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World Copyright by arrangement with the Manchester Guardian
IF IT ISN'T MERRIE ENGLAND, IT ISN'T
HAPPY AMERICA, EITHER
T
THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK OF BRITAIN'S PULL-OUT OF SUEZ
New York. HERE'S a long sigh of relief in America now that the British will and French withdraw their troops from Egypt. There is also sense of uneasiness.
Others are surprised to United that the learn States intends to charge us for the of it is sending.
expect
the
their
NATHANIEL
GOBBINS
A
CCORDING to a BBC, Christmas draw tickets which brondenst I heard r they never hear about again, cently the Australian and Miss Worry, almost in tears. is writing to the papers aborigine calls the white that the pudding she kept for a year, on the advice of experts, has gono green,
If sho had asked this expert
he would have told her that the only punds that improved with keeping were those mixed with and made by
man "Mr Worry."
Shrewd observations of this kind usually come from children and simple men. To the aborigine, living for the day and not caring ald nbout the morrow, white man must seem a pitiful creature.
the grandy
Ho sees him worrying about I the past, the present, the future, this life and the next.
At this season I am the worst Mr Worry in the country,
Each November I tell myself
will order Christmas cards and always forgu Then I worry about the people who He also sees Mrs Worry will send me cords and what worrying
over- about things
heel they will think I looked by Mr Worry and Mr when the comoliment is Warry worrying Mrs Worry returned. about things he might have kept to himself,
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am not
Then I tell myself I wii
write them letters instead.
I hate writing letters this preys wecks. Then I can't find their
At the moment you might my mind for three have thought the white man in nddressos and go half crazy this part of the world had turning out drawers and losing enough big problems on his
mind without searching for sanaller ones to make
more difficult,
his life pald.
wrong. For many days readers of The Times have been engaged in u
That's
where you're
that should have been
Reading
correspondenCO
polito quarrel about the origin column I see I am supposed to of the costume worn by Father Rive
Christmas.
Some Hald J cume from Scandinavia: others argued in
apologetically,
FUE
the birds 41 happy Christms.
"This is the time of Yem to think of others, Including birds," writes this worry guts. favour of the Balkans, and one, "Make their almos!
Yuletide happy gested Russia. At this an out- by stringing monkey nuts on a
wine. The nuts are raged reader, even more anti-
cheap art Communist
plentiful." than most of UR said that, anyway, Santa Claus
worms, Fussy was of American origin. As Breeches, but I suppose I must have always contended that drop everything and buy somG
So are
Christmas 15 a racket. I can nuts.
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only worry sentimentalists with the suggestion that this wicked oki man should abandon his false beard and silly dressing- gown and sail under his true colours dressed as a pira e.
Worry, worry, worry
few
Cats' Olympics
been
OTTIE the Devil Cat is oƠN A who never seems to worry about anything. For the last
has nights sho organising what sound e THEN there is simple. Olymple Games on the flat roof
Mr Worry, who over our dining-room. minded
to the Archers for her
When wrote
we heard little foot Christmas turkey.
thudding madly round in circles Before she received a letter we thought it must be a tom explaining cat's relay race with Lottie as that these agricultural char- acters are Actitious, her main the prize Instead turned out Christmas problem was folver medal,
honest
After that we heard several farming folk who wouldn't let heavy thumps. Were theso her down. They would send wrestling cats throwing each tver the finest turkey in the other in the Greco-Roman style, country ut a reasonable price.
as forecast. There was to be there is an pesce but instead atmosphere of war.
I have the strong impression immense among the Asians and
and, of course, Africans
that millions of Americans are Arabs as a result
of its action disappointed with the Elsen- compelling Britain and rower
performance since the France 10 withdraw troops from
by election. Egypt and Today a State Depuri publicly censuring them in the...........Things have not ment official told me, almost United Nations. airily, "Sir Anthony Eden My information is that we has squandered his per- can
American aelion I was at a party given sonal credit with President soon to achieve a settlement in
the Middle East. by Cecil Benton. Among Eisenhower." He went on the... guests were several to suggest that the Ameri- prominent Americans, in- Administration would cluding Sir Anthony Eden's be happier to do business host, John Barry Ryan with newly-constituted
Government Junior, who lent the Prime Conservative Minister his Newport house in London. three years ago
after the
Boston operation.
One American
can
aware
Dulles himself Mr
is looking extraordinarily fit woman, after a major operation. If who had just flown back he is
of the cri- from Paris, said: 'I can- not get out of my head the feeling
United that the States has let Britain and France down badly."
Another American hand- ed me a clipping from the New York Herald Tribune of a letter signed by David Guthrie.
"Ever The letter said: since General Eisenhower Was elected President in 1962, I have been trying to understand the foreign policy of his Administra- tion. At long last the fog has cleared and I'm enabled to see it in its full glory.
The truth
"It has been to send his henchman Dulles scurrying about the globe with a bag
"The first part of this policy has been an abysmal fallure. The second has been sadly and singularly effective.
DON
IDDON! DIAR
ticism, distrust, and hostili ty toward him he is not showing it.
Uneasy
Outwardly 11 would be through the United Nations, as
the Eisenhower emphasis is now on the peace organisation; but the heart of the matter will be unilateral and stamped USA.
The
trom the BBC
The Archera were
of a
gold
or muscular females, ko five- hat Russion Nina, hurling
cod's head instead of the discus?
A
The stock market was to go up but it has gone down; busi ness was to boom, but it is fragging: the whole nation was Now, disillusioned, sho
In the middle of the 9 o'clock. be exultant at the Presi- golog to worry herself sick
news large black cat hurtled instead it until December 24 going from through the window, breaking dent's triumph, but
to
foiled to do for France.
in the
is jittery, racked with tension, shop to shop pinching, and a couple of omaments, He must and stricken with n sense of prodding turkeys and trying have been the loser in the gullt at what it has done or to believe the lors who say
heavyweight boxing contest, Britain and they all came from Norfolk
but, although defeated also the Gallup Poll pests worrying citizens for mes, ho won Lottie's supper, their opinions about the crisis, which had just been put down
Officious citizens are also on the kitchen floor. bothering other citizens to buy
It may not be merry England friendly and generous American people are
there but it is unhappy clearly over uneasy about the new look in America here, American policy.
Newspapers here are flooded with articles and letters from influential Americans who are not hesitating to rebuke their Own country, and to urge the Whiic House and State Department.
statesmanship
The lawyer Lawrence Hunt wrote: "Suppose, to be fair, and we Americans want to be fair, suppose that America was In the
Some supreme danger.
And suppose our life- line, which had long been control and under
under our
International
seized by a
Thore Rre
(World copyright.)
PARIS NEWSLETTER from SAM WHITE
MME HERVE ALPHAND
STORMS THE LOUVRE
supervision, was M MEANDERY Ahe
Middle
Eastern
PHAND, wife of the
despot armed and supported by recently appointed French about her less-than-Jukowaru the ex-ambassador of Nationalist
Russia.
"And suppose Britain, some- how (not really imaginable under those circumstances), had
Paris. tion giant" which he will spend descendant of the defimet royal
and house of Montenegro and a rela
former Queen of chair coverings for the Embassy, tive of the
Mme Alphand is quite frank Italy,
For some, inscrutable reason enthusiasm for diplomatic life. doned her successful career as a ington Koo, flew specially from She has now completely aban China in Washington, Mr Well-
nightclub singer as a
Insult of Washington for the party, omco Foreign
Ambassador to Washington, has returned to Paris on a tough diplomatic mission.
Her mission is to wrench from
that
He has the President's persuaded us not to use force the tight grip of the Louvre and this wasnuble with am- DIPLOMAT COMPANION
on a
they didn't,
to
backed talents.
WITTY BLONDE
A
Her hus-
MRS
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entire confidence, as has but to resort to an economie the Ministry of Fine Arts some bassadorial
an actor's good who shot her millionaire ANNE WOODWARD, been demonstrated over and boycott in which they would, pletares to decorate the massive bond, who
of course, help. And then but hideous French Embassy in looks and mobile faac, is a noted husband, William Woodward, over again.
his imitations of when the mistook him for Washington. She also hopes to mimic and get some Sevres china from the foreign statesmen have enjoyed prowler in the grounds of thebe It is obvious that a
"To weep'
national collection which she along international run at the Long Island home in 1955, s of gold in one hand, to sweeping review of Amari-
plans to
now in Paris. an originat better dinner parties, placate Freedom's enemies can policy took place be
Her sister-in-law, Mme De decorative
IN REVERSE schemo. (Nasser
company), tween Eisenhower and "And
supposo Britain kept My money is on Mmo Alphand
At the time when diplomatic Croisset, who lives in Paris, told. All the on rereging and even delayed in her Louvre-storming mission, and a bludgeon in the Dulles at the Georgia cot- us in taking the matter to the It is
Woodward family are true that generations of pressure forced Mme Alphand me: "Anne well,
Very other, with which to hit tage.
United Nations, And then French diplomats have failed in to abandon her singing career, fond of her
Britain
she made a notable, witticism. Supposo Freedom's friends (Great
Mrs Woodward has been actually
just this task, but perhaps they she said: "It song as though I avoiding fashionable resorts, mid economie old The United States is now resumed Britain, France, Australia,
Mms Alphand's varied s
have created a procedent in eating only in small restauranta. Colonel Nasser, the Russian- course to
TOYerse. Many diplomats have Her constant companion here is and New Zealand) over the embarked
hands armed despot whose head.
win friends and influence were close to our throat,
married nightclub singers and a 30-year-old Uruguayan diplo- converted them into dignified mat, Senor Nelson Casas, wito
Is sintioned in Vienna. people in the Middle East
"And and Asia.
suppose we had then She is a blue-eyed blonde with diplomatic wives,
a result of iny example, maved our own troops into the an air of subtle distinction and
DRESS LURE. area to prevent a small conflict a beautiful figure. In addition however from diplomat's wife. nightclub singer-this becoming a big war and to she has brains, a sharp wit and to
reminds too many of them of
They drove together restore the canal to Intera a deep busky voled,
Vlonaia di Mits Wo national control: with the hope A slightly wan look comes their more humble past. It is
Cadillac, und "he bas Ingi her. In Paris Vice President of weakening Russia's little over her face when Washington most embarrassing for them." I may add that I voted Nixon's statement on Novem- despot and of keeping Russia is mentioned, but her eyes spar BAKSHARES' RISING' Although Mew Woodward the straight Republican ber. 2: "In the past the away.
kio with pleasure when she talks XHILE petrol may be short been ayolding any cont of Now
York. She gave me tier Willer hur books to Dhortage fashionable Farin life, trave always felt that we would-
every-undiplomatic views on museums; 1960."
whenever the pressure was on thing, suppose Britain had "I love painting," she said, "but of Americanoil magnates in not resist the tempta
KAWA, She has ordered The truth
side with the polleles of the moved with bitter pique two detect museums. To me, bles Paris this week - Parla ortus designers is that
British and French Govern resolution of censure in the tures in a museum are like › A dimer party K although the State Departments in relation to the arco Ull, against us. Just what do animals in a zoo, you feel they was given for one of quests Givenchy and Balding y From Dior she has Boug Warren Smith boss ment has triumphed, and colonial areas"
you
supporo wa would have are not in their natural setting,"
of the As for the Sovres, china the Cuban
Petroleum, black-and-white tie for had its way and will with
lopes 20 got the. plans to Company. His company Pald Casa Sonor Case in all Britain and France, many that Asia and Africa are on- "It is to laugh--no, it is to noorata, “'one room; anurely to own 75 percent of the ter build, balding, and of fat many)- Amdricans are not vinced that the United States wtpatible to weep for our
The china will stand ritory of Cuba) The hand of pleden, . There is: imadstie complication in their friendship. happy about the humilia will no longer automatically folly and our moral failure. It small brackets fixed on the company, have been going up Me Woodward's N
eto weep, for! our 97 shocking mes painted, in pinuitablo durolygvcera eince the Buez Spanlin and Benor, Chier upselles tion imposed upon 118 wide with the Brilhand
ve bald French whatever the, premture.
dimlay of stupidity and a
to me:
the way ar
The American publat treat old friends
Prestige
Remember
'ticket' in 1952, 1954, and nations of Asia and Africa wand then, to cap
dona?
Now Washington believer,
Ko told that "American prestige::
Venezuola
on
Hoo, Mme Alphand dasUDiplomati
raslans to laughes Let us be red
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