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AMERICANS PREPARE FOR GRIM DAYS AHEAD
By Clifford Hulme
According to President Truman the trouble in Korea is due to a "bunch of bandits." While heartily agreeing, many Americans are just as mad at versal human nature in a crials; broken line of military reverse another bunch of "bandits" and since, as Mr. Bernard Baruch since then has partly dimmed the much nearer home in fact. has lamented, "You can't repeal original conndent response.
human nature," what is the 'next!
Today the underlying mood is right at home,
step?
one of frustration and anxiety, "Scolping", was a word Onco
The alternative though there is no wavering ini confined to a custom practised by
the view that freedom worth unclyllised Red Indlan.. warriors. Thoso Americans who are more thun pence. It now employed to describe thinking of something else than One danger is that Americans the commercial practices of a lot hoarding or profiteering expect long accustomed to "too little ton of hundred per cent white Amer-one of two things: either the buy-late" in the management of their leas shopkeepers In this yearing craze will subside. or Mr. public affairs will expect too 1950.
Trinian will carry out his threat much too soon. It will be months For example, a haircut costs to seek price controls and rution- before American military strength the equivalent of eight shillings Ing.
tangibly Increases and a year be- and tenpence now, against seven The very large number of less fore a high level of war produc- shillings and оле penny Just
prosperous Americans who lack tion is achieved. month.
the means, though probably not New outlook! the wish, to hoard are joining in the clamour already raised by in- iluential voices in Congress for compulsory controls.
Leaders of big business and in-
reliance dustry claim that
Truman ignored
Lottery to
make them
work harder
Good Morning
Turkey and Greece want to join the North Atlantic Pact.
n bil out Surely this is place?
of
"Twa court doctors visit Elizabeth for pre-nntal care."
Couldn't they have gone to a clinle, Instead of bothering the Princess at such a time?
A
"War fear causes retrenchment In Red Shanghai,"
In a lot of other places It's causing entrenchment.
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By J. D. S. ALAN Every Friday lunchtime a big electric revolving drum is drawn round the Austin car works at Longbridge, One fresh sign that Amerlea} Birmingham.
It stops in one of the 18 zones has grown up in a new readiness to be self-critical, Korea has been different one every week-
and a workman is selected at in the ngreement. humillating shock to the rather
The Nationalists were in entire
about sending live. agreement
to Formosan lobsters Generat MacArthur.
There was, however, no claws
on exaggerated national conceit, but random to draw names from the
20,000-odd slips inside. voluntary controls will take care instead of
scapegoats
Every
fas employce
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Why the
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"Britons" obe
beer
of thought halfway,
away.
More than £100,009 has been
consumption
That's where it's supposed to
"He's a man to be proud of, devoted to
scheme.
you. But in he, perhaps, working Employees are debarred only a le bit too hard?" because of absenteeism or mis- And you, old been, how about behaviour. And absentee figures you? are low.
man.
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"Apart
ת!
"Soap and towels have gone up In price," explained the barber, as he "trimmed me of the extra one shitting and ulnepence.
The butcher did not aven -an- D.swer when my wife asked why lamb chops have risen in two weeks from nix
and shillings
of the situation at this stage, and public surge share] ainepence a 1b, to nine shillings Mr. Truman has met this school of the blame for unpreparedness. chance, be he manager or floor-dawn." and elghtpence a lb.
It is recalled that hardly had sweeper. Directors are excluded. Which came first-higher prices, The next few weeks will prove the last war shooting ended than First prizes are now often reach co.
£750.
Second prize is half the "VENI VIDI VICI.”
or the war-scare buying stampede the soundnesa or otherwise of a great cry went up to "Get the
first amount, third is halt the' Judging by Delhi's resellon, the is hard to say; but there is no this view, but the man-in-the-soldiers home," and that repent-second, and fourth and fifth prizes French Molie have trouble over
call street
by Generals disposed to welcome more ed warnings by
Bradley
thele Indian settlement. After his visit to Taipeh, doubt that Mr. Truman's
Government measures, and Eisenhower and
that are half the third. others General MacArthur might for bigger armed forces, higher rastle
and home Everywhere oné encounters the the armed forces taxes, credit curbs
must be in- disbursed through this weekly justly say, "with the hook front contro's over key industrial opinion that if some men are to creased and re-equipped were ballot since it was introduced in nosed fellow in Rome," that commodities has intensified the be
battle it is only fair that, those
and he came, saw, and overcame, rush to the shops, and has sent compelled to risk their ivca drowned by loud public demands March 1940 ns an incentive bonus boen, hard-working,
ose for lower taxes
extensive His visit had nothing to do prices climbing like a mountain- left at home should accept control welfare projects.
defence of their wealth,
Now the postponed profits. waLES
bill has to be met while ill-armed with politics-he makes that goal.
and comforts.
G.Is die in foxholes 7,000 miles perfectly clear. His "short
Anxious mood That is easily the most, con-
Local
SAYS: report The scheme was devised by reconnaissance," as he put it,
of the Korcan By nature Americans like action "The trouble with us Ameri- was solely concerned with spicuous effect
crisis just now. Only a the defence of the main is the 150,000,000 Americans
few of and are ill-suited to facing periods cans," said my taxi driver, is M. Leonard P. Lord, energetle from brief periods, the ban (on chairman and managing director, political processions in London) have of uncertainty such as the pre- that we don't go forward. Sure
approval of the Home Secretary." lund of Taiwan, which is now relatives in the ring line so far. sent twilight between peace and it's real toyable of us, but I guess who was once Numelds right-hand has been in force with the
we can't afford to be like that Lord wanted a bonus scheme, That gentleman being part of his many respon-Even the call-up of several thou-war
That is one reason why they any more." sand reserves still leaves the bulk
but considered that the sum supreme control of such matters, sibilities. But though it of the nation with no direct per- welcomed Mr. Truman's decisi That sums up the new outlook available, if levelled out, would it would be interesting to hear changed nothing in a political sonal interest in the fighting. veness a month ago in drawing of America, unanimous on the be too small to be a stimulus, more about these "brief periods."
a great sense, his visit was
He knew that most people like Hence the dominant mood is to line against Communist aggres- naked Issue of right and wrong do whatever is possible to cushion sion. They felt they knew where which the Korean invasion hos popular success.
The Nationalists hardly the impact of grimmer days 10 they stood. But the almost un-presented.
by storing up food, clothes, knew what to make of the household goods, car tyres, and original Truman statement. all the other things that became If it warned the Communists scarce during the Second World off, it likewise warned the War.
Mr. Truman's appeal to the Nationalists off the mainland. public to go slow on buying hus It almost always happens had no more effect than a pea- that if you try to please two shooter would have on a Stalin and commodity tank. Profiteering parties in a conflict, neither
speculation are rampant.
A limit of £712 10s. first prize Vietnam." is pleased. That is precisely
while a big chunk of the
If it's pests you're talking was set, for production of 3,400 what happened in this in-nation behaves as if direct aus.
were
Chandni Chowk, in Old India Company, when men came cars. But when the ceiling was about, these are not confined to Just around the stance, but considerations of terity
knowledge.
kept on, and no new limit was "face," always a vital matter corner the fact is that American Delhi, used to be called "The here and sold their skill and reached and passed the directors, Indo-China,
factories and farms mye pouring Richest Street in Asia" be-
"There are today more British||Bet.
"Pravda" says there are few with the Chinese, have been
out a a record flood of goods, and cause there were concentrat in business jobs in Calcutta than So far, one in every 33 em air raid shelters in Pyongyang
Tho satisfied by the visit. More food and stocks of almost every-ed the city's jewellers, gold- there have ever been."
ployees has drawn a prize.
because the North Koreans did over, they don't feel quite so thing are more than ample.
In doing good job for India money is subject to income tax, What we are seeing now is an smiths, and silversmiths,"
lot for much alone in a hard world,
these men are doing a still
One employee at the London not expect the war. Asia's IV'G probably
You can say that again, pre- Anglo-Indian relations.
Service Depot, won first prize Chowk and while nothing much will exhibition or one aspect of uni-
richest street, but the today has lost a lot of its former such friendliness, such cordiality
Never before has there been twice in three weeks, each worth ferably to the Marines.
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By Alan Humphreys
between
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But he did not want
Statistics can be used to support which would cost money to
take anything-especially statisticians, enter or would much time to operate.
A sliding scale was act. For production of 1,700 cars a week the first first prize would be £75 increasing by £37 10s. for each
extra 100 cars.
Twice won 1st prize
trouble, the discussions and Rightly or wrongly, this fac-shops and stails and made noisy The old suspleton and animosity both of Cradley
have virtually disappeared,
of action in defence should Peking become involved in a world war or defy the ban.
Nobody knows better than General MacArthur how to
Chen Li-fu is being sent off to Switzerland for another spot of moral re-armament. time he gave as much as he got.
by hawkers, all offering anything but gems, and precious metals.
The new race
Fred is one of the new race of
In
I
Good treatment
won
prizes one week. One was a first, of £225, the other the fourth, £28 2s. 6d.
I
He was surprised...
At the far end, where the
Longbridge and Northfield con- some cases the British tingents won the first three prizes trams run, an industrial area has sprung up, secondary Industries
are training Last started by refugee manufacturers. technicians
their two weeks running, a total of successors, but in many cases £1,583. In all, this district has they are here for the rest of their won £21,445. working life if they wont stay. Bromsgrove residents are next win friends and influence There is also a greater em-
"So long as you can do the job with £10,651. One of these factories pro- they look after you very well," people. What effect it will phasis on youth, no doubt as a
luces-wire thread. It's-com-said. Taylor. "I've worked in have on Peking has yet to be result of the activities of the pietely Indian-owned, but the wire mills in Manchester, Wake- revealed. So far it has said Generalissimo's son, Chiang mill supervisor is 46-year-old eld, Derby, and Gloucester, and Sometimes the employees take nothing about the visit. In Ching-kuo. The average' age Fred Taylor, from Wythenshawe, I couldn't wish for better treat the draw casually. At others they
ment than I'm getting here," mass round in great numbers. any event it cannot say much of the 16 members of the Re- Manchester.
There are still some hundreds It was at a very well-attended more than it has already said form Committee, of which Brilons in India who are com- of
Britons who are carry draw that the electrle drum re- In denunciation of what it General Chen Cheng is Secre- ing in increasing numbers the overs from pre-independence fused to work. calls "American aggression tary-General, is said to be 40. specialist technicians working for days, but they are of the same
An electriclan checked connee- kind as Fred.
tions and the motor, striving all in Taiwan."
What is more, about half of Indians.
They come to serve, not to rule, They have expert knowledge he could to correct the fault, to The important thing is that them have studied in the Unit- and they are very different from that India is glad to use. A few a barrage of good-natured chaff.
the old-type Briton.
are still in Government service. in a political sense the post-ed States,
At last the drum was spun by Before independence the British but the majority are in India's hand. A slip was drawn. tion remains unchanged, un- The reform demobilises, soj
came here were mainly armed forces.
And was the electrician's face less and until Peking moves to speak, the unwieldy hierar- who
sunve, elegant young men whose They will eventually all be re-red! His name was on the ticket from threat to action. The chy of the Kuomintang, many accents matched their ties.
placed,
India their services are Koreans are
He has not yet heard the last serving the of whom have managed to Kremlin
the
and they were good material, but that appreciated, and they are liked of it. handsomely, and survive
storms
respected. paying a heavy price for it. stresses of an entire genera- epoch ended on August 15, 1947. and
The post-independence British There are some 200-odd British The Russians would like tion. Indeed, their ability to of today are usually like Fred officers in the Indian Army. They not-so- do not hold any operational nothing better than to see the perpetuate themselves has Taylor, short, stocky, Chinese Communists simt been one of the wonders of young men whose speech comes appointments, but are specialist straight from the great engineer-anit, technical-signals, planning, larly committed, but Peking the age in China. But the de- ing centres of North England.
and so on.a They finish their day's work The C.-in-C. of the Indian will show more sense and atcisive factor in policy has al- least wait until the position ways been the Generalissimo, with grubby hands and dirt on Navy, the C.-in-C. of the Indian Air Force are both Britishers, in Korca has been "clarified." and the reform has led to a their white clothes.
These British technical experts Vicc-Admiral W. E. Parry and And when finally it is, it can more intense concentration of are
India, and in the eyes The headquarters of both Ser- only be a still greater deter power in his hands. His son, dust to modernise and in- Air Marshal R. Ivelow-Chapman. who was educated in Moscow, of Indlans they are therefore vices are closely modelled on the British Admiralty and Air
rent.
For the jobs they came to all help Fut-while they stay on to for first prize of £450.
An attack on the mainland retains his Communist lean-working for India.
India knows she hasn't gat Ministry.
The Indian Army has retained all the traditions of the old British Indian Army.
is still ruled out, and no ings while being strongly enough technical experts among Chinese troops are to go to opposed to Russian Com- her own people; that very many Korca, which in the North munist Imperialism. Whe-years must pass before she can
If a long-retired colonel of the has a long frontier with the ther he will have as much roduce them, and she is glad to
Indian Cavalry were to leave The position of the British in Bournemouth or Frinton or Chel- heart of Manchuria. The scope in his new post of Poli- welcome men like Fred Americans have got over that tical Director of the Defence India," explained a British busi- tenham and have a look at Poona delicate poser very rieatly Ministry as he had when he ness man of long residence in today he would have all his fears by declaring that the Ne- ran a large part of Kiangsi in Calcutta, "is like a flashback to and doubts about the Indian
the very early days of the East Army dispelled. tionalist troops are needed wartime, has yet to be seen. for the defence of Taiwan, A One report says his depart- suggestion in one of the local ment recently issued slogans
Chinese papers that General denouncing Stalin but defend- Child slavery
sense.
From
!
He would and the same pride of service, the same messes, the same strict mess discipline that existed when he was there..
Finest in Asia
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MacArthur egged the Na-ing the teachings of Marx and tionalists on to an early in Lenin, and declaring that the
Tokyo, Richard
There has had to be very rapid vasion of the mainland is non-land belongs to the farmers, Hughes writes that some 344
for Indian Army the factories to the workers children are proved to have In the meanime the Gon-and the industries to the State been sold into slavery in
.This has naturally put a covero: eralissimo has used the sum-in other words a "Tito" | Japan.
strain on the officer cadro, but
havo The Japanese Labour Ministry they
responded mag- mer of the Nationalists". dis-¦ policy--which may well prove content to organise another to be the next important stage ascertained that while the most nificently.
Of its size. India has the finest valuablo" felched up to £15 each, "reform" of the Kuomintang. of Chinese developments. But others were sold for as little as Army in Asia.
The old British Indian Army It used to be a common saying the senior officials objected, 87- or oven a few potatoes. that the more it was reform and as a result of their protest than 18 years, and the youngest though it was the custom among Most were considerably younger was largely indian anyway and ed, the more it remained the according to the story as was barely nine.
the more nationalist-minded" to saine. But undoubtedly the told in the "Freedom Front] The girls were sold into the meer at it as an instrument of latest re-organisation has Fortnightlythe Generalis local while slave trafle, the boys, British Imperialism, they always strengthened General Chiang slimo administered a paternal to farmers requiring "free" labour, had a neeking admiration for it. and the gure given represents Now, India. as a whole can be, Kai-shek's own authority and rebuke. The episode, how only a proportion of the ghastly and is, extremely proud of its removed a lot of dead wood ever, is not without signi- traie, whleb,, though forbidden, is Army, even though it still owes as well as the leaders of the ficance.
difficult to suppresas
la great deal to lia British past.”
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