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service In the
R HENRY WALLACE For one thing he has an unbroken announces his intention period of 25 years' of standing for election House.
ber of
By DENIS MARTIN
EARLY. three years have Hundreds of Socialist leaders re-
passed since tanks came finally to halt in Berlin and the new Socialist Unity Party-had come to political lenders of Germany stoy, and from that day Social emerged from concentration Democracy has been forbidden in the camps, hiding, and exile to start Russlan Zone. life again.
of mem- Russian signed, and thousands
bern joined other political organisa- EL tions. but the new Party-the
In Berlin things were different. Here the three Western Powers were
Today, the great political not satisfied that the merger did, in parties and the vaster trade fact, represent, the wishes of the unions dominate the German workers.
scene.
They form the essential clue to the apparent inability of the four Foreign Ministers to get down to brass tacks.
There is ample evidence to suggest that Mir Molatoy believes he has a trump card up his sleeve in the twe massive and efficient organisations built up in the Russian zone for the eronomic and political conquest of Germany.
These organisations are the So- cialist Unity Party and the League of free German Trade Unions, complete command of the situetion in the Russian zone, and possersing numerous powerful offshoots in the League of Free German Youth, the League of Germann Woinen and simi- ior Institutions, they are in full cry for a "push to the West" and the blessing of an All-German status.
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the these circumstances, Enerches of Mr Molotny, ringing strange and unreal in the Confer ence room, become quite clear when they are interpreted as what they | are sperches to a German audience, championing the cause of the Ger- man workers
+
· Infiltration?
ACK In Berlin and the Russian zone, chains of newspapers, well
BA
supplied with newsprint, artworks
The neid test came with the famous plebiscite, when the Social Democrats of Berlin were asked what they thought about the fusion issue. The Russions banned voting in the eight boroughs under their control, but in the twelve remaining boroughs 19,529 Social Democrats voted against amalgamation with the Com munists and only 2,937 said "Yes," Eighty-two per cent. of the Party members voted,
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
"See here, can't you ever express determination without making that u American gesture with the right hand!!*
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
ONCE
a man
upon a time said, if he liked what he Part of history
was eating, "This is delicious." Then came the jargon of the THEN, in October. 1948, the capital bureaucrats, "This is a palatable polled for the municipal elections. and nutritious intake of food- The
overwhelming Socin De- stuffs." inerat victory in these elections has Then, recently, Mr Strachey, while already become part of German | tasting a new food, is reported to history: 948,743 peuple voted for the have said. "This rates Grade I. In Social Democrats,
Britain," which, I suppose, la the Christian Democrata came next latest way of expressing enjoyment with 431,916 votes, and the Socialist of food-or rather "diet." How glad Unity Party, for all its support from I am that no pretty actress when I the Russians, could muster only was young ever looked up from her plate at Romano's to my. "This rates In open, outspoken opposition to Grade 1. In Britain."
for Infiltration
There should be a documentary the Molotoy plan
and film of the Food Minister chewing through the political parties
of an egg made of processed tree-bark, trade unions, stand the lenders The Social Democrats and the and saying, "This makes all Britain Christian Democrats Iz Western riboflavin-conscious und starch-
383,182 vales.
Germany
MICH
In
minded."
Opponent No. of the "Unity"
one-armed Kurt In passing Kaunt. Schumacher, who spent ten years in concentration camp and now leads
the Social Democratic Party.
Accusing the Socialist Unity Party
MONG some old papers I found the other day a faded and fut- tered copy of the "Inis." I won-
of attempting to justify the fnckboot dered why I had kept it, mul I
as a means of political governight, saw the date, May 24, 1913
24, 1913 (will my
batteries radio stations bring Mr Schumacher is still the leading polt- blographers please make a note of
muster
tical flure of Western Germany.
As early as March, 1040, he ex- posed the Communist unity campaign to force in Berlin as "an attempt Communist leadership the So- clulist masses."
un
Fight goes on
it?).
Turning the pages I came to my first published poem. And recalled how somebody In my father's club had shown it to him. My father read it and said, "So that's what he's doing at Oxford."
of magazines and pamphlets and Molotov to German ears.
The Red Army administration of Germany is apparently convinced that there exists in the Russian zone For another, he has been an out-alleient machinery to achieve, by to the American Presidency this
character all that infiltration, a central German Gov-
"The Communists,” he told a party will be standing Sents
crnment of its design.
congresa, "want to put the clock back | Afternoon tea and kisses so that voters xent
The rise to power of the Socialist 14 years. In this endeavour, they offered a third choice, in addi- time, responsible for a great nem-
vigorous and dramatic Unity Party and the League of Free have one thing in common with | CTILL going through life as though
German Traile tion to the regular Democratic speeches.
Unions has been Prussian officers-iron discipline."
were # charade, Captain nchieved by methods whleh, at
Foulenough embarrassed Vita Drevis and Republican candidates.
He is quieter now, but in the old Ulmes, bear a disturbing resemblance
himself the other day by getting Iannounced as "M. Hotspot from the oratory, was to tactles paraued, in the days of 111 Parliament
mere days his tempestuous il
Hitler.
Korean Embassy." Vita was at len truly arresting.
Her. The Englishman hardly presumes
Communists could
Democrats share the opposition of "How thrilling and chattered so Scottish to intervene when
the Social Democrats to the Com-much that her daughter could not busines is under discussion. 1 full oratorical spate the quality
munist bid to capture Germany.
explain. The Caplain wore a long In the turbulence of the repara-dressing-gown of black silk. When and with stronger reason I sup- of his language always impressed.
is crials the struggle for dotnina-introduced to Lady Brevis he clicked pose a Briton should be ebary
lon in now?
centred in the Trade his heels, kissed her hand with a. Unions, munists have still falled to capture ing, no, too charming,
but even here the Com-loud smack, and sale: "Too charmi of butting into the internal
yes?" affairs of the Americans.
any significant following in the Ruhr then produced }]} Bille mouse
from. Valley and the industrini regions of
a brown bag, and offered it to Vito. The
British Zone.
"Comblimunks off da Korean Om- The Oght goes on. This is the bossy," he said. Vita
gave a little with the formation of an anti-Fascist main issue of postwar Germany. scream, and the next moment the Mr. Molotov. thinks he has the Captain-had-her-tight-in-his-arms answer.
But there are others, and was crowing into her car. "But, cluding millions of Germans, whono, mn Ivetle swotheart, I, Hotspot, believe that n Russian solution and shall defond you against this wild the type of Government foreseen by mouzes, no?"" Russia
And before the as- would be a disaster for tonished eyes of the mother, Europe.
kissed her heartily and repeatedly.
Even when his burring voice was only a handful of leaders at the end fall to the right, the Christian with her mother, who exclaimed,
It was stron Biblical English, often with a poetical strain running through it.
is
of the war.
which
for
Come
Their one course--and they fought for this with typlead fanaticism- was to achieve a united front with powerful Social Democratie Party, which was, and is, the corner the
of stone
working-class
political Germany. And to hear David, quoting, full-policy in postwar Gern
The first phase. In a campaign But perhaps one may be per- throated, "A man's a man for '
15 of enormous significance * genuin democratie
international Socialism, mitted to say that if Mr Wallace that." is-to-muke any kind of showing.. at all, to ix a good "aler run" in fact, he will need to impress, Iris fellow citizens far more favourably than he did a meet- ing of British M.P's in the first half of last year.
This fargely attended meeting provoked pamething like a sensation by reason, of the very poor impres- sion created by the speaker
Mr Wallace, much publicised by his friends as a Messianie political
#gure, astonished his audience by
his ineptitude.
He was nebulous, halting, discur sive unt, so far as international concerned, positively affairs were naive in some of the views he ex-
pressed.
Even the fellow travellers who had assembled to hail this American Daniel comu to judgment on the errors of British foreign policy were not impressed by his performance, and felt the meeting subdued, if not Shocked,
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is unusual for a back bencher
to have
Take Me Kirkwood
a
Privy Councillorship conferred upon blin:
But then Dayle (“Big Dayle" to his Scots colleagues) is an unusual back bencher.
NANCY
A Steaming Iden
OKAY, MR.ZILCH--
I'M GLAD YOU
CALLED
thrill.
* * DETAILS of the Bill for the re-
istribution
parliamentary sents and other electoral reforms
are likely to be made pubile in the next few weeks, as it is the Govern- ment's intention to pass the measure into low this session.
It is a matter of considerable domestic interest to M... since it Involves the blotting out of some xrats and the analgamation of others, a situation calculated to rive rise to personal rivalries within parties, though such rivalry is not perhaps an entirely new factor in politics.
.
Tront of all four Parties in the Russian zone and Berlin.
Then, in the spring of 1946, a furion of the Social Democratic and Communist Parties
in the Russian zone was arrange
COST OF THE
CIVIL List, expenditure now
means the money payable to maintain the Crown. In old times the phrase meant some- thing quite different.
by
Alan Clarke
CROWN
He
vences became known as the Civil List,
In George III's reign Civil List expenditure amounted to £1,030,000, compared with £330,000 today. From
this sum were paid such to the things ns 13
the
Salaries of the Judges, important
The Financial Secretary There are four classes of Civil Treasury is responsible both to the Chancellor, The publication of the Bin win List charges.
King and to Parliament for Civil officers of State and Ambassadors. also reveal to us what
List pensions. Government's mind on such ques- is in the
At present there
George II The first is His Majesty's
surrendered some tions as plural voting and university Privy for private) Purse. This ceived a total of £30,971 16s. 2d, throne about £250,000 of the na- are 220 Civil hereditary revenue to the Crown. List pensioners who last year - And when George IV came to the representation, about which there is is the King's own personal in- from public funds. much curiosity.
For the financial year 1946-7 this was £30,661 9s. lid. THE KING'S PURSE The second class salaries of the King's Household and retired allowances (£134,000).
*
JOW STANDS BRITAIN is the I question title of the new official exhibition at Charing Cross
The 1948 answer is that Britain is all right, and can do great things. it she will only stand Arm in the faith of her own power and possi-
bitities.
come.
All Civil List expenditure and the annuities, voted separately, which are paid to other members of the Royal Family (Queen Mary receives 70.000), come from the Treasury's Consolidated for central) Fund,
tlon's expenditure was transferred from the King's account.
SORTING A TANGLE
Select Commitee of the House of
It was not until 1030 that
Comnians was appointed to separate The reason why the term "Civil the tangled finances of the Crown Third: the expenses of the House List" is still applied to the Royal and the nation. The result was an hold (£152,800),
Act u and fourth, the expenditure and for pensions is a
of Parliament for the regulation of the Civil List. Royal Bounty. Alins and Special legney from history. Services (£13,200). Accounts for Until the Restoration in 1000 all The Anancial switch-over wak Royal Household expenditure are expences of Government, civil and completed by Queen Victoria on her She must reject alike the evils of audited by the Exchequer.
military, were met from the Royal accession. She surrendered all uppeusement and truculence, and There is an entirely distinct ex- revenue frent of Crown lands and hereditary revenues of the Crown show a firm front to enemies abroad senditure, voted separately by various Royal hereditary taxes and for life in consideration of a yearly and at home who seek to harm her. Parliament, on Civit List pensions. rights).
payment charged against the Con- These are payable to famous men ir Britai
Naught shall make us rue, in fact, of letters; scientists, actors, artists to distinguish between war expenses
At the Restoration, it was decided oldated Fund, to herself do rest, butor thoir. dependents who have fallen and the cost of civil establishments covered only Jegislature to provide true.
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