Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22

Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of Philip
Snowden, member of parliament from
Blackburn. England. and a non-militant
but most earnest suffragette, is in Wash
ington today to plead the cause of wom-
ans suffrage, and she will deliver a lee
ture tonight under the aus. ices of the
Equal Suffrage League of the District.
Mrs. Snowden is the guest of Mrs. A. L.
Barber at her home, Belcourt, and this
morning she was presented to President
Taft by Representative David L. Foster
CT Vermont.
II am not militant suffragette. but I
have much sympathy for the women who
are actively fighting for the cause in Eng
land,'' said Mrs. Snowden this morning.
Il believe that we can win without throw
ing stones or using force in any way.
Our motto has been to offer ourselves as
| sacrifices to force, if necessary, but not to
use force.
Alleged Discrimination.
81 believe that women are justified in
trying to interrupt meetings at which
cabinet officers are speaking. Women
have been ignored so often. but men who
interrupt political meetings in England
are answered by the speakers-in fact, 1t
is part of the game of politics. But the
women have never chance if they ask a
question.
AT present the outlook for success of
| womaf's suffrage in England is not very
bright because the government is abb
solutely opposed to it, and it is only
through the government that We can
! get bill before parliament. And yet
424 members out of the six hundred and
odd in parliament have signitied their
willingness to vote for our bill if we can
get it before the house. But the women
| of the governments party at present are
not in favor to great extent of the
| movement.
Tells How Her Sex May Win.
THE only way in which we can hope
| to win is to obtain sufficient votes
throughout the country to hold the bal
| ance of power. Then we can go to either
party and say that unless it allows a
vote by parliament on worhan's suffrage
we will throw the election to the other
party.
THE sentiment in England is with the
Suffragettes because of the harsh meth
DDS which have been adopted by the au
| thoritieS to suppress the women. The use
of stomach pumps to feed the woman
| prisoners has reused the people. l, my
| SELF saws woman carried out of a large
meeting by the police and j saw man
strike her in the face with all his might
| as she was carried by.
| obtain the ballot, they must show them
selves more actively interested in the
| fight. / do not believe that the men of
this country will oppose the movement
| strongly. In fact, / do not think that
| there is any real opposition at present
| here. But the women must prove to the
men that they really are in earnest. They
| must get out and educate the lower
| classes. We have done this in England
and we have them with us heart and
| soul.
Have Vote in Municipalities.
Already we have the municipal vote
for women in England, and a woman
may be elected to any of the municipal
offices. About 40 per cent of the women
| in the country avail themselves of the
municipal ballot, which is a good show
ing compared to the number of men who
| vote"
Mrs a Snowden is only twenty-eight
years old, but already She has made
| name for herself as a public speaker in
| England and has aided her husband
| greatly in his political work.
A luncheon in honor of Mrs. SnOwden
| was given by the College Equal Suffrage
League at the Tea Cup Inn at 80 o'clock
| today. This followed a reception to her
at the woman suffrage headquarters, 1873
| III street.
| Mrs. Snowden came here from Chicago,
awhere she addressed an enthusiastic
meeting. She will go to Baltimore to-
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