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JOHN CLAKKE'S CASEBOOK

Work-Shy Walter

HE

TE tottered into the dock® at Great Marlborough Street as if he were borne up the two steps upon the tlin wave of sympathy'; which, expressed by a deep sigh, the public in the gal lery display towards the Very old who are in trouble.

He looked about him from the dock, and in his dance was all the disdain which age and wisdom feel for immaturity.

His name was Walter, and no was 38 years old.

Over the past 20 years, Walter has worked on an average for Twenty one week in every 52, wocks of toll in as many years; 880 hours with his alceves rolled up or his nose to the grindstone, in the 175,000-odd he has been blessed with since 1939.

He is against work, allergie to it, a conscientious objector to all it implies; and it is this long avoidance of work that has aged

him so.

WAL

E

WALTER was charged at Great Mariborough Street with begging. A policeman had picked bug the night before, as he wandered through the West End making croaking sounds that he daimed udded up to a song, and demanding from passers-by a fee for his amsolicited screnading of them.

British Scheme For Great New Dominion In Heart Of Africa

London, Dec. 28, Plans for a great new British dominion carved out of the heart of Africa and covering 3,000,000 square miles bigger than the United States

have been published.

Si British territories in Capricorn Africa are involved - Kenya ("Mau-Mau" Land), Tanganyika and Uganda, in East Africa; Southern Rhodesia (the one self-governing territory) Northern: Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

In the federation of all these territories, the authors of the plan the Capricorn Africa Society, with headquarters in Southern Rhodesia --sea the big chance of solving two pressing problems.

territories

African Walontinuez "There is

up to £100x than the economic, indus-

One is the multi-racial next 20 years and more than 20 regions of the world in the in- question, involving co-operation milion in a generation. Within torents of prosperity." of blacks, brown and whites in the next century, writes He has America in mind. In author of "Africa's the very next sentence, ho political, economie and social "Chartist"

Challenge, the Capricorn area queries: "If a man, foretelling advance.

The second problem is how to could support a black and while in 1850 the phenomenal develop

of outside population of 180 million. ment of the United States by attract the billons.

to chable' a STRATEGIC ANGLE 1900 or 1950, had been asked- capital necessary

"where is the "Chorist wants Britain to

money to comma potentially very wealthy areo of

could he from?-what

tavo the "Dark Continent" to take biz take the lead along with Gaug- development strides.

gested federated An eye

The investment.

the encouragement

in the world well as Britton perican as authority in the investment and

eat nothing sounder of Investment British In recognise sponsors

agricultural, demographic capite will not be enough and million a year even if it ments

df that the American investor will for the British taxpayer a further and clatural development only be interested if there is an sacrifice of prese

Central Afrion, with the fastity- "present pleasures"

tion ΟΙ DEE of this scheme

the Federal State af The and

by on the

Britlih

Africa as lia the six-country federation.

comerstone." stressed by all. plano is

In Welensky's view the Capri- There is plenty of assurances terested. "Chartist" sums this

would mean a from different quarters that here no scars need be entertained of played a great part in Hitzer's on the tune what

by recalling that Afrien som federation

strong link between the North another East African ground designs for world conquest and Atlantic Fiat sorely needed

ho nuts fasco-tho

scheme under domination. Hitler had a series Indian Ocean Pact. London Jost which Labour over £30 of policies rimning up to a 50- million of the British taxpayer's year plan for exploiting

Express Service. the money.

whole continent under оле centralized control.

"Consideration of race, tradi- tion and sentiment had no place

ecmonic promise

the size

held

umit of

out

RICH AS U.S. What are

A the claims?

and strategie come Ceritral

.in-

This was not his first op British trade unionist and So pearance in court, and on other eialist who backs the Capricorn In his schemes. It must also be

.had scheme says: "Except, for a lack borne Communism

oocasions, magistrates ordered that He should be examined by doctors; always the doctors' mswer was much the

QC,

he added. Walter could not, remember.

remember," Walter

their natural resources, have

ان

Shakespeareans

On Tour

RESHUFFLE IN HUNGARY

London, Doc:- 23.

•Twe_Hunfatihn・・ Presidential appointed Mr.

that, in the same

London, Dec. 23. way that

has in-

A of petroleum and soit timber, the

total of 250 cases 0 and improved upon Nort six territories are as rich as the herited and United States or Australia in technique,

reenery, costumes and stage significance their natural

They Africa has not been lost

equipment werp piled high on platform at Liverpool Street same. Walter was fit physically mense coal and copper in the plane of the Kremlin •

mentally.

station,

London, today when 30 considerable suppiles of consid Rowland Thomas, deposits, Ume, chrome, asbestos, considered that territories of Shakespeare Memorial Theatro,

further Mr

to be actors and actresses of the Now, c. from the bench, tried a new

mica. load and other then did you last which the woria

jolning the Capricorn area, Stratford-upon-Avon, lett Lon- needs.

Portuguese and Belgian Congo don to board the Rangiliki for The agricultural potentialities

colonia, might well be attracted a nine-months tour of Australia "What kind of work was it?" good, if the land is properly to negotiate a customs union or and New Zealatici, The tour

farmed. The rivers, tumbling other

commercial agreements will cost £100,000-Reuter, Memory, mercifully, had drawn down from a central plateau 3,000 with a strong federation.

eturtain upon such squalid foot above SCO level have

FIRM BELIEF detail.

potential electrical

at energy

The Arm belief in the economis "Can't

fost double that existing in the potentialties of the area is said.

USA and Canada.

emphasised in an article Just Africa's prosperity, many are published by C prominent convinced, will come from the European leader in Northern Counsell today development of the mineral and magistrale then took a

Rhodesia, the Hop.. Roy that shook step

Walter economic potentialities

or the Welensky,

in "Optima" Gergely Szabo a Minister of Rhodesias

Chemical Southern

Industry and Mr visibly. For instead of sending

In the latter,

published by Tibor Erdely-Grossas Minister there quarterly review Tanganyika. him to prison, Mr Thomas re-

here the Anglo-American Corporation of High Education, Budapest manded Walter for a week on are huge proven coal resources of South Africa. Ho answers the radio andounced.

untapped at the bail, so that he might report to remaining

Where is the money question:

Mr Latven and Ax moment only because of their to come from for development relieved of his duties as Minis-

Kossa has the labour exchange himself up with a job.

inaccessibility and a lack of

of the

the Capricorni area?

ter of Foundries and Heavy Walter did not answer to his money to develop essential com-

From Investors," he says, Industry, the radio added. He bail on the day appointed, but munications to the minefields,

anxious for a return on their has been replaced by Mr Mihniy presently he was picked up,

retains, at the capital; or from countries anxious Zsofinéez who arrested and brought to court, and when they asked him why he had not murrendered on the right day, he said, odmest coyly, was too ahy to come to this sort of place."

THE

"Got work?" they asked him,

was the answer,

in' the dock again, he / us all with his ancient- seeming eye, and listened while Mr Thomas said: "What sort of work do you want to do?"

"Hotels," Walter wald, "What, as a pageboy?" the magistrate asked, with a glance at the dock.

Walter wald: “No, washinz-up or some sort. I've heard there's a good lot of that."

JOSEPH COTTEN "I think you'd drop too

SHELLEY WINTERS SCOTT BRADY

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H.

much if you tried to wash up." Mr Thomas raid, but ho called in his probation officer, | Mr Charles. Morgan. `"What do Vou think his chances are of a Job Iri hotel?" he asked.

"Not a chance, sir," Mr Morgan said,

"That's what I thought," said the magistrate, or ho turned again to Waltor.

I think you nded hardening up,” he said. "You must go to prison' for two months, and perhaps you'll face

the fulme with more rezolution when you come out.”

And

Walter nodded politely.

TELEPHONE 70103 as he dragged himself from the

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“European Tax” Suggested

Luxembourg, Dec. 23.

The "Little : Cabinet" "of the Epean Coal and Steel Corn- munity met today. `to discuss Woos and means of imposing A European tax” on the mémberi of the Community.",

The purpose of the tax, which is provided for by the Schuma Ís Pinm Treaty, is to finance in dustrial Investments and roadop- tation schemes for manpower on the proposed six-nation single market for Frence, Gormonly Italy and the Benelux gróup, The tak, would not, exceed a Ber cent-Reuter,- 2.

and

The present population of the six British-controlled territories

boon

is about 24 million. It is con-to promote the healthy develop-same time, his post of Minister

ment of the under-devéloped of Medium Industry.—Reuter,

tended that without robbing one African of my nere of land, the Whole ma could absorb at least five million white people in the

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