Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-02
LADY ASTOR BERATES
PH|LA. POLITICIANS
Favors Labor Unions; Sees
Peace for World in League
OF Nations.


,ncc introduced by Mrs. Raymond
i,ohln~ u Chicago. president of the
Womens National Trade Union |
League. unaor tho auspices OF which |
tho meeting was held. Lady Astor lost
no time In saying III IL perfectly true
| represent the working men and
women of Great Britain" adding that
she would hate To represent anything |
that didn't work"
Then, after touching lightly on the |
low that her homecoming had brought
To her. Lady As,or plunged into the
subject of the League of Nations.
81 am told" she said. that the
League 81 Nations is not popular in
Philadelphia. Wei. " it L. not. 1t ought
90 be $50 with the men and women who
tough, and suffered and with all other
live living people. II perhaps is not
popular with politicians. but IL YOU
don't join Il. I am not at all certain
that your sons won't be soldiers again.
Let's not Call 70 a League of Ma
tions--let's call IL n League of Peace.
War doesn't make peace; no war Will
ever end wars. The people of the world
who love peace and want "a better
world have got 10 come together and
make Il. Continuous consultation In or
der To avert friction Is hotter than
trying to put out the Are once II has
started 90 burn"
Tho BoshsN ists." she said. are
againet the League OF Peace. Being
against civilization they say: Wen
show YOU what We can do with Civiliza-
tiun Well they haV0 shown US. all
right They have proved that you
can't get regeneration through Bolshc-
,sm.
some people who oppose the
lsaguc of Peace say. oh. tho world
Will always be that way What they
mean II that they always Will be that
way.
They are rpactiOnarics and the re
actinnsrics are out ~ date There is
now spirit in tho world that wants
peace IN industry and peace through
cut tho world. If YOU are 10 get peace
IN the world YOU have got 60 start
with getting peace IN tho home. BE
fore you get industrial progress YOU
have got 20 set Industrial peace. Cap
ual and labor have got 20 get togeth r.
and work together
After referring 10 the organization
Astor said. Il am strong believer in
trades unions. think they pail So
Civty w and not down. they stand
for tho hettermcnt Of the home. Their
Ideal has been not so much To- attack
society 49, 90 nsht FOR all
The future depends on all classes
working together. Its easy enough
o. talk about wrongs. but hard to
right them The Constitution won't
mako US sreat--it's the way we act
that will make us So
Trade unionism ia just common
sense and common humanity. II is
tho duty OF women. now that they
have tho vote. 20 see 20 u that all wo-
men work under conditions that are
possible. | would rather a child OF
mino have a chance in industry than
loaf outside g."
The 10000, 600 working women OF
America then called for the attention
~ Lady Aston In referring 10 the
'girl 81 sixteen In industry" she
stated: The natural and proper feel
tng Cor sirl ~ that age is 20 want
Co DO nothing"
Il am Mortified" she continued
when hear anybody talk Of wanting
60 work moro than eight hours a day.
II they put IN their best effort during
. that time they will set n better out
put that II they dragged along for
twelve hours"
After stating that IL is Just as neces-
sary 10 serve ones country in peace as
u IL IN war. the speaker turned 10
Socialism.
am not such a humhug as 10 a
Socialist" declared Lady Astor. "All
this talk about brotherhood and inter
nauonalism Is spoken by people who
can't even get along with their neigh
hofs. knew q Hungarian who talk
cd about hrotherly love when he was
rohhins the butcher.
When Lady Astor turned ber
thought. 20 local politics she carefully
avoided all references 20 party or
candidates
How many o. you" she demanded
are going 70 take the trouble 10 come
out and vote II men and women wan,
clean. straightforward and honest
Government they can get IL. There is
no use damning the politicians.
am rather sorry for them. I al
WAYS stick up for my trade. We al
ways let you see our faults. A grea.
many Of YOU sit at home and don
l"t anyone see anything about YOU a
all Apathy is one Of the main trouble
% the world
All soldiers rrumble when the,
come home from warts thei
privilege. but not yours. Remenbe
that we can't help jus, by having IN.
vote, bat by using H.
! hate your bosses-manipula,
ana tooling you-and how easily Won
are fooled IL Is a temptat ton for AN
politician; ] don't blame them for fool
ms you. but blame you for beln,
fooled"
The thrust, delivered in good humor
went home. The speaker was r,,ya I'd
"a with an outburst OF mingled laugh
ter and applause.
living wage for the girls ~ civ,
teen was recommended by Lad
Astor
our duty Is for us" she continued
10 look after these girls as a nationa
uuty. II clean. straight and health,
We Viii have clean. straight an
healthy country. Remember thar mo
are Just what We make them-eyer
woman knows that. And every woma,
ought 20 be ashamed OF il when sb
looks around"
The rest Of the sentence was drown
ed by laughter
Don't be bamboozled. Don't he
heve In sex legislation. but in a com
hination OF the best % the two sb
closed