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Revolution in the Zuider Zee

(From A Correspondent)

Amsterdam. Feb; 28.

REVOLUTION

A threatening the small

Dutch is'e of Marken in the Zuider Zee. It will be a revolution of young people who wish to overthrow the power of the old and old- fushioned people who now reign over the late.

The Isle of Marken is well known to

tourist every visiting Holland. For visit- ors to Amsterdam seldom forget to make the two- hour bout trip to Murken to see the small wooden flaher- men's houses and the in- habitants still dressed in clothes of three centuries ago,

and all wearing the famous Dutch wooden clogs.

Life by the side of the Zur Zie, imaver, is not picturesque as it looks.

Ts old people who rigu

the isle over

want to keep Matton strict and sober; no cinemas, no outings during the week-end, and Saturday church meetings for young people— even though they would prefer a drink in the local inn.

But Marken custom does not allow bak. On Sunday ull shops

are closed, and nobody to sell anything to dares

the many visitors.

NAUGHTY BOYS

A decision of the municipality made the youngsters rebel. The Council decided that boys and girls under 18 are not allowed To be in the streets after 18 p.m. unless they are accompanied by. their parents. The that some naughty boys recently ottery Icosened the rope boat and the boat was floating in the harbour next morning when people wanted to cross to Amsterdam.

reason was

A that the municipality de- cided that all youngsters had to stay at home between 11 p.m. and local policeman could have i

T

PROPAGANDA

AGAINST

WESTERN DEMOCRACY

"OUR POOR LITTL REPLY FOR WESTERN DEMOCRA

00, GOODY! HERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN CUT!

World Cæfaright Byattungement dich Daily dieṛaid.

Rush Hour

FOR THE MEN WHO WANT TO BE PRESIDENT......

On the Road to Chicago

New York.

HE political pot begins

to simmer in America. The men who are

going to matter when boil-

pass from

FREDERICK COOK

the pialnest

ing point is reached in comes, it will be Chicago next July-that's possible tip-off on what he when the major parties pick thinks of his party's chances. It their champions for the he should run and my guess is that he tollit mean-he Presidential joust - are

is confident the Republicans can coming more clearly into be beaten down again. If not, focus,

that he has his doubts and will There are surprises already. let somebody else have a go. ON THE REPUBLICÁN · And who will that be? 9IDE, Eisenhower Is receding That much is certain. And Taft is coming to the fore, fast, People on both sides are saying "Maybe we've been under mau to watch."

some

SITTING ON THE FENCE

By

B'

UDGET

Nathaniel. Gubbins

DAY, and what is the news to cheer you up before you know the worst?

Well, my dear suckers,・ Hitler has been seen again, this time in Austria; Ger. many has been given per-> mission to carry out re- search on atomic weapons; it has been reported that Dr Franz Richter, leader of the neo-Nazis, is really Fritz Hitler's. Ex- Roesler,

gauleiter in

assistant

Saxony.

"Sharp, ain't you?" "Can be."

"You look too good for this place,"

"Why?' Is it a home for naughty girls?"

"I mean, you look sort of * refined."

That's whot the foreman at ho hy last place saft. Pity wasn't rénned, too."

“I'm not that kind of fore- man."

"That's what he said.”

I just want you to be happy here. Dlà he say that, 1000

"No. He sold he wanted to make my work a pleasure."

And did he?"

The truth is, of course, that the Hitler seen in Austria la really my old wartime Bocho

"Not with Colonel-General-Captain - Lanco down my neck."

von Stinkentrouser,

Corporal

while Richter, or Roesler,

is

his friend and collaborator in organising

many,

Heathy for Ger-

Schmellingpantz.

At

Doktor VOR

this very moment cur. tains are drawn over the win- dows of a fat in the Stinken-

just off hausenstrasse,

the Middenheapenplatz.

Behind them, Stinkentrouser and Schmellingpantz are plan- ning war against Britain in 1982.

Give us our Navy

62

THEN there

Is the Home Guard flop.

As an ex-Home Guardsman,

him breathing

"Are we poing tu be friends?"

"Depends what you mean by friends."

"Fond of the pletures?" "Musicals and westerns."

"Did the other foreman take you to the pictures?* "When his wife was st whist drive."

"My telle's going whist drive tonight." "Fancy."

"There's

·

the Plaza.

musical ,a

to 4

on at

"Sounds like Fato, don't it?"

"Meet you there at O.K.?"

"Sults me."

0.30

"That's a date, then. What

I

was-

are you laughing at?" "Talking of films, thinking This is where I came in

last Fragrant minute

son he had in mind. At Vineen is still on top of his form and only one rung removed from the top of the American Jadder. He will stay in his I have been asked why there

Court Supremo

chair unless is so much reluctance to join higher spot for this fine body of old men. Or, Truman has him. And there is only one. if you prefer it, this splendid

KEFAUVER'S compaign in corps of fine old bodles.

old For one thing the fine Sintesis going down to many the grass

roots in approved bodies who volunteered American style, and he has time are mostly full of rhou- gained

strength. Sure matism. sign that Truman thinks him And another thing. Fine' old learned all about worth stopping is the President's privates w decision to send Senator Bob arms drill and the parts of a Oklahoma into the ride in 1814, and again in 1040, Nebraska primary on April 1 to don't want to learn about it for battle against him as a down the third time in 1952.

As the enemy does not ap. the-line Truman Democrat.

The result there will tell the pear to be at the gate, there is

come of the New

But, in my view, the chief Hampshire on hit the national spotlight primary · who

poor recruiting is 11, where reason for March

American an that with the televised crime com-

(in hin Kefauver

fur cap the fear his racoon and accompanied by his pretty general will be given command

the Home Guard. British-born wife) has been pounding away at the "moral

If this is likely to be true, I Rheu- a promise. decay and growing corruption will make

not,

I will enlist and matics or inside our Government"

in the H.G.

under not

mentioning Mr Truman egeln

American

if America command once by name.

will give us back our Navy.

Give us

TRUMAN'S NO

It will assuredly not be the busy-as-a-benver Senator from

am, so that the soiltary estimating Bob Tatt. He's the Tennessee, Mr Estes Kefauver. Upsters much. So will the out-also the lack of incentive.

watching them.

The young people of Marken, numbering about 500, are now revolting against their curfew.

mittee hearings. For Kefauver,

good night's sleep Instead of ON THE DEMOCRATIC at still anybody's guess, And 11 will remain so until we the President cherishes a cordial know where Truman stands, alike. And what the man in he runs don't write him off. the White House says when it

well win again. It he He may

cames to

to his

successor that chooses to retire, he can plek goes on the convention floor. his Own successor Is party Likellest bet: versatile FRED standord hearer. And the VINSON, Truman's oldest friend be FRED and most trusted adviser, top chaners are it will VINSON

·and: not Illinois trouble-shooter for the Demo- Governor ADLAI STEVENSON, crats these 15 years past.

Twenty-three years

They are preparing for the with the coming election and, support of their relations, they hope to throw out the old Coun cillors and elect brighter ones,

The youngsters want their freedom to be in the open when they like, and they also want to be allowed to do some business with visitors on Sunday.

consists of The municipality seven persons, three of whom voted against the curfew.

HENNESSY

IKE'S SLIDE What's the matter with the Sen

EISENHOWER campaign? The day he admitted he was a 'Re- publican and hinted that he, would run it hit Amerlen like thunderclap. "I like The" clubs up everywhere. But

his chances

TV SPREE

Quite clear, already, what-

a Con--ever happens at the local popu- * Federal Judge, larky contests known as Slate of the Treasury, primaries and whoever is pleked that this to go to Chicago, is and now Assistant, President, Chief Justice of the United election of 1852 is going to be TV event Amerten the

greatest Vinson knows the three-

Some 60 million American Is seen yet. stool of

will

the party watch

ment as no. other man. Poringa! Chicago over some

He stepped in to damp - down spru the rat has set in. In-

the Ares of personal feuds siders in both camps are agreed it was they called to halt in- side the Supreme Court bench. that unless he comes home soon flationary wage spirals, to hold

fights hard, and

down -milk prices, to get an ex- ure nil,

plan pension Ike's best friends turn out to Serviceman's

Congress that. be his direşt foes.

through the While he

F.D.I would sign. devotes himself to duty in

In 1948, when Truman almost. 60 turned his

sent a personal,envay to Moscow less to talk with Stalin, it was Vin- each

Paris, they have campaign into third-rate vaude- it grows plainer ville, and every day that elections are not by remote control, or by "bandwagon shows" in Madison Square Garden.

TAFT, born and bred to politics, a President's son, a wise old campaigner if ever there was one, senses this and stumps the country day in, day out, winning friends and influencing

tacking delegates people, behind in every corner of the

land.

ол

The Taft formula is simple,

the

18 mlillon sels and all-out efforts are being made already to ensure that coverage is ex- tended to such partout U.S.A. 013 Ere still without it.

Television manufacturers themselves will put money to sponsor the planned hours, of programmes; not than 3,000,000 dollars for of the major networks.

the

PARIS NEWSLETTER

"If we could talk with Bowers and trees, no doubt they would confide in us like children. telling us their secret · fears From a women's magazine.

ALWAYS talk to daffodils and bluebells in the wood. I know that they would ди

swer me it only flowere could.

But daffodils they' don't, reply

when I call out "Hello,

heads as They only shake their golden.

to my

"No,

I'd like to talk to all, the trees

asic and

them lots

things

If pixies wake them

night and dance

of

up In

at fairy

But all the trees seem bored with me when I call out "Hello"

their

rings; back our Navy, our

jolly boys in blue.

You can

Guard,

have the

Home

and damn good luck to you.

We will be your doughboys,

we won't make a fuss,

*

They sigh and stretch

mighty arms as it to say "Heigh-ho."

You might muck up the I've tried to learn the secret

do you can't

the

Navy, bus much to 19.

Workers' playtime

Writing to a columnist, a girl in a factory Diks: "Can you help me to develop the apt phrase and with men light, amusing talk colleagues?"

THIS

sort of thing, yar? "You the new o.. here?". "What did you think I was? The oldest inhabitant?"

MADAME ALPHAND, `THE DIPLOMAT'S WIFE, CAUSES

A

and unashamedly old-fashioned: the "Here Laddy and somewhere clse tomorrow." Already the tall

MINOR

A STIR AMONG THE DIPLOMATS

Paris.

diplomatic SHOULD

storm has blown up in

French Foreign Office

over a night club singer.

and slender senator from Ohio The

elegant

blue-eyed

of

he looks like a small-town pro- blonde with a husky voice fessor has covered more. ihan is the wife of one 35,000 miles. And he sill has France's leading diplomats, 20,000 to go.

SHE SING?

failed to come up to scratch i What respect.

VICHY, 1952

19

VICHY, the French health re-. sort in Central France, likely to be transformed

soon

as a result of elaborate plans to convert It Into a US army cupply base,

At least 1,000 U.S. troops will be stationed there; an airfield

Herve Alphand, who holda humble past. It is most em with three-mile runway will

TOO COLD?

As 负 candidate he is no Press

delight. agent's

Stm somewhat diffident, still shy, stili

PROFIT AND LOSS TNO'S départure

has provoked Mme. Alphand has won fame tatting up of deures by "cold." He does not slap backs and dollars in the U.S. for her French Finance Ministry,

ambassadorial rank and re- barrassing for them."

the. presents France. on North Atlantic Treaty Or- ganisation,

nleht

ill at ease and inclined to be

casily

cilmb

be constructed on is outsicirts: It is, also planned to build a large military hospital in the from Parls

are going on some swift between the French Govern-

the ment

and US. militery authorities. or memorise first names singing Now she has received

Two large hotels which havo at the first introductions, nor

On the cabit side, there is the been closed since the liberation down often from then, offer from a London

cost of prefabricated buildings, the Hotel du Pare and sho Intellectual plane where he is

isub. Should she accept?

at the Chaillot. Paláce which Hotel Thermal will probably most at home to talk with the No, says M. fassig, French housed UNO-£1,300,000..... be used as army billeti. bucolic friendliness of Harry

DRUG IT'S AN IDEA Truman or a Wendell L. Willkie, Ambassador in London--and his

On to credit side it is esti eviews are supported by many mated that UNO delegates and FRENCH tourist organisations Isut those who

Qual d'Orsay officials. him in action this last Jew

their staffs pent two million have approached the British weeks out on the West Coast, in The matter is being hotly de- pounds to feed, house and enter- Travel Association, suggesting a the Plains States and in the bated between those who feel toin themselves; and another method of meeting the problem Industrial cities of the East that Mms, Alghand's career as a one million pounds on clothes, of they all say the same thing: night club singer is her own travel and gifts.

On the ove of UNO's "depar“ ⠀ dure,it was found that.

10.

Anurlets.

for

Currency restrictions Their plan. British tourists afair, and those who consider it California

ing to France should be asked EARL WARDEN

an affront to diplomatie dignity, Ihns muda ́un yet. hardly a

Hippie

dain for which they would draw on the Republican peol, And Says Mme. Alphand of it all: cations had failed to fulfil their 40 deposit a lump sum in Bri-

a social obligations, by throwing a

francs

in France. The HAROLD STASSEN, none at "It coms. I have created

"plan all. Barring last-ballat develop precedent in reverse. Many cocidalt party. Among the de- would take the form of a "com

Lebanon, Australia, ments at the Chicago conven- diplomats have married night Cultera:

pensatory

y operation with freland, Bolivia and Frenchmen doing the game "krị- both can be safely written club singers and converted them Inracl,

into dignified diplomats wives, Portugal.

France and drawing an equiva ~All Republicpn_eyes are on On the other hand my orample TRUMAN. There are signs from dipir.mate wife to night Shrewd diplomatie observers tent sum in pounds in Balain, that he means to run. And algus clubevinger: reminds many noted with interest that pot

SAM-WHITE thắt be won't. When his decision | diplomats 200 Wives of their more single Iron Curtain' country bag.

fears of daisies grass,

in

when

whirring

pit-a-pat. mowers

If Uny hearts

pass;

Without a word, when evening

comes, they shut their eyes $0 tight

As if 1

away.

to say "Oh, go Goodnight, goodnight, good- night.

But once I dreamt the flowers talked, and all the trees 08 well,

I

sald "Go to

said "Hello, dear daffodils":,.

and they hell."

"Good evening daisies, dear," I said, "Dear Hilles by the pool."

A thousand little voices cried "Shut up, shut up, you

fool."

"Oh tell me darling trees,”

esked, "what is your secret drend?

"The saw, the knife, the wood- man's axe that struck dear friend dead?"

a

cruel

"The forest fire, the

frost that calls for winter logs?

"Oh whisper, trees, and tell me all." I think they answer- ed "Dogs."

London Expreta, Service}

POCKET CARTOON

by OSBERT

NCASTER

* Let's 'ringkap the Foratos

Osics and Tell 'em that