The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-17
SUE FRBG
Campaign by British Women
is to Be More Vigorous
Than Ever.
LeREAT MSS MEETINe
Will Be Held in the Month of
February to Map Out the
Campaign.
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the dema and OF suffrage will be kept
up by women of England with unre-
lenting vigor during the year 1914,
according to announcement from the
National Union spf Woman's Suffrage
Societies This organization which
is working only along constitutional
lines, will hold its annual council IN
February to map out is political cam
oaign, which, 1t has already been de-
cided, will be begun with great
mass meeting in Albert Hall on Feb
ruary 18th ito voice the united and
constitutional demand from all class
as throughout the county for a gov
eminent measure for woman's suf-
frage."
In review OF the work of the past
year it is pointed out that increased
pressure has been directed upon the
government in constituencies repre-
sented by anti+suffragist ministers,
and upon strengthening the position
of the Labor party, the only party in
the House of Commons which has
made the women's cause an integral
part OF its policy. The whole work
has been concentrated on the demand
for government measure, attempts
during the year previous for bill
introduced by private members or an
amendment to the governments fran
chise bill having both failed.
A recent bye-election in South
I.anark is cited as showing the actiy1-
ty OF the women, in helping TO sweep
away the Liberal majority, and reduc-
ton of the Liberal strength is also
reported in many important consttt-
uencies.
The review continues:
mot long ago Sid Edward Grey
admitted that the record of the House
of Commons on the women's suffrage
question had not been good, and If
to suffragists it has been profoundly
unsatisfactory. the success of the adj
vance in the country Is only the more
significant The pilgrimage In July
from Edinburgh to London was the
greatest denomination which the Ma
tionaI Union, or indeed any suffrage
society ever produced.
"Ata tiYleN when resentment
against militant methods was at its
height, the country villages and the
great towns showed their apprecfa-
ton of law-abiding propaganda, by
hundreds of crowded meetings. $50
lated acts of hooliganism there were,
but they gave way rapidly before the
general goodwill which was above
all, demonstrated in the great final
mass meeting in Hyde Park on July
26th.
''The support for women's suffrage
from responsible citizens is represent
ed by favorable resolutions from
nearly 200 county, town and rural
district councils, and from the
branches of nearly all the trades un-
ions in the country
practically all the greater wom-
ems organizations support omen Ell :
suffrage, including the National I'm
ion of Women Workers, which mas
once more discussed the question this
wear. and of the so suffrage socie-
ties existing, the national union alone
has a mem bership of nearly $4,000,
while between $4,000 and 3O,UOV
friends of women's suffrage have
been enrolled up to date. ABOUT
500 900 has been administered from
Headquarters during the year and the
total number of meetings held is con
siderabIy over 2,70O.
zone danger during the year has
been ayerted. The passage of the
Manhood Suffrage bill was rendered
impossible in he face of unredeemed
pledges After the Speakers ruling
and the postponement of the bill Till
the end of the session was decided
upon, the annual conference of the
labor day party by 2 to l passed
resolution opposing any further ex-
tension of the fran chise to men with
out the inclusion of women. In the
following September the Trade I'm
ion Congress adopted resolution
censuring the government for failing
to redeem its promises about woman
suffrage and demanding govern
ment reform bill which would include
women. Finally the year has market
the growing strength of the move
ment in the church indicated by
the sympathetic attitude of the
church congress at Southampton and
the letter of the Bishop of Winchester
urging the definite prospect of the
introduction of a suffrage bill as
drst-class measure
''The strength of feeling amongst
| the more progressive Liberal women
and the determination to stand for
| suffrage principles or for what they
regard as an essential part of Liberal
| policy, is further seen in the recent
| formation of the Liberal Women s
1 Suffrage Union. Amongst men u
i has a counterpart in the Liberal
/ Mems Association for Woman's SUI
1 frage.
I the past year carries US far beyond
/ the limits of our own country. When
| addressing the international con-
gress last June. Mrs. Chapman Gait,
| the president, reminded her audience
! that the question of woman suffrage
( had been considered in seventeen
national parliaments during the past
I winter. and in 80 states ard other
I legislatures. In the far cast, China
was about to be admitted to the inter-
/ national alliance and even Persia now
had her progressive movement. OF
the enfranchised countries, Australia.
I california, Norway. Oregon and
1 IYashington sent Official govern ntent
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