The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-17
.UNRELENTING IN
1914 CAMPAIGN
English Suffragettes to Make
Plans at Early Meeting

'%'H''tb jan IL iNNoult VI llll
demand for suffrage will be kept up
by women of England with unrelent-
ing visor during the year 1914, accord
ing TO announcement from the Ma
tional Union OF Womens Suffrage So
cieties. This organization which is
working only along constitutional
lines, viii hold it's annual council in
February 10 map out its political cam
paign, which, it has already been de-
cided, will be begun with great mass
meeting in Albert Hall on February
l4th Ito voice the united and ronsti-
tutional demand from all classes
throughout the country for Il Govern
ment Measure for Womens' Suffrage
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-
scented by anti suffragist ministers,
and upon strengthening the position Of
;he Labor party, the only party in the
House of Commons which has made
the women's cause an integral part If
It's policy. The whole work has been
concentrated on the demand for a
government measure. attempts during
The ycal previous for bill introduced
by private members or an amendment
10 the governments franchise bill hay
ing both failed.
\ recent bye-clcction in South Lit
mark is cited as showing the activity
Of the women, IN helping TO sweep
away a Liberal ajority and reduction
Of the Liberal strength is also report
Cd in many important constituencies.
Cite Edward Grey's Remark.
The review continues:
Not long ago Sir Edward Grey add
mitted that the record of the House
Of Commons on the Women's Suffrage
question had not been good. and if 90
suffragsts il has been profoundly UNI
satisfactory the success of the adj
vance IN the country IS only the more
significant. The pilgrimage in July
from Edinburgh to London was tn"
greatest demonstration which the Ma
tional Union. or indeed any suffrage
society ever produced.
AT q time when resentment against
method was at its height the |
country villages and the great towns
showed their appreciation OF law-abid- J
ing propaganda, by hundreds Of
crowded meetings. Isolated acts ca
houliPanism there were. but they gave
way RAPIDLY before the general good
will which was above ell demonstrated |
in the great fna! mass meeting in Hyde
Park on July 26th.
"Thc support for Wpmen's Suffrage
from responsible citizens is represent
I'd by favorable resolutions from near
Iy 200 county, town and rural district
councils and from the branches Of
nearly all the trades unions in the
practically all the greater women's
support Women's Suf-
frage, including the National Union of
Women Workers, which has once moic
discussed the question this year, ana
If the 20 suffrage societies existing,
the National Union alone has Il MEM
hership Of nearly 10000. while between
IS 600 and $4,000 Friends of Women's
Suffrage have been enrolled up to date.
About 100000 has been administered
from headquarters during the year
and the total number of NEE tings held
is considerably over 200.
Ore Danger Has Passed.
4, Ia. l,aC |
been averted. The passage of the
Manhood Suffrage Bil was rendered
impossible in the face of unrcdeemed
pledges. After the Speakers ruling
and the postponemcnt of the bill till
the end of the session was decided
upon. the annual conference of the
Labor Party by to passed reso-
luton opposing any further extension
Of the franchise to men without the
inclusion of women. In the follow
gress adopted resolution censuriug
the government for failing to redeem
its promises about womens suffrage
and demanding a government reform,
hin which would include women. FL
naliy the year has marked the growing
strength of the movement in the
church indicated by The sympathetic
attitude of the church congress at
and the letter of the
bishop Of Winchester urging the def
mite prospect Of the introduction Of a
suffrage bill as a hrst-class measure.
The strength OF feeling amongst the