THE SUFFRAGETTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16121, 9 July 1914, Page 7

THE SUFFRAGETTES

ADELA PANKHURST INTER-

VIEWED,

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SYDNEY, July 8.

Miss Adela Pankhurst has arrived here. When interviewed, she said that militancy was not ruining their cause. Jt was no use trying to convert people by any other means. The whole British Cabinet favoured the vote to women with the exception of Mr Asquith ami Mr Ha-rcourt, who, for party reasons, feared that women would constitute an unreekoned force at the elections. This kept them from giving women the vote. There was nothing for women to do but continue their present means until the Government got tired of seeing Ijw and order '.rpset. Then the Government would give women the vote.

MRS PETHICK-LAWRENCE'S

WITHDRAWAL

HER REASONS STATED,

LONDON, July 8. (Reecived July 8, at 10.45 p.m.)

Addressing a meeting of united Suffragists, Mrs Pethick-Lawrence explained that she left the Women's Political Union because Mrs Pankhurst could not brook a rival. The Women's Union had completely altered its plans during Mrs Pethick-Law-renco's absence in America, and they found it necessary, in view of the militancy policy, to vest its control and finance in the hands of a sole leader directing the'movement from Paris.