The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-13
SADDEST SUFFRAGE VICTORY
COMuONS IOTE ron MONEYS
NIL, THEN STRlNGLE ".
AsauIih Comes Out for sex DlstinesIen.
while BaifOur favOrs vOies for
women -CnuschmI and George Op.
pose am Appeal BY sandwich Man.


women CnuschlIl and George OPP
pose am Appeal BY sandwich Man.
special cs1ls Dssps'Sh 10 THE sUH.
IoSnoS. July I2-The debate on the
suffrage Cancellation bill was resumed
In the House Of Com mons this afternoon.
II came 20 a serio-comic conclusion. Two
divisions were taken. The first OF thess
ordered the advance % the bill by a
majority Of about 100; the second laid IL
away in lavender for the rest - the
session by n majority of iAS.
Winston Churchill. the Home Secretary.
opposed Mr.. shsckIeton's bill. lie said
he thought the wonen's grievances were
greatly exaggerated. They we're privi-
legged GLASS upon the statute book. he de-
clared. and besides that the great mass OF
women did not want To vote.
Premier Asquith also opposed the bill. He
argued that II was better to maintain the
distinction Of EEK. which had heretofore
been recognized by the British parlia-
mentary system and by every great civil
zsd nation in the world. There was. he
said. u large neutral ground for work
open TO men and women jointly, aud
there was no reason TO invite or coTnpsl
women TO compete with men daily in
national and imperial work
The Prime Minister said the bSil omitted
a class OF women who were lest fittod
to have votes. namely the wives and
mothers Of the working class. while it
admitted "A number ~ property owning
women 10 the franchise. He regretted
that threats had bsen used in regard
Ia what would happen IL the bill were
thrown out by the House. lie believed
that a cause which could not win 10y per
s,iasion, argument or peaceful agitation
was one which pronounced its own sen
tenos OF death.
Mr. Balfour. the opposition leader
said he agreed with Mr.. AsqIith's last
remark. but differed with him in not
seeing the logical connection between
giving the vote aud seats in Parliament
Mr. Ralfour went on tn say that with
the development Of political institutions
aud instincts the sex baT 10 the francf iss
was no longer tolorabbe.
Lloyd George the Chancellor OF the
Exchequsr. said that although he was a
follower in woman suffrage he was unabl
90 support the present till After other
speakers had aired their views a division
was taken on the hill with the result
that 100 voted for the measure and 100
against IL
After the division AIR Lehman moved
that the hill be referred to the committee
Of the whole This was carried by q vote
81 I'D To i7S. which means the shelving
Of the measure. 81 which nothing more
will b. heard in Parliament. anyway at
the present session
The vote referring IL to the committee
~ the whole gives the Government the
decision ~ to- when the committee stage
will be taken. and it IN well known that
the Government will not give a highly
bill a place in the brief re-
mAinder Of the summer session or in the
autumn. when the struggle over the
Lords veto viii be paramount
An alternative To the course taken
would have BEEN To refer the bill TO a
standing committee. which procedure
the suffragette- demanded. with threats
81 dire CONSEQUENCES II this we're not done
The bill might then have gone through
and been reported for adoption EX-
perienced parliam entArians. however.
were we'll aware that nothing ~ the kind
was likely TO happen, and 10 this knowl
edge j. Ascribed the supporting votes ~
several msrnbars who although they
favor the principle Of female suffrage on
conditions realize that the country is
not yet ready to take such revolutionary |
step
During tho day tho sufrageite orenni- |
nations had lines Of sandwich men walk |
ing tn. streets booming the movement |
The most striking part 81 this sandwich ,
ropaganda was tho parade Of hundred |
man To and fro outside the House OF PAT
IiAnent hearing boards with the inscrip- !
ton Pass the Bill and the suhrakettss ,
are now able TO claim that their order /
vas obeyed. regardless OF tho fact that |
the majority for shelving the measure |
greatly exceeded the ma jority for pass
ing II
II was predicted that women would
M Ps rliaInent square ca await a q result
and that they would paint things red
Il the rcsult was unsatisfactory Many
curious men gathered IN $50 the fun.
and the police were prepared. hut no
occurred and shortly after
The division the square was empty.