Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
MALE M|L|TANTS
THROWN into LAKE
London Crowd Shows Little
Respect to Clergyman Who
Demands Suffrage.
CHANCELLOR OUTLINES
HOME RULE Amendment
Delegation Of Women From East
End Club Received by Premier
at His Residence.

LONDON, June 2O.-An artificial lake
gave a big crowd unique opportunity
TO vent their wrath on suffragist inter-
rupters Of David Lloyd George, chan
cellor OF the exchequer who spoke at
Denmark Hill. in the south of London,
but chivalrous discrimination was en-
ployed as between the men and women
disturbers. the women being chased of
in the lake.
Thomas ]. MacNamara, a radical MEM
Der OF the house of commons. who pre-
sided. appealed to the assembled multi
tude to leave 1t entirely to the stewards
to deal with the disturbers, but the re-
quest was disregarded. The man who
Jared worst was a clergyman. said to
be a member of Sylvia Pankhursts East
End army.
Undeterred by the fate that had be-
fallen other disturbers. he demanded in
stentorian tones to know why the gov
ernment had not given votes to women.
His clerical garb seemed to produce the
effect on the crowd that a red flag does
on mad bull. They rushed and carried
him Off his feet and pitched him headlong
into the lake, from which, after frequent
complete tmmersions he was rescued in
boat.
Will Repeat Offer.
The chancellor made it clear that the
amending bill. which will be introduced
in the house of lords on Tuesday next,
merely will repeat the governments origi-
nal offer of the temporary exclusion from
the home rule bill of such counties in
Ulster as vote for exclusion.
With reference to the indefinite exclu-
sion of Ulster. Chancellor George said
that this was advocated by Sir Edward
Carson. the Ulster unionist leader, in
order to defeat home rule for the rest of
Ireland as well as Ulster. For that rea-
son the government would not recognize
1t.
A party of six workingwomen. mem
bers of Miss Pankhurst's East End fed
Grafton, today visited the prime minis
ter at his official residence on Downing
street. A big crowd gathered in antici-
patton of the usual fight between the
police and the women. but the proceed
roughness on the part of some workmen
who had come to see that their women
got fair play"
Miss Pankhurst was not present.
Welcomes Delegation.
The premier welcomed the members Of
the deputation as representatives Of IAN
association which dissociated itself from
the criminal methods of those who have
done SO much to damage and put back
the cause Of women
Mr.. Asquith argued that if every wor-
an over twenty years of age possessed
the vote they would still find legislative
problems exceedingly difficult of solution.
In the same way as the men had found
them. He agreed with the deputation
that if the franchise were granted to
women it should be granted on the same
terms as it was given to men.
The premier explained that. while 1t
had become necessary to suppress the
organized violence of the militant suf-
to interfere with free speech or the prop
er organization of opinion.
Gives His Promise.
In closing Mr.. Asquith promised con-
sideration of the women's representa-
tions, and said he would present to
Reginald McKenna, the home secretary,
the deputations request for the release
of Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, uncondition-
ally
The East London Federation of Suffra-
gettes. of which the deputation which
visited Mr.. Asquith are members, re-
pudiated tonight the premier's assump-
ton that they are opposed to militancy.
The federation adopted resolutions de-
claring that the organization carried on
its militant fight for the vote in its own
way. and said that Sylvia Pankhurst did
not accompany the deputation simply be-
cause she was too i'll to go.