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By GORDON
YOUNG
Elections was definitely fixed, Assembly due to meet on July Daladier has now announced the 5 after the elections creation of what he calls the composed something like this "Fourth Force" to take its place Communists
in the now Assembly between "Third Force" the Third Force and.. the ex- De Gaullists ureme De Goullists. It will con- Independents sist of a collection of a whole
new
hopes
a
Sitting On The Fence
By... Nathaniel Gubbins
"Rome Brillah, people are NO queue-minded, that they don' even know what they're doing. Three foreign visitors. were studying A guide book, 'A que tie of 20 people formed behind them. "When the foreig hers moved on, the queue re« mained, queueing for nathing."-- Str N. A. MacDermott, manager of the Festival Funfair site at Baitersca.
10 down, to quene in
Glilae time, in lilac
time, in lilac time.
Go down to quene in lilac time (it isn't far from London).
Muto and patient 1101 will sland, and never, never under- stand
Why you're queueing hand in hal, not so far from London.
You have queued in Mac time,
In SunRET itme, in monter time.
You've been queueing all the time, all the time in London.
You have queued for fish and meat on your tired and aching feet
Till you think a queue's a treat,
quencing up in London.
Don't know what you're queueing for, you're queueing for, you're queueing for,
You don't know what you're queueing for, half the fime in London.
Maybe in your queueing state, you'll never lose the habit, mate....
You'll queue up at the Golden Gate, far away from London.
Doakes on the line
Another Transatlantic from Joe Doakes the known American:-
She'll certainly get plenty
if she comes herë, Joe, Brit after a few years she'll get toughened up.
And she's worried about the shortage of food too,
It isn't as bad as that, Joe, In fact she might find rather exciting.
Exclung, Nat?
Why, yes, Joe. Shopping over here has something of the excitement of the chase. One.
trail
day Mrr Gape might a chicken that's gone black in cold storage because
thousands can't afford to buy Another day she might
il.
track down a can of ham loaf with more loof than ham $t. And there's always the surprise of the week-end joint.
What kind of surprise, Nat?
You're surprised if you can eat it, Joe,
I suppose she could get plenty of fish and vegetables?
She certainly could. But, af current prices, her husband's £45,000 wouldn't go very
Jar.
After the warmth, luxury, and good living of America, do you think it would be wise of the Gapes to live in England, Nat? They might catch a chill, or sump'n.
If they do, the
State will take care of that, Joe. Why, it doesn't cost you a penny! to have pneumonia here,
Suppose they break their teeth on the meat, Nat?
roots
They can have the pulled out for nix, Joe.
Well, Nat, suppose they don't get over the pneumonia?
Why, Joe, the Government takes care of that, too.
like . wonderful
Certainly is, Joe,
with be
call well.
80 230
20
THAT
Sounds. you, Nat? How's the 150 old country lookin now?" -
country, Nat..
480
This, out of a total number
At the moment W's a bit ehtily, Joc. Except for the leaves On the trees
couldn't know it from win-
ter,
b2
of
you Weather warning
SWATT
ROBERT WATSON- addressing the Meteorological Society, said it
The
PARIS. OWN at the corner
bistro there three little groups of friends sipping their evening aperitifs. One group was abusing the high treme Right the De Gaullists lot of smaller parties, incarding cost of living, another
Daladier's own Lett wing R (with 32) and, in between, blicans, Peasant
De- party intel- was discussing the
the so-called "Third Force" puties, the Conservative PRL of Assembly seats of 620, leaves ligence of cats-and
of moderate parties such as party and many Independents. about 140 open for the "Fourth third party had launched the Socialists, Radicals and forces,
With this
of Force" men of the Daludier Daladier ping
That
You certainly get some tough would to be movement, into lively argument the MRP (Popular Repub- able
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10 attract many French enough 10 make them the breaks over there, Na!, what is now possible to warn people about a subject never heard
licans).
electors who are discontented "arblers" of any now
French
ench with
the cold, and rationing, when to wear a macintosh, and in the blatros until now, the
with the "Third Force" men Parliament, where the Con- Everyone had supposed that
and taxation.
to tell women when to hang out country and strational political movement
311 majority the coming Elections would be now running the
washing, by an hourly do not yel with the strange
a conventional batas between ther
wish to support would not be held by any the Communists
We're used to being pushed broadcast weather or De single party, In other words,
service for "The. Fourth Force."
these three groups. For that th
around, Joe.
every part of the country, reason the Third Force" poli- Gaullists. He hopes to achieve whoever was in power would The approach of France's tians who control the present the kind of comebook which the have to come to terms with the
According to our noospapers For long-distance weather first General Election for Assemby had prudently passed British Liberal party has dream- now "Fourth Force."
ed abous for years, and create a General de Gaulle cannot hope It looks as though--even
thire's guy--called-James-forecasts it is still advisable to. five years, to be held the new electoral law changing
Nugent Gape, a naturalised rely on Old Moore Gubbins, June 17, hus revived the eve wis cost the Commu- which, if it does not achieve
the system of voting, which they Kroup in the now Parliament
American, who can mherit the world-famous astrologer. for power this summer without political interest of the nists about hak of their seats majority for itself, will at least making an alliance with more £90,000 if he will take up per- manent residence in England. clients of the bistro, which (even if their total number of hold a declalve balance between moderate men.
Certainly France has never But after a look at the country the other parties. not appreciably is probably the place where
needed
stable Government he can't make up his mind. the fate of France is
more urgently. To extricate the who
are at present in power.
It was in our papers, 100, ultimately settled. Until But now, it seems, this care- THE "Fourth Force" hopes to country from her present trou- bles the new Assembly will have recently most Frenchmen, ful plan has been upset, and the win votes from
both the to take many unpopular mea- man who has done it is that Socialists and the De Gaublists, cynical and discontented foxy old veteran of French and provide a rallying ground services, stabilise the currency, England, Nat, if a guy thinks
axe the overloaded civil
Things must be pretty bad in How do you see tomorrow? In the mushroom burst of an
at spiralling prices and political life, Edouard Daladier, for every Frenchman who is fed increase taxes and somehow or of turning down £90,000 rather atom bomb? Or is it written in the laughter of a child?' endless Parliamentary This canny campaigner, who up with the growing difficulties
other stimulate production ta than live there, crises of the postwar years, started life as the son of a of the postwar work.
and learned to baker in Lyons
keep pace with rising salaries. Crities of the new movement The Economist grapples these questions. It makes no have been inclined to
Will the dis read by the light of his baker's say that all Daladier will suc France? They
"Fourth Force"
save were
still debat- miss all French politicians ovens, hus, at 68, given a new ceod in claim to sensational prediction. · But it does give you well-
doing is to plit the ing that in the bistro while the considered journalism — journalism that exorcises irra-with a shrug as a collection turn to French politics which forces now opposing the Com- man at the next table was ex-
of incompetent, self-seeking tional fears und allows you to measure the future through
Maybe. But £45,000 is s!!! stin very strong in France. But own tabby cat always knows a lot of dough. I see his wife's a balanced understanding of world affairs today.
windbags.
Loring low and saying nothing supporters of Datadler think exaotly the time I am due to worried about draughts in your The man in the bistro until the dale for the new, no. They predlot that the new arrive back from work."
houses, has plenty of cause for dis- content. The price of vegetables has doubled since last year, ment has risen by about 40 percent in the last three months and now costa around 78. .6d.
# pound. Inflation
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ARBITERS
lopments here this summer. may considerably affect deve munists, who themselves one plaining, "It's strange, but my
DEFICIT S
Joe.
Well, he'd lose half the money in inheritance tax, Joe,
The bachelor Baron (85) has
five rules for keeping young
OME of the old gentle- frame that his fellow-directors-
men who sit on the who include Sir John Anderson,
former. Chancellor
first
of
the
by EVELYN IRONS
answers,
Is
at
First he puts good health. He pursues no careful diet, eating everything as it comes, smokes and drinks with no more than ordinary moderation.
Whenever O.M.C, in his New Year predictions, has. warned the country of a bad summer, a bad summer has followpd,
On the rare occasions when we have had a good summer, prophet has forgotten to men- this inspired (and fortunate) tion the weather during the first
week in January.
Although Governments of the ancient world often consulted astrologers, modern Govern- ments are much too smart to be taken in by oracles and sooth- royers.
But if the present Govern rent had taken the advice of Old Moore Gubbins, the Festi val of Britain would not have been opened in early May,
In March O.M.G. wrote: "The Festival of Britain will probably open in a blizzard."
According to official reports, memories of them are ungar- two inches of snow fell on Dart- nished by sentiment. He saw moor the next day, making George Ellot very plain-"Like a OM.G. only 24 hours out of his horse with curis." Tennyson, a reckoning, and only about 200 friend of his family, he recalls miles off his bearings, as "o sulky, grumpy old man."
THIS year France faces boards of companies are Exchequer, and Sir Eric Mic- 4. budget deficit of dodderers. But not all of vine, former secretary to the about £700,000,000 of them. Take for instance, King can forget that their chlet including the Oup Final
Wembley, alone Courtauld Greenwood will be 88 on August 10, which £100,000,000
an enthusiastic
During the war he handed Ho spectator at most other sports, over Dorneywood, its 200 acres weather for most of this month,
also predicted cold, ia accounted
Lord Courtauld Thomson is a especially boxing and skating. by Courtauld - Thomson, for loss on the nationalised rail-Baron
breakfasts every Courtauld-Thomson bachelor. He
and its treasures, to the nation. If anybody hasn't noticed it morning at 8, ls at work in the ways, and the rest is due to of Dorneywood, Bucking- two-secretary office in his fiat young? He has a long list of More recently he also gave the house.
How does he keep himself so to be used as a second Chequers, they must be living in a hot- the high costa of rearma-hamshire. He sits on the by 9.
Government his London fiat, for ment, social services and the boards; of seven companies.
Cabinet Ministers to entertain GOES EVERYWHERE labyrinth of French, minor and is chairman of three.
Condition of both gifts was that or use as a town pled-a-terre, civil servants. For all these Yet he is past 85 and as
He gous everywhere, sces
he can live there until his death. reasons the main motive of sprightly as a man of 40. everything, thinks he is having
Moreover, in an exclusive in- "an early night", if he is in his the voters who go to the
terview with Old Mother Na- JUST THE TAG p.m. polla on June 17 will be dis- which he is chairman is the £2 hood down, rofuses to wear on
One of the three companies of Davies Street Dat by 10.30
ture, it was revealed here that He prefers motoring with the Second he puts friendship.. Ho- wood
The endowment of Dorney-sho is
a Conservative deter- content with what the pre-million Exmployers Liability
is genuinely and vitally inter drinks and smokes overcoat. Except for an oc-
includes provision, formined to wreck Socialism with sent set of politicians have Assurance Corporation, which is castonat cold he is hardly ever ested in the people
he meets: for the ordinary
as well as hard winters and bad harvests, done in the last five years, 1 among the most powerful Insur- . He is allergic, he says, to counts his friends in hundreds, running he was olevated to the Socialists are silli in power by
expenses of in the ance companies
Cly And that is where this new Because its managing director,
the place
words: "I tho with many young people on the only English
list. Third he factor, the "Fourth Force," a-year-old Lord Knollys, had sopranos and penicillin.
Fourth is play.
poerage for his philanthrople August I shall arrange comes in.
Just gone to
to the t U.S.A. for a your
He plays an 18-hole round of
services seven years ago, he kept worst harvest in our history." Until now there have been to represent the Govern- golf most week-ends at Swinley. Fifth he places what he calls as his motto the Latin "Fortiter,
If the Government wants to Raw He enjoys travel, filles overy fola de vivre. He never hankers
suaviter (firmly or gently) three major groups in Materials Board, the chairman where. He goes frequently to after the good old days to It is just the tag for him. For avoid bread rationing. In the French political life on the has taken over full control as his native Scotland (for naturally, thinks the present is the time tough, when it comes to getting some more dollars on imported
he is gentle
In manner, bus autumn, they'd better spend Left the Communists (who active head of the great business, this hard-wearing fabric comes for living.
the from north of
Tweed).
things done. have 188 deputies in the preso shrewd are his judgroents always by air. Ho res most of
wheat. Or risk a Gendrus Hec- He met many of the great sent Parliament), on the ex- and so spry His small vigorous, the season's big football matches, figures of the past, but hu
ment on the Central
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