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Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 192, 15 February 1907, Page 2

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WOMEN SUFFRAGE. [BY ELECTBIO iffcliEGBAPH — COPYRIGHT.] [PBB PBBSS ABBOOIATION.] London, February 13. A great women's Convention was held at Caxton Hall, Westminster. Speakers expressed profound indignation that no allusion was made in the King's speech to an intention to grant women suffrage, and demanded that the House of Commons should give precedence to this great question. Subsequently 800 suffragettes, headed by Mrs Despard, marched to the House of Commons to present a resolution, demanding the suffrage, to Sir H. Campbelkßannerman, singing "Glory Hallelujah," on the way. The police tried to disperse the procession at Westminster Abbey, but the bulk of the suffragettes contrived to reach the entrance to the House of Parliament, and clamorously demanded to see Sir H. Campbell-Banner-man. After much uproar and many skirmishes with the police, 56 of them including Mrs Despard and Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst, were arrested. A dozen, however, forced an entrance to the central lobby, but were carried out despite a fierce resistance. During the struggle mounted police nearly rode down several of the women. (Received February 15, 8.30 a.m.) London, Thursday. The Chronicle and Daily News complain of the brutality of the police in connection with the women's suffrage deputation. The mounted police especially are singled out for condemnation. The suffragettes belonged to the Women's Social "Political Union, which had not been invited to Saturday's demonstration lest it should alienate many opponents of its metliods,which are considered extreme. Despard was fined 40s or 21 days' imprisonment, and the others 10s or a week to 20s or a fortnight. AH the fifty-eight went to prison. A man was fined 20s for attempting to rescue his wife.