The names of those signing the letter are remarkable ;
for example, the Duke of Argyll, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Mr. Moberly Bell, Sir James Crichton-Browne, Mr. S. H. Butcher, Sir Edward Clarke, the Duke of Devonshire, Professor Dicey, Mr. Arthur Elliot, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Lehmann, Lord Roberts, Lord Welby, and Lord Wolverhampton. Among the names of the women signatories we note those of Mrs. Ward, Lady Jersey, and Lady Wantage. Several ladies of distinction who are opposed to the suffrage have, it should be mentioned, not signed on the ground that to do so would be inconsistent with their belief that women shall not take an active part in political movements. The names given above were chosen almost at random, but those we have not mentioned are many of them as dis- tinguished. It is one curious feature of the movement that it brings together men who have probably never united before in any public action. True, the same may be said of our opponents ; but nevertheless we venture to say that as soon as the anti-suffrage movement is properly organised, it will be found that, whether its adherents are estimated by numbers or by weight of influence, they possess an immense predominance.
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