SUFFRAGE & SACKILEGE

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1744, 8 May 1913, Page 5

SUFFRAGE & SACKILEGE

BY FIRE, BOMB AND POM. THE VALUE OF THE VOTE,

WOMEN'S DESPERATE DEEDS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. May 8, 0.55 n.nu) Londo'n, May 7. A watchman discovered an unignitid bomb at tlio rear of tlio alt?d' in Syint Paul's Cathedral. Another bomb was discovered in a doorway in Bouveric Street. A policeman conveyed it to tho "Daily News" Office, and immersed it in water. CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE, THE VICAR'S OPINION. ! •' London, Stay 0. I St. Catherine's Church, at New Cross was totally destroyed by lire. Tlio hassocks had been saturated with oil. Throe women woro in . the church prior to tlio outbreak.

There had been no fire in tho church for a fortnight, and tho gas had not been lighted for two days.

Tho flames enveloped the building in a few minutes.

Tho vicar suggests that tho women liid in cupboards during' tlio night. The daraago is estimated at BOMB IN THE GRAND HOTEL. WOMAN AEEESTED. London, May G. A woman was seen placing a bomb, with a lighted fuse, in the Grand Hctel. The police extinguished tho fuse. Subsequently a woman named Ada Ward was arrested, brought before the Court, and remanded. A constable witnessed the attempt, and captured the woman, but was unable afterwards to fnul the Iximb, which had beon mAmoutarily deposited on a dust-heap. . EVEN THE POOR DOG. AND THE IUCEHORSE, TOO. v London, May G. .Miss Ashoton Cross (whoso Pekingese champion dog Chootai, valued at two thousand pounds, died mysteriously from aconite poisoning at the Southampton 'Show) has received an' anonymous letter as follows:—"I am sorry that a pretty dog Tiad to bo sacrificcd. Tho same course will also bo followed villi every valuable racehorse until we get votes for women." SUFFRAGE BILL KILLED. MR. ASQUITH'S ATTITUDE. MAily PAIiTY CONFLICTS. London, May G. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, said he regretted the varianeo amongst his colleagues on the franchise question, but added that tho Opposition was as much divided.

Mr. Arnold G. Ward's amendment in tho House of Commons, to .reject.Mr. Dickinson's Representation of ' Women Bill, on tho second reading, was carried by 2GG votes to 219. (Rec. May 7,11.35 p.m.) ( London, May 7. The House of Commons .was crowded during' tho Suffrage Bill debate, wliieh was characterised by the conflict between party friends on both side?.

Mr. Asquith declared that tho social structure would iiot bo strengthened b.v granting tho women the Vote. Ho regretted the differences it had causcd with his colleagues, nud if they had hinted at a change of leadership ho was prepared to resign, but no such hint hail been given,

Sir Edward Gary, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, emphasised Mr. Asquith's fairness to' his colleagues, who had favoured tho Suffragette Bill, and the supporters of the suffrage. There was reason to deplore tho unconsidered criminal conduct of tho militant' few.

Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of tho Exchequer, Mr. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr. Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, Minister for Agriculture, and Mr. Aclawl, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, voted for the Bill, and Mr. Asquith, Mr. M'Kcnna, Home Secretary, and Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonics, and Colonel Seel}"-, Secretary of Stale for War, voted against it.

Tho majority of tho Nationalists opposed tho Bill.

There wero a number of abstentions from voting on both sides, and twentytwo pairs wero recorded. ANOTHER ADHERENT. NEW ZEALAND EEFOEMS CITED. (Kec. May 7, 0.50 p.m.) Ottawa, May 7. The National Council in connection ■with tlio Women's Annual Conference at Montreal, lias decided to support tho women's suffrago movement. A fcaturo of tho gathering was an address b.v Sirs. Leathes, of Toronto, dealing with tho reforms that had been effected in New Zealand by menus ol'. tlio women's-vote.-.

THE "MARTYES" FOB THE CAUSE. London. May G. Since the outset of tho militant suffragette campaign a. thousand members nf tho Women's Social and Political' Union havo. been arrested, 209 liavo "hungerstruck," 121 been forcibly fed, and £60,01)0 has been subscribed towards the lighting fund.

IUOTEBS FIXED. London, May 0. The soven men' who were arrested on the occasion of the riots at the free-speech demonstration in Trafalgar Square were fined in sums rouging from £2 10s. to X's.