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DON IDDON'S DIARY
QUESTION TIME IN ALL QUARTERS
All week in the US. It has 1 Everyone accepts that, the stake }' In fashiona boen question time. The peoples Europe, the
the opposition to contestants the New Looks has completely col- have sought out the braing trusts U.S. and the U.S.S.R. but few lapsed. Most worried are news- asking "information, please," bu dare to guoss at the line-up, paper photographers, who com the experts are stumped.
plain that the Mr. Herbert Ilcover, ex-Prosi killed their leg art. The latest now siyice hay. dent of the United States and a fashione are said to hide every- man rarely right about anything thing a woman wants to show and in politics, even announces that show everything she wants to the US, in the event cannot count on military
war hide. allics
A anywhere,
No one seems to be able to { supply the answers, and the news- papers are lurid with huge mups Luver which hangs
the biggest, most terrifying question mark of Pull-the Red alekle,
Events in Czechoslóvakia, con tinuc follow a consistent
At the Stake course, There is no disposition in the part of those who carried There are anger and apprehen The "get tough" polley out the Russian coup d'etat tu son here,
now changes to a "get mad" nt- disguise its significance. Schools titude, Soon it may even de. of every description are ordered | vol:p into a "got going" cam- to hang large portraits of M. nigh. Stalin on their walls. The trans
of
Still Remote
All O'Kaye
Hollywood and Broadway ari warming up to Piccadilly anc So far no British
in Lelerster-square, Agure
The tremen- cubile office has replied "to. Mr. ous success of Danny Kaye and Hoover, but at crowded meetings Disen ARC Johnson after, the of the Overseas Press Club the harsh British words about Mic cther day, attended by news-key Honey has mollined Amerl- papermen from all over the world, can showmen who were getting Seme publications, notably the Frank Owen, Edlior of The Daily hypersensitive, fer of government from a basis Hearst chain, are printing unor-Afail, and guest speaker, gave his of elections to a basis of force is muu, cartoonk showing Russian answer.
It is good to near visiting Bri tish actors speak their minds. frankly justified as a "revolu.peratroopers dropping in to New
He suld: "Speaking as a pr! Hilton Edwards, director and sta tion: and the process of "purg-
vate citizen I tell you that if war of the Dublin Gate Theatre Com came between Russia and ing" is applied equally to Parlia
the pany, now on Broadway,
Say mentarians and judges.
U.S., Great Britain would be in New York is more insular than the fight on America's side at the Dublin; that American audiences Communist Party is well on the
drop of a hat. I consider that to are more impatient than ours: way to become the only one in a
be remote, and deny its need,
and that while New York critic totalitarian system.
pre honest, fair, and sympathetic their power in the influencing the public la surprisingly strong.
for its
events.
uppinents
York.
There is a babble of war talk and the al-waves 'The
ore atritent with defiances of the Soviel.
Wild With Harry
Pales-
At 91
donc
The Irish company qulle well here with the works of Bernard Shaw who at 91 h three big-time productions run Ining simultaneously on the main
stem.
Leonora Corbett, ane
of Bri. talo's wittiest and most beautifu
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TONIGHT.
COPIL 1997 NY NEA BERVICE,
JOE BLOW'S
HOT
DOGS
201
“You sure there "ain't"no" hockey"game"here tonight? I heard positively the Toscaninis "was," playing the} Besthovenal"/
Is Finland To Suffer Czechs'Fate?
By Edwin Shanke
Helsinki, Mar. 16 (AP) Wi Finland become Czechoslovakia?
Newspaper editors
xay their another offices are being swamped
letters against the pact,
No clearcut answer can be
J
Parlin-
Wider Issues
by
Quite naturally there is a rush Once the Russians hold the Finns to get inside it. It is not easy in colloquy- colloquy with al- Can to leave theliance for its subject-they
The crisis abroad hasn't halled kreat Presidential debate, country, but a few have succeeded; subfect them to all sorts of pres- the
They will plausibly take During the past few duys the and some of those already abroad res eg, at the various Czechoslovak the attitude that the Finns have campaign has become intensified
and Mr. Trumm's chances of embassies and legations, have re committed themselves, since to election now Fok feeble and fai- fused to obey, orders to return, negotiate and then refuse ingredtering, They include men of standing, affronting than not to have nego-
His party is split three ways. who shared President Benes's tiated.
The extreme Left is clambering exile in Hitler's time. But they
Is it worth the West's while on the Henry Wallace hand- have little chance of influencing to save Finland's independence? wagon, the Southern States ure
To answer that question, we fr. nutiny against the President's Women, seeking a play worthy of given today in the face of the
toward Pawers must ask another. What is the Civil Rights programme (equality her has found it. Rumour says coming negotiations The three Western
Leonora wrote it. for Negroes), and the Jews Bre
Russo-Finnish friendship and
But Finland's responsible ica- who published their verbal pro- purpose of Russia's demand? It shouting "Betrayal" over
Angela Lansbury, old George's military agreement and granddaughter, has turned out tment's action on such
ders must keep wider consider- test remain for the present con cannot be defensive, for she has tine,
be an excellent dramatle actressBut the question is dominant in
a petions in mind, highly placed off- tent with that. Technically they ample assurance that Finland
clala koy. Stalin's proposed pact, No one is wild about Harry
That ban on American per everyone's mind.
they maintain, simply cannot be have no ground for further inter-will not let her territory be used any more, and millions are wild formers making gramophone
But, if offen- with him. The President wriggles James Caesar Petrillo. The Bri
shrugged off by this small, but cords may vention. Operating through her to attack Russia.
soon be lifted by Optimists take the Ob- and straddles and wobbles,tish are moving in too quickly.
pr:pose: stubbornly Independent euntry. afuance Columns, Russin can sire, then against whom?
at its apparent face value-namely, the USSR
One former Premier, who ad- disavow all responsibility for viously against Sweden and Nor-Will never find the key to the
White House this way.
British films are
threatening pressed a desire to complete its mittedly thinks leftist in foreign what they do. She can say that way. With Finland thrown
America ascendancy in New vel of security in the west. affairs but is squarely middle of Russian she never maved a man or a gun; open to
aircraft and
their power Perfect Set-Up
in Influencing th- There are many more pessi-the road on internal matters, put the Diary's latest cutlet,
mists who see it as the opening it this way: [Flangh everyone knows that the armies. what would Sweden's
They say of a certain local Communists work entirely position be? And, with Scan-
actor dge infringing Finland's in- Everything seems to be play-who likes his bottle that if there dependence and pushing her "It would be better in accept to her orders, and that the dinavia in Russian hands, how ing into the hands of the Re were a nip in the air he would idly into Russia's eastern bloc the pact than to produce ancther.
13 far too drink that, menace of her huge army is the much weaker, in the event of a publicans, Wallace
and eventually destroying her Czechoslovakia. for example? the Western Radical to have any hope of being
freedom, real force behind them.
conflict, would
am for the pael hot because I elected and his running, mate.
Finland brants of a high
like it but because Finland can Senator Glen Taylor, the cowboy SPANISH MINISTER if a poll were taken today from of an army corps (Russian Minis- The one
good feature about Powers be!
Honol morality and integrity. not avold it, When the general the affair is the extent to which Most people who have been in crooner who occasionally rides a
TO LONDON is has opened men's eyes. Russia Stockholm since the war testify horse up the steps of the Capitol,
leaders down-the ter Grigori Savonenkov) is alt majority would say no to the ting hero then, we know that his had already employed the same to the pervasive alarm felt there is even a dizzler elreus figure.
It is the perfect set-up for the
army cannot be for away.. That technique in order to enslave regarding the Soviet's intentions. Republicans, who suddenly
Madrid, Mar. 15. Finland's President, Juho K. alone is enough to cause Poland, Rumania and Hungary: So long as
was announced officially Paasikivi, has told Russian Pre-casiness. If we don't accept now Sweden remains un-prör sensible_stable, and as sound
tonight that the present mier Joseph Stalin by letter that I'm sure we can and the West was in a better secured by any Western alliance, us the U.S. Treasury,
Spanish Minister to The Hague, Parliamentary groups In Finland democratic rights better
will cost us more in the end position to take action then. For there is reason for it. She lies And the Treasury and the the Duke of San Lucar, had| have expressed doubts: regarding the post-war peace treaties stipul directly on one of the main paths money markets which back it been appointed Minister and
the conclusion of a military ated for maintaining free elections of Russian aggression, with only have displayed, admirable strength Charge d'Affairs in London. agreement. He declared that the and the otlier essential features Finland left at present between lately. despite Stalin's newest United Press.
Finnish people hope to keep citar cf international conflicts.
of democracy. Yet our Govern-them. Of all European countries:
slovak, sequel underline the
process.
Marshall initiative last
land grah.
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recession
In The Ring
It
Government
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY
"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"
no
way."
sin-
hold to
Our
this
Breaking Spirit
ments attempted virtually no-she is one of the most Western in The much-f:recost
Many longtime foreign obser vers regard the agreement as A thing, and the public opinion be-outlook and the most democratic hasn't developed after all, Stocks hind them scarcely
Soviet effort to break the Inde- pressed for in institutions. Yet she hardly are steadier and commodities are
pendent spirit cf the Finns. That their doing more. The Czecho dare call her soul her own. She no longer on the ski-jump. The
spirit has been hardened, by a. WAS needed to came in under the Marshall crash has turned out to be a
thousand years of animosity to mild whisper, and the boom, its
ward the Russians, Disarmed as meaning of the Plan, because, like the rest of us, girth reduced slightly, continues.
Finland is to the point of Fay she badly needs some of the
military vacuum, the Russians Both sides of the Atlantic sec benefits. But she has done so
have not lost their age-old surpl more clearly the need for the hesitantly, becoming increasingly
YOU DO THE RUFFING Hence he probably had exactly Finns dropped their guard
cion of the Finns.. Nor: have the LEADING summer aware that Russia Yesents her ac- By a strange calneldence the
trumps to pre- three hearts and intended to The pessimists' view is that the and the service rendered by Mr. tion, and that beyond a point she ingn In the middle of this rear vent the declarer from ruffing riff one of them only. It was Communist Party cannot take the Bevin in so promptly organising could not afford, as things are, to and clerks and washers, brokers out his losers in the dummy is a virtual certainty that there other election beating in July
are being usually a good idea when you could be a response to it. The result in stand up to the resentment. very badly done by. While busi
more than two such as it look in the local elec
tlons last December. Washington is a
is that, if Westernness praits are gigantic their short auit there. Some-trump loads by the defence. prospect of The fact
What Finna call swift final passage for the neces Europe is to save its freedom, it wages are picomune, So much to that however, you can see after the opening lead was in munist Party pressure campaig
that United Financial Employees this procedure will not re-a alde suit. North therefore already has started in support of sary Bill, and in Europe a desire needs defensive co-operation as threaten a blitz strike against the duce his trick-taking at all, be should have seen that an effort the pact. Finnish editors: took to carry economic co-operation well as economic. Only to a stock and curb exchanges and cause the dammy will still have to prevent ruffa would be serious view of recent tactics in further, as exemplified by the limited extent has this been re-20 brckerage digms here.
enough trumpa left for any futile, as a trump wouldre which the Communist deputations fresh conference now being held cognised. Five States-Great Boxing continues to
ruffing he might desire. In main for West's heart after manded that they support the visited the newspapers and de in Paris by the sixteen "Marshall Britain, France, Belgium, Hol-much In the news. Another such cases, it is often well to two apade rounds,
pact- Plan" countries. But that is not land and Luxembourg-at Brus boxer was killed in the ring in weigh the advisability of seek- Had he done this, then look-As in Prague the Commun all, nor even perhaps the chief sels have formed Western Union, Los Angeled the other day. He ing a ruff or ruffs by your owned for ruffing chances by his control the sinistry of
was the 21st.man to be killed as alde, in which event it is im- own side he should have noted forlor, Xrio Leino, the husband part. The awakening has been a forward step, but relatively an a result of blows in greatest in regard to defence. easy one, since (a) they are con- ring in the past two years.
the prize portant to retain your trumps. the potentialities of a diamond of Hertta Kutelnen whose return to the third trick. South Soviet, recently completed a re- father is a political power in the Foolish criticisms of the Truman tiguous and their defence plainly It is more evidence of the dirty policy towards Greece and Tur needs unifying; (6) they are racket boxing has become. Unnt
should have ducked that and let organisation of hie ministry and key retire into the background, none of them coterminous with men are sent into the ring.
West win, when West, made a Its political or secret glaté palice. second heart lead. North couki-Associated Press, and the question is seen to be, not Russian-occupied territory.
Refereas refuse to halt
have taken it with the Q, and, whether
Aghts, AK Q the Western Powers Under those circumstances, and
when men have been battered, so
roturned his last diamond, should help those two countries having regard to the close rela: much that their brains are soft. HK 86.
South's A would have scored to hold out against the hammer tions which both London and Gangsters and big-time gumblers D. Q 10 à
and his lead for a third-round blows of Russian attack,
diamond but Paris maintain with Washington, are deep in the "sport, and many CTB whether they ought not to give the participation of the United fights are fixed. similar guarantees to others States in the arrangement may which are or may be similarly seem superfluit. But can it be threatened.
dispensed with in cases like
be
Real Friends
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C. Q.10 8 2
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would have
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Steamer
trumped by North for the set Burns And
ting trick.
Fomorrow's "Problem:
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H. A 82'
Talking about sport I have re Right in the foreground comes Scandinavia's or that of Italy? ceived four sarcastic. cables the case of Finland, summoned. That is the question which from Manchester United supper by M. Stalin to concede to him American statesmen are now ask-fers promting out that Preston West North East a military alliance. For a week ing themselves. They may the Cup dupite my forecast. 2 8 Pass 48
North End, got knocked out of 1-9 Pass 2.D Pass the proposal was under considers embarrased by the old taboo That's all right- change it to North led his club 2 to the KSK tion by the Finnuli partics, and against entangling Alliances," but ya Lancashire club will win at and took the heart 6 to the Q107 while most of them disliked the two great wan have already Wembley.
·N. 54.3 alliance, they could not be un-shown that to be impracticable. I've also received more than that West was bent on heart Mishka with the A. Noting at once
WE D. K 08. aware that the invitation to con- In future they must embrace 100 letters in the past few days ruffing, he instantly struck at clude one implied a threat if they risks, if they
reduce, dan- from people who want pen friends that tactic by leading his spade C. Nond
America. oder they em
J. West gpt it with the Q and their I cannot arrange this but write led the heart 8, which the Q
did not. A small majority, even gen. tually favoured accepting, not the brace alliance, but the invitation to ask negotiate about one. It would, seem, that many of those con ed drew a line betwee
and 2 thought, that
Could and
Goulds
durter”
to to the Editor of the Overseas won The Lapade 4 went to the Daily Mail Northellife Hours A, whereupon Westzruffed the Lendor will, * Most corres: hesi
pondente
¿with people in the Bild-
Sinks
Clydebank, Mar. 16. The cross-channel steamer D. 19
"Prague" was wrecked by the C. QJ.83:2
explosion" and fire which occur 8. 10.9 2
red here on Monday HAJ BOne worker was injured when D. AQJ4 an oxygen tank exploded at the CK 107 bow of the 4,220-ton vessel
which belongs to the British, Railways and had been used on the Harwich-Hook of Hollaridiq
B. Q:7-8.31 HK 9 D: 6 8 2 O A
bade 8:
(Dealer lose vulner to I
Nort
Heart the
Club Qto:
Flames aprend fapidly and |:hundreds of firemen ; and "s". (est) number "of frelsunchos) frúmi
ent call for help. Dense