SUFFRAGETTE WAR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1481, 2 July 1912, Page 5

SUFFRAGETTE WAR.

MR. LLOYD-GIJORGE HECKLED. By Teleura.nli—Press Afisociaiion-Copyriuht London, June 30. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of tho Exchequer, addressed a meeting of five thousand persons at Woodford on the subject of tho benefits of iho Insuranco Act. Men and women fmffragists constantly interrupted (ho epeaker, infuriating the stewards. Thero ensued fierce struggles, during which chairs were broken and women's hats torn off. Jinny disturbers were, ejected in an cxhauslcd condition mid bloodstained, and ambulance aid had to bo requisitioned for them, MORF, WINDOW SMASHING. London, June 30. Violet Doubney has been sentenced "to two months' imprisonment for breaking tho windows at the residence of the Homo Secretary (Mr. M'Kenna). Eleven suffragettes have been released j at Birmingham. Tho majority of them had to be forcibly fed while in prison. Yesterday at Leicester and elsewhere, thero was more window smashing.

"POLITICAL CRIME." Heports were issued on May 23 of tho speeches made at the Home Office when Mr. M'Kenna, the Homo Secretary, received a deputation which urged Hint persons convicted of a political offence should bo (rooted differently from those who were guilty of crimes involving moral turpitude. . Tho deputation included Lady Aborconway, the Countess Do l.a YVarr, (he Countess Brassey, Lord Russell, and others. Mr. M'lCennn, in his reply, said tho Prison Commissioners anil tho Home Oflico oHioials were, as conscious as the deputation that in the great majority of (ho Suffragette cases the primary motive hail not boon criminal. They would find, however, that if the doctrine of motive, as advocated liy the deputation, was to receive acceptance administration of ihe law would become impossible. Ho could not find in the Homo Office records^sinco prisons came under tho Homo Office, a siurlo instance showing , tlmt political prisoners had ever been treated clili'erently from anybody else. Tho Irish .Oflice. informed him that no such distinction was drawn in Ireland. Ojio of ili(Ml<']>iilfll.io]i: What about Dr. Jameson? . .Mr. .M'Kenna said .that tho Lord thief Justice did not find that Ihn Jameson raiders were political pn'siim.rs. \s to the I reatimmt of Suffrage-lto prisoner--, Iho Home Secretary promised that if they would behave reasonably in prison nml accept the ordinary prison discipline there would be no reason to complain of their treatment. Towards (ho close of their (rial in May, jrr<. Pelliiek LniiTonce and llrs. Panl;liiirsf pleaded in emotional appeals for treatment as tirst-elnss misdemeanants. Mrs. PauUhurst clutched the rail in front of her and in a broken voice exclaimed:

"I would rollivr spend seven years in prison n* a political offender tlmn 1 Would spend seven days, and be <l«;rn(leil anion? 1 Willi Ul'lil'led onus nl Hie olnco of her nppeiil, Mrs. Velliiclc I.wrencn cried, "May God di'knd n?, us our raiuo is Jl Jlr. IVlhi.lc in his linnl speech, instanced Ihe cases of Jfr. \\. 1. Sl.'inl niul of llr. Jameson, wlio wero I real oil as fir-t-rluss MiwlemejiirinK ■•If in 1t,,. nMM-eoflliiscnse,"saulMr. ,hi«l.ire (Vleri.lw. "I had nh.erveil any rnntriliim or disavowal of Hi" vcU whirli vim linve rmniui(.ted, w any '>"»«• "'"t Von woiiM li'ivo ,-ivoitled r.Miol.ilinn of ilii'iii in Ihe filliir<>, 1 should li»vo W.n verv much prevailed upon by the ar Ku,,,,.u1s you have jiddiwed to mo Sir Kufns Imi.io--. Ihe Atlorney-floneral. lmikiii" rather iuded. nttvred Ihe wafnuiß Mt"sl,; s »-,.«1,l Lo taken lo see .hat, »\\wU on ihe Iriide and pronerlv nl ~,-iviif.- poiv-iis fm- tlie purpn?" of callini: ill!<.||lion In a "rieviinn- 1 were not allowed lo eonliniH! with iiupu-uly. Uelenin.; lo what tliev had lieiml lh« wroivs of women lit' tli« hiuuU ol men. Sir Itnl'ir.- Juries s-iid: "liemeii.ber that in those mallMs J ml !; arlieiilarly in moof dan-er, Hi" l.alimee .s iml: all on the side ofnw.l. W1..... I here .-: .rroye ~1.,-il, wli<-» I her.' i- a »f ""'y liiiiii-d s.iMy capable ol belli,: provided lor lluiyi- who :iri' in ii'.'i-il. the order i< ■■iveli, 'Women and eliildreii liri.'"