Show AS ASQUITH IS ASSAULTED BY SUffRAGETTES f E Enraged r e W Women mei DJs Dissatisfied is S tied fled With Premiers Premier's s Prom Prom- ise isef MaKe Mahe Fierce AttacK LONDON Nov 22 Premier 22 Premier Asquith was assaulted by suffragettes in the house of commons today and was saved I from irom r rough U h handling only by the tho prompt I arrival al of a strong body of police Since the tho reopening of parliament delo delegations of militant suffragettes have bavo picketed the approaches to the I lower house so closely that the premier has been obliged cd to resort to strange devices to circumvent them In addi addi- tion Uon to this campaign the women mem morn I bern bers of radical v election committees I threatened a revolt unless the government government government govern govern- ment reco recognized their claims prior to the coming corning election e c I It 5 seems ems that the premiers premier's promise made in the house of or commons commons' today in tead of placating only inflamed the tuo women The premier had announced that if jf he be was still in power at the next session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion of parliament the government would roud give ive facilities for the consideration tion of a woman's womans franchise bill so framed as to admit of free amend merit ment Declares Promise Insult At a meeting at Caxton hall hail Miss Mies characterized the ministers minister's statement as wholly and nothing more nor Ices I than a an au insult to tho the cause causo Wit With a rush Tush the women left loft the tho hall haJJ and several hundred bundred started for Downing street They encountered Mr en eu route anI and anU before the premier pre pro mier micr realized tho situation ho was sur sun surrounded rounded by b- irate suffragettes It was was was' nut not long lont before he ho recognized that he ho hewan was wan in iii a a. camp for without any preliminaries Miss Mif Henrietta Williams truck struck tho the government go leader at iii the same time ejaculating You tax women women as U heavily as I yet vet women arc arc not represented r in par par- Shrill police whistles brought officers from all nearby and as is the women struggled led alDon among themselves for forthe the Kho ho privilege c of getting gottin at him the hc pre pro premier mier wag wat hustI hustled d into a taxicab As the tho car ear started off with a a. a bound Miss Williams made another er attempt to reach its occupant and in JD dome doing so put her ber fist through h the glass la of the window win win- dow Sic She was flu pulled II ed awal away still sUU crying cry cay ing Traitor and coward I I I About JOO women were vero arrested |