New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-17
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY H. 1929.

instance the carnal instinct. Is real
ly the only thing which differen-
tiates man from beast. Men are
taught from childhood to control the
carnal instinct. Those who do are
good men. Those who don't, do evil.
And there is no pleasure in doing
evil. Ask any man who has done It.
Ask any man who has committed
adultery. for instance. to tell you II
it was worth it in the end"
Try to picture an extraordinarily
attractive and vivacious English
peerless with an American accent,
standing on the floor of the house
Of commons here hurting a success
sion of machine-gun-like epithets at
half a thousand austere politicians.
Then, while retaining this mental
political background for a coy,
feminine. gray-carpeted room in
Mayfair and imagine Lady Aston
kneeling on the floor with her back
to the fire. Thus it was that she re-
ceived the United Press correspon-
dent and chatted with him for a
short time.
With few exceptions. she replied
in her usually brief and "snappy"
style to the questions which were
put to her.
"How does 1t feel to have two
fr{o ha asked
The answer came swiftly and was
an indirect one:
II have been referred to over here
as AN American I, an American?
They dom seem to realize that ! am
Virginian!"
Discount Adage
you know, of course" she added
with a significant smile. that one of
the outstanding traits Of character
of Virginians is their fighting spirit.
However," she concluded hastily,
although I am both a Virginian
and a fighter l don't believe in my
country right or wrong I want my
country to fight wrong -. and to be
right every time"
What, she was then asked. is the
best way to obtain permanent peace
on earth?
IF the nations of the world want
peace" was the typical Historian re-
ply, ''they must not encourage bonn
bastic politicians"
Asked whether or not she belieN-
ed that Anglo-American friendship
was advisable in the interests OF
world peace she answered even more
briefly:
Yes. Essential"
Lady Aston was reluctant to talk
about herself. She is described by
some of her friends as undoubtedly
the busiest woman in England" Be
sides attending parliament with per-
sistent regularity in the afternoons
and staying until late at night, she
works at home from early mornings.
1t is then she keeps staff of secre-
taries busy answering literally hun
dreds OF letters a week.
Devoted Mother
Yet despite all this which takes up
from IL to Is hours Of her time
every day in the year, she manages
to be Tin the words of one of her
most intimate friends) IAN admir-
ably devoted mother to her six
children.
During the conversation she ex-
planned that 1t was sheer lack OF
time in which to make lengthy
speeches or to prepare complicated
replies" which caused her to cult
vate the habit of making those quick
repartees for which she is famed the
world over.
The following was the challenging
reply to the correspondent last
question which, in effect, asked no"
the disarmament problem would be
solved:
Women viii
II don't know" she snapped, but
what / do. know Is that If men don't
do something about it, women will"
Then, as though to make the
possibility loom as quite prob
ability:
ELECTRICITY" she added. "has
existed ever since the world began
yet it was only discovered compare
lively recently. Woman, too, has
existed from the beginning. yet mar
is only just beginning to realize that
the world needs herr"
"Ladyastorisms'
Copyright 1929 by United Press)
]. There is no pleasure in doing
evil. Ask any man who has done
task any man who has commit.
ted adultery, for instance. to tell yol
if it was worth 1t in the end!
.. l don't respect man for hi!
position--all respect is the amour
of goodness that's in him!
5. Electricity has existed evel
since the world began, yet 1t Wa.