Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-23
PLAY THE GOOD
SAMARITAN TO
EUROPE, LADY
AST0R'S PLEA
Asks That u. S. Enter
League of Nations or
Some Other League With
Similar Aims for Peace.
PRAISES PRESIDENTS
CHOSEN BY AMERICA
No Party Has Ever Dared
Nominate or Bring For
ward Any Man But an
Honest Man, Declares.
(By Jhc Assncinted Press.N

New York. May 22.-L3dy Nancy
Astor, in farewell speech before
returning to her job in the house of
commons from a visit OF six weeks
in her native land, pleaded tonight
Tor America to be the Good Snnar-
itan to suffering Europe and not
stand by unconcerned. She re-
peated her appeal for the United
states to enter either the league OF
nations or a league with similar
aims for peace.
Nearly 1000 men and women
heard her address delivered at
dinner given in her honor. Lord
Astor also made a short talk. Be
fore she was introduced, speeches
were made by John D. Davis. for
mer ambassador to the court of St.
James, and Miss Alice Robertson,
congresswoman from Oklahoma,
whose political place in America is
comparable to that OF Lady Astor
i'll England.
Selecting political education" as
her topic. Lady Astor said that
while America consistently had
suffered from politicians and po-
litical crooks, we "haye managed
that no party has ever dared nomi
nate or bring forward any man
but an honest man as president"
They haven't all been Sir Gala
hads or George Washingtons or
Abraham Lincolns," she added
But they have all been like Gaze
sar's wife, above suspicion That
we may recall with pride"
Then she remarked that people
were so apt to feel indifferent about
local politics, that so long as the
taxes don't so too high and the
local bosses don't get too rich, we
shrug our shoulders and so on"
"lf we are content only to have
our presidents fine and to have
less fine local politicians we are
II hard for a president to
do fine things she said.
Moral Persuasion.
81 see Mr.. Hoover is going to
bring pressure on the mine owners
not to let profiteering go ON dur
ing the coal strike" she said
"rhey say he is going to use moral
persuasion; that's just what [ feel
would have helped at Genoa, and
| hope will help at The Hague.
I'm not concerned to say
whether the United States should
join the league of nations as j. ex
lists: this is a question OF con1par-
atiye detail; but l am convinced
that America can help Europe
enormously in ways which will
command themselves to all clear
and kind thinking Americans if
they want to do so. ! bc!icve they
do. They need not fear 10 enter
a league OF peace but mad better
fear not entering II they desire
peace.
'''rhe other day saw that afe
American government asked the
British government to help protect
her oil interests in Mesopotamia
through the league of nations. /
am glad to say she did It. Soon
after | saw that the allies had sem
a note asking America to join them
and inquire into atrocities againSi
a Christian population. America
refused.,'I ask you which is more
important in the end, oil conf-
panies or bleeding humanity?
New Spirit tbrond.
"T should like just to say before
leaving that think the politician
who, because of lack of principle.
feels that he must appeal to
hatred. class or national or inter
national. is playing losing game
They have missed the new spirit
and believe as firmly as ever be
lieved anything that there is a new
spirit abroad.
Just now rhe human race needs
human beings and not boss poiiti
clans"