BRITISH POLITICS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14288, 26 February 1912, Page 7

BRITISH POLITICS.

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY ADOPTED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 23. The House of Commons has agreed to the Address-in-Iteply. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. THE ALBERT HALL MEETING. .(Received February 25th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 24. At the suffrage mooting in the Albert Hall, there was much interruption from all sides. Mr Lloyd George at first dealt with them lightly, but then gave sharp retorts, the speech sometimes resembling a dialogue. He said that tho reason why the Government had not incorporated Women's Suffrage in the Reform Bill was because neither, of the two groat ; parties was united on tho subject. Throe-fourths of the Liberals, including two-thirds of the Cabinet, supported, j and threes-fourths of tho Conservatives j opposed, the granting of the suffrage. There never was a time when tho nation stood more in need of the special experience and sympathy of womanhood in Government affairs, such as tho pressing questions of housing, dear food, education, and intemperance. The franchise must bo broad and on domocratio linos, similar to that of the colonies. ,Mr Lloyd George said the Government would carry the lteform Bill this year, and would accept the responsibility of a women's suffrage amendment if it was incorporated therein. He objected to a referendum, which would be costly, undermine Parliament's authority, and frustrate justice.