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Red Propaganda Comes With The Bath-Water!

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By SEFTON DELMER

Baden Baden, table heavy or medium brmour. HE marksmen of the How different things would be if we Germans were building Soviet propaganda the NATO panors."

batteries have been

even," he added generous- doing some pretty ly, you British, Your Cen- subtle shooting during these tarlone and Carnarvons

quite good." last few days.

And they have been acoring remarkable hits.

beauty land I watched a plumb in the slimming tub next to mine.

(Yes, I am still at it in the German

house dicted,' batlied, and massaged to remove some of those extra Mayers with which my fe

cure

hotels and restantante exorably

endows me.)

being

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"So, chuckled my cure com- rade in his bath he is a former builder of Atlantic Wall Sig- fried Lines, U-boat shelters, and is today making fat pro- fts building atriields for the Americans.

"One might have guessed fi," he said. "Thanks to their roly- ing on American equipment the NATO forces now have no

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are

Which, I am sorry to say, ko Just about What the Bevlet propagandu chiefs wants hith to say.

No boos

M care-house comrade Was fresh from reading excerpts from a 41-page article by the Soviet tank expert Colonel T.U. Wrangel in the Moscow Military Review.

No

to leak to the West. First- class!

Colonel Wrangel exploits the fact that the Americans have their stopped production of medium Patton tank and of their heavy M-47 tank. The for this, of course, la that they now wish to replace theap models by better and more effective now tanks.

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But Wrangel uses this make out that the Americans have been forced to stop pro- duction because appalling deflelencles have mechanical been discovered in these tanks. And my German (low-simmer the follows his arguments to las logical inflexion.

So subtle

says that the Magnificent touch this by the RANGEL

American manufacturers Kremlin propaganda men.

wanted to cut costs and speed blatant radio talk, booing, and yah-ing at the Antericans about production and therefore with their bad tanks, which every the connivance of the American

Would listener

immediately authorities have for the past identify as the propaganda it is. three years been using poorer No, instead a solemn plece of quality metals than originally prescribed. As a result the closely-reasoned technical analy-

in ar

Yugoslave the technical Turks. obscure sis journal which has been allowed French, the Danes, the Belgians, the Dutch, and the Italians, all of whom have been receiving Patton tanks from the Ameri- cans, now and themselves. cording to Wrangel, oquipped with dud armour which cannot slund up to even four weeks of

let alone. serious campaigning. resim a direct hit.

CHURCHILL AND THE

C

TORY

ONSIDERING

London. the

time of the year it

was a lovely, sunne tay

and 1 do 201

REBELLION

By Beverley Baxter, MP

doubt That Sir Winston Ma +1 1 Churchill's

soared Werknaster spirits #N he Fu the short Quest

10 No.

to

the

journey

Downing

from

Street

House of Commons,

int

the

EC-

"And that is the stuff,” Bald my engineer friend, "the Ameri- cans want to hand to our new army when it is created...

Yin, a buil-eye for the Krem- lin.

Wrong!

VERY time I visit Germany

autoinst Nazi Germany from the EV struck by the way

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first day to the last and paid u terrible price in gold and blood, No one wants to be reminded of thal--certainty not the U.S.A. and probably not the Common- The old actor who tells Wealth ynical eveli enemy camp

he is either the everyone that he once played Borough of being

But now we is a bore. Axl

Wis still cruel to his comrades in battle Honourable or Right Honourable Hamlet is a

new and heavy Tine the MIS had who had become the casualties gentleman.

Like

hts

in the cause of Western + perret

#fler to phrase the protests in the

We have defence.

Lo compete Therefore Legge-Bourke's form. Interrogatory

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patience we exhmsted,

against "Tut

countries his ange ference to Churchill was one of economically Friend Hom.utable Right

bil keeping

U.S.A. which never contro! hr

and calculated mutiny The Soctalists like the Fuse aware" demanded Keeling. "that under

He was endured the direct destruction pointed by Anger at Shenwell, spotted reply and the decision of his

war. We have to fight our wholly inunting him and the Socialists addressing Churchill as one out-of 1 House was

Government

for side the party. for this audier sympathy

way back In a world that is both sides of 2.30 p.m. 05 usual. There unarpeptible on

think 11

rather weary of our reminders would be an hour for questions the House?“

ex-officers.

shouted

Colonel Lipton, the Socialist,, that we were and are a great he

above markable,"

the Right: and ministerial replies, followed

"So Lipton, ranker- the din, "that Mr Shinwell in sneered: destiltory debate 412 by whether or not

231 humble ach-cor ex-Regular, asked from the long years in which he and Honourable and Gallant Gentle- is no longer dress should Ire presented the Socialist benches whether his colleagues were in office, it man (Churchill)

Honourable and Gallant that he was they fell so strongly on the the Majesty

Churchill realised Her

(who

not deal with it Gentleman's friend now?” away) praying that the Trans- creatus the repression that he malter, did

Art of 1943, wanted to solve this problem by themselves.".

I do not amal and dwindling to expir should be allowing

number of men tu die out ul-

which swept gains! The tendency together?

Tim

atst

een a one year

The meeting l

new lease of life for WES His one of Pinse bread and butter daga when a godt housekeeper tiding things up

Li-Col.

U

The only chance of any co- traversy lay in a group of ques- tions put down to be answered by the Parliamentary Secreliny für Defence. There were seven of these questions. altogether. six in the time of Tories and

"Answer!" shouted dozen All of one from a Socialist.

was taken up by them wanted to know from the Junior Defence Minister whether hers on both sides "Answeri

Churchill Answer!"

Rushed The small and aged group of retired regular oficers-number-grily, but made no attempt to rise. He was going to let the 359were to have

term expend its fury before he tried to ride it.

ne *re

Their panstons raised from the

1910 level on which they were still bused.

VOJVON

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ix

of a writer

power.

naned Brigadier Peto, "that the

Are did not join In the uproar for the, ex-officers, Every process

you aware,"

your ansWCY

bad to

Does anyone Poor Churchill Imagine that he begrudged the few paltry thouards of pounds that would have done justice to

д want to pose as less than

battalion of ex- But even that did not allay detached arbiter of such a scene. officers? But on a wide front, 19 extended to the limit, a com- Not content with the storm

a degree of reader cannot give way at any that eruel thrust Lipton asked: the Prime Minister from both always to retain

The un detachment which is probably point. That WAY Churchill's view of the very small sides of the House.

chief reason why writers position. amount of money involved will indest cut came, like the thrust the

risen to supreme the Prime Minister not recon- of Brutus against Caesar, from have seldom

Every beat of my heart is for this

Tory wi sikker

veteran power in polities. Therefore, 1 deplorable gullent very

"Do not position?"

formidable of the mind says: simple but

or the today will be re- reason that

the prestige I could see some- lessen

authority of the man who re- garded by those few old fleers thing in both sides.

presents his nation to the out who still survive, despite the

side world" I agree that there cut, as n betrayal of the frust

is nothing herole in backing they previously held in you?"

the leaders of one's own Party In the noise and excitement

but that is exactly what I intend Undoubtedly Churchill

to do. Pelo had forgotten the rule of

If it brings sneen 1 do these questions he House that

of referred

not care a tinker's cuss. on M.P.

Chancellor Rab Butler. If whatever rank must be referred knew that there had been such Now I must knock off for a to in the third person and nut

n conference I would not set it few hours because 1 must go lo in the Brst.

down in print, but simply as a secret meeting of the Con- the political servative members of Parliament an observer scene i assume that the matter where Eden and Butler, on be

half of ChurchBI, will face the rank and file of the Party. Q.C., who sls for Brighton-on- hurt. No one

Again, pursuing the path of Therefore, Sea

If you will forgive declared that if Churchill was deeply resentful. But he

thot logic, I imagine

Butier than

I shall me have been less

lay down my pen did not alter his deplorable de- would

***said: "Prime Minister, these cision there were many Tories, human if he had not risen to

have an undoubted unt later in the evening when ex-oilcers

I shall make such further re- including himself, who would' declare: "I was well aware claim upon 11%, and if refuse to vole for the Service that the answer I gave would Estimates.

not be received with satisfac an isolated case I would grant port as the situation allows.

their demands. But we must MIDNIGHT:-A® you will tion, but it was for that reason This was something new. This that I felt it ought not to be given remember that we are the Cop understand, a party meeting Was not only mutiny but a by a departmental Minister but crvative Party. If we selected held behind closed doors-must this solitary example the be secret and therefore I cannot rebellion. A Government that by someone speaking with the Socialista

Ista would shout that we disclose what happened. It is adrult An

fellow

Service considered Carry Its sitting could

Her only recognised the claims of sufficient to sci down that beside me whispered "Winston's Estimates through would have

the poor and under-privileged neither Eden nor Buller over- going to hand out some ollipop to resign. It would mean that

when they happen to belong to played their hands, and that End wants to get the credit for there would be no pay for the

officer class. It would make most of the Party realised that The comment was not - regular, forces nor the expenses

my dellberations with the Trade the problem was not so simple Lended 10 be sardonic nor of normal milltary requirements.

Unions more difficult and it as it seemed the day before at flatterion....It WW just Lie If the Socialist had been

Just for the moment the tem- would bring all sorts of claims Question Time. British House of Commons in wisc they would have kept pest lessened. We are a strange of ex-Clvil Servants, old age qulet and allowed the Tories lol in the British House of pensioners, Bervice pensioners to play the

Pleador to their Commons but as a unit we have and widows upon us. Hard as But when the questions come own Bull. But in the exclic- n swift generosity that can ex- it is--and it has brought a row to an end and Churchill rose ment and the sense of drama

of

Suddenly from bis own rmuks The astonishing thing is that only a denunciation Churchill kept his temper, No came not To the surprise of the H but a threat. Anthony Marlowe, one doubted that he was deeply was so discussed.

Sir Winston resp when the questions were reached, "I have asked leave," he said, "to reply to these questions insself and, with the permission

of the House, I still do so at the end of Question Time,"

its usual mood.

nut

doubted that he

authority Majesty's Government.”

1

it

there was no Father Christmas our old friend Emanuel Shin- tend at times even to our op from our own chops we simply

ponents, We realised that have to say that the recovery power that man reach for it

smile on

I wonder what there is about Obviously well his face.

could not keep

Churchill had deliberately gone of the nation must be put be- like starving beggars for food, he was going to make

After all he had been Secretary to the storm centre although fore the claims of any section Churchill's immortality is assured announcement that would bring of State for War in the Socialist there was no logical reason why of the nation." thunder about his henti. That Government (although he had the Junior Minister should not

not only by his actions but be was why he had taken the mat- never seen active

cause he has written the history of his time.

ter

service as have taken the brunt

out of the hands of the soldier) and he had a priority attack, Junior, Minister. Churchill Mas right to intervene.

his faults but running awny

from the storm Is not one of

them.

ho ck-

but firmly Quietly pressed sympathy with the plight

* * *

Ars Carefully he

asked

of the Now, I ask any reader to say what be would answer it ho were Prime Minister and it

There are no glories to be think too the Chancellor of the Exchequer added to his excutcheon, no new to young put those arguments to him. I laurels for his brow. Yet from to drive must go further and ask myself the pomp and panoply of war

what my OWL attitude as A. he is now British MP. should be.

.

Right

But, cruelly, and I cruelly, it was left Major Legge-Bourke home the knife.

"May I aak the of this small group of pensioned Churchill how much it would Honourable gentleman.. ex-Regular officers, Be utl- cost to. give the pensioned mitted that there military officers the increase that was. To the public that is quite servinta of the Crown, like being suggested. After the harmless. To the people in the their brothers in the Ciu

galleries it

hardship beonus of the failure

The

- be regarded ns sub- was the

stantial. Once more we hoard

old,

the rising cost of

Churchill us ba

Government Bald

the

old plea that the babybilen.

meant

benches it

the

engaged in mundane business of trying to make the nation live on its earnings,

Thum in his 80th year he faces trouble. disappointment,

I do not doubt the complete infine and the Impatience oven Service, were suffering much are had been given Shinwall publle

if Churchill would not nothing. But to those of us on sincerity of any of my Tory of his own supporters when pohadon "réinement of re- ches who opened fire on adething like this of pensions to keep path with hardly" so small a sum could the Parliamentary

It takes consider episode occurs. Which, I agree,, requites able courage in a political part

to attack your

the kunder in It is harsh chasin' whén, à, to the was such a

little one.

two kinds of MP10

Prime Mhlaber heses the thy end of his statement, rogomsijos Thi

for in an British politicnd parties; open All my sympathies were with the Title forgotten berid

of "Shame!" from his own tive hardship....but have como Churchill.t in hot in his the few who aro Bivy or halfantarved sæc officers living followers. Bat I must wat doven to the conclusion that it would nature to offer the other cheek Councillors become My Right bist a

humillating that on the wretched,

following XM6Yzba: nat be, possible to treat tais but mther to return two blows Honourable Fried to members existenteion something far worse looked neither troubled” nor problem as a special case at ́s for one, and he Bad been bbw of their OWN party or "My than half-pay. time when so

too much WIMB

monde aré, prvoditel“ other de- having with ectrúordinary pell- Honourable Friend” if they faro mezelik #cutely, cosiscious diet

control, For aim of all people, just ordinarykki23.3. “Whốin & Churchum position, an wamesuden iho storm broke, to be denounced as the expleler party lefor one on lisa tour of t

jumped

Wiliam" of "this helpless veteran officest fie diese - 1.4 Friend, of upne. “There i ktory "waiid: Konser For him to BORG LINE OR WHO" CUINA DE CHA DUIET WELLS in the Cirekt Bittain tentan

polico and newspapers here are criminal allowed to pre-judge prosecutions,

Before man has even been arrested, lel alone been tried and found guilty, the police tell the public through the news- papers they are hunting for the murderer So-and-So. And they give his name.

It is considered quite satisfuc-

for tory newspapers to print alleged confessions by arrested men passed to them by the police before these men have even come before a court.

Chancellor Adenauer and his Ministers are themselves among the grossest offenders.

Last

the spring, while Chancellor was in America, the German police arrested a num- suspicica of ber of being members of

Soviet spy Ting. The Government,

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