The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-12

at present none of the windows was
broken"
Although the coronation chair was
doubtless the immediate object OF the
suffragette spite. II was through no care
of the one who laid the bomb that the
damage was confined to the chair and
the adjacent screen. There are other
antiquarian, historical treasures in the
chapel of Edward the Confessor OF at
least equal interest and value. II the
bomb had been more powerful there
would have been nothing to prevent the
wholesale destruction OF these as well as
structural damage to the building
The officials of the Abbey have been ex-
pecting an sttack on the building by the
| "furies," and in view OF this It is amaz-
| ing to learn that there was no one guard
ing the chapel OF Edward the Confessor
or presumably the other chapes. The
guide, who Is verger, apparently had
left the chapel at the head OF large
group of visitors any one OF whom could
have loitsred behind unhlndered and UNI
noticed and could have placed a dozen
bombs or set fire to the building espe-
oiaily as the ordinarily dim light in the
Abbey was fading into twilight at the
time Of the explosion.
Services will be held in the Abbey to-
morrow as usual. but 1t is not known as
yet whether sightseers will be excluded.
Sclxenna Defends Mouse Act.
Mr.. McKenna made a speech in the
House of Commons in reply to criticism
| by Lord Robert Cecil OF the Governments
inactivity in suppressing militant out
RACES. Lord Robert characterized the
situation as nothing short OF anarchy and
expressed the opinion that the only rem
edy was deportation.
Mr.. McKenna said that the Government
1 faced a phenomenon which WAS absolutely
without precedent; that the number OF
women actually engaged In the destruc-
ton OF property and the serious dis
turbances was small, but that they had
many sympathizers. lie admitted that
the situation was growing more serious
and said the Government recognized that
there was growing indignation on the
part Of the public, particularly In view
Of the recent insults to the King and
Queen.
MIR. McKenna supported the cat and
mouse act and expressed confidence in
II as a means of suppressing the disorders
Some OF the women released, he said, had
quit the movement and others had FLED
the country. He said that he believed The
'let them die" policy. advocated by many
| Including q number OF clergymen. woult
! only Increase the outrages and eventu
| ally would lead to a reaction in publ,
| ul.xtn IL coil hut I,nvRrnTnpn
considered deportation rs iinpract'cable
with regard to the suggestion that thel
be treated as luuatics, he said that hi
could not ask Parliament to define a
lunatics persons who had not been med
ically certified TO be lunatics. As 10
giving women the vote. the nnal propO
sition the Home Secretary said he though
that could not receive serious copsidera
ton as a remedy for the present situa
tion.
Women Have TOO Much Publicity
The Governments spokesman appealed
to the newspapers to cease giving pub
licity to militant outrages, saying tina
the advertising they received through thi
publicity was the handspring or the move
, | ments existence.
Mr.. McKenna repeated the Govern
ments proposal to prosecute subscriber
to militant funds, holding them respon
: sible IN money damages and perhap
bringing criminal actions against then
"If We succeed in this action" he said
at means the destruction OF the Women
Political and Social Union and we sha
see the last OF Mrs Pankhurst."
Two thousand angry men drove sui
: fragettes out OF the public square o
5 Portsmouth to-day and chased them int
the town hall, where they were besiege
, for quite time The police protecte