Woman Suffrage: Premier’s Reply to a Memorial: When the deputation of the Northern Men’s Federation visited London last week to interview the Prime Minister, they were disappointed that they were not received by Mr. Asquith. Mr. J. Wilson McLaren, of Edinburgh, to-day received the following letter from the Prime Minister’s private secretary: — I am desired by the Prime Minister to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial from the Northern Men’s Federation for women’s suffrage which you were good enough to leave at his official residence. Mr. Asquith has studied the memorial with care but has been unable to discover any arguments in favour of women’s suffrage which he has not dealt with in his speeches (1) in reply to the large women’s suffrage deputation which waited on him at Downing Street; (2) in the House of Commons on the withdrawal of the Franchise Registration Bill; and (3) on Mr. Dickinson’s Women’s Suffrage Bill. The speeches to which I am instructed to refer you, are to be found in reports given in the “Times” newspaper on November 18, 1911. January 23, 1913. and May 7. 1913. The Prime Minister can find no reason for changing the position which he took up in these speeches, and to the arguments and answers which they contain he has nothing to add. — Yours faithfully, G. D. PINSENT. (?)
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GRO0365 Devonport: Gerald Hume Saverie Pinsent: 1888 – 1976