The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-20

proof. He it was who said, THE
kingdom of politics is like the king
dom OF heaven; 1t suffereth violence
and the violent take it by force"
Then he says, Until they learn
something of the people they are
dealing with, their cause, as far as
the house Of commons is concerned, is
simply and utterly damned" That is
really funny, The suffragettes, we
can assure Mr.. Lloyd George, have
nothing more to learn about members
|of parliament They know these
gentry only too we'll, and militancy is
the result Of that knowledge. I'VE are
a fabby lot one member OF parlia-
ment was once honest enough to say
of himself and his colleagues. A
fiabby lot indeed, and unprincipled,
and treacherous. If there are any in
the house Of commons who do not de-
serve to be SO described, they have
only to try to exculpate themselves
| they have only to do something to win
| a better reputation.
Mr.. Lloyd George incriminates him
self and the government in the fol-
lowing most significant words: eff
| they had accepted Mr. Asquith's
pledge of two years ago and thanked
him for 1t and helped him to redeem
| it, woman suffrage would oy now be
| an accomplished fact" What is this
but an admission that the govern.
1 ", o,,+ .yoc ioipfI,, .agporc;t,1o fnr tJ,1
| speakers ruling responsible for the
Itorpedoing of the woman's amend
ment to the franchise reform bill
This tcrpedoing was. by Mr.. Lloyd
Georges own showing. not surprise
to the government and not an act OF
edge. It was the result of an arrange
ment between the government and the
speaker If Mr.. Lloyd George does
not mean that, what does he mean?
OF course, the womans amendments
would have been defeated, because.
the nationalists and subseryient party
men were ready to defeat them, but
| the division lists would have been an
awkward one, and SO the government,
| In collusion with the speaker, tor
pedoed the amendments. They can
not now deny that, in view Of what
Mr. Lloyd George has said.
| Mr.. Lloyd George concludes his
iarticle by saying. "Only new move.
ment altogether can now bring WON
en- to the goal of political emancipa.
ton, and 1t will have to be sane,
hardheaded, practical movement as
full of liveliness as you please, but
absolutely divorced from stones,
bombs and torches" We know not
how the anti-militant suffragists will
like the accusation here implied that
i they are neither sane, hardheaded,
practical nor lively. AS for the mil
itants, they treat his advice and crit
icism with the contempt they merit.
Sane, indeed! The militants are far
too sane to be deluded by Lloyd
Georgian fallacies. Hard headed!
The militants are too hardheaded to
follow this will-o'-the-wisp of man.
i Practical! The militants are great
deal too practical to listen to fairy
4 tales on the making Of omelettes
without breaking eggs.
+ Lively, forsooth! Yes, the militants
are lively, because they recognize that
a merry heart and sense of humor
are needed to enable them to hold
their own against the savagery of Mr
Lloyd Georges government.
Yet it is not by mere common sense
and cheerful spirit valuable things
as these are--that the great cause
can be carried to victory.
Utterly damned is the woman's
cause" says Mr.. Lloyd George. Ut
terly damned indeed, were 1t not for
! the high courage and martial virtue