Evening journal., 1914-07-01
ENGLISH FIGHT TO
GET women VOTES
Daniel Oliver, Friend of That
Country, Opposed to
Militant Methods
PREDICTS VICTORY
WILL BE WON SOON

The parlors Of the New Century Club
were well filled yesterday afternoon.
when Daniel Oliver, noted English
Friend, guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
p Bancroft, made an address on
"Noman's Suffrage The meeting was
held under the auspices OF the Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association, and Mrs.
John $. Cranston, president Of the as.
sociaton, presided.
Mrs. Cranston, in her Introductory re-
marks, reviewed the strides made by
the suiiraglsts in this State She said
that suffrage militancy dated in this
eity and State from the arrival Of Gen.
eral Jones mkers when they taught
local suffrage leaders how 20 hold street
meetings. MIR. Oliver was then intro
duced and he said in part
Il am not in any way a politician,
but missionary in Syria. have no
direct interest with the cause except
that | sympathize with the great move
ment." Continuing, he explained that
the struggle for enfranchisement Of
women in England is not new thing,
but came into prominence in the wear
r.
in making an address defining the pol.
icy Of the Liberals, was interrupted by
two women who arose and asked tile
question, would the Liberal government
take into consideration the question of
equal suffrage There was terrible
outburst of disapproval, and these two
women We're pitched out into the street
This was the beginning Of events which
have followed thick and fast since that
time.
Previous to this time, 100000 wo-
men in England had been holding
suffrage meetings and were working
quietly for the cause. but they had
never received any recognition. Not
even the newspapers had reported
any accounts of their meetings Az.
ter the insult which the two women
received when they attempted TO ask
civil question, the women we're
determined to get satisfaction. A
request was made for q personal in
teryiew with the prime minister. but
II was refused. On another occasion
when woman called out, Votes for
Women in the House OF Commons
che and her companions we're ar
rested"
Mr.. Oliver explained that Mrs.
Pankhurst. while cultured and re-
fined, was not the brains OF the
Mrs. Lawrence. he con
tended, was the brains Of the move.
ment
Actual militancy began 10 1911. he
said There are only a few hundred
Of the militant suffragists compared
with the hundreds Of thousands who
are opposed to militant methods. He
said 1t is a left wing Of the division
which is opposed to the watchful
waiting method Windows were
broken in the postohice for the pur-
pose Of arousing the government. II
am simply explaining their way or
reasoning" said oliver Il do not
approve OF militant methods and hun
dreds of thousands of suffragists in
England do not approve OF those
methods. Militant methods however.
have the result of making suffrage |
Jne of the live issues of the day" He /
predicted that in less than two. years /
women Of England will have the vote
He explained that these Great social |
reforms and temperance reforms will |
lever be settled apart from the vote
Of women. In conclusion he said /
J believe that the time Is near at /
hand when this great struggle will
be crowned with success"