New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-23
we Americans
Is Lady Astor's
Farewell Plea
Mixes Up Her Citizenship.
but Is Clear in Desire
I. 5. Shall Be Good
Samaritan to Europe
Decries All Jingois m
Politician Who Stirs Race
Hatred to Meet Same Fate
Kaiser Did, She Asserts

Lady Aston, seemingly in some doubt
as TO whether she was a British subject
or an American citizen, made her final
address in the United States last night
at the Hotel Aston. where the League
TOR Political Education gave a farewell
dInner to her and Niscount Astor.
I'VE as Americans. this country we
nave here and similar phrases con.
Stantiy were recurring in her speech.
She acknowledged that sometimes she
spoke as a Member of Parliament and
sometimes as a Nirginian, and she
didn't know herself which role .he was
better in.
Her farewell massage was plea for
America TO help Europe. She wasn't
sure, She said. that Europe needed
money from the United States, but she
was sure that it needed this country's
moral support.
"ln Europe" she said, "thc soil is
limited and overpopulatcd; nations
have to depend upon their foreign
trade TO find employment and food for
themselves. All the time they are CON
sumed with fear lest they should be
attacked and their bone taken from
them.
Don't Pass by on Other Side"
France is naturally afraid of Ger
many; Germany Of Russia, and
England, though not afraid Of her
ueighbors any more than America is,
is perpetually anxious lest the whole
of Europe sink into chaos Not only
would this intensity unemployment
and bad times. but think of the added
misery Of these already suffering peo-
pie. In England we can almost hear
the cries Of the starving children of
Europe. lou here are far away from
all this, and for that and your in
Vulnerable blessings be thankful. No
one asks you to give up a single bless
ing, no one even envics you any Of
them, but one can only say this
when You realize your blessings and
know what Europe is what Will you
do?
will you-will we-be like the
priest and Levitc that pass by and say
that starving. bleeding man is no CON
Germ of mine-it's probably his own
tault-until he gets up and makes an
effort it's not my job to help him.
"The other way is the way Of the
'p''iihi van x YAH HtlD MN uD, tItdU
him up, heal him up. and let him share
some of our blessing. | have no doubt
which is the right policy-which is, in
the end, the most paying policy,
For Moral Persuasion
Europe needs America am not
so sure that she needs Americas
money, but | am convinced that she
needs her moral help. ! see Mr.
Hoover is going to bring pressure on
the min owners not to let protiteering
go on during thee oaa strike They
say he is going TO use moral persua-
sion. That's just what feel would
have helped at Genoa and | hope will
help at The Hague.
Now, | don't want TO leave here hav-
ing said anything to hurt any person or
party. All persons and all parties have
been much too kind to me- There's
enough trouble in the world to make
one dread adding an ounce to it. But
| should like just to say before leaving
that | think the politician who, because
OF lack Of principle, feels that he must
appeal to prejudice, or hatrde. class,
national, or international, is playing
losing game. He had missed the new
spirit, and believe as firmly as I ever
believed anything that there is new
spirit abroad 1t may be that this
W rid War has set US thinking 1t may
be that women are the leaven in the