Show r f MOTHERS DRY BILL BIL LADY ASTOn lADY ASTOR ASTUR IN WITTY ITTY ADDRESS AMUSES HOUSE W Woman Woman- oman Legislator Moves Second Reading in Commons Commons Com Corn mons of Measure Regulating Regulating Regulating Regu Regu- lating Sales of Intoxicants LOVES MEN B BECAUSE CAUSE THEY'RE CHILDREN De Declares S Schools hoo Churches l s and M Medical dic i Authorities A Approve prove Bill to Prevent Minors Minors Obtaining B Booze oze LO LONDON DO March 9 By A A. P.- P. Lady Astor moving In the he house of ot commons today the second reading of ofer her er bill bUl prohibiting the sale of ot Int intoxicants cants ants to youths under 18 for lon lion on the the pr premises delivered an address address adress ad- ad dress ress replete with witticisms to at ar 81 arat at- at and frequently amused house The The bill she declared was was designed to o protect adolescents th their adolescents J health self elf control and powers of ot resistance and and reMove boys bOs and girls from the environment of ot the public house It was already illegal megal she pointed out q sell liquor to those under fourteen tourte n n. n and ind her bill merel merely ch changed the age age lImit linit because it was generally r recognized cog cog- that persons were vere still youths at 18 ISA CALLS MEN CHILDREN A A boy Is a child up to 18 Lady Astor declared You men men are chIldren children chil chIl- dren and we women love you because children you ou are She declared the bill was not In I In any sense her bill as Lord Bryce had Introduced It two years ears ago It was supported by teachers and behind them hem were all nIl organized women the I heads leads of the great schools the chief medical authorities and the churches 1 The medical men of all countries she said were agreed as to the danger of ot any alcohol during the period of adolescence Regarding the suggestion that the act should apply to only one sex Lady Astor t r declared sex discrimination on ons s t t t She Bhe nt the s d dot not ot he spirits j 2 chance haat gre A A A great t deal deal wa was he heard rd about what America had done remarked Lady Astor but one ona nev never er heard much about the dominions all of which had such measures as this If they could do this England ought not to lag Behind There also were similar measures measures mea nea- In Sweden l Norway and Poland and she thought In France CITES HIGH MOTIVE If It the bill was a little hard on the few Tew added its proponent so was waa all legislation The people of this country country country coun coun- try were used to sacrifice and it only waS wai was necessary to put a a. high motive before them Lady Astor ended her speech sp ch with witha a passionate appeal that the bill be passed for the benefit of glorious adventurous youth which when rightly right right- ly led and guided Is is most inspiring but When wrongly led Is most harmful harm harm- ful tut Walter lter Lord Greaves ConservAtive memi er for the Norwood division of Lambeth moved the rejection of the bill declaring It was merely an an en entering entering en- en wedge for absolute prohibition |