The chronicle=news., 1913-01-27
BRITAIN DROPS
FRANCHISE BILL

i.r. pared 10 cndnnrcr their lives In
I'll cause. Miss Annie Kenny. who
has been very prominent In th. man
"nyofs or the mliiianis added that
til. women would make til. lives OF
pubic men impossible. aud added:
''if you ar" u shop keeper. YOU had
better look out II IL not Justice
yDur windows which NJ. going to b"
attacked. 4, Is something else. We
nr" coIng to get this question settled.
once ior all.
Many shops Immediately began tn
board up their windows.
London. Jan. .,.-Thc British
cabinet today decided TO drop the
franchise bill. This decision was In
Difference to the speakers rullnsi
that the form and substanc" ot the
measure would be- 50 materially al
tered by the amendment granting
the ,oi. TO wCmcu. that II ought to
b. presented In the shape oi new
bUi
Til. members OF he bogs. vf com
mons presented many oi the features
OF well defined cncampmcnt when
III. house met this afternoon To briuH
to u conclusion the current chapter
OF th. work for the .nffanchisemcn'
Of women.
Mounted aud foot polic. ".r. TO
b. seen everywhere In great
| strength
After ,h- speakers ruling II WAS
only Il question oi whether the 'ho'-
net would announce Its capi'ula''on
| bctor. or after the No'" had been
taken on sir Edward Grcy's amend
| Al a.
rmispion OF the word male and thus
practically introduced adult buffraS.
| Al the opening Of toda!'s s'Ssioh.
/ Premier Akpuith asked the speaker
I to state again In more definite form
| that IL any Of tho womcn's amend
| uicnts were carried. tho franchise bill
would become substantially new
hin Un,l would have TO be withdrawn.
This done. MIR. Asuuith announced
that the cabinet would not prolonx
tbsss.. iseussioA under tise -circua.
stances but would drop the bill.
! The government. he added. would
al LIS own time and within the life
! tin. of the present parliament pro
cccG with bills dealing with clccorai
reform aud plural voting.
Premier Asaul,h rcpudiated the
suggestion that the government had
been guilty OF sharp practice regard
ing the question OF woman suffrage.
lie declared the members OF the cab
ibcn, had honestly cndcnvorcd TO
, carry out their pledge to challenge
a dcrision from the house on woman
suffrage. The government. he con-
tinucJ. had now pledged Itself TO give
to a woman suffrage bill introduced
by "a private member next session the
same facilities M IT, had given the
controvcrsible government measure.
allowing members complete freedom
to vote in acCordanc" with their in-
dividual predictions.
Those suffragcs who have been nd-
mittcd into tn" outer lobby OF the
| house OF commons and those In tho
vicinity OF the house took the re-
, buff to their hopes with ominous
quiet. but the outer lobby was safe
| Is guarded by police so as TO prevent
any possibility OF the women break
| ing in. and the inner sactuui WIS
| crowded with representatives OF var
| ious suffrage societies. but there
was no demonstration when Pre-
micr Asuuith's announcement be-
came known.
Mrs. t.,nmclinc Pankhurst and her
sister militants will hold meeting
iouight to settle their course OF ac-
! ,ion.
| The great display OF police cffcc-
tually dampcncd any projected out
| breaks on the open space fronting
the houses OF parliament. The
crowds of women. many carrying
sandwich boards advertising the
| views of riva organizations for and
| gai inst woman. we're swept back
| from parliament square to the nd
! joining streets and barriers of sturdy
policemen effectively closed all the
| approaches to tho House of Com
mons. After the government dccis-
| ION became known Mrs. Pnnkhurst
stated tina, the women could not &C.
| ccpt for a moment the suggestion OF