The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-14
NAY Be A SUFFRACETTE DEAL
STLINtE or YRS. PaNkHt RST
NiI uEiN SOMETHING.
sheiNtnS ot Cancellation BIIl m I.on,iWn
Doesn1 discourage Leaders OF the
aause Herr-Mra. Harper thinks the
Matter NAV go IseTOre the Country.

faFa- h9EuJF NutnhN tlhE
Matter MAS go before the Country.
Not a single tighter for franchise would
admit Yesterday that the shelving of the
suffrage Cancellation bill by the House
NJ Commons could possibly retard the
progress Of the cause in the United States
They did not agree. however, as To the
probable effect OF the action Of Parliament
upon the political status Of women ia
Great Britain
| 1T may be that the temporary shelving
of the ball simply means that the Liberal
party has at last realized the eIpedienCy
OF submitting the question tn the voters
at the neGt GENERALIZATION. said Mrs Ida
Hustled Harper That is what tho
suiragists have been wanting for years,
and Il the Liberal party should make
woman suffrage an issue by putting Il
clause providing for II IN the platform
the result would undoubtedly he the
greatest triumph that or any other
political party has ever attained.
1t looks to me. continued Mrs. Harper.
-as II the silence OF the militants in the
face OF this apparent blow to their cause
can b~ interpreted only evidence that
the leaders have some information that
assures them the battle IL not lost hut
won Il u Of course possible that Mrs
Pankhursf may order some public demon
stration Of disspproval within a day or
two II she docs II will show that there
il no understanding between her and the
Liberal leaders IT, IN the other hand.
no action IA taken by the Woman Social
and Political Union we may confidently
expect an appeal To- the people on the
suffrage question either IN November or
in January
No one who has any knowledge Of the
work accomplished by Mrs Pankhurst
and her heartwhole devotion to the
emancipation % her sex could believe
for ono moment that she would safer
thousands Of women TO be triCked and
made sport of without making a protest
through her organization. The so-Callsd
cancellation bill was not a Cancellation to
the surragists "a a whole nor 10 any Of
the suffrage societies II was drawn up
IN accordance with concessions demanded
10y certain members of the Liberal party.
who feared that granting suffrage to
women on the same terms as !, - now
enjoyed by men would increase the power
Of the ConvcrsatIye party You under
stand how that IL. don't YOU
I am afrad not altogether. admitted
one Vt her listeners.
We'll. I'm not surprised replied Mrs.
Harper soothlnglv. -becaus. the news
papers haven't explained u at all AIDE
a,lately. and many parsons are under III.
impression that the cancellation WIS
between warning desires of rival suhraR"
organizations The hill submitted hy
Mrs. Pankhurst' league provided tor
IN. enfranch I-em.nt II women on the
same terms men
-Oh ves. | remember now interrupted
the woman who didn't understand.
There's something about a latcnkey
/ IN EN-. ism { thsr~,
Yes. said Mrs Harper. "a man who
rents room and carries latchkey ls
called an occupier There IL - distinction
I made between a ledger and an oCcupipr.
hut IL ~ ~ subtle that ! couldn't explain
'it To- YOU Men dodgers ha," votes too,
and ~ do men property OwneTs ard
lrlnivrisit graduates The hill which
wss referred 90 the "pmmi't"" Of ;h"
whole N Tuesday would grant IN" fran
. ChIr.. nIly t. women Oc"'lpier~ Inc
Liberals are afraid that n the vote WAS
EiVrt. t. women property owners and
t.IINsrSitv gTaduat's these classes would
be r"cr'Iited largely from the ranks 81
the Con -ervatINes
The women were not pleased with
this bill but they argued that half a loaf
Wa Letter than no bread az all. and that
the million women who would he en-
franchised on the basis II th" Cancellation
bill would soon manage - get the ballot
for the rest e the women Many "t 'h"
hardest workers on behalf ot the cause
would not b. able g. vote under the pro-
VISIONS IT either bill but that dos MT
lesson their enthusiasm
What do YOU think Mrs. iaDkhufst
will do she Nas asked
I don know. Of CourSr. was the reply
but 'iniess she knows that she will receive
prof#T consideration very soon ] know
-h. will resume her militant tactics. The
British people believe In woman suffrage
and they Will show the Government that
/ their belief - not al academic N" merely
" - an open secret that MI Hafour n
the con6d ential advisor - Mrs Pank
hurst and the women will probably act
IN accordance with his advice
Mas Jessie Ashley, president of the
Collegiate Equal suffrage League and
treasurer ~ the National Suhrsg" As
ISOLATION. said that sh@ agreed with Lloyd
George M not favoring the present bill
b.-Calis- n limited tn" franchise - 50
small class II women she thought
the members ~ Parliament we're hedging
when they voted In favor 81 u and sub
-@Gleutly shelved u. and that some II
the members voted for Il 10 redeem their
promises 10 women who had worked
Tor them politically when they really
were noS IN favor 81 III" biII.
Nss Helen Murphy. president ~ the
United Surragettes ~ America. said
that she didn't know enough about Eng
ish poiitics 10 prDphesy Just what IN"
effect ot the snub Administered by IN"
Housa of Commons would have upon
the cause over the water. but shs was
sure that neither that nor any other
device Of man could possibly stop the
cause Of woman IN this country.
Mrs SOPHIA LOebinCer admitted that
she regretted what had happened very
much indeed
1t will 10 used by our opponents
over here as an argument that interest
IN the enfrnnchisement az women - on
the wane in Great Britain. she said. .
-and that may hurt Us little in some
quarters " will only spur Us on % re-
nexed effort We will show our sisters
over the water that any setback they
got only makes 10 more determined 90
win for ther sakes as wei! a. Tor orr
own.
Up tn la-t night no cable despat"h
regarding a.. suffrage situation had been ,
received AZ the NATIONAL headqua rters
from Nra. q r. = Belmont. who - In
London studying militant methods.