The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-31
INTERNAL MACHINE
SENT STATESMEN
BY SUFFRAGETTES
BRITISH CABINET MEN
ARE NOW THREATENED.
Explosive Tubes Sent to States.
men Discovered Before Any
one Is Injured.
Climax Of Campaign Of violeace
BY Miitants In London Il
Now Reached.

1 .s~8AAEG0s
LONDON. Jan. so.-Suffraset VOL
ence OF the most diabolicai and cow
ardly character reached n climax to-
| day.
Danger was revealed by the ex-
piosion OF number OF glass tubesas
they were being taken from the
letter boxes by postmen. Investigation
revealed that the tubes had been fiiied
with an explosive acid. They had been
addressed by suffrasets to Premier
Asquith. Chancellor Lloyd George and
| other cabinet members. II the suf-S
ragets plan had worked successfully the
statesmen probably would have been
! blinded In opening the packages.
| Women also mailed a number of
letters which. on being exposed to
the light. burst in flames. These were
! evidently Intended as fire brands to
1 burn the homes Of the ministers
such apparently were the "surprisess
which the women had promised In
their campaign OF violence, II the
franchise bill were dropped by the
government
! Premier Acquith and other members
OF the British cabinet have been
/ warned solemnly 10 guard against
careless handling OF packages mailed
| 10 them through the postof1ce. for
fear the packages might contain in
fernal machines.
! Hearing Of suffraget cases began at
Bow street police court as soon an
court was opened. The first woman
arraigned. charged with smashing a
$3.50 plateglass window in the offices
OF the Allan Steamship Line.
| Women Arc Arraisned.
1 Yes. smashed IL and womb
smash every window In London to get
a vote" she cried when the magistrate
asked her II she had anything tosay.
She was held for the q Id Bailey ses-
sions. The next woman was charged
with breaking a window In the Of
hces occupied by Lewis Harcourt, Sec
retray to state for the colonies. Har-
court vs. one OF the bitterest anti
sunragists in the cabinet
/ The woman became so agitated with
mingled rage and excitement that she
could not articulate. She was sem
fenced TO two weeks Imprisonment,
with the option OF paying a SIS fine.
Mrs. Despard. who. with Mrs. Em.
incline Pankhurst. is the most mill
ltant OF the leaders. appeared at the OF.
fces OF the Women's Special and Po-
,nticai Union. some one who kept his
name secret having paid her $40 fine
last night
Il don't want liberty. but I'm glad
TO get back into the fight" exclaimed
Mrs. Despard. who Is a motherIy look.
ing old woman OF So years. She then
offered reward OF s25 to the woman
who could think up some new plan of
violence to harrass the government.
so deep Is the growing resentment
against the women that a number of
men whose property had been dam
aged by the suffragettes attacked the
headquarters OF the Women's Special
and Political Union. The men were
driven away by the police.
! Women Are Thrown Out.
! DUNDEE. Scotland. Jan. 3O.-well
organized bands OF suffragettes raised
a pandemonium during the ceremony
OF conferring the freedom OF the City
OF Dundee on Premier Asquith hero
today. The Premier hardly had risen
to acknowledge the honor when
shrieks OF Traitor, Traitor!" re-
sounded through the hall
Stewards and policemen soon were
busily occutied in throwing the wo-
men out of the building. Howls of
You brutes! You brutesi" and
sharp scrimmages marked the pass
age through the hail OF each group.
One woman sprang over the front
OF the gallery and was only saved
from falling among the crowded audi
ence 20 feet below by the fact that
several men seized her by the skirts
and held her suspended.
LONDON. Jan. 3O.-Mrs. Emmelins
Pankhurst in a speech at a meeting
Of the Womens Social and Political
Cnionf 10 night. said that the militant
sunragettes intended TO carry on the
hght with increasingly effective meth
DDS until the vote was granted to wo-
men. They were obliged to strike the
enemy. the government. through other
people. but she explained that was al
ways necessary in revolutionary war
fare. Whatever was done she would
take the full responsibility.
| General Mrs. Flora Drummond.
who was sentenced To fourteen days
In jail yesterday for her attempt 90
force her way into the House of Com
mons To interview Chancellor Lloyd
George. was released to-day. some un-
known person having paid her fine.
DUBLIN. Jan. 30-"I wanted 20
give the lie 10 the statement made IN
the House of Commons that Irish wo-
men do not want the vote" This was
the explanation made to-day BY Mrs.
Mabel Purser. n sunragette. TO tho
magistrate who sentenced her 10 ons
months imprisonment ~ hard labor
Tor breaking six panes Of glass In tho
customs house.
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