The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-08
SUFFRAGETTES INVADE
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Worship Disturbed in Westminster
Cathedral and Church of
the Oratory.
PUBLIC is OPENLY HOSTILE
Speakers Mobbed, Stands Torn Down
and Women Saved by Police From
Duckings or Beatings.

London. June 7.-Suffragettes for the
| first time to-day invaded Catholic
churches and attempted to hnrnngue
congregations. Worship was disturb
ed In both Westminster Cathedral and
the Church of the Oratory. Brompton.
Father Bernard Vaughan had just
taken his place In tho pulpit In West
minister Cath edral at the evening SER
vice when woman rushed up the
steps into another pulpit and. waving
her arms toward the altar. shrieked ::
"Tn the presence OF the Blessed Sac
rament. i protest against the forcible
feeding of women"
The congregation rose and murmurs
of protest ran through the edifce. One
woman tried to persuade the suffra-
Eette to descend from the pulpit. but
she remained there waving her arms
and yelling incohcrcntly until forcibly
pulled down the steps and turned over
TO the police. She declined to give her
name.
MIDDAY MASS INTERRUPTED
BY BAND or MILITIA NTS
4 band Of militants interrupted the
midday mass in the Church of the
Oratory 10y chanting: God save En-
incline PaHkhurst and all our noble
prisoners: open the eyes OF this
church and of the priests to put an
end to the torture: in the name OF the
blessed Joan of Arc. hear them In their
hour of need" Great disorder ensued
a suiragcttc arose and started n pray
er. but she scarcely had uttered a
word when q woman worshipcr clap
ped her hands over the mouth of the
suffragctte The suffragettes were
forced by ushers and malo parishion-
ers to the doors and then into the
street. Many OF the congregation fol-
lowed them to the sidewalk, where n
we'll dressed man hit militant In
the face. which blcd profusely. Tho
crowd chccrcd. Two Of the suffra
gettes were arrested. They refused
to give their names.
Wild scenes followed the ejectment
of the suffragettcs from the Church
OF the Oratory. one of the women lay
down at full length on the steps Of the
church and refused to move. Her
mouth had been injured by blow from
a mans fist People trampled past and
across her PROSTATE form. Her hat
was torn off and her dress disordered
and muddicd
Finally tho police arrested her with
several others of the disturbers All of
them later were discharged except two,
Christine Andrews and an American.
Mrs. Mary Fauston. whose husband
bailcd her out.
The growing hostility OF the public
toward militant suffragettcs was shown
by assaults to-day on several open. air
greetings. Speakers were mobbcd,
stands were torn down. and the wom-
on were saved by tho police from duck
inEs or bcatings. y crowd ut Iianp-
stead Heath knocked over the plat
form from which n party Of militants
were to speak and scattered the suf-
fragcttcs In nil directions. They tried
to drag two of the women 10 q ponn
for Il Gucklng, but the police rescued
them.
WOMEN PELTE:D WITH MUD.
FOR URGING USE OF BOMBS
a similar sceno occurred on Clan
ham Common. When n suffragctte aG-
vocptcd the use of bombs, the speak
or and those on tho stand with her
were peltcd with mud. The police
helped the women IL escape on 4 mo-
tor ius \ mcctin,; In Hyde Park end
ell H. the same manner.
Sylvia pankhurst, at Il meeting in the
East End OF London tonight. declared
that when she goes to see Premier
AsQuith next Wednesday, she would
ask for a deputa tion to accompany her
not only to plead with the Premier, but
to threaten him
4 sensational incident OF the day
was the discovery of n younl, man who
gave his name as Harry Pike. In Buck
inSham Palace, where the royal fam
of the morning, Pike entered the PAL
that entrance could be easily effected.
through the corridors for some time.
Once he was near the Qucon's apa:t-
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