The New York herald., 1922-04-21
LADY ASTOR CAN SEE
AMERICAN british
TIES GET STRONGER
Believes Worlds Two Big
Policemen Will Influ-
ence Peace.
LAUDS LEAGUES WORK
First Woman NJ. P. Reiter-
ates That She Is Not
Here on a Mission.
DELyES INTO POLITICS
DELvEs INTO POLITICS
Audiences Here as Warm as
Plymouth's, She Tells Eng
lish Speaking Union.


Lady Astor talked about interna-
tional politics. treaties, wars and other
things last evening so entertainingiy
and with such evident grasp and COM
prehcnsion that the 500 prominent
men and women who heard her in the
Hotel Biltmore 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. SO that they
could go and sit in the gallery when
she was going to speak. 1t was just
another such speech as one would
have expected Barrie's Maggie Shdnd
to make.
Next TO hearing the viscountess of
the Commons talk the men and wom-
en- who were her tense listeners seemed
most anxious to shake her hand, and
they crowded around her before. dur
ing and after the dinner.
Her vivacity won ALL her ready wit
was In play constantly as she greeted
old friends and made new ones by the
dozens or hundreds. Leaning across
the piles of red roses on the table she
kept up a running fire of comment
with old acquaintances and gave little
time TO the dinner served.
NcgIects Food 10 Talk.
"One can eat any time. aid I always
have a good Appetite she remarked
The viscountess was the guest OF the
English Speaking Union OF the United
States. John w. Davis presided. and
the other speakers were Miss Agnes
Repplier of Philadelphia and Bishop
Charles H. Brent OF Buffalo. The de-
inand for seats was so great that all
that wished to attend could not do so
and many waited In the hotel corridors
to see the popular NJ. p.
II am not afraid to speak here TO-
hight" the lady began. adding that
In her first address In America in the
Town Hall she had really felt a little
nervousness lest our audiences would
not be as kindly as her own in Piym-
outh. But they are, she found. The
evidence of nervousness also had gone
and her fine voice rang out clear and
strong. filling the great room.
Deliciousiy feminine, she touched even
the gravest International problem with
y woman's hand.
II always speak from my heart. II
las been safer guide than my head,
and no people better III derstand a
woman's heart than the English speak,
ing nations" she said.
Worry for Future Students.
Then she expressed deep regret he
cause she might be making trouble for
the school children of the next genera
tion who might have to learn her
name--as the first woman M. P.-alonR
with Lucretia 3orgia and Susan r.
Anthony. But the next moment she
was saying in all seriousness and with
impressive intensity:
''It Is all very well 10 hear people
talk of European entangIements but
the world Is already tangled and we
have to think OF plan to disentangle
neT
conviction that the safest and sanes,
way TO get out OF wars Is to Join some
sort OF League OF Nations.''
Great things had been expected of Tho
Genoa conference. Lady Astor said and
"I wish America had been there to lend
her moral support for as things are
going IL might have been different. 3
There must have been good reasons for
our not going In. she said. and spoke
words OF praise for what had beer
achieved by the League of Nations Oi
relations between America and England
she said no one could do much in tina,
line" for things which are worth while
are made by something better thar
treaties" Even trade agreements can.
not do much. she believes for the bls
thing that must count Is "a common
cause OF human hope and purpose"
Envy and hate are the most blind.
ing things on earth. and Il Is only people
with vision who never perish" the Wis.
countess said.
speech of Lady Astop.
Her speech follows:
II am not really afraid TO speak here
tonight. was little afraid last night
didn't know quite whether New York
audiences would be so kind as Plymouth
audiences. sec luAt tney are muCf
the same. They forgive shortcom
ings in the way of scholarly attain.
ments or oratorical orations when they
see that you are speaking from you,
heart. | usually do speak from my
heart. II has been safer guide tc
mo than my head. and here tonight it's
easy. for surely no people on earth have
understood q woman's heart better thar
the English speaking nations.
Last night told the women voters
that was not person but "a symbol
a sort Of connecting link between the
English speaking people, frail link
perhaps. but link that is stronger than
il looks. ii Is strange thing that Eng.
lands first woman Member OF Paria.
ment should have come from England's
first colony. doubt II the first Eng
lish woman 10 land In Virginia was less
expected on these shores than the first
Virginia woman TO land In the House
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