Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-25
LADY ASTOR DEFINES
PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
UnseIfIshnsss, Vision, Courage
and CIearness, American
Woman M. p. Declares.
BY Annotated Press TO Every Evening.

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in the speech which she prepared to-
day for tho annual luncheon OF Tho
Associated Press Mt tho Waldorf-As-
toria. defined the Pearl OF Great Price, \
which she was striving to place In
public life by entering politics. A.
what any man gets from his mother
and most mon get from their wives
II they choose wisely---unselnshness
vision. courage and cleanness."
But, said the FIRST woman seated In
tho British House OF Commons, to
turn to practical politics, what the
world now needed most in n practical
way was work. and trade was tho most
practical way to start work
ITS easy enough to take tho easy
way in any country. It's not always
20 easy TO take what you feel Ia the
right way In any country. but hero
l ANA proof to all countries that
England and America will give you al
chance II you can prove to either OF
them that what you arc striving for
IL something which will hurt no man,
woman or child OF any country. but
which you earnestly. feel Ia going to
help all countries.
Pearl of Great Prce7 What does this
woman think will help all countries7
"I1l tell you. 1t In tho Pearl OF
Great Price I am striving for--I am
striving to take into public life what
any man gets from his mother and
most men get from their wives, II they
choose wisely.
she wants this-just 20 put into
public life what shes always had to
put into her home life-else none OF
her young men would have been here
today--unselnshness, vision, courage
and cleanness real kind, the kind
which helps you to live UP TO what's
best In them. And there's so much
good In all men: but only good women
can brtnG II out.
1T may sometimes seem hard, this
mother love. and you will feel that
you know better, but you don't really.
That's what In hardest about being a
pioneer; you don't realize, you men.
how much you need our help.
Now, no mother really wants TO be
/ disagreeable and often, TO make you
what you are, we have to do disagree
able things. so we feel to make the
world better, we must do disagreeable
things and enter the arena Of politics.
IT'S well described as an arena and
there's many a stout old pagan in
IL; yet in we must go.
so, gentlemen, now that you know
what It's all about you will see why
am so deeply grateful to you. far
moro grateful than I can say; for in
spite OF your thinking us a Sex who
talks too much. we don't even then
tell you all we know.
Now. you'll be saying this sounds
nice and uplifting. but VIC must got
to practical politics. Let's ce.swhat is
practical politics.
I'VE know whats not practical-war
I hope we've all learnt that lesson.
What In II that tho world most
needs In a practical way to dot Work
whats tho most practical way to
start work7 Trade.
Establish confdence-frst conn
dence between capital and labor, then
: confidence in your government then
confidence In other nations. The
Washington conference, cooperation
and confidence are the watchwords OF
progress.
The employer, we know, must real
ixe that he's dealing with a human
being, and the worker must realize
that the employer has got some quail
ty which he needs and lacks, otherwise
the scales might be weighted the Other
way. These seem to be tho essentia
facts which capital and labor shoult
not forget.
! They were forgotten in Russia
with dire results. The fault, though
began with the employer In Russia
Don't let W forget that
Then after getting capital and Ia
Dor together. We must get trade. Tn
only solution for unemployment 4
employment, for the voorhees, Is work
an the modern world, no big natiol
:. can get work for all unless it trade
with all. The best way to trade witt
all countries is to know all countrie
and that is where the press, you gen
tlemen. come INFRINGING out the bes
' in all countries.
Get understanding, confidence, goo
Will. You cannot have internationa
Il trade without international confidence
Russia proved this. Good will Is goo
business.
u 1T Ia for the press to unite coun
: tries for trade and prosperity an
peace. Governments depend for thei
e views OF foreign countries upon thei
C Ambassadors. Ambassadors get I
know foreign governments.
i "EBtajblish confidence" she urgeI
n first confidence between capital an
= labor, then confidence in your gov
If ernment. then confidence in othe
nations"
There, she continued. was where tn
e press came In.
n ''It is for the press to unite cour
X tries for trade and prosperity an
peace. know many Of tho America
- foreign correspondents. They al
s most able men. credit to the Amer
L can press. They are trustworth,
That is the opinion formed by tn
n people who know In England,
is "If the press wants to unite cour
tries, It can. II 1t wants to disunit
., them, IT can.
& America wants peace; Americ
p. started the League Of Nations. A
ir Europe looks to America. not fl
Id large armies. not even for food, b'
b. for a great moral lead. Help us!"
re The former Virginia girl began
te saying:
Of "I do not know who has been kint
Is er TO me sincce 1 got home. the pul
lie or the press. I do know II the pre-,
Id had not been so kind, the public nev,
ne would have been. and I should like
thank the Associated Press here I
day very deeply for the splendid we
come.
'I am not so grateful for this +