New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
Lady Astor Will
Fight to Finish
.OnLocalOption
III Hsvc No Intention Of
Giving Up Temperance
Work, Whatever Brewery
Interests Say" She Asserts
Explains Womcn's Defeat
Candidates Lost Because
They Opposed Regulars,
andPrejudice Played Part
sy.-ssi oos,s 20 "a. r,D~ns

LONDON, Dee. al think thsrs are
two main reasons why only two Of Tie
thifty-thrss women candidates were
r.turnsd 80 p.riianent In the recent
election" Lady Aster ssld to-day. Tho
first is . purely practical ons--aimess
all the women esndidstss were pat up
10 contest seats Which had 70 Be won
against the opposition Of all The reg
ulsr parties. All things eensidsfss,
thsss women candidates poIIsd rsmsrk-
ably veil. but IN most cases they eodld
not triumph over the handicap ondsr
which they were placed.
The second reason 70 tAst tAsEs an
doubtsdly stili exists some measure Of
sex preiudiee against women IN Psriia-
msnt. Often this prejudice is uneon-
seious, but Il s1ists nevertheless, and
II can be overcome only through prse.
teal demonstration that women 81. P.'s
are really necessary for the adequate
representation Of all sections Of tks
electorate"
Tine 10 Overcome Prsjudies
In answer 10 . query as 10 tho
measures necessary 10 remsva tkIs
prejudice Lady Astor smiled and re-
pliedi
"Tims Ia che element which win DO
q great DEAL Il Is gradually being
learned that thsfs is nothing very Tar
nbis about Mrs. Wintringhsm and nv
self, who are already IN che House OF
Commons. We arc at WsstminstsF noe
as females, bat ss women--and there
10 q great differences. I mean We are
not IN Parliament on account Of our
ser, but IN spite Of II. sa isi'
81 do not see any prospect Of ths
women voters disregarding party lines
10 back women candidates tinply be-
cause they oppose men, and I'm glad Of
Il. Our sppesl must be made on =
moral bssis, open whieh We can show
sometimes that We are better lifted
than men TO represent the electorate"
When Lacy Astor'r attention WA
called 10 reports that she Intended 20
allow her work for local option 70 lapse
and TO devote herself 10 ether issues
her eyes flashed. That is absolutely
untrue she ssld hrnly. II havsn't
the slightest intention Of giving up
my Temperance work, whatever the
Representatives Of the brewing intsr-
ests may say. incidentally, there Il
new recruit 10 the cause In Seyragsour,
Of Dundee. ! have met him only once,
but know HE kindness and sincerity Z
have already made a decided appeal 10 \
tho House. There Is also Lloyd George
and II people think he is finished po-
lItically they are sll wrong. He fs.
vored local option In Wales, aud
hope he'll come out for II In England
Brewery Interests Worried
By way Of corToboratinE her rsmsrh
that the British brewing interests are
worried over q growing Temperance
movement Lady Astor showed her in-
tsryiewer soms literature Issued By her
opponents In the Sutton Division Of
Plymouth during the recent campaign.
One leahet was . song circulated By
the adherents Of Dr. II. W. Bayley, the
independent Conservative candidate, -
was written in the meter Of Tramp
tramp. tramp. the boys arc marching"
and the chorus eoneludssi
"Give Us cheaper beer and stouti
Bustls Yankee Nancy out.
Tor ws don't want her IN Plyn.
oeth any more"
Other leaflets referred slIghtingly 20
"alien-born NJ. P.'s."
This is the hIt tims the anti.
American Issue has bsen raised against
me-" Lady Astor remarked. "and zoo
can see By the election ngures thss
the voters did not take much stock IN
Il. consider the Whols attitude Of
the British liquor interests n threat
against Angio.American friendship.
"As a matter Of fact, a. Americans
know, the British people are pretty
level-headed, and they Ike lighters.
am a fighter" VI
The resolute phrase came somewhat
oddly in the soft drawl from the fslf-
haired woman who was seated 80 com
fortably before = blasing log fire In her
home. Lady Astor looked TO bs any
thing but pugnaeious.
Don't you believe III 7 ami" she
reshirmsd. "Just you watch me IN the
House Of Commons and you'll seel"