THE "UNDER" THIRTIES.

Shannon News, 6 August 1929, Page 4

THE "UNDER" THIRTIES.

Miss Jenny Lee, youngest of the new British women members of Parliament, is one of those who, in previous elections, would not have been permitted even a vote. She is under thirty. She made her maiden speech in' Parliament the other day, contributing an address that was described as equal to any, and unsurpassed by few, on the second reading of the Finance Bill. It was considered that there was some youthful audacity in tackling such a subject for her initial effort, but the event justified her temerity. Miss Lloyd George is another of the "under thirties,'' of whom great things are hoped, and, indeed, there is a tendency at present to look for talent among this section of the feminine community, even as there was. to look for it among the young men in the times when Pitt become Prime Minister at a very early age. One well-known feminist paper oven departed from the stringent rule to offer prizes for the best letters from new voters, there being two classes, Jme for, those under thirty and another for girls under 21. A series of articles for girl voters have appeared. There is the somi-cynical "word of warning." "Do not be too eynieal about election promises. That is the way to encourage people to break them. It was the keeping of an election promise by Mr Baldwin that brought you your vote. Therefore, T beg you, if you are ever inclined to be cynical about election promises, remember how you came to get your vote in 1928. Only," and here comes the touch of cynicism, "get your election promises in writing." Since that time that his kept promise did not,result in the defeated Mr Baldwin has found any return to himself.