The New York herald., 1922-04-21
LADY ASTOR CAN FORESEE
u. S.-BRITISH TIES GROW

| they mean and care about
mo one could say that America doss
not care about Europe. look at ths
way the American Relief Committee is
helping Russia. 1t is the admiration of
the whole of England and often I have
| heard it referred TO in the House of
/ Commons.
"Yet / don't believe that the greatest
/ philanthropy in the world car add much
| to the permanent reconstruction of the
world. and that is what the world needs
more now than anything-reconstruc-
! tion. 1t is all very well TO hear people
talk of European entanglements. bur
the world is already tangled. and We
have to think Of plan TO disentnngic
ourselves,
mo one could think that English
| fathers and mothers-with nearly Soo.0oo
sons who win never return--would want
10 join in league which would entangle
them or any one else in the war. The
English know enough about wars never
! TO want TO fighs OF rc see any one else
have TO fight. These mothers and
fathers think as feelSsure the fathers
and mothers of America do. that til,
safest and sanest way to get out OF
wars is to join some sort OF associa-
tion of nations for peace.
The Washington conference shows US
what can happen when great countries
| with great ideals get together. The diff
| ference between people with ideals Is
simply the difference between pagans
and Christians. A pagan is a man whose
standard of right does not extend be-
| yond his own interest.
| 'ow we NAnglo-Saxons rather pride
ourselves that our civilization was bull.
on Christianity. If that is the case
| there is no doubt that lot of pagans
Eave slipped in among us; perhaps they
often have been proselytizing. Don't let
us be proselytizing too far; don't let Us
forget the faith of our forefathers.
1T must have taken a tremendous
faith mixed with double dose of cour-
age to have crossed the Atlantic In a
shell of a boat, yet they did. They were
not pagans. Civilization has never been
made by pagans, yet civilization was
nearly destroyed by them. We cannot
give them a second chance.
1T is wonderfully helpful 20 look back
and see the kind of men IN all countries
| who have made civilization. They We're
not men who carried a grudge; they
were not men who hated, but men with
an inner consciousness of what man
really is capable of: men who realized
that life is only redeemed by purpose
bigger than themselves and love which
passeth all understanding
4 Lady Astor Cheers "Dixie."
The orchestra played several Southern
melodies during the evening and when
Dixie" was played Lady Astor ap-
plauded vigorously. Above the chair in
which she was seated the flag of vir-
sinia was entwined with the British
Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes.
After the address OF Lady Astof Mr..
Davis called upon Lord Astor for
speech and introduced him as "the other
half of the English speaking union"
Referring to the fact that he often
is alluded to as the husband of Lady
Astor,' Lord Astor said:
II want to remind you that forty
three years ago Lady Astors husband
discovered America by being born here.
Sixteen years ago he discovered Lady
Astor, and your gathering here tonight
is merely a tribute to my judgment of
sixteen years ago."
Lord Astor Praises Wife.
In telling OF the success of his wife
in the field of politics, Lord Astor said:
1T really Is easy for one to win ones
way into the House of Commons, but
the great thing about my wife is that
she not only won her way there but
she has made good 1t is one thing to
win a contest In England the first time.
but another thing TO hold IT, And it
Is great thing that after battling two
and half years IN the lmelight, and
In view Of her strong stand on the tenn
per1nce question, there is no candidate
ready 10 stand in Plymouth in the next
election 10 oppose our guest of this eve
ming"
After reminding the diners that Lady
Astor has referred - aereelf as a SYM
Dol. Lord Astcr ..ddod:
Il don't know whether symbols have
| shadows. but II they do I'm that
shadow.
But what she really symbolizes," he
concluded. IS womans hopes and am
bitions everywhere. And she blends
common sense and idealism in a high
degree.
After her exciting day OF arrival ana
In preparation for her speech last eve-
ming. Lady Astor passed yesterday
quietly. Most of the time she was at
the residence of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson. at 127 East Seventy third
street. She went for n ride around the
city and marveled at the changes
wrought In the eight years OF her abb
sence. Then she went 60 luncheon with
friends. and when she returned to her
temporary home at o'clock she jumped
out of the motor to find Lord Astor
waiting with a bundle of papers.
Don't make me go to work now
come on out for a little walk. IL only
ten yards" she called out.
Lord Astor demonstrated: But this
pile of letters?'
It'll catch up with that" she called
out. refusing 20 go inside.
So her husband got his hat and they
went for a brisk walk up Park avenue,
when both were astounded at what they
saw. To pay for the walk she was half
an hour late for dinner.
Demands upon her time have been so
heavy that Lady Astor has been COM
PEELED to change her time plans. She
will not go to Baltimore until tomorrow,
when she will speak there.
The seating of the guests at the main
| table was as follows:
| John w. Davis. one time Ambassador
| to the Court of st. James's. sat in the
center OF the table ands at his right
vas Lady Astor. The others at the
right of Lady Astor were Paul ID.
Cravath. Miss Agnes Repplier Bishop
Arthur $. Lloyd. Mrs. John w. Davis.
Capt. II. Gloster Armstrong. British
/ Consul General: Mrs. Arthur s. Lloyd,
Sir Francis Trippel, Mrs. George Haven
Putnam and Charles Dana Gibson.
| At the left OF Mr.. Davis were the
I.cn. Mrs. Alfred Lyttleton. Bishop
| Charles II. Brent. Mrs. H. Gioster Arm
strong. Major George Haven Putnam,
Mrs. John 7. Pratt. Lord Astor. Mrs.