New-York tribune., 1919-11-05
Candidate for Parliament
Visits icncmcmis and
AlmsLousc and Defends
Premier Lloyd George
Recalls Native Virginia
Old Lady Tells Her She Is
Feeling ''NIiddling'' and
Evokcs a Kcminisccncc

PLY MOUTH, Nov. i (By The Assoc-
ated Press).-Lady Astor to-day made
her first official speeches in the cam
palgn to determine whether an Amer
lean born woman will be the first
woman to sit i'll the House OF Com
mons. She told the correspondent that
shc thought it quite appropriate that
daughter of Virginia, tho first Eng
hsh settlement in the United States
peoplcd by West country folks, should
become the representative Of that see
ton Of England in Parliament.
Al noon Lady AStor drove in her
carriage TO the Almshousc, where, dur
ing twenty stay, she greeted.
talked 10 and chided good naturcdly
nearly fifty residents odd women.
She asked one Of them how she was
feeling, and the woman answered mid
ding. Whcreupon Lady Astor re
called that in Virginia they frequently
said: Just loafin' and achin' round.'
Votes Promised
She invited each to attend a
wolncn's meeting. to be held in the
afternoon, and asked each to vote for
her. Many Of them promised 10 DO
both.
Lady Astor neNt visited a tenement
house. where. standing i'm the dirty
roadway, She talked for several
minutes with women and children
leaning over the bnlconics fronting
each of the four stories Of the build
lng, from which much washing hung.
she invited questions and the invita-
Non was complied with in considerable
volume Then she defended Premier
I.iDNI Il d,
plonS OF the probable labor contender.
W. T. Gay. pointing out that he was
really not the labor candidate, but an
Independents laborito and had boastcd
that he had not done military service.
One Question related to her attitude
en Prohibition, and Lady Aston an
Wcred: "No one can make me say
mat drink ever did any one any good
! on can't make me smother nay real
opinions. But tell YOU frankly that
do not intend to take away what
you want. believe in giving YOU the
opportunity to vote however you please
IN such mattors.'
Wherever the candidate went her
carriage was trailed by scores Of chill
dren calling Lady Nancy
Talks on Irish Question
With reference to her attitude on
Astor informed The Associated Press
to-day that she favored federal dcyolu-
tlon as "thc only practical solution Of
the Irish question:
"What do hope to bring about III
the House ol Communs,' She said, ARE
sound views pertaining 10 the interests
OF women and chldrau.'
Questioned a. 20 whether he thought
proniDiton Wou.d be forced into the
forefront in tae campaign, she said:
Il do not thinl. my opponents viii try
10 force the ISSUE. but am deter
mined not 20 allow j to take prccc-
dcncc. as it is not vital i'm this fight
Asked whether She thought women
would meet with more cordial recep-
ton In public life here than in the
United States, she replied: There is
nothing like the stuhboruncss Of the
American men Ia such matters. is
there
Will 60 IIatlcss
Lady Astor declared that ii would
no. be necessary for the Commons TO
alter the rule bidding members t.
walk in the aislos wearing thcir hats.
should she be elected. as She was quite
willing so 90 ha'leas and adapt her
sci to ell the 'ulcs, so that her advent
would be attended With a minimum Of
iu.s
Nlscount Aston. speaniuc with the
Spondont this afternoon. aid that
If h's eHorts to drop his title were
un uccessful he did not mteud TO sulk
ia the corner. out would take an active
part in the work OF the House OF Lords
and do his best
1t has not yet been determined
whether it is preferable to Introduce
special legislation enabling him to drop
hi tltile In the House oi Lords or
the House OF Commons
Ine non inatlon ot candidates for the
parlamcntaIN elect ons has been fixed
Ior next FRIDAY; polling November