Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06
MARCOT SHOCKED
/. ByG!lRLS DRINKING
Mrs. Asquith Opposes Proh'bi-
ton Because Of Effect on
Young Folks
INFORMATION Is HEARsAy

New York, March 6.--Nfrs. NTargot
Asquith. who came to this country n
tentative .prohi hibitionist, returned from
her tour last night confirmed "wet."
She said that the drinking Of young men
and women In this country was amaz-
Ing. Excessive devotion to money.
making she predicted, would ruin tho
country.
II was much In favor of prohibition
at first" she said. because I thought
II might stop drinking among the poor
and that. in q prohibition country the
poor woman would receive her hus.
bands wages instead Of its being spent
on a. Saturday night.
''13ut little experience of the actual
working Of It quickly changes one's y
views. Tho drinking by your young men
and .maidens Ii shocking. am told
nothing like Il was konwn before the
days Of prohibition. 1t IL due appnr-
emily to the fact that drink Is forbid.
den den. 1t is considered chic to violate
The drinking among young women
was apparently worst In Chicago, nc.
cording to Mrs. Asquith. She said that
nearly everywhere sne found the men
and women she met talking Of this sub.
ject and deploring It.
Drinking by Young Women
When asked II the drinking among
the young women was worse here than
in England and on the Continent che
held UP her hands and said:
II never in all my life saw a young
woman intoxicated at a ball or party
or any public function in England.
Such q thing would be unheard Of, I
did not see any young women intOxi.
Gated in Chicago or elsewhere in this
country myself, but was told of It on
IT saw It," said her secretary. "I
saw many young women under the In.
fluence OF liquor at a large party which
we attended in Chicago. They were not
completely drunk, but were quite per.
ceptibly under the influence"
"Prohibition IL unQuestionably very
bad thing as it Is administered. said
Mrs. Asiulth. ''The rich get all they
want to drink. I don't know about the
poor, but understand there Is no scar
city Of liquor.
1.-THE only sensible thing, it seems to
me, is to return to light wine and beer.
One of the noticeable things about your
life in this country is the way you arc
being intcrfered with by the Govern.
ment. This is not free country like
England"
Finds . Lack Of Serenity
One Of the striking things about the
intellectual makeup Of American pco
pie, according to the distinguished dlar-
ist, was lack of serenity, a rush, hurry
and violence in doing things, which wa.
excmplitied, in her opinion. in the sud.
denness Of prohibition. She said the
women seemed to read more than tht
men, but less than women read In Eng
land, and that the men neglected intel
lectual pursuits and general culture fol
the making Of money.
II believe" she said. "that the ex.
treme devotion of American men t.
money making will In the end ruin thi
country. There is too much Of Wal
Street everywhere you 60. Too littl'
getting away from an atmosphere o
business and affairs. More placidit!
and serenity nre needed. China is th'
great model Of serenity
England and Canada take much bet
ter care of sick and crippled ex-sol'
diers, she said.
II am afraid that, speaking gener.
ally, this country has forgotten them, '
Sne sulu. he pcOutc tuhc ho pcIooHu
interest in them. an not speaking
Of this bonus question Of which I heal
so much. Money Is no good. 1t will
not help. But you do not visit the sicl
and crippled men in the hospitals. Yor
don't entertain them in your homes OF
show them any attention. / don't car,
No much about the bonus or how gooc
the institutions may be. 1t ism thu
state touch that is needed. but the In
dividual touch. the personal kindness.
"Nhen l was In Chicago visited {
great hospital full Of sick and crippled
soldiers, lonely and forgotten men.
believe I and those with mo were tn
only visitors. We saw no others. Th'
physicians who took III through EN-
phasized the size. the excellence Of thu
apparatus, the fine baths. But the!
tried even to keep US from talking to th'
men. We found 1t difficult to have
word with them. They feel keenly,
believe, the fact that they have beer
forgotten. 1t Is not NO in Eng and ant
Canada. The personal attention, re
spect and kindness shown them there Il
much greater