On Monday Lord Cromer presided at the Queen's Hall over
a very important and representative meeting of persons opposed to the granting of the suffrage to women. Unfortunately we have not space to notice the speech made by him, or those made by the other speakers, including the very admirable speech by Miss Markham, but we must note here the letter contributed by Lord Cromer to Tuesday's Times. Lord Cromer points out that up to the present time the opponents of female suffrage have shown little activity, and have not recognised the reality of the danger to which the country is exposed. There is, however, good ground for believing that this attitude of apathy and indifference is about to be abandoned :—
"An important movement has been set on foot, which has already received ample proofs of encouragement, and which, it is confidently expected, will before long bring home, both to Members of Parliament and others throughout the country, the fact that a very large body—we believe a majority—both of the electors and the women themselves strongly condemn female suffrage in any form. They are in no degree conciliated by the apparent moderation of the Bill which is about to be discussed in Parliament; they consider that this Bill, if passed into law, must inevitably lead before long to the adoption of adult suffrage for both men and women. Such indeed is the avowed intention of many of the principal supporters of the measure."
