The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09
Church ALLOWS
women TO VOTE
Representative New England
Council Grants Them a
Voice in Elections.
BLOWS, ARRESTS, JAIL
Clara Bewick Colby Describes Excit-
ing Scenes and Fruitless e.
forts of Sufragists.
NO. VIII.


The representative council Of the
Church OF England has just decided by
a vote of lSS TO % to allow women TO
vote in the elections of church councils
and to be elected TO paroChial councils.
The vote stood Bishops. - for, 3
against clergy, 20 for. Is against; lay
men. Is for. - against. The larger pro-
portion Of the clerical vote in favor may
he explained by the fact that at recent
church Convocations the question has
been discussed. The central board of mis-
sions also has been enlarged to 800 mem
hers twenty Of whom must now be
women. DR.. Davidson, the Archbishop OF
Canterbury. in stating the decision. said
he thought more women should have been
put on the board.
In view of the fact that the govern
ment has resumed its practice Of forcibly
feeding the militant prisoners, the Free
Church has organized a protest against
this barbarous form Of punishment 5"
The first. to sign was Rev. R. ]. Camp
bell. of the City Temple. The secretary
writes. There is a genuine horror of
this form of torture among men and
women. old and young alike. Practically
every town in the United Kingdom con-
tributes its share of professors. We be-
Iieve that this feeling of horror has only
TO be focused and expressed in order to
bring the government TO its senses in
this matter, or failing that, to sweep
them from Office when the opportunity
comes"
what Happened in 1909.
When the first cabinet council met
IN 1893 the woman called at Downing
street to again urge their claims Dep
1Itations of men had been going in
large numbers every day for weeks to
help decide what measures should
be put in the Kings speech. All had
been courteOusly received. The women
for quietly knocking at the door were
arrested and four of them ordered to
prison for one month. Next day a
deputation from the Women's Freedom
League sought an interview with Mr.
AsqUith Sixteenl of them were ar
rested at the entrance of Downing
street, six in an adjoining street. and
others at the door of the House of
Commons, the latter including Mr.. Jo-
seph Clayton. a journalist, who had
protested in their behalf All were
sentenced to Imprisonment from four
teen days to one month. When the
Kings speech was found to contain no
notice of votes for women 1t was
decided that another deputation of
women should be sent. Meanwhile all
sorts OF devices were originated for
advertising the movement. 1t is no
easy matter to inform city OF seven
million people about anything that the
newspapers will not mention, hence
the need of new and startling meas
ures.
lust at this time a new regulation
OF the postofice department made II
POSSIBLE 10 post human letters" 1t
vas at once determined to post some
sIffraEettes as letters to Mr. Asquith
accordingly two women properly ad-
dressed were dispatched in charge OF
messenger boy to No. 10 Downing
-reet. The boy was allowed inside
It an Official came out and said to
i'e women, You must be returned"
B't we have been paid for: an ex-
SIS letter is an official document
~1';st he signed for" they persisted.
cial told them they were dead
'c rg and must be returned.
- next day a fac-simile of BLACK
III with z. P. on II instead Of E r.
al man dressed almost like a police
man riding on the back step made its
way into Regent street and when in the
busiest part, women in imitation prison
dress, emerged and began distributing
handbills announcing the forthcoming
deputation- Making speeches to the
members on the Terrace from boats on
the Thames and dropping literature down