Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
LADY ASTOR PUTS
FAITH IN LEAGUE
Call It What You Want, but
Give Il a Chance,
She Pleads
APPEALS TO ENGLISH RACE

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talked about international politics,
treaties, wars and other things last eve.
ming SO cntertniuingly and with snc,
evident grasp and comprehension that
/ the 500 prominent men and women who
, heard her in the Hotel Biltnorc no
longer wondered that this Virginia girl
| had become the first woman member
Of the House of Commons.
Her political sagacity. mingled with
her wit and humor. snapped out sharp
/ as steel. and all in that great audience
must have been wishing the House OF
! Commons was a little nearer New York,
| 80 that they could go and sit in thc gal
| lcry when she was going TO speak.
Her vivacity won all her ready wit
was in play constantly as she er""trd
old friends and made new ones by tho
dozens or hundreds. Leaning across
the piles of red roses on the table. she
kept up a running fire of comment with
old acQuaintanc"s and gave little time
tC the dinner served.
Can Eat Any Time
"Onr can eat any time. and always
have n good appetite she remarked.
The viscountess was the guest of tho
English. Speaking Union of the United
States. John W. Davis presided. and
the other speakers were Miss Agnes
Repplicr. of Philadelphia. and BShou
! Charles II. Brent. Of Buffalo.
~ am not afraid TO speak here to-
night the lady began. adding that in
her first address in America in tho
Town Hall she had really felt a little
nervousness lest our audiences would
not be as kindly as her own in Plym-
outh. But they are. she found. The
evidence Of nervousness also had gone
and her fine voice rang out clear and
strong. filing the great room.
De!iciously feminine. she touched oven
the gravest international problems with
n woman's hand.
Il always speak from my heart II
! has been a safer guide than my head
and no people better understand Il
woman heart than the English speak
ing nations" she said.
"It is all very wcll to hear people tall
Of European ontanglcmentS. but th'
world is already tangled and We have
to think of plan to discntanglc our
selves. She announced II AZ hor con
viction that rho safest and sanrst way
10 get out Of wars is to join some sor
of league Of nations
"All Europe wants is TO got back t.
mcans.' she said II wish America
had entered the Genoa conference. 70,
its purpose is to Strnichton things out
Ion cannot live near Europe withou
wanting 10 help h"r ont OF hoy ~a'
devastation. It's all vcry we'll ~ ~,
it's Europc's own fault. I'M, II i ON
fault IL we don't hclr nor.
Commons "Gencrons"
They are vcrv Gcncrou~ il th" lI"9,'
Of Commons to America. Al" wen; ON
more generous than some people" an,
then. hcsitatinC. added sam" i'"orl'
in tho Senate
Immediately. Lady A-'n". IN" fr>
woman over elected tn ~" House "
Commons and an American by birth
,rcUhrasrd the sentence. eliminating ~
word senate. and merely Hayin
'rhan some people hero.
''Tha,'s fhc strength Of tho Ercli>h.
she went on. "Thor may >c"m limit "'
hut thcy nrc ncv"r little.
"T"u urrdn't call If the IraGu" d"
Nations. Civ" it new nam" cvc",
week. il you like. but for God'> >nk'
give it chance. England and tn
United States arc the only two nations
strong cnnugh-and IN my opinion til,
only two enlightened enough" Giv
I
league. but at that. it's half lcacu
onward"
Lady Astor said she had been told T.
bc careful In what she said. but sh
declared she felt too deeply what III
war had left. not to be frank.
Has Prevented Three Wars
That misrcprescntcd and much IL"
Spised League Of Nations has a Tread
prevented three small wars. 1t ha
registered over 100 treaties. IT ha
rcpatriated nearly 100000 prisoners
not a bad record for only half league
Il have been asked what my visl
here was for she remarked. ''tannn
person come home without being sus
pected of deep and ulterior motives:
NAV tell You at once | am not on
mission to promote better understand
ing between England and America. \
rcrson. however keen. can do much i
that line. Things which are wort
whilo are made by something better tha
missions or treaties. They arc mad
only by great ideals.
The Viscountess expressed convictio
that the common cause and purpos
binding England and the United State
together is peacc on Garth. good wi
toward all men.
Lady Astor will stay until tomorro'
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Dan
Gibson.
Both her sister and her husband de
cidcd that she should have a little res
before attending tho Pan America
conference of women IN Baltimore th
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