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Show RIOTING RESUMED. Tho miligmt suffragettes of Knglant have remained quiet as long as possible possi-ble and have resumed their stone-throwing campaign. Missiles were hurled through tho windows of the home and colonial oflices hearing the inscriptions "Down With Grey" and ''Down With llaldane," the two cabinet ministers, The outbreak was not solely on account of suffrage, but owing to the belief that the allies were not doing all withir their power to prevent the Teutons from crushing Runfania, for some of the stones bore the inscription, " Rumania must not be aacriiiced. ' ' The attack was in violation of the truce between the government and the suffragettes entered en-tered into immediately following the .beginning .be-ginning of hostilities, a pact which has been respected by the leaders of the equal lights movement in London up to the present time. The government of Great Britain is under a terrific strain, for upon the shoulders of the ministry fall the heaviest heav-iest burdens of the war. The cause of the entente allies cannot possibly win unless Great Britain succeeds in financing fi-nancing the operations and furnishes the greater share of the arms and am- munition. Tn addition the everyday domestic problems must be solved in such manner as to furnish employment for the workingmeu and prevent the prices of the necessaries of life from getting beyond the reach of the poorer classes. The revival of the home rule , question has added to the perplexities of the British government, and if the suffragettes are to renew their campaign cam-paign of wiudow smashing and indulging indulg-ing in other riotous conduct it may be that tho cabinet will be overturned and political chaos reign. Some of the strongest figures in the political field, men of all parties save the Nationalists, aro members of the coalition cabinet, and if Premier Ae-quith, Ae-quith, Lloyd-George, Grey, Haldane and the other statesmen who share the burdens bur-dens of this brijliant galaxy are unablo to conduct the affairs of the British government at the most critical epoch in the history of the empire, then there is little hope that the entente will triumph, over the central powers or that Great Britain will retain her prestige. The present is no time for rioting upon the part of the suffragettes of Loudon if they love their country. |