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are being found by a poet-politician and his "Operation Boot- strap."
re-
Bustling
By JACQUELINE ENGERT
Governor Munoz
brought
loves people about him. He live
down
on
with
A
could doje.
own
hand over his mouth and a knee in his back, and robb:d.
Numbers found they
idly
the
loves
Не to talk.
an Islanders-forming their la
communities, eloquent speaker - as well as ever spreading
cinemos, drug writer and poet in English with Spanish
Iroe stores, super-markets and pistau- Spanish. During and moments, he strides off into the rants-got a bad reputation
Diverse Social agencies In- mountains, wearing a colourful open-necked sports shirt. There cluding a Mayor's Committee on Rican Affairs-now will
hours Puerto squat for
to get 500,000 Puerto Puerto Rican fashion talking work
call Rican New Yorkers Into with the peasants.
They
the
taken in all manner of foreign
PARIS NEWSLETTER
MR FRANCE PLANS
A COME-BACK
W
From Sam White
As
· PARIS.
ոլ aftermath of tha HAT Is the future Mendes-France revolution there Is likely to be a great deal of of M. Mendes head rolling In Government
France? This is the departments. great question in French politics today.
It le doubtful if he will ever accept. office again in
He removed many officials 100 closely associated with provious administrations. Now they are clamouring to get back.
There is the case of half a
the life of the present Par- dozen pro-European Army diplo
mats whom Mendes-France liament: and even more
named ទន envoys In minor in the Middle East which profoundly dislikes and Far East. Many of these and mistrusts him will ever have been prolonging their leave in Parls hoping for a change of Government. Now there may bu more pleasing news for them.
doubtful if Parliament embassies
#
give him another chance.
1 position as Premier Wats Personally always paradoxical, unpopular when he was a back- bench eritle with a small follow-
¤ A in ing, he
gained power nament of
panic
after the fall of Dien Bien Phu.
Since then his unpopularity with the majori ty of MPs has mounted to Berco detestation of the man and his methods.
There wer his unforgivable SUCCCESCS,
his
national and in- ternational standing, his in- tellectual rogance, his bit ink tongue when denting with the parliament- nry mediocrittes pitted against him.
There was also of whisper anti-Semitism in
it
the campaign against him.
Almost reeling
with
fatigue,
his face brulegd
by lack of sleep,
Shrewd move
A top French
Jean Monnet,
YOKO TANI .Shows kimonos,
hissed at and boord, as he tried'
a last statement, after
him "El Vate" - the Bard. "melting pot," New York has
to make a love. People are his Ba People are "Operation
Bootstrap"
his defeat, Mendes managed 10 launch
civil servant,
head of the European Coal and Steel Com- munity. who announced his resignation cently because disagreement
of
with M. Mendes- France, may now be persuaded to stay put
Mendes-Franca
shrowd
thing in moving M. Massig from the London em- bussy to make him head of the
French Foreign Occ.
Massigli, France's
diplomat,
senior
will
be able to pro- vent too drastic vent fot
changes in
pointments mader by Mendes- France. Ho 19 too, a man who shares Premier's strong pro-British bins.
the
London for fun
France LSA
alogan
his first problem. peoples and cultures before. It his
ore. 11 would is a patchwork of Hungarian,
French which is likely to be his rally- business German,
Negro-and Chinese,
have falled if 370,000 islanders Czech, had not let honi in a steady How batwien 1940 and 1954, Munoz stili has स
ing population
Fanatics
SCHIAPARELLI, who closed her dressmaking in Paris last year, is Puerto ing cry in the future.
planning to sell her big house The slogan: France las ac- noor the Champs-Elysees ond the sun-quired a liking for the bitter
sweet taste of truth.
then to live in London. Sho tells me: "Paris is a city I espoelst with work. London His popularity in the country
Newspapers with fun." remains enormous, are receiving a big mall voicing pubile disgust at his fall, in Paris cinemas his appearence in
for ISUNDERSTANDING
problem, M Puerto Ricans is increased
radio
a newsreel is loudly applauded. PA
A pity!
City officials Rican clions. Ten years ago, the beauti- fui Puerto Rican island
say migrants from worry-
be Caribbean may on drenched surplus "Commonwealth," 961 miles
another 20 his hands. Puerto Rico has civic leaders in off the Florida coast, was a
million years. End Awo
î Quarter scandal of slums und
It is only 100 mijes people. long and 35 miles wide. poverty, overpopulation and
It had
Mainland Puerto Ricans are disease.
DARIS critics are accialming a social a enormous
dancer whom they describe Murees but prople, packed
Tarugh newspaper and
For the time being, Mendes-
**76* £5 "A new Josephine Baker." its 655 to the square mile.
newcomers now by nationalist outrages the al-France Intends to escape from She is 20-year-old Yoko Tani, a factory for you. campaigns, nickname was "Uncle Sam's will build
nore about Jobs, tempted Blair House assassina- all by taking a three months from Japan, who is appearing
Truman in holiday. He will return as 0 hett.ng, suitable clothing-ana tlen of President Sweatshop." A U.S. Senate It will help you secure long- knOW
in the French term nano... It will even screen
even know
1950: the shooting of Repre- nationally recognised Opposition Committee reported Puerto job appilcanta for you and they
of English. in
sentatives in Congress by leader, something which France Rican misery was "unsolv- then train them to operate your mattering
America the islanders meet the fanatics last year.
has not had for nearly 30 years. machines. able,"
Added attractions: The climate "colour problem" for the first
Pucito
Ricans ol is magnificent. The swimming, time.
"mixed" people. Some have a sailing and fishing are out
of blood of Negro this world. And there is tax heavy strain
which makes them dark- exemption for ten years.
Many are Puerto Rico's meagre living complexioned.
All ever
Out-of-works islanders poured north Into New York's Puerto Rican Harlem unit burst #1 the seams and spiled Spanisa- speaking "foreigners" Manhattan, The migrant stream swelled until today one in every
is R Yorkers twenty New Puerto Rican. There are nearly 500,000 in the city. Only recent-
by, off
ITHLY
Are
But Governor Munoz stresses: "Puerto Rico is not demanding independence. It is shown by the fact that 81 percent of the voters of the island have declared that they do not ask independence. It is shown by with which both vigour
Government munian the in the Unlled Negroes, There is competition people and
the two minority pudiate. the handful of nation- alist fanatics that occasionally Officials say this cam- between paign helps Jamaica
fire real bullets into the real world from the bastions of their utter fantasy.
not
une
st depends largely on the "co.cure" at all, but mainland
lump them million Americans So sugar crop.
on ad- together dollars a year is spent vertising rum States.
all
Wish
too. For groups. officials predicted there would De 1,250,000 by 1970.
In 1948, Luis Munoz Marin
it aims to wheedle the Ameri- can from his favourite Scotch
former Greenwich Village whisky "highball' and persuade
b:came
Hot-blooded
Great appeal
The outlines of a Left bloc led already taken have by him
shape. It includes most of the Socialists and many of the de Gaullista.
re-
to
version of "The
Tea House of the August Moon."
She had been appearing before then as a barely-clad dancer at the Casino de Paris, but the Casino was persuaded to release
Er "The Ton House." her
In the play she performs ss 2 dancer displaying a scries of dazzling kimonos. tritic: "It's a pity."
The aim of this bloc will be General win the French Election in April next year. The mein:
Quotes
Says
ont
Dress designer. Pierre Bai-
The trick of wearing
GO
in Moscow, too.
Tho
bloc hopes to gain some two or mink is to lock as though you three million voles from the were wearing a cloth cosť, Puerto Ricans wisely prefer steady six mililon the Commu- trick of wearing a cloth coat is though you were Bohemian, Int
Intellectual, journal him to tuke rum Instead
nists have polled ever since the to kok many years Puerto to remain within the American ON OR
wearing mink, the Colourful ads in subways.
The Island Ist
walls.
liberation, and poet
оп Rican migrants were tradi- tariff
M. Mendes - France of his roadside hoardings, In
status, which
Mendes - France's maga-
Under first elected Governor
left alone by New "commonwealth
It shows that Against
and zines,
in
too, newspapers, tonally
the bloc will Malenkov's fall; poverty-striken Island.
"Americans are Yorkers. They festered in the came into effect in July 1952, leadership,
have & great appeal for the there is Government Instability prophesies, his now-or- proclaim:
was a compact made by the slums, Some habits worst experis
were
United States and Puerto Rico youth of the country. never
Bootstrap" changing their drinking "Operation
Jura- victima of unscrupulous Drink rum!" to boost the island's
Pre- crusade
Familles share
as two separate states, single The sale of rum brings lords. perforening
Eisenhower living standards
promises at $20 or $20 a week, aldent miracies. In five
double riches. Taxes collected rooms economic
ycars,
American Mothers often find work first. Puerto Rico "absolute indepen- 336 new industries have been at on Ita sale
to the Children roam the city streets dente" any time the island asks tracted to the island. Desperate continent are returned
and become delinquents. Crime for it, unemployment is cut by one- Puerto Rican treasury,
But, says Governor Munoz: high. Hot-blooded And
behind this rates are atth. The exodus north dropped
for "No commonwealth, no 'Boot- notorious EXIC high-powered plan- "Latins"
knives and for strap. No 'Bootstrap' and we by nearly 80 percent last year. grandlose,
ning? Governor Munoz, aged using Ricans are even
Atroller Some Puerto
is sink" man, He "mugging": 55, a big friendly returning home.
19
Persuasive
"Ouch an impressive record
PERATION Bootstrap" has
from
are
that economle observers other impoverished lands hurrying to the tiny tropical Elo to 600 what remarkable things are being done, with a
capital.
Puerte Fico,"
Doct Munoz, does not want to cx- pooperation people"
Bootstrap"- ·do- cigned,
explains the Governor, to face "Operation Lament"-IR replace
on the
The man
AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY
ON THE SLOPES OF EVEREST
W tigh
to
bas
time.
15
hours
that the
in Katmandu.. When extracted a promise THEN you are the Bri- Times
would tell him Ambassador in reports came back from the ambassador
mountain, Summerhayes, did not after two hours. little courage, energy and-Nepal, just what are your even show them to the outraged Now, in fact, it was not till afterwards powers?
Times nearly whom the correspondent
By ther Well, judge for yourself had sent there, before despatch that they were told.
himself to London.
the newa had been received from Katmandu when you have read this ng
in completely untrained. back" story....
reached the
comp. 18,000 Amerle,
Mr Summerhayes transmitted Mr Ralph Izzard, a Daily ft. up, in record
left the few expedition members
the news at 6.30 p.m. on June 1 an immense campaign to capture Mail reporter, was warned there greeted him with embar to London; but he did not tell the US. businessman's invest- by Colonel John Hunt (as he rament. The most they could the King of Nepal or the other ment dollar. It aims to "sell" then was) that the copy offer him was oups of tea and correspondents, including the
tittle-tattic,
Mr Arthur Puerto Rico to mainland' Ameri
but 110.
am. on cans, Munor says the land right of news about the general
British Mount nows. And when he attempted on until
photograph them needs tens of millions of dollars successful
they June 2. in annual capital investment. Everest expedition had been dodged into their tente,
Tet Mr Anthony Nutting, the This deliberate, persuasive man bought by the Times. So he
Fordigh
Under-Secretary, told get them, A
decided to chase the éx-
the House of Commons that the had infarmod the ambassador Half an hour of this end, York and pedition to its base camp
King of Nepal at "salcemet" in New
"at the first other big U.S. cities. Yearly 200 miles from Katmandu, Izzard had to walk the 200 he allocates $400,000 to capital of Nepal, ..
milos back-catching, fever on opportunity.
He also said that Summer- paper and magazine advertising me Nepalese Foreign Secre- the way
Finally
that have had transmitted two mee- sages for Daily Telegraph offdale and try gavo Izzard every facility. secretaries write pomonal lee But the British Ambassador,, Everest had been conquered the corporidents Secretaries were Danloors, Mr Christopher Bummerhayes, wat in code to Sumaneshayes, ad aced for simae facilities ho is said to hara they would have been granted." investment companies. Eirteen for no apparent reason
the
Tirard, and Colin The the story told by Mr Inchirin experta; make per than the preservation, of sonal calls up and down the copright, told Izzard he would Raid of the Delly Telegraph, to. Izard, without rancour de
oral his tall the news after a medionable radiooval, an RV
(published Koys interval to emble the Quiten to by Hoddle country
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