Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-04-04
MARGOT AsQUITH's VERDICT. ON
AMERICA AND AMERICANS

New Yosk. April s.-More than
thousand fashionable New Yorkers Tha
crowded the grand ballroom OF the Wa
dorf-Astoria tonight to hear Margot As
quith's final verdict on America and
Americans we're, surprised to find that
after all, she thought America a hno
country, and Americans as a whois
mighty nice folks.
The noted Briton-wffe OF a former
prime minister. and author Of one Of the
frankest series Of pen pictures Of emf
nent Britishers that country has ever
Yread, poked little fun at American
culture chasers" and dollar chzsers:
twitted them a bit about prohibition laws
that do not prohibit. and spoke bit OF
her mind about messy factories and ous-
door billboaTds that clutter up American
scenery.
But she ended with fervid tribute 20
America-to Americas great president;
her fine government her vital. generous
citizenry' urged the nurturing OF
stronger bonds between the two nations.
What could we not do If We stood to-
gether.' she exclaimed.
'One thing we could dove could
make it very difficult to have another
war;
The MSrgot that bade New York fare
well tonight was different Margot from
the one who made her bow before a crit
ical, growingly hostile audience upon her
arrival for a whirlwind lecture tour jan
uary 20.
Then she seemed to sense an atmos-
phere of unfriendliness. Tonight she ra-
dated confidence Of her reception. and
smiled brightly as she curtsied in ack-
nowledgment of the applause that greet
ell her appearance.
American porters, she regarded as re-
/ narkable. and hotel managers different
from any I had seen before"
For" she explained they came to
| me and offered me things that were for=
/ bi6den."
With that much Of a start. she dived
into the prohibition question.
When came over. I thought ! would
find everybody happy and sober. Happy
1 find them, but" an expressive shrun
finished the sentence.
THE prohibition idea is fine" she con-
! tinued. but 1 don't think Il IS working
out as was expected It may help the
poor; certainly it is fine to be rid Of the.
corner saloon-but doubt IL 1t WON'T
have TO be modified
The culture chasers" came next The
phrase. she said. was that Of a member
of one OF her middle western audiences.
who wanted to know what she thought
Of American Culture chasezs."
81 think culture is a very fine thing"
she said. but why chase Il One doesn't
get culture by chasing it
| Landscape spoilers came next.
| when I went to Buffalo 10 see Ma
CARA Falls" she said. Il thought Fs
would climb a long arduous road
| through dense streams Of motor lorri-s
and trans. I began TO wonder when we
would get to the lonely wild country
Suddenly. I noticed we were passing
the beautiful falls and called 70 the
chauffeur
"'Oh' he said. I thought you'd wan.
| TO go to the power station :
! You are inclined 70 value money Z
little too much. Your men are SO busya
They run about so. They are Just IKE
the movies-always on the move.
You do, not seem to value leisurs
wheu you can get It. Your games. base
bau and football are so much shorte-
than ours. Everything seems rather
hurried"
Mrs. Asquith sails for home tomorrow
| on the Mauretania.