New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
DESTROYED Public Sympathy.

Practically all Of the suffrage soclehes
in Great Britain and Ireland have repuul-
s,ed the offer of a private members Dhh
The National Union declaring that ne
Liberal government has flinched ana
failed" is organizing it's large forces for
q sustained political fight to prevent the
return Of that party 10 power ana Eng
rsh women are widely experienced III
practical politics. The "militants are
resorting TO physical violence as means
OF coercing the government, against ne
vehement protest OF all the other soc'e-
ties and their wild performances t"'S
u.als must surely destroy the sympatA!
which in a large degree they undoubtedly
have had in the United states.
The organization which at the present
moment stands in the worst Hght i inc
Liberal Federation OF Women, the auNiI-
larry and mainstay Of the Liberal party
!, Is nv it's own record strongly In FAVOR
~ u.onan suffrage, and has had the
mower for years TO compel the party 20
mass the bill as ii has thousand ANIMAL
"a branches and 1900 members. nile
Individuals have protested and many nave
,ostorsd the body as a whole has placed
,h. Marty before its own political rights
a,d zen for this latest outrage its eX-
.cu,iva committee has expressed ohiy
disappointment and regret
The American press has attached
great deal Of importance 10 the feSoiu-
lion OF the Labor Conference represent'
ing about - 90 members, when d!
vote Of nearly two to one called upon its
marty in Parliament 10 oppose any iran
chise bill which does not INCLUDE women
but opposition to this acuoh was ~
strong that a disruption is threatened III
tho hrst place, no government franchise
ran is nrobable except one 20 abolish
Mural voting, and there can be no IN
clusion OF women In this. In the seconu
Mace. similar action was taken by the
Labor party last year. and yet AFTER 'he
Irish Nationalists had defeated the CON
citation bill, the Labor members all Notsu
for the Home Rule bill If the party
would instruct It's members 10 vote
against every government measure uhui
one for woman suffrage had been carried
{, yould have tremendous weight buI
,bav are part of the coalition OF Llo-
ar.Is Nationals and Laborites who form
the government, and 10 oppose ~ "ou'u
soon bring about its defeat and so they
will not do this.
Al present there seems no chance fo'
woman suffrage in the House OF COM
mons. It's friends among the Liberals are
forming committee; those among the
Irnionists another, and the anti-sdl-
fracists a third. but the only real nope
seems 10 lie in the removal OF Premier
,eouitb He is in good health. and IN"
"nilitants' are not likely TO put INN 'ut
of the way, but there are encourae.hs
rumors that before the next election he
wiu GO I'D highei, into the upper house
uyi,b this arch-enemy eliminated. Dill
TO enfranchise women wouid soon NC
odonted. This would. however. be sew
cral times rejected by the House OF LORDS
and have TO be repassed by the COM
mons q process requiring at least three
,.aors II Is probable that in the mean
limo a third at least OF the United states
r,u have given votes 10 women.
ooodby to the Stand pats"
The farewell djnrer 10 eX-speaher can
non and the general newspaper comment
that his retirement marked the passing
NJ almost the last of the reacuonary
forces which for a generation dominated
Congress and made progressive legisla-
,,on almost impossible ID full Of encour-