Evening star., 1922-04-25
LADY ASTOR URGES U. S.
TO AID EUROPE MORALLY
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ly. That's what is hardest about
being pioneer: you don't realize,
you men, how much you need our
help.
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 dieagreeeble
things and enter tho arena OF politics.
It's we'll described as an arena, and
there's many a stout old pagan In It;
yet In we must go.
80. gentlemen, now that you know
what it's all about you will see why
l am SO deeply grateful to you. Tar
more grateful than 1 can say. for In
spite OF your thinking US a sex that
talks to much, we don't even then
tell you all we know
Now you'll be saying this sounds
nice and uplifting. but we must get
to practical politics. Let's see what
is practical politics.
I'VE know what's not practical
war. l hope we've all learned that
lesson.
What is it that the world most
needs IN practical way to do? Work.
"Whats the most practical way to
start work? Trade.
Confidence Needed.
Establish confdence-frst conf
dence between capital and labor. then
ccnndence in your government, then
confidence in other nations The
Washington conference, cooperation
and confidence are the watch words
OF progress.
"The employer. we know, must real
ize that the dealing with human
being. and the worker must realize
that the employer has got some quail
ny which he needs and lacks. other
wise the scales might be weighted
the ether way These seem 70 be the
Dor should not forget.
They were forgotten in Russia,
with dire results. The fault, though,
began with the employer in Russia.
Don't let's forget that.
Then. after getting capital and
The only solution for unemployment
is employment, for the voorhees, is
work.
I'm the modern world no big ma
trades with all. The best way to
trade with ali couhtries is to know
all countries, and that's where the
press, you gentlemen, come in
bringing out the best IN all coun-
tries.
Get unaersta ndfng, confidence,
good WILL You cannot have interna-
tional trade without international
confidence. Russia proved this. Good
will is good business.
1T is for the press to unite coun-
tries for trade and prosperity and
peace. Governments depend for their
views Of foreign countries upon their
ambassadors. Ambassadors get to
know foreign governments.
Foreign correspondents are unof-
ficial ambassadors.
Great Power OF Press.
The press can supplement oficial
channels OF comm unication by telling
the people Of each country. not only
about the government, but about the
spread it quickly. They can get it
to the man IN the street
Il know many OF the American FOR
eign correspondents. And I have
heard frequently about the others.
They are most able men. a credit to
worthy. That is the opinion formed
by the people who know in England.
I am glad to be able to repeat this
opinion here today.
tries, It can. II 1t wants to disunite
them. it can. But the press is just
like a person in this. II some one
tells you constantly OF another's
shortcomings and faults and extols
their own virtues. you begin sooner
or ldteT 70 ASoiu thAt pctsoo" Aou
"'wen. hang it all. They're not
quite 30 bad a. that anyhow. I don't
like always hearing OF peoples fall
ings. like to hear what's nearest
the truth about them and then I can
80 It 10 with the press. n it gives
US accurate. fair news. we can Judge
for ourselves whether it's white press
or yellow. We even see people aren't
SO stupid a. they look. Thinking peo-
Pile find out that facts based on pref
(John w. Davis. former ambassador
to the court Of st. James) told you
all of this in q far better style and
manner last year. Tho world has
progressed . little cince he spoke to
| you. We must be grateful for the
, little.
world Wants Peace.
the washington conference. and we
must pray deeply for the Genoa con-
ference. believe the whole world
longs for peace. But we never get
anything in this world. and We GER
tsinly never get to heaven without
America wants peace, America
started the league OF nations. All
large armies, not even for food, but
for great moral lead.
Lead us toward peace! Help US!
Help Us! Don't just look on our
fauits-help us to be better! Gentle
men. il we knew the better way-let
"once more I beg OF you to remem-
ber your power. II only your motto
could bS to unite the world, send not
thought which would not bless or
cheer, purify or heal-then we should.
AZ the soldiers say. get on with the
In introducing Lady Astor Frank B.
Noyes. president OF the Associated
Press, said:
Readers Of nevspapers-and it
may be that some are here present
today-have within the last week or
painful scandal that involves all men.
in that the strsyinE from the straight
and narrow path OF our common Adam
was again perhaps unnecessarily
dragged into public view.
is the only common ancestor, and
Mesopotamia. the reputed site Of the
Garden OF Eden, the only mother
country that may be claimed without
the liability Of being branded as be-
,, ing pro-somethtng or other.
However. my thought in slluding
to this exposing or the skeleton in
every mans closet 10 to clear away
some. traditional inacctkacies that
think do injustice to Adam. First, /
call your attention to the fact that in
Genesis thsre 10 no statement that
apples appeared In the regrettabls
episode. and. sscond, that AeSm never
claimed that Eve tempted him. The
Book Of Genesis speaks Of fruit, never
Of apples. aud Aaa@ ssys aesAans