Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-07-10 | Page 13 | Asquith at Last Has Recognized Suffragettes

ASQUITH AT LAST HAS RECOGNIZED SUFFRAGETTES LONDON, July !). Four suffragettes who. under the leadership ot Mrs. Des-pard, Des-pard, waited patiently for the last few days In the vicinity of parliamont, waylaid way-laid Premier Asquith in Downing street this afternoon and tried to push through the police cordon that was drawn around the premier's residence. Tho women shouted: "Petition! Petition! Will you grant us a hearing?'! The premier turned on tho steps of his home, saying: "I will take tho petition." He descended and. having accepted the petition, entered bis house without listening listen-ing to anv explanations. The deputation later was arrested, charged with disorderly disorder-ly conduct-