The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-17
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bones.
Another means of getting even with
an opponent adopted by the Freedom
league is less violent but perhaps more
effective.
Large numbers of taxpaying women
are now prepared to defy the tax col
lector until the carrying of some meas
ure of women's suffrage.
Mrs. Despard. president of the Women s
Freedom league, who has persistently re-
fused to pay her taxes for Is months, has
now been threatened by the internal rev.
enue department with arrest and impris-
onment.
Correspondence has taken place between
Mrs Despard and Somerset House and
the lady in reply to a demand from the
internal revenue department, states that
her determination is not shaken. She
absolutely refuses to pay her share of
the imperial taxes until the right to cit
izenship, which she claims, is recognized
by those who impose the taxes.
Still further threats of a new militant
move, in view of the governments re-
fusal to offer facilities for the passing
into law this session of the womens suf-
frage bill, have been uttered by Mrs
and Miss Pankhurst
Mrs. Pankhurst contends that If Mr.
Asquith had been democratic, wise and
polite he would have promised the wom-
ems Populations facilities for this bill
which was the smallest installment OF
justice that women would accept. II he
did not reconsider his decision they would
put into effect a new plan of campaign.
Mr.. Keir Hardle says he had been at
tackled by his own party for supporting
this bill, on the ground that it was a
movement for the enfranchisement of Ia
dies, as If a workingwoman couldn't
be a lady. He had never considered
whom the bill would benefit; he was
only concerned for the removal of the
sex disqualification. The same force:
were at work to keep women from be
ing enfranchised as were working t
keep India and Egypt from being en-
franchised and he would say to those
who disagreed with his vieys that they
had no right to claim freedom for them
selves unless they were prepared to grant
it to others.
A stirring account of a midnight call
to a new field of duty was given to the
parishioners of Braintree by their new
vicar, the Rev. Thomas Eddlesone, who
began his duties there this week
Mr.. Eddlestone last March gave UP his
rectory at High Roding, where his work
was eminently successful. for the more
able living of Braintree. After he had
read the thirty-line articles, according to
the church rule, Mr.. Eddlestone told his
new congregation why he had felt inn
PEELED to make the change.
Some weeks ago." he said, before
I knew that the vicaage of Braintree
was about to become vacant, I woke up
In the middle of the night at High Rod
ing with a strange passage of scripture
ringing in my ears.
IT had not read the passage for a long
time, and was at a loss to account for
1t recurring to me. The passage was:
Take this child away and nurse 1t for
me, and I will give thee thy wages
1T thought at first there must be some
child in High Roding who was neglected
or in distress, and for two days 1
searched about the parish, but could not
find any such one.
"Then came the offer of the living Of
Braintree, and although the stipend was
less, | answered the letter accepting. as
I felt the call had come to me direct to
nurse the children of Braintree.
How conversation can be carried on