SUFFRAGISTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 253, 18 July 1908, Page 5

SUFFRAGISTS.

■ » —-— ' A "FIRST DIVISION" IN GAOL BILL (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPTHIGHT. , London, July 16, . ' Mr. Robert Pearce, Liberal member fo the Look division of Staffordshire, and Mi 0. Corbett, Liberal member for tho Eas Grinstead division of Sussex,-are initiating Bill in tho House of Commons to treat girl and women sentenced for political offences a first-class misdemeanants, except in. case wlioro grievous bodily harm or damage t proporty are involved. EJECTIONS "BY THE CLOCK," Mr. John Burns, .tho President of the Loc; Government Board, completely lost his tempc when lie addressed a packed meeting of ni supporters at Battersea Town Hall o; May .20. . ■ ; Tlie cause of his very genuine outburst wc —to use his own expression—the ui womanly, and disgraceful conduct" of a nun bor of suffragists w]io interrupted tlie flow ( his rhetoric in support of the Licensing Bil A crowd of several thousands outside th building cheered each suffragist as she wt ejectud, and in several eases gave .the wome a hearing. , „ . • . ; .■ Tho proceeding may be thus summarised:* 8.20 p.m.—Suffragist No. 1 arises, makes ii coherent squeal. . (Ejected. Cheers.) Mr." Burns: "Leavo them to ) the steward We've got 'em on the. list, and they nevt will bo missed." (Loud laughter.) 8.25. —Suffragist No. 2:'"Why should wi men —?" (Ejected. Cheers.) Mr. Burns: "Wo will not allow .tho rutl of publio meeting to be broken by any ma or woman." (Loud cheors.) B.3s.—Man Heckler: "Confiscati-.m! (Ejected amid uproar.) • ' Mr. Burns (to stewards):.."Put. Mm cut! (Sternly to audience): "Look this way.' B.4o.—Suffragist No. i: "Votes for womenl (Ejected. Loud cheors.) . • • Mr. Burns: "It is not my fault that tli mild should bo mixed with the bitter." (Lou laughter.) B.4s—Man Heckler: "What about your /;50( a year?" (Ejected. Wild olieers.) . . , Mr. Burns: "The potman has sane to joi tho barmaid." (Shrieks of laughter.) B.so.—Suffragist No. G: "Wo insist in tr vote this session—" (Foeble effort, Ailowo to remain.) ■ ~ 9.o.—Suffragist No. 7: "The men make tli laws and —" (Ejected after tussle. . Lou "boos.") ■ . , ~ , Mr. Burns: "Tliere's no moaning at tho bo when she puts out to 6ca." . D.s.—Suffragist No. 9 gives faint screan (Ejocted. Mild uproar.) . 9.lo.—Suffragist No. 10: "Give the wome tho- voto." (Carried out struggling.) _ _ Mr. Burns (passionately to women in tli audionco): "Now, Indies, if you've come hoi for a laughing competition you can go ou Wo aro not going to allow a nuniber of frivi lons and vulgar strangors to interrupt tlii mcoting. It makes mo almost ashamed that. am a supporter of woman's suffrage. This du gracoful conduct has put back the c woman's suffrage. The ingratitude of these w< men is disgusting."

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