Letter from Caroline Phillips to Lady Ramsay
WriterWritten by
Caroline Phillips
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1874 - 1956)
AssociatedAssociated with
Press & Journal
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1747)
AssociatedAssociated with
Evening Express
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1879)
Date6 December 1907
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsSocieties
Dimensions25.5 × 20.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 14
Object numberABDMS082708
About MeThis is part of a collection of documents relating to Caroline Phillips (1874-1956), an Aberdonian journalist who was involved in the women's suffrage movement. The collection contains important correspondence between Phillips and key leaders in the suffrage movement, including Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst.6.12.07
Dear Lady Ramsay
I think you can reply to Mrs MacDonald by giving her a practical illustration or rather an instance of what we mean. We agree with the efficacy of Mrs Pankhurst's tactics and we should acting completely under her instructions likely be asked to go to Mr Asquith's meeting & make it impossible for him to speak - a perfectly justifiable proceeding. On the other hand one prefers to regard him, on this occasion, as Mr Murray's guest & we believe that any strong action on our part w[oul]d be a wanton insult to Mr Murray & might make it difficult for him to help us so openly in the future. We are prepared to take extreme measures like the others but we must, as the independent Aberdeen WSPU be the judges as to when & where that action is politic. We gave Mr Murray for his whole hearted support & because we believe him to be our sincere friend & helper a unique prestige of being able to say that his influence alone secured for Asquith an uninterrupted hearing so far as we are concerned and that had he come under other auspices he w[oul]d have had to take his chance, here as elsewhere. We remember Mr Murray stood alone on our platform when every other man invited declined tom come, when only 5 out of 25 had the courtesy to even acknowledge the invitation! In London at a distance local matters cannot be appreciated but they are often the things that matter a great deal. This does not affect generally our enthusiastic following of this Parliaments policy; nor our devotion to his leadership.
With kind regards
Yours very sincerely
Caroline A.I. Phillips
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