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THE CHINA MAIL,, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1030..
U.S., Britain
to remain firm friends
By CLIFFORD
HULME
Often in the next 12 months, as 7 the last, you will read that Anglo-American relations Dre strained. Wordy brickbats will rocket both woys nerDRA the Atlantic.
But
none of these disagree- ments can permanently impali
There will be no cash sweep the Irlendship of the two nations.
on this race.
On fundamentals Britain and the
continue shoulder to
U.S.
By Order,
shoulder.
S'A SLEAP.
Secretary.
NOTICE
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The first clash of the year
hax Om come over dil. Britain's dollar- kuving cut in imports of Arbari- zan oil has been made possible part by the wre of ERP funds
In
to buy equipment for our wells
and refineries.
The American olimen have
lost a profitable
would not have
Almerem generosity,
they are angry,
Yet,
and it
the aim of ERP is to get Britain off Amerlen's neck, the Americun taxpayer in general is not dis- Ditage:l nt is evidence that ERP is succeeding, even If someone is hurt in the process.
The walls of the ailmen and their friends In Congress will be heard loud anf often in the com- ing debate on ERP funds, but no one in Britain, should mistake this noise. for the Voice America,
A minority
of
In evaluating the utterances of American politicians between mind that in the US too, this now and next Noyember, keep in
is an election year. So, when President Truman moves to cut tariffs to help Britain's dollar sales, you may expect charges - that "cheap-forelyn-goods" will
enuse unemployment.
Similarly, domestle
reasons.
rather than anti-British- sent!- ment underlie renewed demands for a big gut in ERP funds. The American
Mean budget is.
deeply in the
red, the economie cutlook after the mid-year is chuided, and un- employment la creeping up. In these circumstances, the
the favourite cry of a Congressman about to face the voters is for economy,
The some Congressional_wolf- pack that wants to, bar British Coors will get worked up again also about British trade agree- ments, though knowing perfect- ty well they have been forced upon
us partly by America's slowness to buy British,
Balancing this situation, though you may not hear no much about it, will be support of ERP by Congressmen who represent cot- ton, tobacco and other forming urens, where the ERP programme is welcomed as a means of rld- market of un- ding the home
wanted surpluses.
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Controversy over the sharing of atomic knowledite will flare sgain before full agreement. reached. but the
very vocal op-
position In Cana
Congress totaln
more than 20 out of 541.
na
The clamour of a handful of Congressmen over Britain's re- cognition of Red China has died ́almost-at-birth,”---
It's irritating
would
No single event this year will give greater occasion for hard words-about Britain than this month's General Election.
A Churchill victory
be widely popular. No Englishmar should lightly dismiss the deep affection and esteem in which air. Churchill is held in the Unit- ed States, because this sentiment, can powerfully influenes Ameri- can vlows on Britain once, the election is over.
Whenever ERP is
Low
distussed,
one hears the complaint that American dollars are being used to subsidiar think the Socialism. You may charge unfounded, *but Americans do,
They stil believe strongly in free anter- prise, and while recognising
the need to aid Britain, if only as a matter of self-interest, they are irritated by the thought that their tax dollars are going to a country run by Socialists.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
grity on? Authorities**
HE HAS TO HAVE IT
The critical paint, on this cai- —THERE-ARE-certain-stipations Arad-was-the-fourth-trick, when
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in which, you absolutely must the club 3 was led from the treat a particular defende dumny, After East followed his the holder of a particular card. on the first club with the 10 since otherwis you can't pos- on this, South's action should sibly make your contract. Sonies have been clear-cut. He said I West had the J a card is, miket is later that, times in his
'by the
the bidding or alone now! with the A in
und
the the play up to that point. At East, the Q play would make his other times there is no indien centraet, which
But was true, tlon as to which defender he West had made, n'a vulnerable it. But if your game contract je overcall during the bidding, inck-
cure by Impossible unless the
the top two cards of his heart right where you hope, your s}} | suit."
almost certain, sound course is to net os if you therefore, that West had the two tsok a week and saw there
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"arvi, the that worthy wen, East playing the D., Ho
coverest the 3 from dummy
by the 10. South played the G. which was felled by the A. Th heart 4, knocked out the A and South
led his club a to the J of
was
minor suit nces,
If West had the club A, as he should, the one remaining ques- tion was as to whether he also- retained the club J with it whon the fifth trick came along. It
It he dil, no possible play could make South's contract for hi; it he did not, play of a low club would bring out the A and related Qfor South to drop the J.
Soulli had done that thinking" and” played law.on the second club,, he would have, scored four tricks' in that still plus three in spades and two hearts to make game.
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Dealer: South.
East, who returned the diamond vulnerable. KASTAA
2 to the A ant; onabled West to "What defence wilt render li im-· get two established hearts that possible for South to make.4- set the contract two tricks, Buades on this, "deal?
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