Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-15 | Page 5 | Mrs. Lloyd George on Stump for Lady Astor

I MRS LLOYD GEORGEON GEORGEI GEORGE I ON STUMP FOR lADY ASTOR ASTORI American merican Born English W Woman Woman Wo Wo- 0 man n Defiant Before Many Hecklers By fly Associated Press PLYMOUTH Nov 15 The The ap appearance appearance ap- ap p- p yesterday of Mrs David Lloyd George wife of ot the British premier premier pre pre- mier in the electoral campaign in support support support sup sup- port of Lady Astor who Is running for tor the seat in the house of oJ commons made vacant by the elevation of her husband the new Viscount Astor to the house of ot lords marked the climax of one of ot the most unusual political battles ever fought In Plymouth Although at the meeting which was addressed by by Mrs Lloyd George only I i I women were present It was featured by the most determined effort made by the opposition throughout the en entire entire entire en- en tire campaign to silence speakers by bythe the use of ot hecklers Lady Astor was I present and also spoke At one point when a forced discontinuance discontinuance discon discon- discontinuance of the meeting appeared to be threatening Lady Astor took the floor loor and faced the hecklers with defiance PROUD OF BIRTH I have told you that I 1 am not ashamed of ot my American birth she said I 1 am proud that there Is not a aI drop of Jf blood in my veins that Is n not t Anglo I 1 now want to tell you I that that blood is fighting British blood I am willing to meet the whole of the Independent labor party alone on Salisbury plain because they cant can't cantor or wont won't fight The applause that greeted the candidates candidate's candidates candidate's candidates candidate's candi candi- dates date's words was deafening Guild Guildhall Guildhall hall ball where the meeting was held was crowded women an hour before before before be be- fore the speaking began while an equal number of women were outside clamoring for admittance APPEAL FOR VOTES VOTE Mrs Lloyd George warmly Indorsed Lady Astor cited two reasons why Lady Astor should be returned the victor victor vietor vic vie tor in the first because the presence of a few tew women in parliament parliament parliament parlia parlia- ment nowadays would be most advisable advisable advisable ble and second because she was convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that nobody could discharge the duties in parliament more thoroughly than Lady Astor She added that the presence of women in parliament was also needed because there was so much current legislation which vitally concerned concerned concerned con con- the homeI home I have always maintained that the right kind of ot a woman candidate should be a wife mother and politician politician cian clan Mrs Lloyd George declared In Lady Astor all three of these are combined I 1 want to appeal to you very earnestly and sincerely to vote for Lady Astor Work for her so that she may help fight our battles in the house of ot commons