The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-30
SUFFRAGETTES
ON AGGRESSIVE
ENDEAvoRINe TO GET VOTE BY
CONSTITUTIONAL MEANS-AN-
TPS ARE NOT IDLE-cONSTRUc
TON OF LIPToN's SHAMROCK
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tant sufrragists. with their attacks on
property. have received the lions
share OF publicity since the question of
votes for women became a really live
enc in England. some very effective
work has been done by those women
who, adopting the quieter methods of
their American sisters, are endeavoring
to get the vote by constitutions!
means.
The work OF the latter, in the minds
of many of the politicians of the ooun-
try, is far more likely to lead to sue
cess than the more strenuous efforts of
the militamts. The argument is ad-
Nanced that the militants, by their
methods, have estranged many men
supporters, and especially since their
resort to arson and their attacks on
the parks, they have undoubtedly
aroused certain elements of the popu-
lation to make counter demonstrations,
with the result that a suffrage meet
ing is now seldom held in peace.
The women who are making the suf-
frage fight in the usual way, by at
tempting to convert their opponents
by press and platform arguments, have
banded themselves together under the
name of the National Union of Wo-
mems Suffrage Societies, and are car
rying on d campaign throughout the
country. They have been holding meet
irgs at the universities, in the hope of
making friends of the younger men OF
the country; they have had demon
STATIONS in most of the large cities,
and whenever an opportunity offered,
they have taken part in bye elections.
One of these opportunities came in
the election at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
This constituency has for years been
represented by a liberal and the last
majority was so large that unless
third party interviewed, the Unionists
would have had no chance of election.
Even though the Unionists was OPP
posed to them, the women decided to
support him in preference to the lib
eral. as their policy has always been
to keep the government candidate
out" At Houghton, however, they
found in Alderman House, a third can
didate nominated by the labor party,
a man whom they could support with
heart and soul for not only Mr.. House
but his party is pledged to give votes
for women equally with men.
Mrs. Henry Fawcet, one of the first
women in England seriously to take up
the suffrage question, is the head of
the militant organization. and
with her lieutenants she carried on
quiet propaganda work in the Hough
ton constituency which, if it did no
great good this time. she hopes will
help materially in the future. The
Union has raised a big fighting fund,
and each election will find the mem
bers in the field to support those who
favor their cause. If they have not
got q friend among the candidates, they
will at least endeavor to keep out the
supporter of the government which re-
fuses them the franchise.
Anti Suffragists Not Idle.
The anti-suffrag ists also are by no
means idle, and their campaign. which
has the aid of such men as Lords Cur
ION and Cromer and great many men
and women of ability and influence,
goes steadily along.
In the meantime the matter Of most
necessity is to find some
means of dealing with the law break
ing militants. They are usually caught, /
convicted and sent to Jail, but as they
start the hunger strike !
and are released, the campaign of de-
struction is not restrained. The press
and public blame Reginald McKenna,
the home secretary, who should, they
say, insist upon the sentences i'm |
posed being served. Thousands of let |
tiers have been written to the authori- |
ties, making suggestions of how the |
militants should be dealt with. The |
most popular one has been that if the /
women would not take food, they 4
should be allowed to starve to death |
The retort of the women 20 this sug-
yestion invariably has been brute" or /
something worse. 1t is no secret that /
Mr.. McKenna and the other members 1
Of the cabinet are seriously nonpIussed. /
They know that the English conscience |
would be outraged should woman die
Of starvation in an English prison, and /
hat the people in return would, in all /
demand the life of the
government, which they would hold I
for such an outcome Mr.. /
McKenna, it is announced, will, during
he present session Of parliament, in
-roduce a measure to enable the police
md prison authorities to deal more
effectively with the women prisoners.
Shamrock ~.
Charles Nicholson, who was selected
oy Sir Thomas Upton TO design and
1uild Shamrock w, is one of three
brothers who compose one of the oldest
IND largest firms of yacht builders in
treat Britain. The firm was estab-
ished as long ago as 1890, and they
lave turned out many famous racers.