LADY ASTOR’S DIVORCE

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVIII, Issue 5962, 13 July 1920, Page 2

LADY ASTOR’S DIVORCE

REPLY TO HORATIO BOTTOAILEY. RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE. (Australian ard N Z. Cable.) (Received July 13, 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 13. A long speech in justification of her attitude on the Divorce Bid wan given by Lady Astor, ALP. for Plymouth, at tile annual meeting af tho Unionist Association at Plymouth. Lord Astor was present. When Lady Actor referred to the attacks made upon her by the newspaper John Bull, there were many qries of “We don't want to hear; tear it up,” but Lady Aster completed her statement. Speaking with considerable emotion, she said: “Whom tho streets of London were flooded with placards bearing the words, ‘Lady Astor’s Divorce,’ many behoved that a divorce was impending between myself and Dovd Astor. Really, the events were 17 years old. The divorce in 1803 was entirely due to my husband's misconduct becoming so open that no alternative was left but to dissolve the marriage. Previously I preferred separation, having the custody of my child. Tliis is the whole history of my early sorrow. There a,re certain influences, which often lead to corruption in politics, trying to undermine my petition.” A resolution expressing confidence in Ladv Astor was passed with cheers.