The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-11
MISS PANKHURST
CAUGHT IN RAID
Sylvia's March on House of
Commons Turned Into
a ROut.
ARRESTED BY A RTSE
Innocent Looking Motor Bus
Cuts Her Off From
Her Followers.
SOME REACH PARLIAMENT
Mrs. Pankhurst Escapes From
Grosvenor Place, Her "Pal-
ace" Headquarters.
SOME REACH PARLIAMENT
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LoSpo$, June 1O.-Sylvia Pankhurst's
much doomed descent upon the House of
Commons 20 interview Premier Asauith
failed out tonight. She failed to make
good her threat TO make her bed just out
sde 'n, Houses OF Parliament until death
should intervene.
sylvia started out theatrically enough
She left her home In Bow road stretched
out on an ambulance. escorted by male
bod guard. band playing the "Marseil-
lsse" and a large and enthusiastic con.
tlugen, Of ragtag East Finders.
The police allowed the procession to
leading off Bow road without interfer-
ence. but when broad Mile End was
reached motor omnibus by a previous
arrangement quietly Numbered into the
procession. separating Miss Pankhurst
from the bulk OF her followers. Detec-
uves who We're waiting promptly placed
Miss Pankhurst In an auto and whlskeu
her away 20 Holloway Ja.i.
The sharp tussle between the women
and the police in an attempt to rescue
Miss Pankhurst was soon over. and the
headlcss procession again took up Its
march toward the West End Crowds of
the curious and the amused Joined tn,
procession EN- route, far outnurnbering the
mil';ants themselves who were closely
guarded by large force OF police.
some women Reach Com M us.
Near the Gaiety Theatre. at the corner
n the Strand and Wellington street, the
police called the procession to a halt,
as such demonstrations are not allowed
within a mile of Parliament Square
There was some struggling on the part
'd the women TO egt away from the police,
hut nothing serious happened
About dozen of Sylvia's followers,
however including some East End women
o' the toughest type, eluded the police
and went 10 the House of Commons Pre-
m.er Asqulth sent out word that he would
not receive them.
humanitarian radical. Sir William
Byles took the odd deputation to st.
Stephens Hail where he and Percy n.
1lngworth, the chief Liberal whip, talked
TO the women. They seemed mostly ami
mated by hatred Of the insurance act
and It's author, David Lloyd George whom
one woman described as bloody
bounder' Another woman wanted to
know How do you expect a woman to
Keep seven children and a husband on
$50 a week"
Mr. lllingwOrth's suggestion that they
end a written memorial to Premier AS
Quth was rejected in the coarsest YER
nacular
Mrs. Pnnkhurst Has Escaped.
Despite the heavy police guard Mrs.
Emmeue Fankhurst disappeared recently
from the house in Grosyenor place. be-
h'nd Buckingham Palace. where she had
been making her headquarters since her
release from Holloway Jail.
There Is a conflict OF reports regarding
Inc manner in which her departure was
accomplished. one story has II that the
landlord Of the Grosvenor Place house
ordered her to leave and that she went
away With the full knowledge of the po-
Ice Another is that she was removed
through garage in the rear OF the prop
'rJ and that the police did not learn
o. her going until afterward.
IL Is certain that the police have known
TO- days that Mrs. Pankhurst had left
uros'rnOr Place and that they are keep
ING constant watch on her present
refuge They refuse to dvulse the loca-
ton Of the latter
Al Portsmouth to-day the police saved
suhragette speakers from the wrath OF an
angry mob which attempted to stone
mem and tore to shreds the suffragette
hasS The crowd resisted the interior
'Nce Of the police and the officers had to
hsht before they we're able 10 move the
women out Of danger.
women Denounce MiIitants.
The Women's Liberal Federation, now
IN session In London. adopted resolu-
lion to-day condemning militant methods
ana demanding that the Government take
S'ion :" stop the reign OF anarchy. The
resolution, moved by Lady Carlisle. pres
'a'"i of the federation, was adopted by
large majority. Lasy Carlisle said that
'"e terrible scourge of violent methods"
'o"Ilrl'd with the federation's consti-
'4"oaal methods and hlndered the whole
woman suffrage movement. This dis
dsFoGs example of unchecked violence by
"ese criminal wreckers" she said, sis
HIu NJ he moral fibre of a considerable
,0ump'r VI men and women OF the coun-
try"
one said that the idea that women
should not receive the same punishment
Us men for violations of the law was
spurious sentimentality." and "trav-
S'y ON chNalry."
Lady carlscs speech was received
Win 'hccrS and applause.
Yer! little new information OF value
was obtained by the police from the doc
uN'0'H seized In the raid on the new
nsSHquartrrs Of the Women's Social and
SsAticai Union yesterday.
nertna Ryland, who hacked Romney's
porIai, Of boy in the Corporation Art
"dNe,v az Birmingham yesterday, was
s'raisned to-day and committed for trial
~" woman shriekcd during the court pro-
''oall ~, screaming the biblical text, II
zane not to send peace. but u sword"
'no adding that the militants were work