THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1952.
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SEFTON DELMER examines the new terror device behind-
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We have been marked up Stalin has ordered against TOU and I our
minds, our jobs, our as the first priority object the West.
new all-out That is the great revela- daily bread have ive in the overnight become offensive of political and, tion coming out of the 19th- economic subversion which Party Congress now being
the Kremlin's target No. 1.
Mr Truman
T
Top in the Wallop_Poll
held in Moscow. There are other lessons from it as well, but none equal to this one in importance for you and me.
The directive for the new offensive is there for all to hear and read. Not only is it contained in the hour-long speeches of Stalin's lieu- tenants. Above all it can be found in the 50-page key- note article published by Stalin before the congress.
The emphasis on Britain and the British Commonwealth in these statements makes it abun-
New York, Tuesday, the experts stating that sendantly clear that Franee, Italy.
HE great gasping American public could be forgiven for think ing that President Truman and Senator Taft were run ning for election, not Messrs Stevenson and Eisenhower.
the
The President is hitting Mr Taft with the kick of a Mis- sour! mule every day of week, and the Senator is jab bing at Mr Truman as if he President were convinced the
was determined to stay in the
White House for ever,
The confused voters are bov- Ing to remind themselves con- stantly that two other fellows candidates between the
are
whom they have to choose.
I
one way
held
OT
บ
got back to New York just let the Koreans fight their own
In time to see Mr Truman in battles. action. I fol-
lowed him to
darkest
Har-
icm and watch- ed him pound Mr Tolt
all
over the ring while the quiet, intent coloured people Ustened with bewilder- ment stamped
on their faces,
DON
the
DUMPING
to a new economic terror
It is expres-served by
alons such ns
these
-FOR
BRITAIN
WHAT did you make of all the speeches reported last week from Stalin's Con- grass? We then gave readers an Intelligence Officer's
Sefton Delmer.
Cummings
propaganda on
cominon
the front between them and the Bevanites against their common enemy, the "Right-wing Socialist leaders, the Tory capitalists, and the American oppressor."
You can look forward to
-Communists" poppinig up
making speeches.
-Anywhereve
"Left-wing
will t
trade
contin
unionists
try to see that the unions" Anancial influence pver the Socialist Party is used to sup- port
Bevan policy. "Left-wing"
encourage
shop stewards
will enco increased wage demands, and strikes If they are not granted. They will do tion
briefing by anything to undermine produc-
HERE is an interpretation of what was
in the minds of Stalin, Malenkov, ́and Boria. Surprisingly, this analysis brings in the more familiar names: Bevan and Pollitt.
Asia.
But the chief accent will be
on promoting split between Britain and America.
The kind of situation they
wish to creato was clearly described by Menkov, the party
secretary, when he reported:
"Contradictions between the United States and Britain are ng the form of an open for the sources of oil, and rare
•
BE WARNED !.
#
positiona
etp. for
and West Germany (hitherto hower is in the lead and that stevensons beginning to catch considered by the Kremlin as up. If the elcellon were
countries most today the general would prob- vulnerable to "Communist" day another explosive issue ilke in impo ably win narrowly. By election treatment) have now receded Stolin says something will I can quote you the kind of rubber, non-ferrous
In Importance. Senator Nixon's money could
good a un news they received from Britain, metals, sulphur, wool, and for Britain has jumped from happen, it is as
Here is a report from the markets in which to dispose of order to his subordinates that tip the balance
fourth to first place. France,
London representative of the goods. another.
second in that something must happen.
Economic When I left New York for however, is a close
experts tell me Soviet news agency Tass, sum- Stalin's new plan.
that the Kremlin could only ming up the Morecambe con- everyone waa Newfoundland
use this economic warfare device ference: talking about Nixon's finances. Today the dollar debate is
The conference revealed the of dumping today at great sacrifice to the living standard sharpening of the class struggle "BRITAIN, France, and other capitalist countries are of the Soviet in the country, and the growing the doldrums.
General Eisenhower is relying ND what a plán! In addition of the peoples
of the working trying to force their way out of and A to fresh emphasis on split- decable dislocation Communism,
world. It would also risk con- dissatisfaction on Korea,
of Soviet class with the policy of the their subordination to the U.S.A. Britain and a
in order to ensure for them- corruption to win him the secting "imperialist"
of his recent imperialist"
Right-wing Labourites plans. tion. Several
independent France from the ******
It is probable, therefore, that Resolutions and speeches testi selves speeches show that he hallmost United States, we are to be sub- for the moment this is a threat fed to the growing popular dis
and high profits. the
mitted
Barla also weeps if Stalin content with American policy, only. However, whole, and he isn't choking
device.
believes the situation opportune, the revival of German Im Britain: "U.S. imperialism is, Stalin is at work on a project he will start dumping probably perialism, over it. The general wants to
and Britain's with every day that passes, bring the boys back home and
of Soviet dumping.
Increasingly allenating Britain in the Middle
East and in subservience to the U.S.A.” The overseas
from raw material sources and markets today
South-East Britain and other
markets, and forcing her with He
Czechoslovak could sell
NEW ORDER countries of the capitalist in-
every means at her disposal out motor-cars and tractors; he
of the countries of Europe and which dustrialist Western world are to
could flooded with cheap Iron Czech and Soviet mills. Heavy A for the Kremlin.
sell textiles from the
was splendid news Asia, taking one have inflamed be
Stalin, another trom Industrial goods could also be President Tru-Curtain products.
These Iron Curtain products thrown on the world market. like a good general, at once man, who cries
his forces la
between bitterly are to be sold at
Clearly, this could effect tem- decided to regroup
Americans never prices, which are to drive British porary and, possibly, even and switch his attack to where ourselves and the
on it seems to be most promising which the Russians want to sco create unemployment in Britain Coventry and Manchester.
to Britain. Harry Pollitt, his created.
I say that just as it is up to for Marxist warriors to exploit. It is up to us to recognise sector commander on this front,
Recall... what Stalin
says: Stalin's warning and take effec- was ordered to step-up his at us to take stops now to forestall "One can say with certainty we live steps in preparation. tempts to infiltrate the Socialist any Iron Curtain dumping from Party and get a common front dislocating our economy so is it shall soon reach the stage when (of the Soviet
up to us today to safeguard our with: It. SYMPTOMS.
Commonwealth need to
"Don't be sectarian," he was possibility of the Russian dream the countries
against world) will have no Import goods from the capitalist
told. "Never mind whether a
being real to man is a member of the party
real make it clear to the We must experience the need to dispose of their surplus production. warfare against Britain?
r.he helps us and damages our Americans-as, indeed, we can "From this it follows that the think it is pretty plain that for enemies. We don't care whether markets and the preservation of
that the protection of and the fold of activity of the main the past few months Staiin, the ho is
conscious
our Commonwealth are just ay and being capitalist Powers the U.S., Politburo, are
their
secret sclously on our side." making neglected, if not forgotten. The Britain, and France in relation advisers have been
Just much in their interest as they How
ow do I know that?
are in ours. appeal on both sides is to raw to world resources will not con- fresh assessment of the Cold look at Comrade Pollitt's bits of
If there is any American who emotion.
tinue to grow, but will be re- War and how to win it.
self-criticism in his speech to doubts this-well, just let him duced; that world market Into the deliberation of the the congress. He was repeating read these speeches of Malenkov conditions will deteriorate as far group broke the news: FIRST the orders his master had just and Berta and Comrade Stalin's as these countries are concerned; of the Bevanite revolt; THEN, given him.
number of idle of the Bevanite success at the So you can look forward to an article which goes with them. and that the enterprises will grow." When Socialist Party conference.
IDDON'S
DIARY
throw-away
thought Igoods out of these markets; long-lasting damage
Sce
least
would general, of all this one.
doing anything that
could
•ITOW did Stalin come
ALL this
The American air is full of countries, but will themselves decide on this new economic or even a good Marxist, provided
That night the President ap- wesken the morale and faith peared cockly at the Waldorf- of our country in the cause for Astoria Hotel, aimed few which we are fighting." knock-out blows at Taft again
lethal fury and the candidates arc and then threw wallops at General Elsenhower. trading abuse like At the moment Mr Truman op- gers. The intellectual 'carriage pears to be the angriest man in trade, the big brains,
double domes America.
some
It turns out that Mr Truman has been betrayed and boozled by men on whom has lavished affection, honours, and high rewards.
bam
he
General Elsenhower, in Truman's book, is not
Mr
costermon-
New York
in tho just a State, and the politicians
dupe but a deceiver. Ho has arriving in flocks.
down. Harry
pivotal are
In all this Burry the world's Also, Eisenhower is not much diplomats are having difficulty of a general, and maybe he was in getting any attention. Mr never in Europe at all, and if
let his old pal
THE
uncon-
Increased accent in Communist
SHIRLEYS'
YEARS
SEEN 1000
Ettington, Warwick.
her Position
One word of warning.
tho situation
after
This
any
our
-(London Express. Service)
HOUSE HAS
HISTORY
OF
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT}
he was he didn't know what he Andrel Vishinsky Is here, ac- by Mr Andrei It is companied was doing. Furthermore,
Gromyko.. Another arrival Elsenhower, alded Canada's Lester Pearson, who probably And abetted by Taft, who has just been elected Presi responsible for the trouble with
dent of the Uplici Nations the Russians.
General Assembly. Is this onslaught helping
are There
TF delegates trom someone tries to im- the Felzad. Governor Stevenson and
Luxemburg. - Syria,
What is Ettington Park like "Arcadia" and a hidden Democrats
press you by claiming now? Paradoxically some will opens into the ballroom. and hurting Mr Denmark, Belgium, and Britain, Eisenhower and the Republ! Wisely, Mr Anthony Eden and that his family has held its say symbolically no Shirley In the hall, above the fire-
cre axcret cana? I see no plain signs that M. Robert Schuman of France lands and home through lives there now; the place is an place, It is. The campaign, now in the have postponed their trips un- the male line from the days what a change from the old store family documents.
hotel.
where the Shirleys of old would home stretch, has got out hand and
Conqueror, days," says Harry Heylock, the story is still told how, when Now this old
whose father, Old Noah, died the north wall of the library
of
that
after the election.
senge.
It appears
It is bad timing that the of William the
name is everyone is a scoundrel and General Assembly should meet then-unless his wife-benter, not above cuffing while the election campaign ta Shirley-ho is talking non- his old grey-haired mother.
bubbling and boiling. They should have waited until the United
For the Shirley family is now now President of the
the only one left in all England States was chosen.
still to hold the same lands: Compared to this big. United through their male nacestors Nations show, Broadway has from the Domesday tenant,
Even Stevenson is abandon-
ing his mildness, and his pledge
Bales
Plannerdrops, It
door
panels
And
Over on outhouse door is this doggerel in stone:-
When good St. Edward
wore the Crown- Saswala here was thane,'
this
His male stem: still
thanor own, Now in Victoria's reign,
sces
wonder would
st. 50 before the war after a was being cased in August 1830; cond Elizabeth #fetime in service here: "Car-, a live toad was inexplicably what the old Shirleys riages and fine ladies..... found in a small recess which say if they could come back on
this October evening? onother world that was,” had been completely built up
Life's web
Coach here
Church shell
cortes Bghtmusic. What
here in 1878, organist at West minster Abbay and compoter of the triumphant "O. Worship the King," say.to that?
in 1740,
2. No one, could unterstand how or when the toad had got in, to debate the issues on a high little to offer. I am delighted. In their case, this, ancestor. N the London road a green or on what it had lived. Work-ROM a kitchen a radio cis-
and-white notice an men preserved it in a bottle for plane and avold personalitica has got loft in, the shufflo and that "An Evening with Beatrice was Saswalo, the Saxon, whose nounce Ettington Park Hotel, three months, but an historian Would Dr William Croft, borh ́,
Lillle” has settied down
nephew later assumed the name Non-Residents Welcome. Bus- adds: "It declined all food and scule. He is now blasting the
do.
ness picked up quickly nothing, care nothing, know solid hit. The "Evening" cost of her, a
when died." 'Worth £6' nothing" Republican old guard. merely a few thousand dollars
three coachloads of Birmingham Stevenson
describes Elsen to produce. Apart from
has only Reginald ASWALO appears. in the bollermakers, out on a works Lilllo ft hower as " 'me, too candidate
small-partac- D Gardiner, two
Domesday Book of 1080 as outing, drove in for lunch,
Or the Shirley who went to running on a yes, but
plat
pianista, a few owning tresses, two
"seventeen, hundred Tho hotel guide book says: IN the ground, is a welt with the Crusades and brought back form, advised by a 'has-been flicks of furniture, and a cou-Deres at Elendon."
"On passing to the dining room potefying properties" Atre a Saracen's head by its hair staff
ple of modest
The Domesday Book record, the visitors mentally in- growing near it has been pre- how would he react to strangers to put the. Senator Taft, in Stevenson's nover was
where are ten bondsmen vigorated by intriguing served like an ash grey fossil, drinking in the library? opinion, is the greatest living, show on Broadway but the
(higher memories of the part."
And in the stables (slaven), 82 villeins,
In the 'walls of the entminer with a priest; 25
TV Aerial I don't know if the boiler which o thinks and the unfortunate and Miss Lillie and producer
borders general is merely "the honorary Edward Dowling took a chance, and two thanes (freeholders) thould have been, for they were a Shirley coach of the 10th cen- Four curs, and four if and
plues strength. candidate."
They are surprised they have the place was worth £s and right in the middle of history tury with leather and tapestry such a sparkling success oxi afterwards £4, now. £20.. The walls are panelled with and varnish Incredibly well The web of life la apun
Fourscore and four, the clate- Wo are obviously going to be
their h Up
hands. ·Ming: Lille 10 fed some rich insults right
Thus in the hands of one 67 inlaid shields that bear the preserved. family this old house off the arms of families who have The parish church, like the fer's lengths to election day, whether we' like them or not. The
last old village of Ellington, was Astatula, milo" is Another British star, Rex London road outside Stratford- married Shirleys in the
halved through 1,000 years.
once next to the big house, and This latter estimate fatoo appear to be enjoying the mud Harrison, playing with another on-Avon slinging stanging match and a Lili (Miss Palmer, his wife), nearly one thousand years of Oddities and incongruitles its shell still stands there. In conservative. For to walk quee abound. Gucate in," the know the 18th century Parliament round this house, ie. to go back record turnout at the polls is has won cheers for his latest English history. likely
and In the bar once the great passed an Act letting the shit down the long alsies of history picture, "The Four-poster I
still lined with; leys take over this church on and realise that man in any ago After being out of the coun-- thought the film better than
neeilbrary, andă
wy today. en glorious old books push on condition they supplied the was much the same arman
Basey's villago with another.
(above. sprouts)
Buthority on what Eisenhower Booth Theatre became, empty class. (cotiogars); ono soldier makers were, but at least they. Fusta gurugo their cars next to porch is cut this initælligence?
voters
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