ON THE WAR PATH.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 979, 21 November 1910, Page 5

ON THE WAR PATH.

' —-—♦ —— -■ ] MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES. I VIOLENT SCENES. j EIGHTY-THREE ARRESTS MADH I By Teleeraph—Press Association—Copyright, i London, November 18. •'; Mr. Asquith, in a letter to the Earl i of Lytton, stated:—'l cannot give an j assurance- that woman's suffrage will bo , J proceeded with next year." The Earl of Crewe made a statement similar to that made by Mr. ABquith. Successive deputations of women per- ■ | sisteritly endeavoured to . rush St. . . : Stephen's entrance, but the police prevented them doing so. ' . Eighty-three arrests were made, . LADY STOUT'S OPINION OF THE POLICE, : "THE KOTOHEST AND MOST BLOATED." (Eec. November 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 19. Mrs.'' Pankhurst, Miss Bertha Ayrton, Mrs. Cobden'Sanderston, Dr.' Elizabeth. . Oarrett Anderson, and Princess Dhuleen Singh headed the first deputation. The arrests include Miss Ellen Gibb (a descendant of William Skirving, who was sent to Botany Bay in 1793 for advocating' women's suffrage)- and Mrs. Morrison (daughter, of Sir Terence Murray). . . Th 3 demonstrations will continue until the dissolution of Parliament. Lady Stout, who accompanied the depu-; tation,. stated the policemen were the roughest and most, bloated-looking - people ' - . ■ nhe had ever seen. . ...;.- Lady Solomon, aged 80, -. was knocked down and taken to the hospital. The authorities, will not. prosecute her os ' her discharge. '.- ' - ' , ' .