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The speaker made the point that, although there were many good reasons in favor of equality for women in all spheres, and particularly perhaps in the sphere of political activity where they needed a voice,land above all needed to be able to influence others on their behalf, there were reasons against this at the present time.He was asked whether any matters,regardless of how far they seemed to be in the interests of the government and leaving aside the question of the popularity of the move, could be more important than the liberty of a large section of the population of what was a so- called"free" country.He replied that he had repeated before that the moral issue was a clear one;however, emotional appeals and the use of words like "freedom" and"justice" avoided the most practical aspect of the affair.No government in its senses, however en.lightened its leader was, however large its majority was, however secure in the favor of the people was, was going to be able to introduce a motion such as"votes for women" without considerable controversy flaring up.How much less they were going to be able to introduce it with a government to the brink of falling, the nation on the edge of war and the country radically opposed to any move which would seem to the electorate to threaten the long established traditions of the British way of life.