The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
IS LIKELY TO WIN
If Defeated in Grea, Britain
Tankhurst Crowd Will
Be Blamed.
DENOUNCED BY LABOR LEADER
Members OF Parliament Protest
Against Militant
Methods.
W Ell 4. noon.
Especial cabie 70 III, llmes-pl,pa,ca

tGpeciai I2elG 10 IE' Times Diepa teal
London, January 6.-The women Of
Great Britain were never nearer the
vote than now. y careful! survey of
The House Of Commons shows that,
II n vote were taken to-day on the gen
eral manhood SuGreGe hill with an
amendment including women. the meas
lre very likely would pass The bill.
however. will not be introduced until
the next session OF Parliament. WIKI
ronvcnes on February IA, and much
may happen between now and then.
II women suffrage should be de-
Seeted, the "Pankhurst crowd will be
blamed. II ii goes through, st will
Do In spite of the hoolisan tactice
which they have revived this winter
end which. although previously APP
proved by many necessary in order to
cali public attention TO the cause"
ere now condemned by men and wo.
men alike. Siany believe that the
militant ne'hods' may even provo
fatal to suffrage.
Lloyd George, the Chancellor OF the
sExchequer has accused the Pankhursts
ana their militant followers of play.
tns-either Intentionally OF uninten-
fionally--into the hands of the Tories
He end his colleagues have promised
women al opportunity 20 get complete
outrage, enfranchising 5000 600 wo-
men of all classes. The Pankhursts,
however. persist In DOUBLING the Cab
inet good faith and are pressing for
Enc. passage of the co-called concilla.
ton bill, which would give limited
franchise only, placing the vote in the
hands OF about 100000 women who
are properly owners II Is obvious
that the voting strength of women ad-
1npted under tho conciliotion bill
'eS uld be non-Liberal
The tide OF public opinion turned
aEainst the miiltants when recently
they howled down tho prime minister
III the City Temple, Asquith canuot
be regarded as en- enemy of the NO
mans suffrage movement, though he
admits that charge so great as that
of giving women the right 10 vote
might nc attended by disorders abuse
and confusion, He has promised how
eyer IN explicit terms, that women
Shall nave an opportunity of so amend
ms the manhood suffrage bill nexI
year so as TO pior!oe tor suffrage
Though they Inundated the prime
minister III" miii,ants were willing To
ilsteA 10 Ramsay Macdonald. the la
Der Leader. for organized labor |,
Great Britain goes tho whole hog
80 far as the vote Is concerned 10
thelr unutterabla surprise he aenounc-
cd their demonstration as abusive
degrading and disgusting"
For my own part" he said. "jf
ael: that the cause had come TO This
would so into the lobby against /,
every time"
Shortly afterwards Sir Edward Grey
the foreign secretary. wrote TO thu.
Earl OF l4ytton: The present si,ua.
ZION is that an indifferent prospect of
obtaining the Acknowledgement of l..
pee'o0o women under the Cancellation
Dill may be exchanged for good pro-
hpect OF the enfranchisemcn, OF 5000.
ooo women by an amendment OF the
government, <snoved.,if necessary. by q
Cabinet MN istar.
These of ua who arc united with
regard TO euch an amendment have in
sehoeo. as FAR as may be In our power,
10 advocate tho cause of women's SUI
freEe on these lines actively and pub
ncly before the Introduction OF tho
tnenhooo suffrage bill next year
come OF us have already made engage.
ments for that purpose. but acts of
violence. such az accompanied The
demonstration in Parliament square
eliminating in the disorderIy scenes
1t meeting for charitable purnosc
addressed by the prime minister, have