The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-25
AMERICA is MORAL LEADER
And Great Need of World To-
day Is for Our Aid, She Says.
Press Is Responsible for the
Making and Keeping Peace.

New York, April 25.-Lady Astor,
in the speech which she prepared to-
day for the annual luncheon of The
Associated Press at the Waldorf
Astoria, defined as the Pearl of Great
Price. which she was striving to place
in public life by entering politics.
what any man gets from his mother
and most men get from their wives II
they choose wisely - unselfishness.
vision. courage and cleanness."
But. said the first woman seated
in the British house OF commons, to
rurn to practical politics, what the
world now needed most in a practical
wage was work, and trade was the
most practical way to start work.
Establish confidence" she urged,
sfirst. confidence between capital and
labor. then confidence in your gov
ernment. then confidence in other
There she continued. was where the
press came in. 1T is for the press to
unite countries for trade and spirit
and peace.
correspondents Arc Credit.
Il know many of the American for
eiEu correspondents. They are most
able men. credit to the American
press: they are trustworthy. That Is
the opinion formed by the people VINO
know in England.
IF the press wants to unite coun-
tries. il can: II it wants TO dlsunite
America wants peace. America
started the League OF Nations All
Europe looks TO America, not Tor
large armies. not even Tor food put
Tor a great moral leader Help us.
The speech prepared by the former
Virginia girl follows:
Thanks tho Press Association
Il don't know who has been kinder
TO me since 1 got home. the public or
the press. / do know if the press had
not been so kind. the public would
never have been and I should like TO
thank the Associated Press here TODAY
for the very deeply, for the splendid
welcome.
myself. alone. as for this-you see
when n person leaves her own coun-
try and goes to another. naturally
there's apt to be a prejudice against
her in both countries. i know or felt
il myself. Then when that person
j can't say unfortunate person-hap-
pens II care deeply about both coun-
tries and even more deeply about
things concerning all countries, her
task is not made EASIER
ANY One Can just Drift.
It's easy enough to take the easy
way in any country It's not always
so easy to take what you feel is the
right way in any country. but here
ana proof to all countries that Eng
land and America will give YOU a
chance II you can prove to either of
them that what you are striving for
is something which will hurt no man.
woman or chlId of any country. but
which you earnestly feel is going to
help all countries
she wants this-just to put into
public life what she's always had to put
into her home Ife-else none OF her
young men would have been here to-
day - unselfishness, vision. courage
and cleanness-the real kind. the kind
which helps you to live up to what's
best in them. There's much good in
all men but only good women can
bring it out
so. gentlemen. in spite of your
thinking US "A sex who talks too much,
we don't, even then, tell you all We
know.
Now you'll be saying this sounds
nice and uplifting, but we must get 10
practical politics Let's see what is
practical politics
war. I hope we've all learned that
lesson.
What is it that the world mos
needs in practical way TO do2 Work
What's the most proctical ay tC
start work. Trade
The employer. we know, mus
realize that he's dealing with a hu-
man being. and the worker mus
realize yhat the employer has go
some quality which he needs anC
weighted the other way These seen
10 be the essential facts which capita
and labor should not forget.
They were forgotten in Russia
with dire results. The fault tho. be
gan with the employer in Russia
Don't let US forget that.
Then. after getting capital and Ia
bor together. we must get trade. Th
Only solution for unemployment j
employment-for the workless i