The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-11
WOULD ALLOW
M|L|TANTS TO Dit
Anger of British Public Aroused
by Outrageous Acts Of
Suffragettes.
INVADE LONDON CHURCHES
Catholic Congregat ons Disturbed Dur
ing Services-Young Man Cap
tured in Corridor Near
Queens Apartment.

London, June 9.'I.et them die is
becoming a rather popular slogan in
connection with the hunger striking
suffragettes since the public has be
come so profoundly resentful of the
actions of the militant women.
1t was reported today that the gov
eminent had decided to take a ster
in this direction by introducing legis
Eation to indemnify the prison authori
ties against the consequences of al
lowing suffragettes to starve them
selves to death while in prison.
The Evening Standard interviewed
many noted persons today, including
clergymen, on the subject and all of
the latter who are quoted by the
newspaper express themselves in ia
vor of the proposal.
Father Bernard Vaughan, brother OF
the late Cardinal Vaughan, replied:
"There would be nothing ethically
wrong in letting them die. Let them
start at once and make up for lost
time"
Rev. Arthur Waldron, vicar of St.
Matthews, Brixton, said:
IF the women refuse food they
should be allowed to die"
Rev. Richard Free. vicar Of st.
Clements. Fulham. replied:
Il think the suggestion very good.
] have advocated it for many months"
Public anger in connection with the
suffragettes outrages is expressed
daily with more vehemence through
ont Great Britain. Reports from the
provinces show that suffragette meet.
ings organized yesterday were gener.
ally broken up and the women threat
ened with violence.
At Ilford, some miles east of Lon
don. the speakers were pelted with to.
matOes and other missiles and an un.
successful attempt was made by the
crowd under the leadership of wom-
an to upset the wagon from which the
suffragettes were speaking.
The guardians of ancient structures
in all parts of the country have adopt.
ed the most stringent precautions to
protect the buildings against the van.
dalism of the suffragettes. Guns and
dogs have been requisitioned for this
service
MiIitants Invade Churches.
London. June S.-Suffragettes, for
Che first time, invaded Catholic
churches and attempted to harrangue
the congregations. Worship was dis
turbed in both Westminster Cathe-
dral and the Church of the Oratory,
Brompton.
Father Bernard Vaughan had just
taken his place in the pulpit in West.
minister Cathedral for the evening
services, when woman rushed up
the steps. into another pulpit, aud,
waving her arms toward the altar,
shrieked:
an the. presence of the Blessed
Sacrament l protest against the for
chile feeding of women"
She was stylishly dressed and ap.
Darently was woman of refinement
A band of militant suffragettes in,
terrupted 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"
Invaded the Kings Palace.
A sensational incident of the day
was the discovery of young man,
who gave his name as Harry Pike.
in Buckingham Palace. where the
Royal family spent Sunday. In the
early hours Of the morning Pike en-
tered the palace. as he explained aft
erward, to prove that entrance could
be easily effected. He scaled the wall
and wandered through the corridors
f6r some time. Once he was near the
queens apartment. He was finally
discovered. however, and overpow-
cred In the servants quarters.