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Show BRITISH WOMEN - SEEKRIBHTS LONDON, Sept. 1 (Br A. P.) That women have been deliberately hoaxed by man lawmakers is th deepenlns suspicion of feminist leaders In England. Bo strong Is th feeling . that a deputation representing repre-senting tha principal erg an tea lions of woman throughout tha country la to wait upon tha home secretary to urge amendment of ths sex dis-qifaliftcatlon dis-qifaliftcatlon removal act. In tha Opening sentence of the act It Is laid down that a person i ah all not be dlaqualifled by sex or marWage from ths exercise of any public function. It Is now clear, ear tha feminists, that whenever it Is challenged tho net falls to ee-cure ee-cure sex equality, its chief effort haa boas to eneble women to sit on juries which, rightly or wrong-Iv. wrong-Iv. le regarded by moat ffngllsh people aa s penalty rather than s k privilege of equal cltlaenshlp. m It ted as lawyers, but thla Mb- " cause tha legal aoclatlea have accepted ac-cepted th eplrlt sf th not and hav not ehoeen to challenge Ita letter. Apart from tbeee points th act, according to Its women sritlca, I has signally failed in euma vital -particulars, - f Tha set do not ftnv women quality of opportunity In th civil , eervlce. and it does not anfeguard S tha poalUon of women public btv J ants ae exemplified In tha dlfferea-! trntkon between men and women nana 11 oa whn, th plea of economy be-1 Ing neceeeary. most pf tba latter, were dismissed. It does not aa-cure aa-cure women public servants from dismissal on account of marriage. It does .Rot seeura admission for woman to th universities on equal terms with man, and It does not permit women, otherwise a uailfled. to alt In the house of lords. |