New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-20

'4N O"c w Hlle Slar inner Olympic
lett Southampton some one told Wis
countess Astor that the most difficult
part of her journey to New York would
be her inevitable encounter with a
swarm of reporters, male and female
VINO would charge upon her at Quaran-
tine with grimncss and determination.
She was not much alarmed over the
prophecy, but when the big vessel was
a few hundred miles west of the French
coast after brief stop at Cherbourg.
the first woman to win seat in the
brltlsh Parliament prepared for her
meeting with the American "pressmcn i"
she turned over in her mind a dozen
questions the reporters were likelv 10
ask her, and in the solitude of her suite
de luxe she set down on paper her an
swcrS
Armed with a fetching smile and q
handtui OF typewritten copies of her
carefully prepared catechism, the VS.
countess came out on deck YESTERDAY
/ When the Olympic was off the Statue
and pIayfully Shouted "Helpl Helm
Get my husband! Here come the re-
porters'
/ Niscount Aston was close at hand
put he offered no help. He ust stood
/ by and smiled. The grim visaged OPP
orators OF the film world, with their
numbering paraphernalia clanking along
the deck, seemed to amuse him greatly
and as they formed phalanx around
ms slender and vivacious wife he edged
/ in closer toward her
But Niscountess Aston. injured to
the tumult Of English mobs in her
/ strenuous days of campaigning, needed
no assistance. She demonstrated clearly
that she could more than take care Of
herself
Reporters. reportersl" she cried,
/ I'm pleased to meet you all. I've heard
a lot about you and, veil. I've expected
/ you. This will save time, you see, for
! have prepared something for you"
| Then with a smile for the folk about
| her, Lady Astor handed out to each
writer copy of her statement When
the last copy had been distributed one
OF the group before her ventured a
question about the object of her visit.
Its all answered in the statement,'
She explained.
But your views on the Genoa Con-
ference
THAT likewise is taken care Of" she
replied
'If we might ask your opinion of
/ Lloyd George, and the
He also is taken care Of"
AHu pIOtllDI ZION
Again Lady Astor outguessed the re-
/ porters for the subject of prohibition
/ had not been overlooked by her.
The next squawk came from a
/ photographer, who was not particularly
( pleased with the dull weather He
wanted to say that he had a question
which he was sure was not in the Astor
QUESTIONABLE and that was, Say, give
us a chance to make some pictures of
/ Lady Aston, will you?"
1t was the signal for the rest Of the
! plate and shutter contingent to break
! in, and they took the distinguished
visitor to the boat deck to pose for
them.
Greets Relatives on Pier
As the Olympic warped into her dock
Lady Aston recognized her sister, Mrs.
/ Charles Dana Gibson, and Mr.. Gibson,
the illustrators With the Gibsons were
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tree, Mrs, H.
/ Rogers Winthrop, Mrs. John H. Lewis,
/ of Virginia.; Mrs. G. P, Post and Miss
Mary Garrett Hay,
AS soon as the cangpank was put
/ aboard the viscOunt and viscountess
/ came ashore, and, leaving their bag
gage to the care of servants, motored
( to the home of the Gibsons, in East
Seventy third Street,
Outside the pier Lady Astor was
greeted by a small but enthusiastic
( crowd Of men and women, which in
cluded sixty-nine women from the Ma
tional League of Women Voters. Rec
ogniZing their banners. the visitor
waved her hand to the group, who
chcered her loudly until she disap-
peared within the mtor car.
Lady Astor's statement follows:
~ have not come to try to bring
America into better relationship with
England and Europe nor to tell any
one his duty, nor to tell American
statesmen what TO do. have not
quite lost either my head or my sense
OF humor. 7 am not on any mission.
am here because | received an invita-
ton to attend the Pan American
Wcman's Convention at Baltimore TO
discuss matters of interest TO women
all over he world
"When | am asked if I think that
America ought to be at the Genoa cor
ference | ask if England was right to
attend the Washington conference and
trv to make The world a little less
suspicious and less warEke and its
burdens of taxation little less OPP
pressive.
"As to whether Europe. ought not
10 straighten out her affairs before
America comes in, it seems to me that
Y.',or house is on fire it is wise
uoighbor who goes to help put the fire
out, and, if the man who lives across
the street joins in also and pumps
water the confagration will stop all
the quicker American interests are
not entirely independent Of or isolated
from Furope. American influence is
needed to help put things right
as it true that England is annoyed
qoith America for hdUing Demanded
her share of PREPARATIONS for the pay
n,ent Of american troops IN Ger
many?'
Says England Will Pay Her Debt
"As see it. England is quite willing
that America should get her share. AS
to the international debts, England is
going to pay her debt to America. Of
course. this must take time. II Eng
and had not lent money to her Allies