Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-31
LADY Aston HAS
MUCH TO SAY HERE
viii Tell U. S. Women of Pro-
hIbitIon, Politics, Ire
land, Labor, Etc.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 3o.-Lady Astor.
arriving half an hour late at
luncheon she gave today to the
American correspondents. burst Into
the room with a breezy explanation
Of her lateness.
80 sorry" she apologized. '.The
truth is my dressmakers are Killing
me. I have no clothes-enly my
parliamentary uniform'-and have
been warned not to bring my old
house Of commons black suit and hat
to America"
Lady Aston will >go to America
April IL with Lord Astor and Dame
Lyttelton. All will speak at the con
vention Of woman voters at Balti-
more. The three will spend some
time at Lady Astor's former home
in Virginia, and in washington ana
Chicago.
The luncheon was given as a pre-.
lude to her departure for the United
States. She said she would tell the
Baltimore convention that the women
of England and America, with their
common conception of citizenship and
morality, could achieve any reforms
for the good OF their country and for
complish. But they must expect to
encounter many prejudices and OBJ
stacles en- route" she added.
Lady Astor said she was going to
tell her American audiences that she
had implicit faith in an enduring
friendship between England and
America She said she proposed to
preach the gospel OF tolerance.
British Really Friendly.
She was anxious for American
women to accept her word for 1t that
the English ION the inside" were
really warm friends and great ad-
mirers Of America and Americans.
She said during the three anxious
years when England awaited Amer.
ica's entry into the war she did not
hear a single word of criticism from
a responsible Englishman OF Amer
ica's attitude.
Lady Aston paid tribute to the quail
ities shown by the English during
the war. She declared she would de-
fend Great Britain against any I'M
warranted criticism she might hear
during her American visit.
ment by Prime Minister Lloyd George
would be a blessing. When asked to
whom she thought 1t would be
blessing: she replied: ITO Mr.. Lloyd
George"
Lady Aston indicated that she did
not fear the possibility of an early
general election in England. ut was
said with equal confidence years ago."
she said. when my husband first en-
tered politics, that Lloyd George was
finished. But am sure he is not the
least disturbed; he's a genius"
She said British women did not in
tend to form a party of their own in
England, but would attach themselves
to the established mems parties, and
she would advise American women to
some things that I have experienced
while in the house of commons and
show them what battles have had
as the first woman there" she said.
Got Used to Her.
She declared a member Of the
cabinet recently told her he was in
censed when she "intruded" herself
into into the house: Lately: however.
with the realization that women have
come to stay" The benches begin to
fill when a woman member now gets
on her feet in the house. she added.
Lady Aston said she was not going
II ! am asked I will tell them about
Ireland. the labor situation. prohibi-
ton and other things" with refer
ence to prohibition, she said she
would tell the Americans that the
liquor interests in England have
slang for being alarmed.
she said. adding: II also believe in
drawing the color line. would
recommend an educational test for
the colored women Of the southland
for men and women Of any color any
where, for that matter"
III the liquor interests IN England
Will not accept reasonable control of
their traffic they will be lost entirely
and prohibition will be enforced here
within a few years, as it is in Amer
lea today" she said, coming back to
the liquor question. She said she did
not wish to touch on ireland, the
league Of nations and other conten-
tious American issues in her Amer.
lean talks, ''but If I am asked I will
tell them Ireland has got a chance
and does not know how to use ft.''
Abiding. again to the league of
nations, she said it was time for
America to drop her self-riEhteous
pose and show q little more righteous
ness and less seldshness. "
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