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JEWISH PROBLEM

THREATS

TO FREE SPEECH

By MICHAEL FOOT M.P.

"The Jaw in its majestic equality." said Anatole France, "forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread."

In that famous sentence the champions of a liberty which denics the Socialist ident of economic liberty are immortally Butirised.

And yet the economic brutal- ties of the past which we are how struggling to ft and re- move do not by any means com- I prise the only mockery of true; liberty within our society. i The rights to speak and argue | freely, which we thought to he estalilished on a tolerably firm basis and which we have em- ployed to secure a Lalant ernment, are subject to subtle threat.

Gov-

AN more

We possess these rights inn, degree unknown most of

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner ITO-DAY'S

***COPR. 1946 BY SEA SERVICE, INC., J. M. REG. U, D., PAT, OFF.

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J& Turner

"You'll have to handle him with gloves on-he bites!"*

"CALAMITY CLEM"

With The Brakes Off

SAYINGS

Though abroad people may ancer at British Imperialism, the Empire is still a wonder and one of the chief hopes of the world.

A, P. HERBERT, "The motor car has become a nort of travelling bedroom. Cinemas and caro

the re- inforcements of the power of Just which has harnessed itself to many inventions,"

Bishop of Exeter

The fret sign of middle age In cinema-goers is thinking that cowboys and Indians aren't half as handy with horse or toma- hawk as they used to be.

Film Critic É. ARNOT

ROBINSON."

}

At no moment of the war have I felt so walrike as I feel now, when I am savagely con- scious of being British and of the necessity of defending my birthright against a systme of dictatorship, masquerading as socialism. I repudiate the - mume of peace för auc conditions as obtain in this country today.

MARGUERITE STEEN.

If I were asked to force my gardeners to belong to a trade unien, I would refuse and say I would mit my tanis courts back to grass, and herbaceous plants back where cabbages now {grow.

LORD LLEWELLIN. The General Strike of 1926

WB9 one of the greatest | moments-and one of the proud- eat moments-in the history of trade unionism,

---LORD AMMON. Everyone in the Far East from Java to Perala is scared stiff of the Russians. India, with her hidebound caste sys- pute;tem and the ruthless exploita- gently.tion of the poor by the wealthy,

The argument is as valid to- day us it was when advanced Wherever the Grand Mufti of first by the Socialist pioneers, Jerusalem is concealing himself, und the purpose of many of the (and he has been reported simul-measures being placed on the Statute Book by the present taneously to be almost every Government is ensure that the| where in the Middle East), his individual's right to express escape from France is singularly himself freely shall not be unfortunate. There was already mucked by the harsh dictates of; potential trouble enough in Pales-economic circumstances. tine without the arrival of this harbinger of special mischief, though the intrusion of so con- sistent and virulent an enemy of Great Britain and so unfeigned a friend of the enemy during the war will do the Arab case more harm than good. It is, of course, utterly absurd to suggest, as an American Senator has done, that the Mufti's escape was connived at by the British Government and is evidence of British complicity with Arab extremists. On the contrary, it is against the interests

Lucky are those who can some uf all who desire a fair settlement

how persunda Richard, Clement of the Middle East (of which

Attlee, Prime Minister, to relax Palestine is a part); and that

and nat his feet on the mantel, neither the British

shelf.

"With the brakes off, "Calamity

Clem Attlee nor the French Government had right to speak. is certainly no flum" is witty-a man of extreme!

Loves Mankind less important than the right to intelligence, with a humane ap

Thought colorless by the ineb, Let America and Britain put it whatever. Str work,

however, described off the armour of self-righteous- gestions of this kind rank with But let us also beware. The rouch unrivalled even by the int: Clement is,

Franklin Roosevelt's.

by Intimates as a veritable rabbit-ness and call upon Russia to do the reported demonstrations in maintenance of these essential But not so when surrounded by warren of hidden depths. In likewise, for only when stripped New York against Mr. Bevin's liberties may soon demand the strangers or public. He then re- closest conference he shows cf pretentions can we hope to

into his references to the Jewish problem (most positive action, and unless tires

sheepskin--in-gazing gift for controlling a begin building the peace, offensive and shy, the only ag

understanding every

THE NATION. in his speech to the Socialist Con- we are prepared for it we may

Freedom ressiye part of him

of international a thick

tional geometry. ilis assessment the United Nations Charter is Truman's strong support of ference. They show the danger-find that the Firat

has died a death by a thousand ously unreasonable teimper in

By C. FOLKARD

of values is richly full. ents.

And at

being widely interpreted as a No. 10 "Which one party concerned in this

or "The Chequers"

veto on Churchill's suggestion brown moustache

he problem is tending to approach it.

taps jests and looks as though it shouldn't be

quips that few imagine live

for an Anglo-American alliance. A single sentence in Mr. Revin's

there.

beneath his dark, unobtr

For the big job ühend, a man' speech, containing a specitic warn

sive clothes, quiet smile, and

might prefer to have 50 parl- ing that no offence was nigant,ris Ernst, one of the foremost

self-demeaning attitude.

ners, rather than one. was stigmatised by the president Liberal lawyers of the United

The kindest from a senior statesman: "Cent Attleo loves mankind. He's al- ways thinking of mankind. He is tuo reserved to get this message

but over,

with almost

every

means that

any hand in

the world and our heritage is priceless. Let those who dis miss these treasures as being of secondary value take taste of life under totalitarian regimes, They would soon learn that the

The Warning

A Book has just been written in America called "The First Freedom." The author is Mor

|

that somehow

He creates few precedents by thought or word, and is poor di for columnists cartoonists.

and

prras

tempestuous.

Churchill always boiled Attice makes them sinumer

and na-

description came

I've attended many functions into which, almost unobserved, Clem Attlee tiptoes. He looks on, almost bemused and very quiet, with none of that personal magnetism which makes others surreptitiously closer to absorb phrase or thought and action bo's for hu-

England has thrown

mianity," leaders before-men

up such who have dropped gently into its

Instead history

of all the fuss and and by sheer refusal to be spec. bother

Lord Mont. expected, pomery Loft Berlin in an out- have eluded the sophisticated or

in his official English home- three caravana in the country.

Monty Anda

in a tin tub..

till bathe too oppres- i

of the American Zionists es "a States and a man who has play- cheap sur on the American peo

ed a leading part in most of the ple" and the whole general tenor Kreat civil liberty cases of the Kia warning of the speech was

disregarded, past two decades.

is not for Americans only fact, ex- The speech was, in

Since the peak year of 1919 tremely objective. Mr. Bevin the number of newapapers in the said, in the first place, that to United States has declined from Recept the recommendation of the a total of 2,600 to just less than Anglo American Commission 2,000-a fall of one-fourth des- about transferring at once 100,000 lpite the increase in the popula-tacalar achieved ends which would break of deep silence. He is now Jews from Europe to Palestine tion and the reading public. would su increase tensions that the number of towns with only one would wish a different system,

In the same period the total British garrison would have to be

if the price we have to pay is sive increased by a Division, and that newspaper hits ricabled.

In New York the total num-commercial advertising. But-is-o was too busy feeding can he would not do it. He said that ber of papers has fallen from it beyond the wit of man to de- rice to hear the deep, menacing other recommendations would in 22 to 11, in Chicago from ton to vise a system assuring a more Russia's newest leviathan tanks rumble from Moscow roulio as volve

San Francisco from healthy diversity without pay-rumbled down Red Square. expenditure of four, in £200,000,000; that this country nine to four. Altogether, dailying this penalty? is not able to foot such a bill; newspaper competition has been Our film industry is ultimate-

eliminated from all but 117ly under the control of a single! but that he was proposing to con-

American citica. sider jointly with the United States how these expensive pro- posals could be implemented. He further recognised the Arab League as a fact which cannot be ignored and has a bearing on the

ап

Radio & Films Not much different tendencies are evident in the radio and cinema industries.

monopoly. Is it not time that examined seriously, We

and apart altogether from any per- sonalitica involved, the wisdom of permitting such concentra-

Four great radio companies tion? have consolidated effective

about

The Remedy?

High Price

Of A Night Out I've been looking at the diary of a colleague who had a night cut in London. Details:- Second-rate theatre, sido seats, 12/6 each.

Two drinks while waiting for

might prove an ideal field for Communist agitation.

-QUINTIN HOGG.

-HOWARD BRUBAKER,

Seventy per cent, won't'uso nuil varnish even if they can got it.

Five per cent, nevor 1180 lip- stick.

But-only one per cant. tion- pise face powder.

•

Indignant letter from a house- wife:

"Pye just bought a new post- war frying pan. The first bacon I tried was covered with blobs of molten lead."

Ration Seale

· Absurdities Britain's renetion to the in-

crease in Japanese rations was to

picture twa well-fed Japa saying: Hon. MacArthur gure is the awellest son of heaven we've over had."

Puzzling Britons, also, Is the fact that the Jap flag is being flown at official functions while it is an offence to fly the awaE tika in Germany. · I'm A

bit puzzled, too.

One branch of the National question of Anglo-Egyptian agree- power in their own handa. Finally, in the newspaper in a free restaurant table, 14-

Farmers' Union kaw adds ment. While approving in principle Often in the same area radio dustry the same tendencies re- Two sherrios with meal, plus

that "Gorman formworkers in the Jewish desire for "a Pales-power and newspaper power are vealed in America are at work. bottle of inferior wine, soup, goose

Britain are getting bettor food when The number of separately own-

and tinian State," he seemed to suggest concentrated. And even

and ice cream, £5/4/-.

bigger rations than cqui- it should be a joint Jewish-Arab the Government made inquiries ed newspapers is declining. Privato car for 1 miles (at

yalout British workers, par- State. Lastly, he pointed out that the truth

into this growth of monopoly

ticularly in cheese Financial power in the indus- the restaurant commissionaire's

Generally, there, its findings try has increased and is likely

ecems to be a there must be room and a place was substantially kept conceal- to show its strength in a further definitely not among

auggestion), 2..

weakening of the

once hard at- This colleague next day was litude towards Germans. for Jews in other countries buthed from the public.

those who elimination of

Independent paid Giants of equal stature-ive views once

*i for in Europe and in the Middle

One published picture showed, a box

of French German generala innocently pick in number-exercise a compar-go.

paper restrictions strawberries or 3 for an English | East; and that they should not

hot-house clon the size of a

ing primroses; and seven pri- soners got so fond of their British attended his guard that they three wedding.

They oven gave the brido a box of toilet seap.

Ib.

2

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annoved parent Wait For Nylons

Ire "hounded out" of anywhere.able nastery over the film in-| London ownership has invad-grapefruit. All these observations, co far dustry. "The pattern of the cd the provinces, and there is a Nor did his wife buy from any of them being "insultbeen a mad desire for mono- lending article, the foulcat abor- Carrots and turnips, 2/61b; past," says Morris Ernst, "has steady growth of the syndicated forced vegetables from France: ing," occurred at once to any polisation--that is, the use of tion in journalism.

artichokes, 2/- each: peas, 8/6. impartial student of the Co-power or size instead of brains. All these are dangerous algns. mission's Report. Great Britain. This attitude has existed since If we really believe that minori was any money left

"But they could havo- thero Here And There does not ask either the Jews or the industry began. It persists tise have rights, that diversity

Doing rush business outside the Arabs to be her special and todny."

of opinion is precious, that the

sales of ex-Army cars is an op- exclusive friends. She does ask Books alone remain fairly free heretic maltes for progress, that mont's National Health Bill are ropes hore, 7/6 each. One would- Doctors opposing, their Govern-portunist advertising: "Buy tow- them not to be their own worst from the vice of concentrated the market place of idens must said to be developing a wonderful bo car-buyer. examininst

♫ car. enemies. There can be none but ownership. In the other three be kept free, we should not be "eingside manner

found મ blackbird's nest, with an-impossibly precarious future chief agencies providing fox content to turn a blind eye.

threa

eggs, on the engine. Ho for the human mind the grip of for a Jewish State ringed round the monopolist has dramatically Journaliste, to its great credit,

The National Unioni of Women's Weary

was promptly allucked by the by bitter enemies. The Arab tightened. League would be impossibly uri-

has proposed a Royal Commía-

London has the world's smallest it still remains true that the nion to study the perils of connected nylons every month are not larger than

London's women who have ex-raso-18 petals each of which is constructive if it met with a blank clash of opinion prevalla. But centrated ownership. The pro now told they won't be on sale a beautiful

a farthing. It in negative the legitmate aspirations fewer and fower persons proposal has not been accepted by until October. They believe the years to produce,

Fellow

and took two energising influence of portionately have the capacity the Government.

manufacturers' claims that the, Jewry in their midst. Surely the with their fellow citizens by the possibly, onlarging the Commly seen.

It should be reconsidered, stockings will be too

Queen Mary is adding a pletare Ano

to be of herdelf looking at bonb history of Palestine between the printed and spoken word and aion's scopa to cover the whole

erater near bor home to the 30 wars is melancholy enough to in-through

Latest promise is Invisible photographic albums containing perhaps the most field of press, radio and cinema gloves, made from a special secret pictures of every nublle function spire both sides to try and write notent propaganda instrument whereby the community, sicures cream which women can a rub on she has attended nines 1014, a happier chapter now. That of all-the moving picture: its access to ideas...

boforo doing housework.

The Princesses, also, are keen Wil not be done by intransigerice. Is it safe to allow this: trand The remedy is not easy, for. It can easily be washed off, pre-on keeping pictures and never fail on the spot or among symi, to continue unchecked. and al- in these matters the answer to vote dermatitis and saves thosd to ask newspapers to provide pathisers outside. In this case, nt- most unheeded?

monopoly is not Government and-day hands which," accord- tho they like Shmo people are asking that control But we

ing to the advertiserpents, will' Cynical, advertisement in "Sun- feast, violence will not pay and question in America. It is time for the answer. If domberatic atop oven duchess from Joining day Times"

must search

Victory Parado the terrorist activities of the last that we asked it, too, and began Socialism is to show its trun

spelety.

Wookend. Gentleman with com- few days will if persisted in, to seek the answer.

fortablo fintist in central London mottle as the boldest exponent TODAY'S alienate sympathies.

Our radio. Is a monopoly. Fow of liberty:

mbuki" sköhango for quiet country WOMAN Award.

Irialdance with fishing”.

and

to instruct, amuss and argue

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