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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1952.

POSTCARDS FROM POLITICIANS

POLITICIANS ON HOLIDAY

by Cu

The Eden of Socialists feels encour aged to ofer his hand o friendship to China.

the

Lord Woolton prao

ties scaling his lips Jor the next election

The Napoleon or the back -benchers plans a summer ofensive.

Socialist intellectuals light up their policy.

Mr. Rising Price wonders why he was so frightened of the Tories getting "back to poser.

BEVERLEY BAXTER'S COMMENT:

London, June 5. HIS morning, array- ed in morning coat, striped trousers and

Warm is

is vile... but

THERE IS

I a grey topper, made my way to the Horse Guards Parade and took my Reat in one of the specially erected stands. The occasion was the annual Trooping the Colour (not Colours) by the Brigade of Guards, and such occasions London pretty well knocks off work.

on

It was a summer's day of

WORSE

sheer perfection, with only James's Park. As a contract the Colonel-in-Chief.

a few wisps of cloud to re-massive bombproof atone walls mind the sun that it was made the adjoining Admiralty

medieval fortress.

And-Cumminga dashes .00 to ## wha Chut

Mr.

IS PAINTING.

London Express Bervice

ONE THING THAN WAR

not the only occupant of the Building look like a beleagured were all hoping atment with o nothing to equal them since the to, do with chasing Molayan 'meant that they mingled, with

skles. On the great his-

were

Anthem

the

woul

walk

the

rich

They have not been brutalised Once officers and blasphemy for their Her horse, spectacle could emulate.

were de- N.C.O.'s. Over and over again in this process of training; rather which belongs to the mounted again the English

has been perishing spit and polish has had to begin in the ranks, which that the animal to pageantry there police, is named Winston, and we monstrating that when it comes they ask each other what all this have they been humanised. All would conduct

decorum not days of Ancient Rome. gentleness and

associated with his

I am glad. always political namesake.

report that the four-legged to rep Winston behaved perfectly.

the Queen sat on her horre, the Regiments

So

terrorists or pushing the Com young fellows from, overy munists behind the 38th Parallel. in life. The miner's son slegt From the Mali came the cheers

A British soldier who does not in the same hut with toric parade ground stood of the crowd and the playing of as the

grouch would be a phenomenon man's son, and they learned to The of the the National

like and respect each other. In

of a deeply disturbing typo, the Regiments

The logical the Queen

mind might ask Guards in their red tunica Procession made its way.

Arst carriage were

But even if they are not sure unfortunate divisions of school and huge bearskins. It was Mother with the tiny Princess Margaret, and it was good to see

mancouvring have to do with was about, they remember. that much to keep class distinction their day and they

the Queen Mother smiling ogoln. Guards wheeled and of the What all this parading and just what the Battle of Waterloo background that. Have done so

modern warfare. What meaning as the Grenadiers formed squares pilve in Britain ready for it.

ellie, And for Napoleon's But there was the Household the second carriage was the the music of the massed bands today have these redcoats and to, meet the desperate attack of narrowed by the democracy of

and to the hoarse commands of ridiculous bearskins? officers, who sounded like to that matter, of what service could Guard, that Wellington issued tured souls in Hades. The whole

hold his fire until he could sec thing was done with a perfection these massed bands be with their the order that every man was to Frenchmen's

In

Duchess of Kent with an escort. Arid then riding ride-sadde Cavalry as well in their gleaming

wearing the breastplates standing against the come the Queen, background of the lush green hunting skirt and tunle of the she is their trees and the shining lake of $t Scots Guards,

The man

who keeps

all of you

laughing on

Wednesdays...

as

marched to

of precision that no theatrical

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

Anna Pauker's fair to see,

Lovely Anna Pauker, Darling of the Kremlin she, Loved by ell and loved by me, Loved by even Vyshinski,

•Anna, she's a corker.

i

The

Old service;

have been

brassy pomp?,

Perhaps the answer might be the whites of, the found in the Guards memorial eyes.

On came the French sending We have seen the repercussion silhouetted against the trees of death and mutilation into the in political iffe. The most St James's Park. On the base of British ranks without n'aingle 'powerful support that Churchus that memorial stand the gurea musket barking a reply, The has, today the Young

of four Guardsmen

crnek

Their

movement.. in service British had their ordersnillion?? uniform and on the monument were they not the

service has taught them are the names of the battles, were

At last organisation,

team responsibility, where in two World Wars they regiment of the line?

the order came. Against

the work and a realisation that the fought and died.

withering hall of bullets the government of the country con Again the logical mind could brave French troops

this wore cerna them closale Want the protest that other men with no

stopped in

in their tracks. Then infusion of young background and military

"Up Conservative the command,

well "Parly migh there was of по special linengo Guards, and at 'em!" And with a have sunk to uttor Impotence in whatever nise fought bravely

the the six years. ot. Socialist rule. roar of fury and exaltation and died. Of course that is true, British swept forward. Napoleon These boys have nothing in but it does not alter the special saw it and said:

with the jackbooted, mystique of the Household and the cry went out: "Sauve strutting lulots who followed

unlis

Brigade.

"C'est finis,'

commen

Let me tell of an incident that qui peut!" Napoleon's Grand Hitler as if he were the Pled

Here In 1841 when the Army had become a rabble.

and Commonwealth

forces were

driven back into

Tobruk. and completely cut off

both

Piper of

of Hamelin. In

under-

standing they are older than

their years, in outlook they are serious, but in spirit they are

and confident

gay.

the

by Rommel's troops and the But surely oil this talk of

Some of them who were at Clive's party Italians. The commander of the glory and discipline and esprit

will go into belfagured troops was a South de corps is merely to exalt the Brigade of Guards if war comes, African, and he took the view vile thing called war, and to and will como under the In that since organised

or bemuse young men into thinking duence of the tradition that escope were

splendid he that there is something

have described. Some will oth in giving and

taking life in the Navy, others the Commandos, unnecessary slaughter. Accord ingly he issued orders to the blasphemy of the human race? Force. They have no hatred of of all that anyone. They have no wish or commands of the different units Is it not a denial

destroy their

means, and a

de longing: for war.. But if it transport

Gi- will be ready. comes they surrender.

stead of having to let others do

ingrowing moustache Tovarich, "Go, back, po back you, foolish[would surrender so as to avoid wattle. Is not war the supreme and even more of thom the Air

rich with the fumes of vodk and

.of full

unconsumed caylare, was too much for her.

Perhaps he found himself. muddenly alone and humiliated.

sallor

"Over the ocean, over

the

to

with only the echo of her tink Hello, old man

ung laughter for company. If so, my darling. Anna

to be alive,

THEN I wrote these lines a year or two

Lucky never. ago, I thought my darling's down- BOON, fall would come so although I knew that all Communist politicians are purged in the end.

Sea Shanty

is

and

arına prepare

and civilisation of the brotherhood

to.

of mon?":

It is hard to answer those questions, just as it is hard not the work while they train. “

the alarums and ex- Despite According to a report,

to feel that they speak the cursions of Central Europe we affoer of the King's Shropshire

One of the officers to receive highest truth. But there is one do not belleve, that there will be Light Infantry was siertled to

thing worse than war-the an all out war. It will demand hear, a prisoner on Koje faland

this instruction was a Colonel weakness of a nation or group the greatest restraint and judg shout at him in impeccable Eng Jah: "I say, old man, glod

commanding a Battellon of the

it--but thos of nations which permits an ment to provent With the you're here: We'll take orders

Coldstream Guards.

to GEETCSSOL

attain such qualities have been developed In from the British, you know.".

utmost courtesy and prompts superiority in men and arms that the harsh years that followed the the he sent to the commander a war becomes Inevitable. situation in

Hitler

fury of Hitler's war. In the Far Korean madhouse might message couched in these terms: and Mussolint were the sponsord East the altuation worsens almost have been relieved. If the off- have carefully studied the and architects of the 1939-45 war daily, but we in London doubt. cer had continued the conver Book of Army Regulations and and history will hold them that Stalin will encourage China

Guards Battalion burs because she is "a Right- HE was a girl that I loved Sation in the well-known, man-cannot find any way in which tity for all mo—but their ́acz to make a full-seala " attack....

Well that's frightfully de- Bravado e

Foreign

Now the glamorous Minister of Rumania has been sacked from the Party Polit-

Wing deviationlat end

"When I said goodbye to my girl I was too hy to xirs her. When I came home on leave

had Bhe

married somebody elac." Able Searcan writing to, a letter column.

called dearly the Rumanian peasantry "Lazy Dearly, dearly, she loved me. beasts" and "Miserable, back-

for at

the I was a sailor, sailing the occan ward hogs only

Over the ocean, over the sea. plusty

Ugly words from such lovely One night she told me, told me

always lips, but, then, I have thought of my Anna as an im

clearly,

Over the ocean, over the sca.

Clearly, clearly she told me,, pulsive, outspoken little thing,

Love staying up too late at petting You are my only, only true parties and letting her naughty with little, tongue run away

wanted to Often I have

beauty itcalf warp her that can be a handicap in politics,

her.

in

knows how many, Who' Buential commissars have look ed passionately into those black, mischievous eyes, or longed to stroke that dark, cropped head only to be ecored and mocked teaso by a bewitching little, playing a dangerous game with polmon men who can whisper

That night, that night I klased

her nearly,

Nearly, nearly she kined me.. I said farewell and I took my

..

kit bag

Over the ocean, over the sea, When I came home she looked

so queerly,

Queerly, queerly looked at..

me,

Go back" she said, "you. foolish

allor, "Over the Decari, Oper

Taco

the

into a great, Happing ear in "I'm wed to one I love so dear. Moscow?

the "Love, in dearly," she told Indeed, who knows if

flapping owner of the great, car has not mado a futile pass "He kissed ather, himself?

Stalk may be 70, but men of vigour are never too old for dalliance.

Pechipa when they Were alone after an all-night R Alufi Ainider, he begged för kier, but the approach of his

THE tensC

KOT:

Yes - but

the

were surrenders." complices

bea was Idealists who cried

cried "Peaco Pezcel" when there was no Taking their own decision, peace; who put their trust in the

against the United Nations.

Not at all, old man. cent of you, old man.

the and his men fought their way out League of Nations but refused Where did you pick up

of Tobruk with terrible

losses, to

who We cannot see the distant lingo?

but the remnant

denounced Chamberlain when he Oxford, old man, Good show, old man. mala British forces and reported gained time at Munich and ac nations of the West have dared

Hoto's

Juicy Faunce for duty. Were there enough of cused him of selling Crecho- to took the truth in the face and

them to make any difference? waters, old man?

slovakia, down the river, Self have refused to weaken resolu that men

tion plous exhortations and

with righteousness, You know "Juley," old man? No. Is it not a fact:

paclliam and Shared the same rooms at were killed and maimed in this hypocrisy were the three bags smug self-righteousness

mad gamble against hopeless that set, the cauldron boiling, bounds of war may not be in- the University,"old man" Good Lord, old man. Then fodds? It is certainly true. that But the remnant

zot through brought with them you must know "Stinker Mea- dowsweet?

Used to be rather keen on his sister, old man. The one with the buck teeth and flat feet?

renched th to give justice 118.sword; scene, but, because the peaceful.

The same, old man. How long did it last?

legend that will live for ever or

as long as there are regiments. They brought a legend.

due

doff

But

leashed, maka p

that

the Guards will bearskins and ex change their endobnts for khaki

determined

the My son was 21 a few weeks once more? ago, and in England the coming laurels of the Brigade shall not of age is a great event in a withdr in their hands: With family, no matter what its social memories of Arnhem, the Com- or financial portions may be..mandos will leap to their task, Till her father called me a So this morning, in the Cliyo asked if he could throw and with the pride of the Batile

e of Britain on the th

wings the it-eyed, yellow-bellied Bol

presence of their Colonel-in, a party and, in

Course un

the "bir: will Young Cavalry. sheblic, old manguler

gathored about Chief, they trooped, the Colour,

Sandrafter ride into battle," wage, tho, Nayy Oh, bad show, old man.

Not at all, old man, I was which means that they dedicated boys of bli own*:

With the exception of two or begins once more its historie up in themselves to the honour of the pick only using her to

Their hope, education, the

their tongingis formation Juicy still at Brigade But beneath those three who are first completing sentry-go of the sen, ind the Foreign Ofice? scarlet tunics who are these their University

only bo maintained One of the head boys there. youngsters? Welsh lads who leds had all done their Bational for peace, but they believe that I why old man. By the way, when have come from the valleys to service. In other words, they peace can

soldlering a job; Scots had completed their two year through strength. That li w

word deeply moved this ree London and training in the Army, the Navy we were munist?

I was at Orford,

Cockneys who or the Air Forthi MOS OF HIem morning, when; töɛjhefmusio dẾ When I was at

think that it's probably a bit of had acquired commissions in the the missed bands, the Dilgado which old man, alright and want to show off to process. Now they are civilians, alow-marched „Great, --- who told you all about: It7:3

me use and he did your arst became a Com TRON

--klased 'ma, ten times.., 1 "As you were sailing over

the sex,

You mused your chance when

you kissed me nearly, #Nearty?emoteno

'old

their girls in the Park. Heroes? but at stated intervals they must carrying the either Quest

“Juicy” Founcewaters, old you'd better not say that aloud, undertake refresher course and they were dedicating: their 6They greich an all soldiers do. will be called to the colours at Courage, their joymity, and. Whate Landen Begree, Strvice) | They baye nicknames for, last onen if war breaks out,tay youth, de

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