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Don Iddon's Diary

An Englishman Looks At America

The twilight is ended, the chimneys smoke again...

For the past fortnight formal methods of diplomacy have falled. The United States has been with

Ambassador in Moscow

JUL

who

and has had no representative could even get an audience, with Stalin.

The new envoy, General Bodoll Smith

has still to take off for the

bassador to tho US. Andre} Gromyko, has only just returned hors after a long absence.

CONGRESS AND LOAN Russian capital. The Soviot Am-

Inevitably the exchange of views has lagged and practically broken down. The State Depart mont has seat off stern Notes, but mostly the replies have come not the diplomatic pouch but in indamed and furious editorials in Russian State-controlled the Press,

The most serious threat to the British loan, when it comes to the So both Americans and Rus- floor of Congress, will be from slans, in the midst of intense fer a group of Republicans. They mont, have boon without a top will suggest that, instead of the resting resentative in each

government. Loan of $3,750,000,000, Congress other's seat of should make an outright gift of is $1,000,000,000. This move animated by good wilt, but the proposal falls far short of British minimum requirements. Such gift would enable Britain to buy the food she needs for the next eighteen months: but it would not restore British be enough to solvency to a point where Britain could effectively play her part under the Bretton Woods agree ment. Some of the loan's fea But it does hold hures are severe.

Now tho U.NO. Asombly offers a ripe opportunity for fair and roo discussion, and the Americans and ourselves are pre- pared to go to exceptional lengths to restore tranquillity.

Backing Bovin

Only if the Red rampage rolls un, if the Soviet shows itself de- flant beyond renson, will the full showdown come.

tor

THE CUINA MAIL, WEUNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1946.

TODAY IN EUROPE

By RANDOLPH Churchill

Hannen Swaffer Just Back In-

England From New York Says

WE ARE HAPPIER THAN

THE AMERICANS

Twelve experts, drawn from [editorial' a duzen countries, toiled under they

Around the year. 1997, an in- lignant Tory member of the British Parliament was heara to say in his club, "That damn fellow Winston Churchill ought to be locked up!" When asked

his direction,, unpaid but rest delay of the why he expressed so liberal an opinion, be explained that he had just been listening to Mr Churchill's latest speech warn ing of the dancers with which Hitler's aggressions confronted

magazine that Churchill custom- arily has five Scotch-and-sodas before dinner and had to be rein- forced wiu brandy at Missouri have angored Churchill's family, particularly Randolph.

Australion officials are restive over the year's United States in couding a Minis

cut there. It's mystifying and embarrassing.

Red And Green Along the дузписа York the red and green clashed this week. First was the sidewalk samba pickets protesting against Chur- British policy in Palestine against Harbert Hoo- ver, the dispenner of food; against anything and everything excopt Russia.

of New

havo there

of the

Then there has been the bright and brilliant green of the city's Irish, celebrating and perpetuat ing St. Patrick's Day.

Irish-born

no need to

the world.

It was almost surprising to find Britain still here when I landed near Bournemouth, after flying from Newfoundland in a Clipper at 300 miles an hour,

Incidentally, you alight in New York half an hour's drive centre of the city. from the Here, after all that speed above the clouds, it took me 180 minutes to travol the 110 miles by train. Then it cost me £1, early in the morning, to get by car from Waterloo to Trafalgar Square! There were no taxis.

I say "surprising" because, to judge from the semi-literate broadcastera who screamed on the commercial radio, Britain was down and out.

Many Americans think we have "gone Communist." Others declure, "The British Empire is finished.“

leas in their enthusiasm.

Nothing daunts this great Scotsman

"My plan, I trust, will be completed in May," he said. "It will create safe markets for the American farmer. It will find work for

were

A

conferences, whón

So.. there.

did But they Francis Williams received acant publicity in Press which is dividei batween | journals which blame us for our "Communism" and those which consider us imperialistic.

Few realise that Now Britain in Europe's last hope of social millions and lessen democracy, or that our gffint to minory everywhere..

establish a planned economy la "We should be thinking, not our only chance of survival, or

*I am

Food Facts

in terms of a route to idle, that, if ive fail, the world but in terms of food for the In-crashes,

Europa wante dian people. food: China wants food. We food-and must grow more

No, America has not so much then supply it.

hopeful of inducing food as you imagine. Eggs are Governments and financiors to plentiful. So are milk and find the money. It is the only fruit juices. But ordinary way to permanent peace".. housewives, unless they deal, as do the rich, in the world's worst black market except Italy's, find it hard to buy meat, butter or suggar.

Lost Frlands

There is a housing shortage

as great as ours and I would

A friend replied, "I heard his speech: I thought it was all true." "That's the trouble," said the member of Parliament, "and it's spolled my dinner!"

A similar reaction can be noted today in some

British and American circles towards the grave and realistic warnings Last Saturdev almost all the which Mr. Churchill has recent- town wore an emerald tie, carns-ly put forward about the ag- tion, or ribbon, and many women gressions of Soviet Russia.

America Scared flaunted grass-gay bats, scarves, green shoes

It was to be expected that the and gloves,

travellers" and the But here we were, calm and The sons of Erin, who largely "fellow

No longer did I sce run this town were out a million parlour pinks" would disagree resolute.

saw in the States-- strunk, and overnight it was with the thesis put forward at what I

by O'Dewey

strange Archbishop Fulton, Mo.. But it is signif-poople haunted Thomas

'Spellman, Sean 13 Guardia cant and disquieting that some fears. They were haunted by

Red Menace, actor Pat O'Brien, Tammany len-quite sensible people have been fears of "The

Churchill's fears of Russian spies, fears of infuriated by Mr. and Laughlin It is the ardent hope of all der

speech-not because there was fratricidal war between "the la- opponents of appeasement that change their names.

Today the International Flower anything in it which was un-bour unions" and Big Business, put power

Central true, but because they knew in fears of the unknown. - Mr. Bevin wit

the Anglo-Ameri- Show opened in Grand

Paince the first parade of plants their hearts that it was true

"Why are you all so afraid?" Pungency into

and that it summoned them to a

I naked Fiorello La Guardio. For many here believe that the since pre-war days,

Administration, after In this too lively, gasoline-in-process of vigilance and mental

"Our donger is lack of Truman

saft yellow, self-disciplint to which, in the in Win-toxicated city,

vision," he explained. "There bank-singe co-operation

ton Chuchill's speeches, has now bright blue, deep scarlet, smooth aftermath of a great war, even

scented flowers the most intelligent people are is an insane timidity on the trumpet," I said, "Americans holding up vast supplies of con- a hot-purple of tho

brought pence and solace, reluctant to submit themselves part of those who control money think he is the Archangel sumer goods in the hope owed itaolf out because head in the galleries hiseed.

might as well be enring,

The only Archangel price controls being lifted. As Blight Or Blessing

travellers" and "parlour pinka" gone wrong with their calendar. about him is his 1919 expedi- it is, these controls work well.

Therefore, while the "fellow and property. Something has Gabriel.

"I anticipate a And at last the now taxicabs, are content to sneer, the Philis- self-consciously sleek and polish-ines are outraged, because they months of bitter labour dis-

varnish,

are part of the Greece. It blames us because et, mirror-bright with are, beginning to arrive, shaming know in their bones that these putes. They the battered derelicts that have warnings are true. And they eternal struggle between those

you idolise Winston, it is the groaned up town and down for are instinctively incensed with who demand a fairer share for of India. Yet, while millions of those who bring these disagree. their work and those who want Dichardism which he embodies

to hold what they have. years.

able facts to their attention.

"Poverty and education will that has always been most to not mix-and we have had six decades of a pretty good school- ing".

cna case.

and

the

It

out a very real prospect of putting Britain on her feet again as a going concern. A gift of $1,000,- 000.000 would inerely be "relief." The main motive behind this Republican proposal is fear of the criticism that the United States is lending Britain mency at a lower rate of interest than it lends it to veterans for business purposes or for buying homes. It is there fore likely to be proposed that, in

Churchill himself a marble pli- addition to the billion-dollar gift, lar in a shanly-town world-has "done this best. He leaves behind which would be "without strings,"

his nuaumental utterances, his there should be a loan made at higher rate of interest. The U.S.Xsition of the truth as he sees Government is bound to resist the Republican proposal since it would) destroy the whole concept of the lana, which is to make it possible for Britain to participate in the Bretton Woods plan. And it is mast unlikely that the British Government could agree to a high- interest. There

Argument of rate seers little doubt that the Bri-

er

most

Churchill Succcas

his crusado in

It is quite certain that when he resumes his place in Parliament he will continue terms even more forthright than those he has used In his major speeches here.

The telephone shortage remains a blessing to a blight to some, arresting and

most. It's easier to get a loan

than a phone.

few mor

A Great Briton

Strangely, the most optimis

I met in the States Was Briton-our own Sir John Orr.

No single British or Ameri- can commentator whom I have heard has suggested that there The tactics of the Communists Food, of course, remains news,

advanced by Mr and the fellow traveller loaded and the New Yorker magazine was anything untrue in the dawn with luggage from Moscow offers & digestible thought or two:

"Americans just ain't cond!- Churchill. All the criticism is have made him contemptuous.

They are utterly unrepresenta- tioned to resist food when it's directed to saying that the tish loan will ultimately be aptive of the US and a great om- available. We've become a nationapeech was "untimely," "unst tic, and the most practical, man

Lo New York dedicated to extraneous eating. able," "unhelpful." "jarring" or

the proved by Congress in its present barrassment form. The

frequently elals who have loaded down We are a land of the between- "undiplomatic." voiced criticism in Washington Britain's war leader with honours, meals snack, of the triple-decker There are many here who recoil sandwich of the egg in the beer, today is that neither the British from his advocacy of fraternal as the pie a la mode

"Let us suspend the Government nor the U.S. Govern suciation between the U.S. and the

TOCOED in mert, who are both committed to British Empire; there are some culinary design A recess in the the loan, have really explained who believe he shook a fist, not! eternal nibbling, if you please."

a banner, at Russia; but wared a the need for it to the American all execpt the tainted and tor. public. As a result, there is a monted salute his sincerity and good deal of genuine confusion his courage. both in Congress and outside. This has led many oververs to be doubtful of the loan's prospects, What convinces outside obser vers that the loan will go through is that Americans of all classes

Summing up the Churchill visit, any it has been a resplendent a triumphant mission success; whose full fruits the free world will appreciate Inter.

Dangerous Curves

In fashions the stress is on silk -pure silk in crepes and-shan- tungssoft, fine, and drapable.

And the curves become fuller, more dangerous. Broad beams and big hips are here, and joining the family of gay deceivers are horse collars to emphasise the hip, pads to broaden the shoul- the ders

The latest city slogan is: "Keep price ceilings today so are

over our heads to have a roof morrow."

everyone

I found him, in Washington, slaving night and day on a plan to save Mankind by increasing the world's crops and then sharing everywhere what he' would make into almost limit less abundance,

SENATORS DEPRIVED OF RIGHTS

rank

Our danger, in the States, lics partly in the attitude of people who were once our best friends-the Libernis who stood back Ancurin Bevan's schemes

for its alleviation against any by us in 1940.

Churchill, while pleasing the thing I heard of on the other Hearsts and the McCormicks, side.

Clothes are almost as scarce, Thas magnified their belief that:

thinking in terms of and quite as expensive, as they we are

It was al are here. Yet the only quenes Tory imperialism. most in vain that I told them are lines of women waiting for "Churchilism is dead."

nylon stockings. Because he blows his own Manufacturers are accused of

tion.

"America blames ua over

blame."

They keep down rent.

The New Order

of

No, I dot And Britain "finished." I see a new social order arising from the ruins of dead Yesterday.

I come back, indeed, more Wanted A Voice thar, ever convinced that the Bri- tish Commonwealth will regain of the Terribly, we need spokesmen that moral leadership in America. Both Herbert Mor- world which America, with all rison and Edward Willfms, the her strength, refuses to should- retiring Minister of Informa-er. tion, put our case.brilliantly at For we, at least, have faith.

Forget About Rutin

Mystifying

A correspondent writing frem] found to be an economical the East India Club

(famous source. for its curries) wants to know where he can get "rutin" to cure bis bigh blood pressure. The

the Eastern -Laboratory..of the is he can't; and Bureaus of Agricuture and In- anstver

L

doesn't.

Dr. Percy Welis, director of

dustrial Chemistry, estimated

If this were all that war wrong with it, no on: would br angry. If it could be laugher off as the alarmist vapouring of au unreliable and flighty politician, how happy everyone would be. But since these grave words have come from a man who has established a unique reputation for accurate prophecy, and since who is not in the service of the Kremlin knows them to be true

Rome, Apr. 0,

His inquiry hos been that 10,000 lb. of rutin would there is as much rage and The Italian High Court has prompted by an account from be required for medicinal pur- Picks Busy Again

gnashing of teeth as there was deprived three more sepators of America that commerical pro- posea in 1946 and eventually it Inside the United States

when similar warnings were utthels

after completing diction

of would be stepped up to 1,800,- waa beginning red ten and fifteen years ago. examination of 394 senators for and political beliefs seem so anxi- twilight period has ended. The

rutin, a drug of newly dis 000 lb. wounding strikes ATU

There has, of course, been alleged "collaboration," it is ro" covered value in the treating

But it Good luck to them! ous to do the right thing.big and

settled.

far more acceptance of the Ful- ported today. Even though many of them are!

The smoke clouds rise again

The dismissed senators were of capillary fragility arising is all rather mystifying, be- rutin, which was first On the film front it has been ton speech in official quartos Angelo Abiasa, well-known barris from high blood pressure." confused as to how it should be over Pittsburgh and Detroit, and

cocktails in Washington and London than ter from Southern Italy, Eugenlo

isolated a century ago, certain- done, there is a real desire on all the glow of the steel furnacee bustling week. I had

with Ray MHland, Academy the public supposes. One of the Morelli, Professor of Medicine, Large-scale production was

ly does not touch the causes of side to be helpful. Many Ameri- lights up the

Johrs "I

Lowas

still threatens. Award winner, but must say valuable functions of politicians and Pietro Puricelli, leading. In possibie, It was stated, because high blood pressure.

green buckwheat cans have been impressed by the

Canada has but the coal-miners picks are preferred the dinner with Chur-when they are out of office, is dustriallat. Router. generosity which

bary, and the pay

psychological time chill.

to give expression to unpopular The entertainment boom nosy truths which might be embar shown towards Great Britain for a walk-out may have passed.

President Truman at least feels par to the stratosphere, and rassing and undiplomatic if Canada's wattime nidité Great that hoa boon granted a breath-showmen say there is no limit to they came from those holding Proportionately to her wealth,

box-office grosses, Last

month's ing spell, and now is veoring Britain was larger than that of

from Government by crony.

take at the cinemas was it per official posts. The great merit the United States. During the Somewhat rattled by reprated cent. more than to February 1946, of the Fulton specch, as I see In fact, there's too much money it, is that it brought out into war. Canada gave Britain an out-reports that Secretary

and Hollywood producers the open a great number of

away

of State gave another billion for the Al- he has said for the fifth time in

сал

which have

BY THE WAY

been has

By BEACHCOMBER

сливс

right gift of $1,000,000,000, She, Byrries is to be asked to resign, in they have ten to twenty fears and doubts lies, of which Britain received five weeks that Byrnes is doing million dollars waiting to spend been accumulating in the minda cold enough to freeze an ormolu fro's life-struggle. As I see it, he weakness of the tiny blood ves-

| A

·

his eyes, to read and write. less.

to

great

Capillary fragility," which has been exhaustively studied. for eight years at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, and now at St. Mary's, Praed Street, mag, manifest. Itself in high Slood pressure but is not due. My note about music in banksytise the chief incigonia in this to it and does not promote it.

Bruises has brought me a stinging romaestro's soul-expression, with all buke. I am informed in accents the high-spot drama of this macs- Capillary fragility a fine job and will not be replaced. on pictures, but nowhere to spond of well-informed people for clock in midsummer that it was inspired, and it dea more than half. In addition, Despite the international crisis it

only my narrow-minded ignorance pleasure to introduce the great sols, invisible to the naked eye, Sir no sign of Alexander Korda is here, my mouths,

The whole issue has now been that blinds me to the fact that Bach to a public that knows too in the skin, the eyes, etc. Lots Cantida made Britain an interest Truman is showing

with

placed before. the bankers and cashiers are human little of his gigantic merits." of people suffer from this sort

of weakness,

bruiao Arthur Rank,

They free loan of $700,000,000. And if train, though his doctors have insisting he has no feud

and proclaiming squarely

Foulonaugh

easily.. or "come cut Congress ratifies the American told him to take greater care of Aphore's plenty of room for both world. And there are already boings, and have a love of music,

in a eigns that the resulting discus-like anybody else. They probably

rash" which is not really a loan, Canada has agreed to fend

A Big Three meeting. unicas it of us."

Currently, America's own film slon is having an educative like ricket too.

Captain Foulenough turned up

rash but the rupturing of these Britain another $1,250,000,000. hold in Washington, or at least

Eric Johnston, is indisposed. effect upon public opinion. It But that doesn't mean that!

at Slochthwackic Hall the other minute blood vessels, in pat Part of the confusion about the on American soil, doesn't appon! Could be censorship trouble or is only by free discussion and cricket need be played in banks. day. He had not been invited, toan has undoubtedly been-due hill James Byrnes's latest ides, him, but he is backing to the

"Scarlet Street" faver.

debate that public opinion can It might surprise my correspon- and nobody knew him. But his chen which turn blue and then to the fact that the majority, of which is to have Molotov and Now they say that there are so be crystallized in democratic deat to know that I am not the involuntary host was too polite yellow, like a bruise. It hap

in cases of high blood. the Conservative Party in Eng-Bertin come to the U.3. capital for many Press agente that they are countries and thus permit their ruthless killjoy ho litagines, but to hint that everything was not pens ire 14 they also have fra-

did the a penny. When

governments to act with as rather a kindly old butterfly cel-in order. Foulsrough land abstained from voting when Forolgv Secretaries Conference three price

lector who keeps, pressed in be- pretence of knowing anybody, but gile capillaries, this month. the loan cattle before the British President has

Back from South America is much firmness and decision

name: But to say that rutin can be devoted a

la possible to the governments tween the loaves of his copy of be mentioned his present.

"Ask Papa; or, The Richest casually, and was introduced to Farlinment. This has been to great deal of attention lately to Lana Turner, after completing a

blond pressure because It some extent put right by Mr. the food shortage, and is toying good-will mission.

Martha Raye is reported toying countries.

potal of a sham tulip given him Droole. On the first day, he sold Churchill's recent declaration with a national food-saving drive,

London's

by a committee, woman,

of his host's retrievers in the strengthens these blood vessels that though there were some as-with the possible slogan: "That with an offer from

four saying, that treating a The Russian double-trouble has

3,374,819,849 Coupons Stolen pects of the low he did not like, vioca of bread you throw away Palladium of $8,000 a week.

you kiss mexy," Written by Irving

he won $320 at cards. On the black eye affects, the provoked Louis B. Mayer, highest Aylor and coyyright by Martin Thieves who broke into the host's eat, and has not been

third day, he went away di bie which delivered the punch. he would regard it as a distaster. the life of someone

BWAY**

Vitamin, P and the if it did not go through.

salaried man at a million dollars Muse. You're welcome, Martin warehouse of Messrs. Flotile and hoard of since,

The Aga ("weight india Huopath early this morning ran-

Anyway, it has been known for a long time that Vitamin A year, to say: "IP Russia ate! tempts to dominate the world, wo monds) Rhan is the best argu-sacked a hat-rack, but missed

F. of which-rutin is a source, About 30 rowspapere: are being paigning against Army Bosa should do all we can bo preservement against reducing ever known $17,181 yards of linoleum stored in l

our American way of life and zo-to man.

read that General Elsenhower rengthens weak capillaries. The work's film is "Shock," with a library....

(Beachcomber News Service.)

is to eat a champion, chicken But rutin, even as a source, pist, such an invasion. After Vicent Pelcois Lynn Basi Louis, the deltre,

valued at $300 for charity. I is only about, half as potent as Cary Grant wants to tour the "Shocking" would be an alterna

five title, Me

Hogwatch And Bach

would cat an ordinary one, valued hosperedin, which is found in world and makes travelogue: Cary Grant the London-in Paris make Ready tavue, with Ray Bach im The Flaming Souls would prefer List, to the old dude.

int : for: shillings for charity, orange peel and in the “fach”“ The wack's play is "Three to

***Interviewed

about

his new Or gron, not for charity. And 1 of oranges. Bolger. Now makes, ready to k! "dopart,

Hal Hopwasohasid: "We aim at of kissing an actress for chari a pletuniaation motivated by the New Lome to think of it, there lifestruggle of this foremost bon every Helle palatable de cod positor of fouds. We aim to would not eat for clarity.

GERMAN PRESS

London, Apr, 0.

The Mighty Atom These things also happened on the political front this week

Atombomb acientists ara cam-

Groves: published in Germany, the Feeling Mylor-Grenara! Lolio

want him to have de part to the Radio reported today." -

In the Rugolan zone 3 papers Pacific experiment against war appear regularly. the Tadio said hipo 10

aro

the United Statee zone, Shore When Professor Harold Ure 29,& combined eiregla landing scientist, was anked how Son of 3,600.000, and in the mich Groves had contributed to Fronch one eight with com the development of the atom bomb bined circulation' of 1,600.000. ho replied: "He didn't retard. It

No figures for the British one more than 18′ months.?

Inaccurate reports word givenReuters

go up?.

in Rome, sté. - Mzety Dissy Pittý mom

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of the dictator mid totalitarian f Commoner In England,”- the tla the quests as Colonel Sir Aubrey Gffective in treatment of high

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So the East India Clubma had better stick to routine utid: forget about rutin

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