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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1952.
Since it is notoriously wood difficult to ace the when you yourself are one of the trees, it would be hard to examine this new Queendom of England with the same impertinent de tachment we gave to the other two.
For that matter, a reign 10 far lasted a that has month is, for an era, on the short side, It has to
has to prove
itself, in every circumstance of doubt and uncertainty, and we ourselves will be part of the proof. The Eliza- bethans and Victorians had to put up with a lot of anap
wken judgments
last week
analysed
we
curaclues
There is nothing for it now but to project into the place of the as- century rious hack who, a cen hence, will in the face of sew-fangled electronic edi- tion-time, be doing the same job on us. Full of prejudice, of course, but with perhaps ale pride. Not too much,
1952 Elizabethans: (from left) Everest climber Shipton, composer Britten, novelist Greene, sculptor Moore, dancer Fonteyn, actor Olivier, jet-man Whittle
ELIZABETHANS
Was
such
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$52.
rency to support them for some forty-eight, hours in Paris,
In spite of these considera- tions or as some historians maintain because of them-the Second Elizabethan ago began knowledge and consumption of already developing fast in its the lively arts and the applied The Drama flourished; several were produced in London plays wer that
were not adaptations from the French, and the Cinema showed an increasing reliance native genius, anything up on
to twenty percent..
Marionettes
ક્ય
Why Churchill Lost 'Battle Of Atlantic'
By
O... BRANDON
submarines.
WASHINGTON. carriers, thun widening their the hunting of HAT was really be usefulness in
hind the American The U.S. Navy now has air- insistence on the craft operating from carriers over a 10,0Q00 appointment of an Ameri- which can carry
1. bomb load to a distance of, can to the supreme naval 70 miles, and land back on, the command in the Atlantic carrier.
This means that planes based which caused Mr Churchill
en carriers in the Adriatic Sea.. so much grief?
are well within for instance, Americans have been say- range Austria,
of
Hungary. ing
and that future Naval Czechoslovakia, Rumania, strategy rests on the air Bulgaria, and they could even
reach Odessa, craft-carrier, and other
They could also provide_pro- nation even ap- tection to the Nato forces' flanks and over Germany proaches the number of air and rear
Adriatic and the North Sea. craft-carriers of the US, France from the Ligurian, tho Navy, American ought to be in command of the Atlantic. Whether it is anti-submarine
18
-no
Surprise hits
carriers,
·and
of the world's known quarter surface, was changed politically in a fashion that would have the now Queen's Astounded grandfather; so various avere its patterns of allegiance that the
How technically to carller Queens; but so pere Queen head of the biggest Republic in haps had been the inheritance the world.
of simple affection and national This situation was
greeted
acceptance that gave the Second satisfaction throughout the Elizabethan with
perlod wholly world except by an articulate new place in the monarchical
In Scolland, who took tradition. group excoption to the new styles and History, at this period, was on the grounds that the moving so fast that crises tended The contemporary Queen might be Elizabeth II ef to overlap. England, but as far as Scotland Incidence of Turning Points was was concerned she was the first, about threw a month, that of No Corat Hutional disturbance Emergencles a little more fre-
warfare or offensive operations PROBABLY the greatest ad- vantage, the naval experts Casued.
The New Elizabethans quent,
The Edwardians, who for in support of land-based troops, say, is the ability of a carrier jask International had In
been adjusted over the long had kept an artistle head- the alreraft-carrier has become force to launch surprise attacks. world, however, England at the years to a condition of endemic lock on the times, were being the most effective arm of the It can hit the enemy in one arça
by exact beginning of the era stood uneasiness, punctuated by brief replaced the young, or Navy
today, and tomorrow it can be youngish bursts of alarm,
new position some 300-400 Benjambu groups In a curious position,
In addition, the United States m by Britten A dramatic Parliamentary To this they reacted
was writing the mutle acquired a lot of experience in miles away.
the and war tha; developing a variety of pro-and Noel Coward still
This forces
enemy to writing the operation of task forces in debate on peace
skins: cynicism, faith, datcribed as of the tective had been
the plays.
the last war in the Pacific, and spread his defences over a wide Geologists
Where the sixteenth most vital and immediate im- Indifference, anger.
century it is the aircraft-carrier. that aren. The A-bomb can also be had Janson, the twentieth had dominates task force operations. the advantage is that the A-
from launched Christopher Fry; for Herrick Whether it is good slates- they had Dylan Thomas; for manship to monopoliso all im- bomb-carrying aircraft can pro-
posts Beaumont, Rattigan.
the ceed with a cemplete jol-fighter Shake-portant command remained unchallenged. North
Treaty Or- escort all the way to and from speare
Atlantic In other fields, for Drake read
the target. ganisation rather than pursue a
In the
"the Korean operation the: palley of making other nations that began, ás we portarce suddenly stopped haif- have detected here the begin- any B.O.A.C, pilot.
The world of Invention shore in these important res carriers proved very useful and know, in February, way without anything especially wings of a spiritual Ice Age; it
the was known at the time as the rived mightily. Such wanien many Americans, but the mili- loken into account
ponsibilities
questioned by effective, though it must
that they development of mechanical 1952, differed from the first fright happening, in that by this time every--imperturbable way this Cold War,
Similarly the reversal of mate--transport-that-movement within tary proceed on the basis that operated there under unusually remarkable generation, the
The Russian M.1.G.s could not SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD., thing worth knowing was English said they would resume
the time the Elizabethan reign impossible,
far enough to attack Imown and everything the crisis when they had more
Having
get out began the overall standard of hazardous.
invented
ihe carriers, and the enemy Hong Kong & Kowloon.
worth discovering discover time.
M Meanwhile they entertained living in Britain was at a level the television apparatus, and
recognised that it would be too the dráma, Britoln
Tried in vain. was now ed, except a foolproof way of
the
costly for him to attempt. 10 representatives of the rather below that of a yeoman
broadesating up to four hours een vision farmer in the nineteenth
attack the carriers unless hia avolding (a) a catastrophic Powers with whom their rela-
day; mostly marionet- AR
bombers Jury.
were escorted by ter.
persuade the Pentagon while Aghters. hand and downright chilly. The
as set out by successive and barely for countries that British motor- he was here to give way to a
The MIG.$ also did not Elizabethan reign begen,
Governments: cars were constantly improving. British commander in the At reigns WH). In political distinguishable
Great strides were being made lantic. But he fought a losing have the range to swoop down That vacuum did not, the aftermath of one vacuum,
planes operating the on the Navy vacuum
the preparations for the next, throughout the world in new batile, not only because inst long.
The Princess who so suddenly Not everybody accepted this as and different ways of curing Americans were insistent and in close air support of ground
wounds, and of inflicting them, could not be moved from their ups. blessing; wholly unmixed
Carrier experts also beir
the sulfa drugs and the did not have the backing of his One of the striking points of of
bomb.... between
two The
own naval experts. progress had difference
ference of the Inquisition, in dilute solution, to the Anglo- Saxon communities.
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T
HE Second, or Wind- sor-Elizabethan Age
By JAMES CAMERON
In
15
riul prosperity was gradual; by the large cities became almost he who provides the majority favourable conditions.
invariably of the forces must also be in
and
command.
war, and (b) the common ions were friendly, dubious, oil-The economics of this were te Word reached home from Churchill tried in vain to
cold.
The experts had become expert that they were satisfied with nothing but the most intr- cate successes. In natural science the first consideration in their researches was the avoid-
Did fell
war and
be
claim
ance of humanitý (being blown acteristically of the age, several dissenters were officially chided, with the parallel development 1 principle, but also because he that in a càrrier task force air-
thousand
to bits: this they concluded was not the jungle within easy Elizabethan oges was 'the trans-
best achieved by lng the world with dynamite.
Logic? No
In International
obsession
authorities
even
ance
and
an
was
napalm
Springboard free that the
In
off and craft can take
land
The British naval experte faster than the same number of
Americans not aircraft operated from superiority
Bgred
have
over-craft-carriers
have
More hazardous
his daughter has arrived, used in anti-submarine warfare; and marine corps aviation
we
to this realm-char- n
miles away, for tech-
and
a lond reach of London was con-
in basc. Perhaps we have fronted with a set of problems
(not to men- The U.S.
at the Navy has weighted the imaginary balance entirely new to the system of
warships), but they moment twelve heavy carriers there The preceding Sixth Georgian of history a lot or two against on the monarchy.
much
It full commission, but more ex- don't think 1D,
in do- Hitherto Sovereigna had Te affairs (an
been volcanie, erupt the New Age. period had
perience in
the operation of are a good many more attitude
"mothballs" which than the un- ing great social changes; some maintaining a careful time) the mained something of
British called
to of the
during the of
take this task forces optimism. We their were consolidated
not take too long quantity known
until
were
Navy. And there is. oven more were
a con- would of history, not to echo
25 the military. broadminded in their pursuit of accession; the new Queen had ensuing reign, though not all moment
Medical
care was easily avail- the happier
but past
sensus of opinion that modern reactivate," 43 for human happiness; they went to spent her youth in a world of
the
naval strategy is based on so- says. future,
enlled task forces, some difficulty arranging that the most efflclent and scientific- able to the very poor and the springboard
very rich: the provisions of based on the wholly illogical had reason: that one man who was
Already in the last war small Japan, for example, should be at ally-realised curiosity. peace with Ecuador and the Every detail of her appear State Medicine, however,
been recently
on the held revised mannerisms
high regard has gone auxillary aircraft-carriers were
DY Juno of this year noval Dominican
Republic,
millions who had assumption that three forel
riers and
The though she should not be at familiar to
and
against every conceivable
experiences then gained
Jealously are kept been have take heart from peace with eleven hundred mi- never been within a hundred of the benefelories, were
carefully studied, (both miles.
of her: her clothes, ex- opportunists in search of wigs. evidence Indians, Chinese, Russians m Zion
and in any future war there will ceparate from the Air Force) The coal mines had passed into that fact. habits, and family pression, galt, and so on over her back fence.
smaller will have a total of something We bright as buttons, be large numbers of
are
protecting He had been minutely recorded. the hands of the British people They contrived
life over 10,000 operational aircrafi, to manufac-
Ker
not been training had been which produced a strong effort technologically, but we cling to carriers ture
of gratifying merely in the arts of a weapon
lines across the Atlantic. Much and the Navy today has mors to have them worked by the old ancestral idea: ihat his-
on active social com- awfulness, the power of which
and constitutional Itallons.
tory has its arbitrary chapter emphasis is placed as well on than 15,000 aviators
(lighter-
iter duty, the marines an additional was demonstrated by the fact partment
but in the many procedure,
Powerful that no
were headings, that once in a genera- the use of airships no one
was more
are scared of
During the orcon operations it than its owners,
techniques required of public made for the Integration of tion a star skips in its course, than-air)the so-called blimps 3,700.
tele Britain into a European pattern, and from then on iffe is never in anti-submarine warfare.
In recent exercises airships the three heavy U.S. carriers Largely because of this they personalities-radio work,
ed for the strongest group appearances.
vision, innumerable platform implemented by legislation per quite the same. Another reign,'
mitting the British to lake another age; another age, an- were landed and refuelled auc- were kept supplied by four cessfully from the decks of small carriers which were used ong them to meet formally to
All these had been unknown abroad each year enough cur-
as transporta exchange nouse, menaces, and
The carrier Boxer, for
with come neuroses; this, with twentieth-
stance, was loaded called century wit, they
the
145 Ale Force stores, and ir. to:k her eight and a half days Security Counell.
from the west coast of the United States to Japan dis tance of 4,500 nautical miles.
The protection of carrier tank rees will not
be too dimcult forces
It was an energetic age, which not even its opponents could accuse of being "hidebound by Logic.
First
I differed from the Elizabethan period most of all, perhaps, in that already a strong had been made to take move the word "democracy" off the drawing-board and put it into production. The
arguments
other chance.
EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION
egalitarian East
the
SCHEME SUPPORTED BY MPs
DEFINITE move to-
wards federation of the
African territories.
human principle, born in the late Victorian age and developed with those of Central Africa
Now, after
By Hazel MayTM
as long as they will be operat-
ing in waters whese surround-
A number of M.Ps from both ing coast lines are in Allied sides of the House, it is be- bonds.
to the It lieved, will fly out Salisbury conference.
In
Mr
more
would become Those hazardous if the enemy, for Gre Interested the instance, held atr bases closa 10
E. A. the Mediterranean,
Nevertheless, there is agree- (Leominster ment today among American Member. for the aircraft-carrier hos become
In the post-war years of the is being planned. A pre- md, and on the advice of many Central African talks in Lon- Baldwin, Conservative member
Hereford for
to it,
A somersault
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT. LANCASTER
in bringing up the question of who discussions most k the territories concern- East Africa at the time of the scheme included new Queen's father, was no liminary unofficial confer- interested M.P's in Britain, it don. longer a matter of debate; a
decided to hold the.
"But I am fully in favour of division), Mr Patrick Gordon and British naval experts that
Walker, Labour Jugal function had been given ence, to be held under the has been
auspices of the Capricorn- conference a month or two Africa Society, is at present after the London discussions on the inclusion of the East Aft Smethwick and former Secre- the Navy's most important and
con territories in the federation tary of State for Commonwealth most potent weapon. the Nyasaland-Rhodeslas link,
scheme. I believe it holds the Relations- In the Sociailst being discussed in Salis- bury, Southern Rhodesia. It is felt that to attempt too greatest promise for the future, Government, Mr William Gold- much at ones might prejudice if they hold a conference in rick, Labour Member for Bristol Some people, #t had been said,
division), and Mi (North-East This conference aims at the whole issue. And the tuc- mediately after the London one were still
Conservative to go to more equal than bringing together leaders of the cess of the first link-up is I shall certainly try
Julian Amery, athers, but poverty in the old three East African
Julian Amery, Conservative territories essential if federation is to be Salisbury for it." sense no longer existed; men no for frank, Informal discussions extended further, longer starved in Britain,
Mr A. D. Dodds-Parker, Coa. division). From that carno the other with representatives from the
Rhodeslas and Nyasaland. There are many who believe servative Member for Oxford difference: that .while
Architect of the present scheme that. If the Central Africate (Banbury division) who is also with the England was the back-is Colonel David Surting, foun- federation scheme is put into closely connected 46 the world, in
will even scheme, id: 1952 der of the
Capricorn-Atrien effect, its benents was the background Society, who has been associes tually convince beatle section! and a very ined with the federation nove of African opinion that it would escrpable one et that.
ment in Africa for some time be in the interests of all the the more fortunate It has Among
the support of many territories to extend it to nations come sense of corporate M.P.'s in this country, mm both embrace East Africa. responsibility for the rest of the sides of the House world had arisen, partly be
Stirling's Originally cause
ference was timed to precedo
great Tudor
tha
đo
مة
national prosperity could до the official Central Arlean Two M.Ps closely concerned
bel identity
In Africa Sir Godfrey Hug- gins, Pelme Minister of Southern "By the federation of these
Rhodesla and Mr Roy Weten six territories we could form a strong economic and political sky, leader of the Unometal bloc in Africa; bloc which embers of Legislative Council
of Northern
Rhodesia have would prove to the rest of the
world that the white man and already stated they will attend.↑
the Africans can live and work
One of the main themes of it was wpted that
together with the degree of happiness and success which it discussion will be the steps to longer exist permanently aur Federation Conference, to be with Colonial
affaits. have has long been our desire to be taken to improve the rela rounded by hardship, and partly held in London in April.
It strongly supported this view in achieve. In particular we want onship between Europeens and of a new fooling of
East-Central with far the six territories should be co
was Intended that the views of interviews, Mr Stanley Evans, to be able to demonstrate this, Africans in the six territories,
without any phadow of doubt, The supporters of
is laid The old-fashioned. "Empordinated in some form of Labour' Member for Wednes, our friends' in 'Bouth Africn Federationi hope that if a 'clear
progressive policy and the perplo of West Africa. for the scheme, which bury, emphasized that "timing
it may, obviate the down',now. Se wo do not bucceed in type of opposition which so far
Bouthern Nyasaland people who will surely pee The *now • Queen Was pro protagonists of the Central Africa there are
Arden Federation scheme to could be frightened on the en- Thodesia drift into the orbit of relate their proposal to the tire federations project if we the Union, followed by the Colonel Stirling, at present in to return to willen despartnership achome in rush things at first," he said, break-up of any degree of Salisbury, plans
VoLondon: naxt month, I am opposed to the idea of unity in Africa.
blueprint " laid before the was all-important.2.7
away peoples, principle was half-way through coul became, olivious.
a complete somersault, as soon London Conference Tale, Both in this country and in bringing about federation" we land the Rhodesian, and
A was thought would enable the
claimed, for the gret Lane in the Fords, as Head of the Com "monwealth." This organisation, wtich by now incluachacË K
Africa,
*** Excusenmot;-M'siastre às
·M’dames-but-fa: there, an Prime Minister in the
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