Arizona republican., 1913-05-07
More Than Fifty Irish-Na-
tionalists' Vote Against
Measure Giving Franc
hise to Over Six Million
English Women.
BOMB LIGHTED
NEAR A HOTEL
Handsome Church in Su-
burbs Is Also Destroyed
and Vicar Lays Blame on
''Those Most Delightful
Ladies. -
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl
LONDON, May 6.-The fate Of the
Woman's suffrage bill was sealed to-
night by the votes OF more than fifty
Irish -natiOnalists who voted against it,
The bill whereby it was sought to en-
franchise six million women was re-
jected by a majority of forty seXen.
The vote stood two hundred and sixty
six to two hundred and nineteen.
Whether there is any change that the
present parliament would pass a bill of
more limited character is doubted
Possibly the nationalists fear that if
they allow the womens franchise bill
TO pass a second reading it would lead
the parliament into a struggle
that not unlikely would end in the dis
solution Of parliament before the home
rule bill becomes a law.
While the members of the house Of
commons We're entering parliament to-
day to discuss the wonans suffrage
bill neWsboys thrust extras at them
announcing what seems to be the most
destructive work the suffragettes have
yet accomplished.
St Catharnes Church at Hatcham.
in the southeast of London one of
the finest church edifices in the su-
a mysterious way and was destroyed
The interior of the church. which was
built in 1893 was like a seething fur
mace a few moments after the flames
were discovered. The roof fell in half
an hour afterward and then falling
masonry seriously injured the fireman
Vicar Rev. Howard Truscott. when
asked the cause of the fire said:
4 can not ascribe it TO other than
those delightful ladies"
The vicar visited the church at noon
when he noticed three women in the
building. He supposed them to be
praying. 1t is now believed they ar
ranged the fire and the vicar thinks
that explosives must have been used
to aid in the destructive work
A mysterious attempt to explode "A
bomb was made early this morning
outside the Grand Hotel opposite the
Trafalgar square. where the suffra-
gettes' disturbances took place on Sun
day. The hotel was crowded with
American tourists. Policemen saw Il
woman deposit can with lighted
fuse at the front door. They aband-
Oned the bomb after eXtinguishing the
fuse and then pursuad the woman
They caught one woman whom they
supposed to be the culprit and who
gave the name of Ada Ward. InVes-
legation proved her to be a night
prOWler often brought into police court
She denied planting the bomb. which
disappeared while the policemen were
chasing her
The debate today proved the mill
tant policy of the suffragettes> had
done the cause great harm as far<as
parliament is concerned. The concili-
alton bill at the last session was re
jected by only a small majority COM
pared with the Dickinson bill. which
was under discussion today. Pre-
vious bills giving some measure of
second reading. although they never
survived the subsequent stages.
Recent court disclosures of thu
acts of incendarism planned by the
militants surprising in magnitude
anything heretofore attempted in the
burning of St. GATHERINGS church at
Hatchum today undoubtedly influenC-
ed many of the members against the
bill. Figures of the division showing
the defeat of the bill We're greeted
with great cheers from all sides Of
the house.
Neither Andrew Bonar Law, leader
Of the opposition, nor A. j. Balfour
voted on the division. Among the
ministers who voted against the bill
was Premier Asquith. Reginald Nc
Kenna, Harold Harcourt. j. E E
Zely. Winston Spencer Churchill and
c. E. Hobhouse.
Supporters of the bill included Sir
Edward Grey David Lloyd George.
Rufus Isaacs, Augustin Burrell sgd
| ney Buxton, c. +. c.. Masterson. Sir
| j. A. Simon and f. d. Acland.