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MERICAS ANSWER

MUNISM

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1980)

”HIYA.JOE! JUST GETTING BACK FROM THE OLD CROCKS' MEET?"

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CHAPTER 33 OF

"THE HINGE OF FATE"

ALICE LADEN

in an interview with F. G. Prince-White, says

I WAS PROUD TO LOOK AFTER GBS

LL the world know Mr Shaw was fundamentally George Bernard Shaw a shy man. The shyness show- especially when he as a gontus; I know ed itselt him as a human being-an was taking his meals. He pre- old gentleman who always ferred to be alone at table. took three hours to chew After lunch ho would lle his midday meal of raw down on his couch and vegetables and was terrified for an hour or so, then he

would read and write. of strangers.

Hin evening meal over,

sięcy

he

the

I had not been his house- keeper long before I realised would settle down to books, or that few of the many people listen to the wireless-al- who came to his Hertfordshire ways, since its inception, home to see him were truly Third Programme, welcome. Towards the end ho was reluctant to see even the "old familiar faces."

Sometimes would hear "hot" dance music or a music- hall programme coming from I once asked him: "Why on his set. There was always only earth did you ever come to live one explanation for itis: 1 In An out-of-the-way little would find him fast asleep apot like Ayot St. Lawrence?" his armchair

Ho looked nt me with Mr Shaw WAE extremely twinkling eyes, Lice a mis- fond of music. He was, I am chievous schoolboy. "Mrs convinced, a genuinely "musi- Laden," he answered, "I came cal" man, and had considerable here to hide away from people, skill as a planist. He played People bother me."

the piano ot his country home even when he was over

From that day everybody who

on

onwards 00.

of

see

"The Sage" had frst to reckon, with me, and I saved him from being "bothered” far more often than he ever guessed.

DE GAULLE REFUSES TO

GO

After abortive attempts to

permeide Stalin to attend a three-Power

conference

futuro strategy,

от

Mr Chur..

chill and President Roosevelt,

KEJ ZDERZ

together with their advisers, mid-January, 1943, at Casablanca, in Morocco.

O

TO

CASABLANCA

By Winston Churchill

arrived

cans would have resulted in a for larger delivery of bombs on Germany.

In

he and I had secured in spile squadrons

territory which England-the transfer of many President"

Dreaded change

OFTEN he would turn to the

plano suddenly on his way

to bed at midnight and play himself a bedtime tune. If it was an Irish song he was play- ing he would sing it too.

One of my very few difficul- tics in providing for Mr Show's comfort and well-being was his Incorrigible refusal to admit that he had lived into the Age of Austerity.

He seemed to have a deep scated dread of change - even of a change in the appearance of his home surroundings.

I had no kea how much ho depended on me until just

I leave you latitude to make after his 90th birthday, I was any alteration in the mes-offered a very tempting and

which you may think responsible post in London.

AR

1

it.

The moment he opened it he made for his garden study us I knew he would.

Half an hour later a note from him was brought to me. This is what it said:

"Your atomic bomb exploded my breakfast-table this morning.

Gage desirable so long

its wrote him a noto about My son Randolph had come had been put into the daylight Insist on his being replaced across from the Tunisian front bombing,

seriousness is not impaired.

which I'left on his dining table. Thero

and still thought by someone else at the head to think that was plenty

At last on Jan. 22 de Gaullo of the concentration a

Franch Liberation upon about, and the two days pass night bombing by the Ameri- Committee in London.

arrived. He was taken to his? Meanwhile the

villa, which N Jan. 12, I left for ed swiftly by.

was next to Staffs consulted together for

It is very odd' to see the Giraud's, He would, not coll North Africa. My long hours every day.

account which the President's upon Giroud, and it was some journey by air was

son, The President

Ellott Roosevelt, gives hours

before he could be a little anxious. In the afternoon of the 14th. We

of this in the book which be Eaker stated the case for the hostened to write

prevailed upon to meet him. order to heat the "Com- had a most warm and friendly daylight Fortress bomber with confidential talks he heard at de Gaulle, making it clear that abbut the had a very stony interview with meeting, and i gave me in forceful earnestness, and point the meals to which 'mando" they had established tense pleasure to see my great ed out what immense prepara- brought by

he was it he continued to

be an on his father. a petrol engine inside which colleague here

He obstacle we would not hesitate on conquered Lions had already been made in seems

that to suggest or liberated

the to break with him finally. He generated fumes and raised

suspected

me of was very formal, and stalked from America. the trying to stop de Gaulle com- out of the villa and down the various heating points to of the advice given him by all plling up of men, materials, ing.

His tribute and his military very high temperatures. I next day

objecting to his little garden with his hand high experts. The spare parts, and so forth, and being brought there, whereas in the air. Gen. Eisenhower also the preparation of airfields was woken up at two in the arrived, after a very hazardous now at length ready.

1 was putting the utmost

Eventually he was prevalled "You are of course, too good pressure possible morning,

to get him flight. when we

with

but for your dull job, I pointed to know what lines the Com

a talk out in reply that to come. This rubbish has had upon over the Atlantic 500 miles bined Chiefs

here we were at the begin- The telegrams

0 wide and long currency. Giraud, which fasted for two

there are hard times coming and from anywhere, by one of take, and to keep in touch ning of 1943. The Americans

dismiss it for or three hours and must have very hard work for those who

been extremely these heating points burn with them. Their plane of com- had been in the war for more

pleasant to get any work at all You are mund was altogether

They a year.

had all above than

both of them,

young In the after. too

and energetle to the time been building up their

noon he went to see the Pre- settle down in retirement, and air-power in England, but so far they

sident, and to my relief they 45 you will have to housekeep,

be thrown

actually get on unexpectedly well. The anyhow, it will Prime Minister to Forelon President

WILS attracted by cheaper to keep my house than Secretary. 18 Jan., '43.

"the spiritual look in his eyes," your ownS. except perhaps on If you think well you should but very little could be done to occasion when

give the following message bring them into accord. to de Gaulle from [Begins].

were

ing my toes, and it looked to me as if it might Boon get red-hot and light the blankets.

I therefore

weil

his.

He

was mast anxious

of Staff would

Alex

impresses

TC

на

nover

had a single bomb an Germany by their daylight methods,

ቀበሮ

ever.

I

Unfavourable

MA

to have

severe statements, based

"No doubt you con 'better In these pages varlour yourself: but I cannot."

am, authorised to say that events of the moment, are so away? Of course.

How could I have gone hadn't the invitation to you to come down about Gen. de Gaulle, and seriously intended to do so, here was from the President certainly I hind continuou

WTH,

on

teger.

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you

climbed out of

A day or two later Alex- my bunk, and woke up Peter ander came

Very in, and reported short raid Portal (the Chief of the Air

was protected bv to me and the President about British fighters, Staff), who was sitting in the the

Baker,

how- of the Eighth ever beneath, asleep

progress in ile Army,

ever, pleaded his cause with He made a most fa- skill and tenacity. He said it chair,

and drew his attention vourable Impression upon the to this very hot point.

was quite true that they had Wa

President, who Jooked around

was greatly not the cabin and attracted by him and also by give

vet struck their blow- them a month found two others, which seem- his news, which was that the

of or two

the United States of difficulties and many sharp Later on that day Mr Shaw ed equally

America as well as from me. more and they would come in- en the verge

with of Eighth

him. antagonisms

There ald to me: “You know I would Army would take to action on an ever-increasing y

however, 0 becoming red-hot.

dominant double your

搜 Salary have not yet Tripoli in the near future. He scale.

told Gen, element in our

our relationshiD. Imerely tied your little in- We then went down into the explained how Montgomery,

'Giroud, who came attended

not regard him as bomb alley (it was a converted who

had two strong Army

only Considering how much

could by two Staff officers, preventing captive and pros had bomber), and found two men Corps, had clemounted ona been staked

and is waiting here, of your trate France, on this ventura

nor indeed the That hurt me, and I replied Industriously keeping alive this and taken all the vehicles to by the United

refusal. The States and all

consequences France that had a right to de- tartly: "When I want

you to petrol heater. From

bring the other on plane, and they felt about it, I decided to

of it, if persisted in, will in cide freeir the future for double my salary I will come point of view I thought this that this would be strong back Eaker and his theme, and

my opinion be unfavourable herself. I know he

and ask you." was most dangerous. The hot enough to drive Rommel I turned round completely

you and your Move friend of England. But I al ment. First we are about to ways recognised

in him the make arrangements for North spirit and conception which

· Africa,

on which we should across the pages of history, the have been glad to consult word "France" would over you, but which must other-

her- proclaim. wise be made in your ab- sence. The arrangementa when concluded will have the support a terrible

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points might start con- right back through Tripoll to and withdrew all my opposition flagration, and the atmosphere the Mareth frontier linc. to the daylight bombing by of petrol would make an ex- which Wag a very perlous the Fortresses. plosion imminent.

the same view,

Portal took obstacle,

Warm meeting

I decided that it was better

Neither I nor the President attended the Staff conference,

with

our own

Terrible thing

It was certainly

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officers every thing that in the whole of the

but we were informed of the whole position and consulted day. The to burn, and I ordered

run along all heating

to be

were turned on, and we went back

principally Chic's

to freeze than

to rest shivering in the ice Planners.

na rather an unpleasant ma- ment.

menta made. Large hotel

of Anda

There

куду Д

In the suburb three

for

of Great Bri- tain and the United States.

Defied all

I understood

was no

next

However, when my month's cheque was paid into the bank I found that he had

doubled it.

That gesture was typical of him-yot he was for ever say- Ing that he wasn't a rich man, and that he had to be "sting" I always thought that this was

eussecbress

he

But

differences did not last six months of 1943 nothing The fact that you have refused while I resented, his arrogant | Was always "agan the Clow

́of this Ixomense

dept and effort; not

national lines, but has between the of Staff

Joint single bomb had been dropped and I was myself pure on Germany. Thcio must

that

to

and admired, merely Irish como to the meeting demeanour,

Here he was-vernment" for taking so much In proposed will in my opinion refugee,

earnings and royalties an exllo

hiel of his com from his income tax, and I often won- be almost universally cen country

under

of sentence sured by publle opinion and death.

dered whether he was really a in a position

don entirely Socialist at heart; to me complete answer dependent upon the goodwill

cold winter air about 3,000 feet that Sicily, should be the next have been 20,000 men and 500 up, at which we had to fly to be above the clouds. 1 om step, and the Combined Chiefs machines all laid out in East bound to say this struck me of Steff took the same view. Anglia-and nothing so far, The Joint Planners, on the as It seemed, to show for it at other hand, together with Lord all. Mountbatten, felt

WO However, When we got to Casablanca should attack

when

furned Sardinia rather round and preseed we found beautiful arrange than

no longer Sicily, because thes the

formidable point I was bun it could

done having developed, there was u thought

carlier: with accommodation Mountbatten pressed this view American plans for all the Brit'sh and Ameri-

on Hopkins and others. I fo- long can

British

A My They -wead ahead began to pay divi. All the same. I still think

that I at the beginning they had put their money on night bambing we should have reached

climax much sooner.

months

rooms. Round this hotel were the Combined

and great cascinent, and

staffs and big conference mained obdurate, and, with criticisms.

longer subject to

dotted a numbe

number. of extremely soild behind me. Insisted on donds.

weté Slolly.

Chiefs of Staff and soon

were

serve 39 a

the Door still open

no

have

ho

Mrs

to die, "T'in going Laden," he said.

"Nonsense!" I told him.

the

to any complaints. There can of the British Government, and stemed as much a Tory na uny of course be no question of also

also now of the United States other wealthy man. your being invited to visit The Germans had conquered When he first fall fif he re- the United States In the his country. He had no rent fused to take any sort of neur- near future if you reject the foothold anywhere.

Neverishment. President's invitation now. mind; he defied all. Always even when he was behaving worst, he seemed

to express the personality of France- great nation, with all its pride, "And anyway." I said. "that's attempt to

the authority and ambition. bridge

a no way to talk to difficulties which

It was sold in mockery tint woman who is the responsib!- existed between your Move he thought himself the living lity of leoiting after you." ment

and the United States representative of Joan of will have definitely failed, Arc,

́ ́it is said, whom, With should certainly not be able one of his ancestors served as to renew

my exertions in a faithful adherent. this direction while you re- not seem to main the leader of the above it looked,

na absurd Clemenceau, In theod. January days I

DON'T worry about me, Mrs The question was then rais. Movement.

whom it received request from Gen. ed about

It was said he

Ladon," he said. "I'm a do Gauilo,

I was I and the Staff were there Eaker, the Commander of the now most anxious for him

pared himself, was a for Wiser very old man and must expect to The position two days before the President American Air Forcea in Eng-

of His Majesty's and more "experienced states- to dio,” come, and the Prealdent

Government towards your man. But they both gave the arrived. I had

nice land, to feo' me. I asked him agreed generbily with) thia Movement while you remain tamo impresilon of being un- much more than just a

"Mr Show," I mid, "you're walks with Pound And the to lunchcon n alone. We di view. I nekod the President at its bead will also 'roquing conquerabla' Frenchmen, other Chiefs of Staff on the cussed the question of the also to telegraph inviting him.

ba reviewed. It with A

old man you're a national rocks and the bench. Wonder

der. The General was vory, haughty ful wayon.

religio, enormous, many

bombing

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mage Frot: anhörn at the land-sceptical of this method, had to, the polar Man without you.

comfortable villas, which reserved for the President, for me, for Gen. Giraud and also for Gen, de Gaulle, should ht The whole enclave was come,

and closely guarded zired in

American troops.

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