| Show 1 WOMAN SUFFRAGE GAINING GROUND Second Reading of Bill Passed in House of Commons by Majority of loud london on July 12 The house h UH of or ormo commons mo by b a vote ote of or to to tor tI te night pad the second residing reading s of o othe the womans suffrage bill fur for which David ate ote labor mom mem member ber from the o division on of or Lancashire LanCA Is I the sponsor Tho bill provides tor granting the parliamentary franchise ranch to women woman who have hao the property properly qualifications and anO who already alread exercise the fran franchise chloe chise e In municipal elections Tho The unprecedented largo majority of ot gives an impetus to woman suffrage but many obstacles must yet et be bo overcome before the principle is legalized by the necessary majority of or The house subsequently re forred the billo bill to a committee of o the whole This means that the Mil bill will willbe willbe willbe be shelved until next year eRr The interesting debate Skewed showed that many leading men Including Winston Wins Winston Ina ton Churchill secretary for Cor home affairs and A J S J Balfour lead leader leador er or of or the opposition who favored the principle of or object objected ed to the present pre ent bill and contended that the whole must pro pronounce flounce unreservedly unree In itt favor of or wo women women women men voting before beCore parliament sane sanc sanctioned nc such a change In the I Premier Asquith In a 11 strong speech against t the bill declared that if I wo women women men had a vote they must Inevitably have havo seats seals 8 aie in parliament and might take the speakers choir chair r or sit cit It in the tho tit cabinet Mr contested tIli view He Ho said that is was wag M not government I by consent con nt to exclude a largo large class clam of oC the community from yoUng voting Chancellor Lloyd Llo 1 George as a n strong supporter of women suffrage aid it If the promoters of oC the lite bill would promise f to reintroduce tho the bill In an acceptable form Corm he would support it Austen Auton Chamberlain opposed wo posed womans suffrage In any shape or form formA A great groat crowd of suffragettes awaited awald the result re of or tile vote vole outside of or the Ule house hO ft but there was WIUS no din dis disorder order I |
