The New York herald., 1922-05-23

local politicians we are making 1t aw-
fully hard for a President to do fine
things We are simply making 1t pos
sible for less fine politicians 20 do any
thing they like"
Speaking OF international politics,
Lady, Astor said
France IS naturally afraid of Ger
many; Germany of Russia; and Eng
land. though not afraid of her neigh
bors any more than America is is
perpetually anxious lest this intensity
unemployment and bad times. Think
of the added misery of those already
suffering people. In England we can
almost hear the cries of the starving
children of Europe.
You here are far away from all this.
and for that and your innumerable
blessings be thankful. No one asks you
to give up a single blessing. no one even
envies you any OF them, but one can
only say this-when you realize your
blessings and know what Europe is
what will you do?
U. s. and League of Nations.
I'm not concerned to say whether
the United States should join the League
of Nations, as 1t exists; this is a ques-
tion of comparative detail; but l am
convinced that America can help Eu-
rope enormously in ways which will
commend themselves to all clear think
ing and kind thinking Americans if they
want to do so. l believe they do.
"They need not fear to enter a League
of Peace, but had better fear not enter
ing 1t IL they desire peace. Desire Is
prayer. Hundreds Of Americans-some
with the faith of their forefather and
xpff linOorino fnr fhaiv old
homes, and all with real kindliness
which is one Of the outstanding char
actcristics Of this country--must and
will find some way into a league.
"The other day / saw that the Amer
lean Government asked the British Gov
ernment to help protect her oil interests
in Mesopotamia through the League of
Nations. ! am glad to say she did 1t.
Soon after i saw that the Allies set a
note asking America to join them and
inquire into atrocities against n Chris
tian population. America refused.
ask you which is more important in the
end, oil concessions or bleeding nu-
manity?
Nov 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 I'm the world to make one
dread adding an ounce to 1t.
But I should like just to say before
leaving that l think the politician VIII
because of lack of principle feels thct
he must appeal to pr sjudice, or hatred
class. national or International, is play
ing a losing game. They have missed
the new spirit, and I believe as firmly
as / ever believed anything that tn
is new spirit abroad.
War Set Us Thinking.
ut may be that this world ;'ar has
set us thinking. 1t may be that women
are the leaven in the lump, but as
certainly as the Kaiser found might was
not right in 1918 the politicians or
parties who think that they will VIII
on prejudice or anti-British or anti
German or anti-what you will propa.
ganda are doomed to failure. They me y
not fail at once. but fail they will"
Lady Astor took fling at her critics
by rcaffirming that she had not come
to America 10 spread propaganda OF
any kind II was not paid for what
l have been doing over here She
added.
Lord Astor and John w. Davis. form.
erly Ambassador to Great Britain. also
made brief addresses. Both Lord anc
Lady Astor spoke highly Of the Genoa
conference. and Lady Astor said that
Lloyd George considered It to have been
great success.