Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-06
Opponents of Measure Point 10
0utrageS Committed byWo-
men as Evidence Of Unfit
ness to Weld Ballot
CHAMPIONS CONDEMN
METHODS HARSHLY
Members Favorable to Cause
Divided as to Necessary
Provisions of Bill and Out
come Is Uncertain,

,ny Morning journal special Leased Nirel
London May 5.-%1'hc sirugHle for
Woman suffrage began again in the
house of commons this afternoon
when the second reading was moved
of Willoughhy nicknsons women s
franchise bin Whether this mcas-
ure. which proposes To enfranchise
100000 women shall be given "a
fighting chance or the whole uues-
tion buried for the lifetim. of tho
present parliament viii he settled to-
morrow night The vital sections Of
the 1rief bin are as follows.
el Every woman who fM Il shr
We're man would bee entitled o. reg
ister as parliamentary elect0r in
respect OF a household qualification
within the meaning of the representa-
ton act of 1854. or
"Ch) Is the wife Of a man entitled
to be registered in respect OF a house
hold qualification ana has resided iu
the qualifying premises durlne the
period required by law TO enable 70
person 10 he so registered,
"Shal be entitled 20 hc registered
and when registered to vote as a par
hamentary elector in the constitueneN
wherein the qualifying premises are
situated
"2. A woman shall not bc entitled
tc be- registered unless She has att
tanned the age of 20 years
"s. 4 woman shall NOT be- disqual-
flied hy reason of marriage from bee
ing registered and voting
The bin is backed by seven Liber-
ais two Unionists and two labor
members. While It meets with the
wishes Of most Of The men supporters
Of woman suffrage. it does not go far
enough for othors The parties are
81 hopelessly divided and even the
members Of the cabinet are so wide
Il! set asunder on the question that
a forecast Of the outcome Of the dee
bate Is most difficult
The members when they arrived at
the house today had to run the
gauntlet of many women parading IN
the precincts carrying sandwich
boards with plaeards directed at the
cabinet minister's such as "fraitor
AsQuth.' "Deport Reginald Mcken-
ma and Chancellor Hobhouse.'
Willoughby Dickinson in moving
the second reading Of the bill. argued
that to refuse woman parliamentary
suffrage rights in order 10 punish q
few criminals. such ms the members
Of the Womens Social and Political
union. would be unjust.
Arthur G. Beck another liberal
member in speaking for the rejection
Of the bill claimed that The fact that
an the outrages and crimes had been
committed by women of education
and high character showed the incin-
sion Of such women among he voters
would be an absolutely destructive
blow al parliamentary ana conslltu-
tional government.
The absence of speakers of promi-
nencc from the debate eaused Inter
est to lag 10 such an extent thai al
one time there was less than quo
rum present It was noticeable that
both those supporting and opposing
the hil we're in accord in their de-
nunciation Of miltancy
Viscount Wolmer, speaking In be-
half Of the bill evoked cheers by his
cond mnation of "those irresponsible
lunatici who are carryine on the MIL
itant me cement
The l Charles 3 stuart-Wort
ley, another supporter of the bill.
said.
40 sane man can approve Of the
acts Of tine militant group"