The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20

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This p%~ftinn r-prr-~nt. 'hnu-And- 20
votes n M taxe- The wonlen's petition
rcfH"-snts thousands of tAtes ana no votes.
Louisiana prefers u that way joy b. with
her
0rcet britain vas represented at IN. In
t"snatiunal suffrage Conference In WASH
ingtun a-t winter hv Mr~. FLORENCE PEN
wick Miller, an -litur and a m-mhsr ~
m" London Schoni Bnari since returning
home -he has writtrn a numh~r Of Interest,"
tng 'hings Tor the English paper concern
Ing N" position ~ women this country
In the MorHiro Leader - London she
contrast"d tn" political attitud. Of the
women IN IA" two countries, saving. TIE
American women, while unenfranchi-rd,
never have been drawn within the wheel
- party organization In the way that our
English women have 10y the Primrose
League and the libera Federation. hat
step. without which 1t j. not possible 20 be
ANYTHING but "A comparatively useless and
despi-ed camp-followpr'
Mrs. Miller goes on TO s4y
The English woman's liperL Federation
al-o includes. and. indeed. a. far a. n. lesdcr.
are concerned. j. largely composed Of women
who also protes>"dlv regard o." vot" a. nee
inGlcncr into public affairs tut they allow
O. sfu-slVes to he employed TO -" fullest
{. srce in ttc subordinate No'k o. %vol,'c-,
Wit Out i~n-i-ting that tie men for whom
they work shall repay them 10y giving a vote
for Voman's suffrage In the House OF Com
mons
The situation as referred To above has
often teen commented on 10y the suffrage
leaders In the United States. who have
been amazed at the wuy the women of
Great Britain for years have hanied them
s'lys- into these great political decorations
and worked with might and main for
the election Of Parliamentary candidates.
who at the very first SESSION probably
voted against giving women he franchise
for members uf Parliament The worm
has turned AZ last however. ard at a reonnt
meeting 10 he Council of the Woman's
Liberal Federation, which !. composed
Of many thousands Of women, the following
resolution was adopted:
This Council records its conviction that
the ASSISTANCE given by Liberal women 10
candidates for Parliament. vi o, " elected,
will vot" against the an'ranc is"inent ol
impression that women are not IN earnest IN
demandins their enfranchissm-nt this toun-
ell therefore lnrtructs the executive that the
oficial orsanis-T OF III. federation shall be-
sent TO help those candidates only WHO will
support Nomen's run'Iasc ~ ia" House OF
Commons
The President. Lady Carlisle. in moving
this resolution. said that for ten years they
had tried every means TO influence mcmlers
Of Parliament before resorting 10 ibaking
suffrage a test question. Other leading
members DECLARED that heretofore they had
refrained from this action for fear OF lam,
asing the Liberal Gauss. but the time had
arrived for a new policy and new methods
A resolution renewing -" demand Tor
the Parliamentary trau"hiS" wac men
passed and an apueal to the Liberal leaders
Ito DELAY no longer In adopting a clear
policy on this question. lh's rauN means
something In England for thi- Federation
Is a large and influential political "rganizs-
ton.
The acknowledgements ~ women In Great
Britain csnnot 10 called a disiin'tiv"ly Lab
eral measure, Tor y has h1d strong rurJ"rt
from Conservative Among these lord
salisbury has l-y y prominent, and ms -
tir-mcn, from ~" ufic" - PREMIER VIII
u. a decided loss go IA" movement 81" has
yu-ed In favor - "a" woman ~ufrng" tlH.
and in a public address said: I 10 earn
es,!v hore that IN" isv i not far distant
when women also viii l#ar their -htr" m
voting fpr members Il Parliament ana N
determining IA" policy oi IN" country.
can conceive up Argument hN winch
they are excluded II j. obvious that thcy
are a. a~buudau'iv we'll tH''i ~ 'h'-"
who now pu-sc~- IA" -uNrag". ~ kroWt- |
edge. Nv training and ~ 'haroC'"r Nri
thor influence - likely 'n weigh "a 4 Nr''-
'inn which. in an az" 81 material H. our
d. exceedingly valuable, namely. m %"
direction If moraii'v a't r'.lc.un
The immigration statistics -av tina, dur
ing the past wear. e do" adults whu lard""i
ia New York. ~ T-r con- OF The NNrians.
IS I.,r cent. OF 'hc ~l'aiiau-. 81 Ter cent II
~" Poles and - pr cont Il "a" ''rc""-
Il .-FgI.r v.n.N YH.F NHFfH N. III
.uiriug for American women 10 C'u'etu-
u,are tina In five wears, or e., IN" vast
ma inrity 81 these. Icing males. Will %"
casting their ballots for every official ana
,l-forate. Wilde educated. t~aX-paNlng
native-bnrn women are absolutely barred
from voice or vote But then, - course,
n inS,Ir.s We a much wiser and better gov
ernment TO have the s'"erag" tui"
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