WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 133, 27 November 1911, Page 5

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

ADDRESS BY MR. LLOYD-GEORGE. LADY'S CANDID COMMENT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, November 24. Mr. Lloyd-George addressed a meeting of members of Parliament interested in women's suffrage. He recommended a campaign in the country prior to the introduction of the flovernment Franchise Bill. He promised to assist in the efforts made with a view to securing women the vote on the broadest democratic lines.

Lady Selborne, a Conservative Unionisf, addressing a women's franchise meeting, declared that Mr. Llovd-George was a fair-weather friend. When the clouds were lowering lie 'jot out of the way, but when they were sunny he came toward. Sow he was very anxious to run round and in front of tlicjr movement. The Liberal Party wlpjis were anxious to exclude from the franchise those likely to oppose their party; consequently the whips were wire-pullers against women's suffrage. Women would use their vote similarly to the wav the men used it, but would be more interested in children and the health of the community. Lady Constance Lytton was fined 40s and ordered to pay damages for smashing post office windows. Miss Shallard was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for assaulting a policeman, and a number of others were fined 10s and ordered to pay for damage done.

SLAVES OR COMRADES? Received 20, 5.5 p.m. London, November 25. Mr. Lloyd-George, at Bath, accused militant suffragists of being more antiLiberal than pro-suffragists. They favored limited suffrage, and the road was now clear for amendment bv enfranchising working men's wive*. That did not suit the militant suffragists. Men in all parts of New Zealand and Australia considered that the women's franchise was a great triumph. One statesman' describes it as the widening of the horizon of the home. Men were losing their slaves, and had found comrades instead.