A BIG MEETING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13430, 22 March 1907, Page 5

A BIG MEETING.

MANY "MARTYRS" ARRESTED.

United Press Association — By Eleptric Telegraph. — Copyright. LONDON, March 21. A Women's Social Political Union mooting in Caxton Hall, including ' ( a large contingent of Lancashire • cotton operatives, in shawls and clogs, condemned the Government's attitude to JMr Dickinson's Female Franchise Bill, and summoned Sir H. Campbell-Bah-norman to legislate on the lines of his own speech. ' Lady Haberton volunteered to lead a deputation to hand the resolution to the Premier. ' '■ The police broke up the procession in twos and threes. Soon 500 extra, constables wero assembled at the House of Commons, and [had great trouble in resisting the most determined series of disorderly attempts ever made to enter the precincts of the buildings. - Numerous skirmisho'-j, were of not avail, the rushes leading only to .the. arrest of small batches. The , police, showed the utmost forbearance, and sought to restrict] their t duties to preventing anything in tha nature of a combined demonst."*ticn. Huge crowds were greatly amused at would-be martyrs Asking to be arrested Lady Haberton was admitted to the House, but was unable to see Sir H. CampbolJ-Bannerman. Seventy-five women were arr^-e'l and admitted to bail.