Arizona republican., 1922-05-23
LADY ASTOR
PLEADS WITH
AMERICA To
MD EUROPE
British Commoner Repeats
Appeal For Suffering
Europe In Farewell Ad-
dress On American Soil
TReoubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

NEW YORK. May 2a--Lady Nancy
Astor. in a farewell speech before
returning to her job in the house OF
commons from a visit of six weeks
in her native land, pleaded tonight
for America to be the Good Samar-
itan to suffering Europe and not
stand by unce ncerned. She repeated
her appeal Tor the United States to
enter either the league of nations
or league with similar aims for
pace.
Nearly 1000 men and women heard
her address delivered at a dinner
given in her honor. Lord Astor also
made a short talk. Before she was
instroduced. speeches were made by
John ". Davis, former ambassador
to the Court of st. James, and Miss
Alice Roberts on. congresswoman OF
Oklahoma, whose political place in
America Is comparable to that OF
Lady Astor in England.
Selectin political education" as
her topic, Laay Astor said that while
America consistently had suffered
from politicians and political crooks,
we have ma. aged that no party has
ever dared nominate or bring forward
any man but an honest man as presi-
dent"
.They nave not all been George
Lashingtons or Abraham Lincolns," !"
she added. "but they have all been
lik< sCaesars wife. above suspicion;
tlsaG we may recall with pride"
Then size remarked that people
were so apt to feelsindifferent about
local politics, that so long as the
taxes don't go TOO high and the local
bosses don. get too rich, we shrug
our shoulders and go on.
IF we are content only to have
our presidents fine and to have less
fine local politicians, We are making
it hard for a president to do fine
things" she said.
Il see Mr.. Hoover is going tos
bring pressure on the mine owners
not to let profiteering go on during
the coal strike" she said. They say
he is going TO use moral persuasion
and 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 it exists; this is
a question of comparative detail. but
/ am convinced that America car help
Europe enormously in ways Which
viii commend themselves to all dear
and kind thinking Americans if they
want to do so ! believe they do. They
need not lear to enter league of
peace, bui had better fear not en-
tering if they desire peace.
THE other day I saw that the
American government asked the
British government to help protect
her oil interests in Mesopotamia
through the league of nations.
Il am e an to say she did it. Soon
after ! saw the allies sent note
asking America to join them and
inquire into atrocities against a
Christian population. America refused.
ask YOU which is more important in
the end, oil concessions or bleeding
humanity?
Il should Ike to say before leav-
ing that / think the politician who
because of lack of principle sees
that he must appeal to hatred. class
or national or international, is play
ing a losing game They have missed
the new spii and ] believe as firm
ly as ever believed anything that
there is a new spirit abroad.
''Just now The human race needs
human beings. and not boss poll
ticians."