization.
But the suifraGettes are aNOWeuly
H" respecters Of ancient plecedents
ma established custom They asked
gdienCes Of the King and Queen,
md when they failed they adopted h.
method of getting at the royal ear ny
nginS up Buckingham Palace on the
telephone and asking for the King.
Now. no one is ever put through dl-
rect 10 the King, except members Of
.., rUya. family and Of this rui" the
-1HEagptJes We're apparently aware,
Tor, being asked 10y the exchange
operator at the palace rNho was speak
-. 'an -ufiragcttcs at the other end
ID. ElU line replied. The Duchess cd.
Lack Private Number
This ingenious Idea of getting
through 10 Nh" King failed because
Then. is a private number used only
"l members of the royal family that
must Doe mentioned by any royalty
VINO wants 10 speak direct tu tne
King. The Suftragette did not know
i1is, and when the palace exchange
o.lTh asked for the number she WaA
unable 70 give it. After having asked
twice for it, the clerk cut her off and
au.y reported the matter TO the se.-
e-arial department.
4 week or 50 later. however, che
sHuragettes rang up the palace again.
ana this time got through 10 the King.
Tor they had in the meantime some
nov got hold of the private number.
hing George happened to be in his
personal writing room when the call
"as put through. and accounts ditfel
tS To how he received il when he dis
Covered that a suhragette was talk
.ng TO him. The sumragette's accOuu.
~ the matter is that directly she in
-"fmsu the King who she really WAS
.t MS majesty said was. Il can not
.a.h 90 YOU and then he cut oil the
.al.
King Is Furious.
Ire story comes from the palace
.'tl the King was furious sumuOuzo
.A equerry and said To him.
some Internal woman has given
may the private royal call um5er
EHG mUS- find orr -hD she