Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-27
Better Moral
Standards, Woman's
Job. Saws Lady Astor

Baltimore, Md. April 26.-The big
contribution that women can make to
politics and national life is to face
and tackle the moral standards, Lady
Astor told Il crowded mass meeting
there tonight.
She pleaded with the women OF
America to insist upon single standard
of morality, mot by lowering their
standard, but by raising mems stand
ard to that of women"
She believed that # the mothers of
France who have suffered so much
had the vote and had learned how
to use it, there would not now exist
1.-THE amazing French attitude at Cen
oa.'
THAT is one of the tragedies OF
France and threatens to be one of the
tragedies of the world" she said.
poor France. blinded by her suf-
fering, can't see that the only way out
is TO look forward and not backward"
The first woman seated in the house
of commons, cheered continually to-
night, asked women to put into public
life the qualities they have had to
put into their home life-unsefish-
ness, and kindness"
She told the women. assembled here
for the national convention OF the
League of Women Voters that they
were right not to MAKE a new political
party.
You are equally right TO try and
lift and raise and improve the plat
forms of both the big political parties
by joining them" she added.
See that YOU seni neitherSwlnd
bags nor carpet baggers to represent
YOU
Repeating her appeal for America 10
join the League of Nations, Lady AS
tor recalled that the ,ague was start
ed by America, or an American
"Some seem to thing OF the starter
and forget it was the high purpose OF
his people which gave the impetus
which brought the league from Amer
lea to Europe" she said
when we go for n great ideal we
go for the ideal and NOT for the ideal-
list. It's principle we should follow
and not be sidetracked by person.
aity."
Then she reviewed the ailments OF
the world and the accomplishments
OF the league. 1t had already prevent
ed three wars, she said. and register
ed more than 100 treaties. Ii had
humanitarian sections dealing with
health. labor conditions, opium. drug
and white slave traffic. Each OF these
must surely find hundreds of thous-
ands of women hackers in the United
States" she thought.
we want your help inside tho
league to bring on backward countries.
whether II be to protect the World
from war or from plaques. or to pro-
tect young girls from what is worse
than plaques said the viscountess.
we English-speaking women cannot
i've Tor ourselves alone and get peace.
we can't even get happiness, and 1
doubt whether we can get plenty. We
must somehow rectify the " stakes of
the stronger sex when left alone. and
we must do IL soon,
when America came into the war.
Europe saw the dawn OF a new hone
America in war to end the wars. When
American went out of the peace, Eu-
rope was dumfounded. 1dealism took
America into the war; idealism cannot
take her out of the peace, no matter
what the politicians say"
Preceding her reference 10 France al
Genoa, Lady Aston had remarked that
in some countries women were still
looked upon too much as merely phys
zeal instead of mental companions. In
leaving the subject of the economic
conference. she said.
You cannot be material in your do.