But one wonders why it has not been proposed to carry woman's
instruction further, and for instructional purposes to make of a woman
let us say a judge, or an ambassador, or a Prime Minister.

There would--if only it were legitimate to sacrifice vital national
interests--be not a little to say in favour of such a course. One
might at any rate hope by these means once for all to bring home to
man the limitations of woman.


PART II

ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE CONCESSION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SUFFRAGE TO
WOMAN

I

WOMAN'S DISABILITY IN THE MATTER OF PHYSICAL FORCE

International Position of State would be Imperilled by Woman's
Suffrage--Internal Equilibrium of State would be Imperilled.

The woman suffrage movement has now gone too far to be disposed of by
the overthrow of its arguments, and by a mere indication of those
which could be advanced on the other side. The situation demands the
bringing forward of the case against woman's suffrage; and it must be
the full and quite unexpurgated case.

I shall endeavour to do this in the fewest possible words, and to be
more especially brief where I have to pass again over ground which I