Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-08
EDIFicEs SCENE OF MUCH DIsOR.
DER AND WoRsHlPER SLABS
sUFFRAGETTE.
HOSTILITY ON PART OF
PUBLIC SHOWN IN ATTACK
Speakers Mobbed and Women Saved
From Duckinss by PoIioe-catholie
Churches Invaded For First Time
Since Militant Crusade Started
Buckingham Palace Entered.

London, June S.-Suffragettes Sum
day for the first time invaded Catholic
churches and created scenes by at
tempting to harangue the congrega-
tons. Worship was disturbed in both
Westminster Cathedral and the
Church Of the Oratory, Brompton.
Father Bernard Vaughan had just
taken his place in the pulpit in Vest
minister cathedral during the evening
service when a woman rushed up the
steps irto another pulpit and. waving
her arms toward the altar shrieked:
In the presence of the blessed sacra-
ment l protest against the forcible
feeding of women" She was we'll
dressed and apparently a woman OF
refinement
The congregation, which was shocked
by the womans action, arose. Muir
murs of protest at the sacrilege ran
thru the the edifice. One Of the wom-
en- worshiperE tried to persuade the
suffragette to descend from the pulpit.
but she remained there. waving her
arms and yelling incoherent!y until the
vergers forcibly pulled her down the
steps and led her to the doors OF the
cathedral There she was turned over
to the police. She declined to give
her name.
Mass is Interrupted.
band of militant suffragette inter-
rupted the midday mass in the Church
Of the Oratory by chanting: God save
Emmeline Pankhurst 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
A scene Of great disorder ensued.
suffra gette rose and started a prayer.
but she had scarcely uttered a word
when a woman worshiper clapped her
hands over the mouth of the suffrag-
cite.
Struggling fercely and shouting
loudly the suffragists were forced by
ushers and male parishioners down the
aisle to the doors and then into the
street. Many of the members Of the
congregation followed the evicted SUI
fra gettes TO the sidewalk, where a well
dressed woman hit militant sister in
the face. who bled profusely. The
crowd cheered the woman who struck
the blow. Only two Of the suffragettes
who caused the disorder were arrest
ed. They also refused to give their
names.
Militant Speakers Mobbed.
The growing hostility on the part Of
the public toward the militant suffra-
gists was shown by assaults on several
open air meetings. Speakers were
mobbed. stands were torn down and the
women were saved by the police from
duckings or beatings. A crowd at
Hampstead Heath knocked over the
platform from which party Of mill
tant suffragettes were to speak and
scattered the women in all directions.
They tried to drag two OF the women
| to q pond for ducking, but the police
rescued them.
A similar scene occurred on Chapman
Common. When militant advocated
the use Of bombs the speaker and those
on the stand with her were pelted with
mud. The police helped the women TO
| escape on a motor bus. A meeting in
Hyde Park ended In the same manner.
| Sylvia Pankhurst in speech deliv-
cred at meeting in the East End OF
London Sunday declared that when she
went to see Premier Asquith next
lWedn esday she would ask FOR deputa-
ton to accompany her. not only to
plead with the premier. but to threaten
him.
Buckingham Palace Invaded.
| A sensational incident of the day was
the discovery of young man, who
gave his name as Harry Pike. In Buck
Iingham Palace, where the royal family
| spent Sunday. In the early hours OF
the morning Pike entered the palace
as he explained afterwards, to prove
| that entrance could be easily effected
He scaled the wall and wandered thru
the corridors for some time.
Once he was near the queens apart
ment. He was finally discovered, how
ever, and overpowered In the servants
PEI. r. WICHEIMAN