The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29

LHA1RMAN OF THE PARTY
|rotessor Huntington, at Sixty Years
Of Age, Enjoys Flying
In an Aero
plane.
" Ed L. Keen, London correspon-
don't Of the United Press.1

Nv Ed L. Keen, London corresp0n-
dent Of the United Press.]
LONDON, March 2S.-It has re-
uirsd an American woman to awaken
he women OF London to an apprecia,
ion of the political privileges they
lready possess. For a good many
ears they have had the right to vote
Or and to become candidates for
membership on the county and Dor
hugh councils, but comparatively few
bf them have exercised it, II the vote
bf the women folk in this next munich
bal elections In London is trebled, as
IS now freely predicted, and II they
secure substantial representation on
the various boards, the credit will
have to be given to the Duchess OF
Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Van
derbilt.
The women's municipal party which
she organized several months ago,
and OF which she is chairman, has
dey sloped amazingly. Starting with
a handful OF. women, who like herself
are de =ply interested In social well
the women OF London have the pow
er even without the parliamentary
franchise to accomplish many need I'd
reforms, the organization has spread
RAPIDLY throughout the metropolis.
District committees have been formed
in every borough Of the county OF
London and new members are con-
statly being enrolled pledged to work
for and vote for the new party's prin-
ciples and candidates. 1t is not q
suffrage society, except in the sense
that it will endeavor to induce as
many women as possible to use the
municipal ballot, which hitherto they
have neglected. In the opinion OF the
duchess, ths women of England would
be in far better position to enforce
their demands for general suffrage Ii
they had been more jealous in utiliz-
ing this limited franchise.
I'VE have no idea of creating an
tagonism between men and women"
said the duchess today, explaining
the purposes Of the organization. I'VE
shall be prepared where necessary, to
support man as q candidate, If he
adopts our platform. Scores of our
women already have offered them
selves as our candidates in the next
county and borough elections. They
program Of progressive social legisla-
ton. They will not seek votes on
the catch-words of either Of the mems
political parties, but they will show
the voters plainly and clearly what
they stand for. Our aim is to pro-
duce the sans political effect In NUM-
eipal elections as the entry of the
labor party in parliamentary elections
lin other words, to get the balance
of power We shall app sal particu-
larly to the working men and women.
1t will be the first time in London
history that fair political bargain
has been offered them. Experts In
housing. sanitation, child care, and
domestic economics will be asking for
their votes that they may advance the
interests closest to their home lives.
Ours is human political party, not
a machine dominated by whips and
voting mechanically, but a group OF
INTEL sctual women working for the
benefit OF Londoners. We claim that
in certain well-defined regions Of prac'
teal municipal politics the woman
must necessarily be the exp srt. The
home being her sphere. she should be
interested in making it as perfect as
possible. Our party will help do this
That London women have for so long
held aloof from active exercise OF the
vote in local government Is due be
cause they have never before realized
the value OF political unity"
Among other women most active In
ths work OF the new party are the
Duchess of Bedford, the Countess Of
Essex, the Countess of Dudley. Lady
Willoughby de Broke. Lady Frances
Balfour, Lady Cowdray. Lady Tree
and Mrs. Bernard Shaw.
That man is not too old to ny a
sixty is being demonstrat I'd in spec
tacular fashion by Professor A. 4
Huntington, of the chair OF metallurgy
In Kings college, London. In fool