Show Flappers lain Gain Vote On n British Isles es Greet Legion gion Boys I Br BY l A. A G G. GARDINER Elt England's Greatest Liberal Editor Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press I Association 1 ONDON Oct 8 The 8 The last stage LONDON L in the struggle for full enfranchisement of English women was reached this week when the confer confer- conference conference conference ence of the Conservative e party by an overwhelming majority decided in favor of the extension of votes oles to women romen of 21 and over This proposal which the govern govern- government government government ment is committed to carry into ef cf effect ef- ef effect feet places the thc series 5 on absolute 1 equality with regard to the franchise and incidentally assures a predominance predominance predominance nance of of women's votes otes in future elections A fierce campaign has raged in press against what it calls votes for flappers but all the political parties now are committed I to the principle of electoral equality of the sexes and passage passa e of the meas meas- measure measure measure ure la fe assured though there exists in ht all parties a minority opposing further dilution of the electorate and end andin in tn favor of raising the voting age of both sexes to 25 The main result so far experienced from the enfranchisement of women and the consequent inflation in the register of voters Is an Increased ten ten- tendency tendency tendency dency to great electoral tidal waves governed less by traditional onal nal party af affiliations affiliations af- af I than by surges of ot emotion due to momentary 3 J. Public opinion here is considerably disturbed by the Its tl development de of a fierce controversy In South Africa on the subject of Incorporation of the v Union Jack in the New South African flag nag The point has become a battle battleGround battleground Ground for the nationalist t party and bitter words now have ha been followed by violence at meetings at which Gen Oen- General General eral Jan Smuts was scheduled to peak some rome of the meetings having ha ben been broken up by nationalists Smuts of course stands for dim elim elimination of the racial iss ISI and now probably la is the most hated man mm among amon the Boors The Herzog governments government's proposal Is 15 that the South African flag shall exclude the Union Jack but that on public occasions the Union Jack shall be bei i flown as well ell as the national flag as recognizing the imperial connection This compromise probably would have been accepted accept d especially In view of the thc more cordial attitude of Herzog toward England after his hb visit to the Imperial conference But Dut the Ii 1 attitude of at the nationalists on the subject and the virulent hostility to recognition of the Union Jack have aroused suspicion among th Us English English- speaking part of the population that the flag nag issue foreshadows adoption of a secessionist policy polley by the nation nation- elate Hence the gravity cf the out out- outlook outlook outlook look and the significance of such c C as the violent refusal by the national ts to permit General Smuts to bs ha b heard in public In th the present pres pres- present present ent it is difficult to see seethe seethe seethe the possibility of any agreed settle settle- settlement settlement ment and racial troubles are feared London Is giving a great welcome to the visiting members of the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan American ican legion The luncheon by the f sh legion was marked by great gre-dt cordiality The popularity of the Prince of Wales who presided was a feature of the gathering The visitors hailed him with Bravo David and Bravo Prince Teddy and pro pro- pronounced pronounced him a democratic kid The prince acknowledged ic saluta saluta- salutations salutations with Is Is characteristic gaiety Insistence that good relations between the United States and Great Britain were wee the foundation of the peace and prosperity of the whole world was the keynote of his speech The rhe crushing defeat Thursday night of T. T Baldock who claimed the bantamweight championship of the world by Willie W Smith recently a clerk hi in a gold mine at Johannes Johannes- Johannesburg Johannesburg burg was the sensation of boxing circles this week Baldock who re recently re- re recently recently visited the United States had had an astonishing career of success and his victory was Vas confidently an an- He was from start to finish how r r. r id td lz c ped led a knockout The irony of the affair is that on Friday an agent arrived from America with a offering Baldock a purse puree of or meet the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan American ican bantam champion In New Ne York mably mably that contract now will be beto offered to Smith who ho announces his I t on on of going to America |