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DEATH

BY-ELECTION LESSONS

content

Bexley was a setback. A fine speech at UNO Inst January), Labour candidate fought a hard if the United States Govern- and victorious fight. But since ment had had control over its we do not believe in the old own food situation, and if it game of politica! "ins and outs," had been able to stop the vast we should not be

to diversion of wheat nud grain comfort ourselves with thesupplies away from human con- claim, however valid, that the sumption which has gone on in pendulum often awings back the past eighteen months, Homewhat after a great triumph Unhappily, Congress is in a al a General Election.

state of undeclared war with the The results of the by-elec-American President, and, how WYNYARD. On Friday tion generally should inspire over much he may desire to ful- August 16, 1946, at Kow-local Parties to push ahead yet fil, the obligations to supply us loon Hospital. Sylvin, be more energetically with their with wheat, there is no absolute loved wife of James

mombership campaign. They certainty that his Government Wynyard. Funeral paases shouldi

Transport can do so, the Monument at 5.80 p.m. House to improve still further It has been that uncertainty, to-day.

ita ranchinery.

coupled with other uncertainties, And they should remind us-which has made bread rationing It should never have been for unavoidable. gotten that the task of build- Public men who are not pre- ing a Socialist Commonwealth pared to state these facts to tho only began with the victory lust public (especially when they are July.

But even if the results should the earne public men who are

claiming continuously shake us out of a rolapse into enough facts are not revealed) complacency, the Tory Party lose all title to any sense of res can derive no credit from these nonsibility. events.

REPARATIONS IN AUSTRIA

one.

rchuffing the

It

is

encourage

that

Bexley may have good effects The gentlemen of Englandin warning 113 ngainst any "patriotic party have spirit of complacency. It may the shown their true colours. They have still better effects in re minding us of the true nature of Tory patriotism.

The

By MICHAEL FOOT!

war.

The Health Bill Goes Through

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

DAD LUNG

COFR, SÍNG BY REA SERVICE, ÎNC, T. 14. REG, U, R. PAT, OPP. -

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Och Trei

"I hope you've got a little change with you, pet--I must have left my money in my other shoes !"

TO-DAY IN EUROPE

cling By RANDOLPH CHURCHILL

The Austrian Government rashly testing its newly fledged wings by flying in the face of the Soviet Union. The Catholic Peo- ple's party has got Parliament to approve the nationalisation of cer- tain industries, most of which it is well aware are claimed by the Russians as reparations from Ger- Russian Notes of many. The protest have been quickly follow- ed by the arrest of five Austrian

While the by-elections were afficials concerned with the dis-

the lowest being fought, another event was stooped to posal of property. must be bave

In the series of articles I have] All we have to do is to apply said that the Nationalisation Bill manoeuvres employed in British taking place which should re- years past. veal-if revelation were neces-

of Tory written on Spain, I have atressed economic sanctions, and Franco has been hurried through with polities for many

Franco today is will be out at once." the fact that

Nothing surprising haste by a party which Such weapons are likely to prove sary--the bankruptcy

boomerange.

tactics..

stronger than could be more unrealistic than believes in private enterprise. In

Morrison Flas

The Health Bill was passing politically far

before his foreign auch a point of view. Pursu- through its last stages in the he was. fact, the People's party's plan for

Saved Lives

Commons, Despite a thirteenth- enemies ataged their ill-judged ance of such a policy would be nationalisation is an extremely

regime. At the method most likely to pro- The main theme of Tory hour Churchillion intervention onslaught on his Socialists, equivocal

The

time, the economie serve the Franco regime. condition of Spain is so pre- ago were roundly campaigning can be summarised the Bill has gone through with the same who a month

So long as Franco can blame In a few words. Those who in out any rent violent clash.

distross of the denouncing it as a fake, have evi- the House of Commons have Last autumn, when the first carious that it seems quite like-the economic dently been persuaded to abandon pretended they were not being hints were given of the Governly that, if foreign pressure were Spanish people on foreign pres

Intentions, Churchill Tel. Nos. their principles for the sake of given enough facts have been ment's

sure, so long will he be able to power. Only when all one simple gen- was on his feet roaring deadly The content with Russians.

of the Spanish people have been most of the de- But in rather eralisation. Austrian Communists.

convinced that their misery is "Bread rationing has been im- bates on the Health Bill Chur- than vote against the principle of

due to Franco, will they got rid the posed," they cry, "because Her chili has been a notable ab- nationalisation, argue that Bill ignores firms which are link-bert Morrison gave away your sentee. The bloodeurdling war relaxed, Franco would be glad to of him. And they will do it ngo have find some way of extricating very quickly once they are con- cries of six months ed with Western capital. Ernst food to, the Germans."

inference which they subsided, and the retreat from himself from his present difvinced of this. Fischer put this in its political would like their

The suggestion that the Gen- audiences to battle has been left to the cap-ficulties.

problem is feral Assembly Spain financial

of the United context when he said:

draw from this crude piece of able leadership of Mr. Willink.

Heavy government Nations should be asked to apply The doctors outside have been tweed. I cannot resist the impressión doorstep demagogy is that the

per economic sanctions against that quite a few people mean Germans can be enfely left to hardly less docile than their expenditures-nearly 80

goes into the Spain is too monstrous to be "Western capital" when they starve, and that the fate of self-appointed champions in the cent of which

Europe (and India) is no con- Commons. No one is left to armed forces-combined with aentertained. The idea of those say "sovereignty." The Austrian Govemment cer-cern of a British Government. hold the breach but Dr. Guy lack of consumers' goods is re-who favour this

As usual, the appeal is to the Dain. chairman of the Council sulting in an extremely danger-wicked as it is unrealistic. The natione ous price spiral. At the same world's most civilized tainly betrayed a political motive basest of human instincts. of the B.M.A.

time, Spain's almost complete are to unite to starve Spanish in the elaborate staging of the de- What Herbert. Morrison "Where-de-we

lack of foreign exchange makes peasants to death in-the-hope- bate on July 11, when it claim-actually did was to make future asks pathetically.

His audience waited on ten-importation of foreign goods that, on their deathbeds, they ed reparations for itself while re-arrangements whereby we could

"yor machinery virtually impos- will revolt against their Govern- pudiating the obviously prior meet a desperate situation in terhooks for an answer.

Bible. And the artificially high ment. At the same time, these claim of the Russiaris. Thus the the British zone in Germany and must find out," he replied.

legions led into price of the poseta makes it enlightened nations are Never were primary issue, the interpretation in India, and at the same time of the Potsdam decisions, has been meet a critical situation here at battle with such a stirring in- exceedingly difficult for Spain sure the Spanish people that no to acquire any foreign currency material aid, save plenty of visit to yocation. Without his honto,

Dr. Dain doesnt

of Spanish good advice, will be forthcoming_ thoroughly confused for political Washington all three situations make a good Horatius to old by exportation

in the resultant civil war. The ends, and not by one side only. would have been worse.

This situation has given rise Spanish people are to be starved The must effective criticism of

Many lives have been saved the bridge. He looks more like foodstuffs and raw materials.

Casablanca,

to widespread fears that Franco and butchered to make a Rus- Russian behaviour was the obby these arrangements. We have

Moral: We Must

may find himself forced to ex-sian holiday for the United Jection raised by a People's party nothing to be ashamed of on

Go Ahead

port some part of this year's Nations, spokesman to the Russian argu- that account.

He denied to While we There is a moral in this tale, abundent harvest. And if the Torles believe (as

no less for ment that the factories taken over

their electioncers suggests) a moral for Bexley. The only me that any cereals would be counsels, would be worked for Austria's that Britain should wash her damage which the fall in the exported, but he significantly wickedness than for their folly, this assurance none of this is meant to imply benefit and to the Russian prac-hands of the situation in Ger- Labour vote could do would be excepted from other products that the United Nations should tice of giving the workers in these many and India, let them say so to make leaders feel less con- "fruits and factories preferential treatment openly and let them keep their fident about going forward with which are normally exported."not show their dislike of the He clearly had in mind some France regime. It is extremely and extra food. The aggravation mouths shut when the affairs our programme.

This Government was oldcted part of the olive-oil crop. When helpful to the cause of constitu- of this conflict is an inevitable re- of Europe or the Empire aro

loy the foundations of this becomes known in Spain, it tional liberty in Spain that this requiresult of the Allied agreement of debated in the House of Com-to

Socialism,

might and no passing will greatly injure the Franco ahould be done. Much visas June 28. By this agreement, mons.

breezes, on awkward deci'ora regime. Nothing has hit the be accomplished in this respect Risks We Could

made inevitable by harsh clr-poor of Spain so much as the if France and the United States, cumstances, no demagogie pro-failure of last year's olive crop. Instead of being represented in Of course, bread rationing test from our opponents, should If this year's crop, which will Madrid by charges d'affaires, right to conduct economic nego could have been prevented, It be allowed to make us waver in not be harvested till December had ambassadors of the quality

prevented if that purpose.

and January, is not made fully of British Ambassador Sir Vic- tiations independently with other could have been

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which redefined and widened the authority of the Austrian Gov- ernment, the Government has the

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lance of the power necessary to so on anything like equal terms. In these circumstances the Russians have naturally stif fened their attitude towards a

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they have little synipathy, and Today brings good news to enormous holes in the floor of Such a situation would be un- ing and win votes at home by the stand which the Government the Indies the invention of a the sea. My theory was that manageable. And it'a signi- screaming against France would has taken against the Russian

con stocking "that be worn the holes would drain enough ficant that Franco is already pipe down and leave the matter pressure could only remain anunder water." Everybody who water into them to shrink the preparing to

Cabinet to be handled by a combination empty gesture unless it were back-is anybody has always wanted sea, and so set up new currents changes which will distribute of time, experienced diplomats ed by the Western Allies. When to be able to

power and respon- and the Spanish people, some wear stockings But I got no further than Dijon, political 'the Americans declared their under water-especially lady where the exquisite food and sibility more widely and may useful results might be forth- drink at the Trols Faisana de well lead, in a comparatively coming in a surprisingly short readiness to renounce their share professional divers.

But if It is very difficult to give a tained me until I didn't care a short time, to his voluntary re- period.

Franco's of reparations the Austrians took

to 狙 diving tinker's curse what happened to linquishment at least of the enemies persist in their present it as encouragement to "save their feminino touch

Stream. Nor do main direction of Spanish tactics, he will remain in power industries from

costume. Wide-brimmed diving the Gulf Communism.

helmets covered with artificial to this day..

policy.

and the Spanish people will con The illusion that an open conflict flowers are not seaworthy, and

Out Today--

I can almost hear professional tinue to suffer. However, tho ja imminent between East and those great boots only look silly The Huntingdonshire Cabing this column exclaiming at people are, of course, the anti-Fascists who may be read- | sufferings of the Spanish West is said to be prevalent in with high heels, attached to

"There under-men" (Vol. IV.): Today ap- this stage.

you aro! Inst Austria. It may suit the book of them. But the Austrian Government to water stocking inside the boot pears the eagerly awaited fourth foster this illusion, but it cannot will remind every diver that it volume of the unofficial list of

Huntingdonshire benefit Austria or Europe in the is possible to be womanly, even Where all is of uniform excel- than five Nudgings.

eab meqment that there are no fewer while akiriing colonies of aca [long run. Article 5 of the agree

Icnço quotation is Invidious,

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