Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-05
WORK OF OBSTRUCTION IN ENG
LAND DONE BY PAID AGENTS
OF SOCIAL UNION.
PATIENCE OF PUBLIC
NEAR BREAKING POINT
Suffrasettes Warned by Police That
They May Not ee Able to Control
Inesnsed citixsns-Diseourtesi to
King and Queen and Burning Of
Many Churches inflames Public.

London, June 5-Miss Mary Bloom
field, daughter of Lady Sarah Louisa
Bloomfield, widow o. Sir Arthur Bloom
field, was the woman who created the
, sensational scene at Buckingham pal
ace last night, when she threw herself
on her knees before King George and
Queen Mary.
! Miss Bloomfield alone was concerned
also attended the court, was requested
to leave the palace after the occur
rance, despite the fact that she took
no part in the demonstration. She left
; without protest.
Officials on Verge Of Prostration.
Officials Of the palace today were on
the verge Of nervous prostration as
the result OF last nights scene and the
/. lord chamberlain's department has ta-
ken every precaution to circumyent
any attempt to repeat the performance
tonight when another function takes
place at Buckingham palace.
King George was the coolest man in
the company and the presentations af-
ter the incident went ahead with clock
work regularity.
1t is understood no further action
will be taken against Miss Bloomfield.
except to bar her from future court
functions.
The sisters obtained admission to
| court In the ordinary way. thru appli-
cation to the lord chamberlain's de-
partment
Public Patience Near Limit.
Recent discourtesies shown by mill
tants to the king and the burning down
| OF many churches have infiamed public
opinion to remarkable degree People
have been still further incensed by what
is regarded as the well grounded belief
that much of the work Of destruction
!. is done by hired hanGs we'll paid out
Of the bulging Golfers OF the women's
social and political union, Cases have
! been reported OF leaving other en-
ployment to Join the militants not from
love of the cause but because the pay
is better" Police ma gistrates have
warned suffragette prisoners that IL
they had not been protected by the
police they would most certainly have
suffered at the hands OF the irate pub
lie. The ugly temper shown by the
crowd at the recent militant demon
stration seems to support this view
Greater activity on the part Of the
government is expected
Scene in Kings Palace.
The king and queen held court at
Buckingham palace last night and In
spite OF all precautions militant
suffra gette gained access to their pres
ence and caused an interruption of the
presenta tions.
AS she was passing the king the
suffragette dropped on her knees and
shouted Your majesty, FOR Gods sake
do not use force"
The woman was attired In court
dress and her action caused profound
aStonishment. She continued to ad-
monsh the king. but her words were
inaudible. as the conduct or of the band
In the gallery. quick to observe the in
cident, signaled to the band to play
loudly and the woman's voice was
drowned
She was removed from the room and
handed over to the police. The name
of the woman was unknown. Inquiries
were made as to how she obtained a
card If admission.
Among those presented 20 the king
and queen was Miss Esther Cleveland.
of Princeton, y. j., daughter of the late
Grover Cleveland.
Scene a Brief Ono.
The scene, which gave a shock TO
those in the immediate vicinity of the
royal circle. was very brief and the
assemblsge generally had scarcely any
knowledge of what was happening.
Whether the woman was one of the In
vited guests who sympathizad with the
suffragette movement or an intruder
who gained admission by forged card
was unknown. 1t is difficult. how
| ever to imagine how any person could
have gained access to the court on a
forged invitation, as the police had
knowledge of a conspiracy to approach
| the royal presence and every guest and
! every carriage arriving at Buckingham
| palace last night had been subjected to
close inspection by detectives--a uni
que proceeding and one that caused
delay and not little indignation or ir-
ritation in court circles.
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