The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-12
COMMONS DEBATE SUFFRAGE
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~ IOTI> FOR BOWEN.
WOO. be- Don't NanI the suffrage. lFGe OPP
rrurnts al the "a OnrIIiatton'' IBIiI
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Auil>' Throw NoIsr Makers tout


Hrdmsn'I And kclr Hardie fer O
waits" Throw NoIsr Makers out
~, DsgpB,s q, THE SrN
u.s. lulv ~ IN" HOUSE ~ Com
: ...- .r'w TT ~ tu'clpck this after
....u VI ShArkletnn. Labor member
..-rnrthssh-t dlvIssnn of Lancashire.
fNnrof home rule and universal
arus" and moVed the saOpnd
.,, g e has wutnan's suffrage cnnctla-
cd'ei the Cancellation hill
10 successfully CpnCiliateS the
-ru' schools IT -u6ragiSt opinion.
I'D, wing tn" militant a. well the mild
,-.-t- The bill grants the Parha-
.ssE franchise "a v omen Who have the
.-'v qualification and who already
-" u" franchi-" In municipal cleo
" tn" bill paS%''- IL will add the
10, II a million women e. the ParlIa-
AIRY ..sCtIon Registers
~haCkletnn argued that the House
not TO argue hoN the bl,l would
-. parties He appealed To the Gov
"ut IA the event of the hill passing
--epnd reading 20 refer II :" grand
~lttee He asserted that II the bill
t.." ret"rrsd H. the committee OF the
aI' would he throtti.Si III that body.
~r John Rolleston. Unionist meml,er for
'.r east division of Hertfordshire. sup
Ted MIR Shackleton. He argued that
Nas 40: fair for England To confer the
ENt~ IT democracy upon aliens and at
same tune deny them tn milBons of
."iIiR"nt English women.
p Smith. tnunist memhsr for the
Walton division of Liverpool moved the
.. .srtun vi the till lie denied that the
.,|prity of women wanted the right II
-.Nrtge. He said that although the pas
., g. - the Till would result advantageous
.. thus party, yet ~" Commons 10y making
rU Itw would have gwen up every sensible
.rrsI tlun and would approach future CON
irovrr-ie- bankrupt Of argument
MIR Smith pointed out that giving the
rallot to the women meant also seats for
thorn IN Parliament and executive offices
',nd"r the Government
AZ the close at MIR smiths remarks
Mr. BryC" -..'ond.-d the motion 10 reject
'hA Hill and he was immediately followed
.y Mr.. Halci.ine the Secretary for War
vap was the first member 1T the Cabinet
.neak He strongly supported the bill
q ng u AS his opinion that the passage
ID not alter the character Of the life
% '.e country or vary the continuity Of
- additions and history
he Right Hon Walter n Long Union
- opposed the hill IN the ground thar
. Majority Of tn" women did not desire
... rdllot and did not wish ~ change
.t-.- position IN society Arthur Lyttls-
- md Lord Hugh Cecil spoke in favor
~ 'la proposed rneasnIr.
The debate was suspended At SIS
ok there being AT that time forty
rarupe-~ absent \ count IT the houss.
..- d-manded and the requisite number
r1"mbers was eventually found scat
......i about the building
'u he course 81 the debate William
'..imund spoke in favor % the bill re-
---.ng to the proposed measure ~ an
Tempt to remove the barriers which
"A prevented women from taking their
,.r share IN the conduct Il the Gov
..r,naur
heir HardIe said thai women were
anxious now for the return Of the
30 " c,hivalry. II which 81 much had
...-n heard What they really desired
VS. a chance 10 defend themselves. He
7ppealec To the members of the house
ut To miss the golden opportunity which
NV presented itself
other sneakerr from both sides sup
r-,rted and opposed the measure without
agard 10 their political afil!stion At last /,
an .diOurnment was taken.
Lord Cromer, addressing an anti-suf- I
rage meeting tonight denounced the /.
10 now pending in the Commons A. an /
r-lfious measure fraught with danger |
he empire Other prominent persons |
s.0ks. while a number 81 letters were I
-.ad from leading men Of the empire A
imber Of noMy sufragettes and male /
-s upathlzsrs were present, and 50 tur-
mt did they become that several 1
7l-n had to he forcibly ej~cted from |
... hall
Mr. -. II p Belmont was an inter
..-'.i listener TO the debate IN tho House
'''.r the adjournment she said. The
tas - women will get the ballot before
&c.,. sisters IN the United States. They
t.. made a marvellous campaign mere
a.t ave given a worthy example TO the
world
am here 20 study. not to help The
zen oi England need no aid ! APP
..." Of everything that the militant
'rlzIsts have done The antI-suf-
..fs-' - an ignorant woman Lady
"nyprns and the other English anti
"-,sist- are old fashioned