Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-05
'Votes for Women Adher-
ents Penetrate Into the
British Holy Of Holes
ORCHESTRA PLAYS AND
INTRUDER HUSTLED OUT
Officers Cannot Find Punish
ment to Fit the Crime;
Church Burned

London, June 5.-Two suffragettes
who succeeded in getting into the
throne room at Buckingham palace dur
ing "court' last night, and appeal
ing directly to King Geoge for "votes
for women,'' were identified today as
the Misses Mary and Eleanor Blom-
field, daughters of Sir Arthur Blom-
field and granddaughter of the late
Lord Bishop Blomfield Of London.
Court attendants, Mortified at what
to their minds was an act little short
of sacrilege on the young womens
part, at first tried to suppress the
news that the suffragettes had at last
reached royalty itself with their de-
mands. Later, when rumors of the in
cident began to leak out, they reluct-
antly admitted that one woman had
succeeded in getting into the palace.
It was not until today that it became
known there were two of them:
Royalty Is Scandalized.
Scandalized as they were never scan
dalized before, by the suffragettes,
who invading that English holy of
holics, the throne room, and pleaded be-
fore the king and queen themselves
last night for "votes for women, the
court authorities were taking the most
stringent precautions today to prevent
repetition of the incident.
"Your majesty, for Gods sake, dc
not use force" "
With orchestra playing its loudest
to drown her voice, attendants quickly
hustled her Observation-Disclosures requir
, ing that court visitors must constantly
face the king-from the palace anC
turned her over to the police.
Just how the offender would be pun
ished was not very clear.1 The crown
prosecutor was understood to hold tina
nothing more serious than charge O.
: disturbing the peace could be mad
! good against her, but court attaches, /
: was said, maintained that 80 trivia
:, an accusation, considering the enormit!
:, of the offense, would be merely ri
! ; diculous, and tnat unless some adequat
penalty could be eIacted it would b
q better not to prosecute at all.
Court Officials Perturbed.
What especially perturbed the Of
ficials was that, warning having bee
given that suffragette invasion o
the court was planned, it was believe
n precautions had been taken that woul
\ render the success of such an attemI
impossible, but since it nevertheless
succeeded, what guarantee was ther
10 that it would not succeed againl
;, The king and queen were reported
a be furious. Current comment indicate
!. that the masses of the English felt
{. shocking outrage mad been perpetratet
IN Here and there, however, an irreverer
g. individual could be found who co.
n. sidered the incident funny. The su
1t fragettes, Of course, were overjoyed.
,e In future, it was stated, noboC
IL would be admitted to a court withol
i. submitting TO positive Identification.
10 The Bloomfield family moves in Il
it best society in England, and is di
tinctly of the aristocratic class. 1t W
said the two women belong to no Q
ganizatiOn, but acted independent
ID First reports were that they had O
tanned admission to the palace by pI
=, senting forged credentials. When
al became known who they were, no
lss ever, it was generally believed tn
VI VI mad genuine invitation cards. whit
nc nc for persons of their position, would n
VI have been difficult for them to seeu
~ ~ London, June 5.-Except that tn
:. u will never be allowed to attend anoth
'' court function, it was stated this a
/ ernoon that there will be no puniI
81 81 ment inflicted on the Misses Mary a
100 Eleanor Bloomfield, who engaged in
suffragctte demonstration in the kin
and queens presence in the thro
room at Buckingham palace last ev,
ing.
General Mrs. Flora Drummond,
. leading suffragette, was arrested nj
the entrance to Buckingham palace ]
20 night. It was thought she was
-. tempting to get into the court the k
'ui and queen are holding.