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NEW MOVES FOR EUROPE'S DEFENCE

By James Wickenden

THE

London, or from efforts to en- U.S.ABerlin's administra-

E death of EDC courage collective defence. tion, defence, and moves to

means more than the

reunite East And West Germany.

end of Europe's hopes There may be much wild for federal defence. It may talk in Washington's lob- also mark the end of a phase hies. But the shape of Britain and the U.S.A., it agreed in American foreign policy. America's policy has already is understood, are

been foreshadowed in the that Germany must now Dulles statement to the have the part freedom en- visaged in the Bonn Conven- Logion.

tions.

Postwar American vision foresaw global defence free ring protecting the world. But her efforts The U.S.A. is likely in fulled to awaken

equal future to pay more attention response - from other coun- to the politics of other coun- tries.

trics, to listen to suggea- Now the time has come tions, and generally to be even more amenable to her Washington when

must

allies. ntrive for world defence on new lines. And the Ameri- cans have begun again with a look at past mistakes.

Realistically, Secretary of State Dulles has been quick to point out the error of his

This statesmanlike policy is sure to pay dividenda.

Too Much

It is realised that unless these concessions are made quickly, growing German will become restive against Adenaeur's nationalism friendship with the West.

But it is intended that the controls will stay. Germany is unlikely to be completely free at once. The object must be to quieten French fears that, if West Germany were linked in a defence pact to the West, she might understandable in view of drag her allies Into

threat through reckless moves to the Communist which has already swallowed unite Germany,

countries since up many the war's end-and so, too, is the French attitude to EDC.

own country, rather than PAST American polley is blame others.

Speaking to the American Legion he aid: "We must guard against the dangerous assumption that other ba- tions,

112 allies. are bound to do what we want." He rany have had in mind how American hopes have Teen dashed in the East as well as in Europe because of this assumption

Generous Aid

GENEROUS American aid

Dutchmen

Problem Ahead

war

America and Britain that

The EDC prospect was of IT is also agreed between German officers commanding Germany must be rearmed French troops,

as a full partner in NATO. and every. No watered down version of under Italians. one's defence tied hand and NATO to cater especially foot to a common policy, for Germany is desired. It with nations powerless to is hoped that, with the Bonn act without common con- controls still on, France will

agree to this.

sent.

After three German in- vasions in a century, it was too much for France to swallow.

poured into Indo-China, in the belief that the French and Vietnamese armies would fight to victory there. But they did not. Washing- But Europe must be de- ton sirove to persuade fended. West Germany Japan to full-scale rearma- must be free. None dis- ment but Tokyo raises only agrees on this. What is the token forces, Washington next step? also believed that, with the

But the greatest problem ahead is no longer French fear of German rearmament.

It is the growing German confidence of West Ger- muny's place in the world.

To the Allies, the danger is not that France will fail to agree with Britain and

Incentive of dollar aid, West Germany's freedom the USA, on a policy. France would agree to Gor- has already framed in the MURD rearmament through Bonn conventions EDC; but that is dead also, three

It is that Germany will not accept it. Her demands may become too high for the West.

things

by the occupying powers. The conventions did not Whatever "re-appraisa!" foresee complete sovereign- Washington makes, it is ob ty. In three vital vlous that the

That is the main reason US.A. will control was to remain with for Western haste to settle not withdraw from Europe Britain, France and the Germany now.

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Delicious

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t'a the delade that goes best with

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ED.C

SEPTEMBER 14, 1954,

EXPLOSIVES

THE EARTH

(ON NO ACCOUNT REMOVE THE BANDAGES

Cunning

FOR THE JUNIOR COMING SHORTLY! THE 'JUNIOR POLITICIANS'-Watch week by week their hilarious antics with their laughable wobbly bail. (What a relief grown-ups don't behave like this!)

London Express Service

A TOOTHACHE ON THE FIORD

By BERNARDWICKSTEED

This year the Wick Stavupģēr1at six, Wo had not

would have a happy, ache any more and could he go before John said his tooth didn't carefree holiday in Norway. homa?: You know, the sort of thing

We got him on the boat all mountain air, tons of right and with the help of 15 cream, and nothing to do men and three dogs we got the but catch trout in the lakes horse on too. and watch the children grow fat.

T steeds thought they got half-way down the road

Everything, went fine at first. Two of the children got whooping cough, but where could you wish to whoop better than a lonely farm in the mountains?

These litto flord steamers are the only connection with town that many farmers. "havo..

wander through,....... the They to another, picking up sheep islands from, ono miniature quay and people and pigs and fish.

all so exciting that when we To Londah-born' John It was

reached Stavanger four hours later he had forgotten his toolli-

Kari, the youngest, fell in the ache altogether." well, but we pulled her out in a bucket. Philp spent half the night on top of a rock, besieged by a furious ram. Both the rùm and the child survived.

The real trouble began when John, aged seven, got foothache. We stuck it for two days, but It was no good, I said that it the boy's tooth was not pulled out we should all end in the madhouse.

Lief, the farmer, was going into town next day. He had to take his horse to the vet. So I said I would go too and take Jolin to, the dentist.

'Ho was in favour of abandon- ing the whole project

and spending the day in the shops.

A

tooth

out

NATHER said he had not got up

at 4.30 in the morning, walk- ed down: a mountain, and gone in a boat for nothing. Johnny had come to have his tooth out, and have his tooth out he would.

The Norwegian for dentist is or tooth-doctor. "tannlege," and, having no appointment, wo picked one at random. By now

An hour's walk John was denying he had ever

A

T five o'clock on a lovely August morning the mission of mercy set out

had toothache at all, but the tannlege soon found the footh and out it came,"

From then on till the boat loth for the lords, again wo There in front was Lief with divided our time between toy a sack of hay on his shoulder shops, sweet shops, lemonade loading his limping horse, and

behind them were the child and shops, cake shops, and an hotel the tooth and I IL was an where Father asked for Beer hour's walk down the mountain and was given some fluid in a rond to the little quay in the bottle labelled "01" The name ford where the boat left for may have nothing to do with the taste but it is pronounced something like "ail.”.

BUCHMANISM:

London. URIOSITY led me last month to stroll up the winding mountain road from Montreux to look again at an hotel which was ones a favourite haunt of British

tourists.

There, perched among a pro- fusion of trees and flowers 2,000, above the placid Lake of Ginova, I found it.

But what many of us re member as the Palace Hotel, Caux-sur-Montreux, is, of course, an hotel no longer.

Its name is now Mountain House.

A NEW WORD IN THE BOARDROOMS

By

Bernard Harris

in-

Primed with lemonade and "o" we went back to the boat and found. Lier in hilarious form. His horse who still lame, but the vet had given him a permit to buy half a ltre of medicinal alcohol to 'rub' on the animal's leg.

Lief said it wasn't much good for a horse's legs but it was wonderful stuff for people. To prova it he took a long swig and handed the bottle to me,

In the search for knowledge have 'drunic some curious brows, but this stuff beat the

ask for more reasonably

I the Buchman formation about organisation and its finances.

under-

-- Afters one drink your eyes come out like a crab's, and after two you can light up your "pipe with your breath.

So far most of the statements lot. It was 98 percent pure members of the institute which costs £31 7s. 5d, first

alcohol, and Lief called it "seka on finance which have come fors would benent from a course suggesting that company direc- class.

from M.R.A. headquarters in nitti," which is Norwegian I they prefer to save money England have been in general for "96," and is pronounced "Sex of Dr Frank Buchman's teach they can travel third class under terms. There is no becountancy or Nitty," nghe assault comes from In 188. 2d return

Plan" for no more than £17 about them in the sense that

alde, for Mr Exton is himself a member of the council which on the boardroom the second stand and appreciate.

Some may see in this assault company director can administers the affairs of the wing of a movement which was

The Oxford Group is- com- institute. And

the

first directed against the trade pany registered with the Board of. Trade, and its file can bo signatories of his letter are all uniona. entitled

to put Dur "F.Inst.D."-the mark of a Fellow of the Institute--after their

aming namas.

Mr. Exton and his colleagues start their letter by saying that

No ordinary tourists frequent it now. It is packed out with people from many lands, all of it in the job of the them converts, or potential.con- institute "to provide verts, to the creed propagated information and guld- by what is known variously ad acted with our res- on matters con- the Oxford Group or Morni

Beerra Rearmament.

prec- tors of

And they go on to suggest that it is the function of a director

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AN IDEOLOGY

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He follows of the Institute, are convinced that such an answer, tested and proved, exists in Moral Ra-Arnament. An opportunity to see this in action is afforded by the World Assembly now in session. at Caux-sur-Montreux, Switzerland.

-{ Having ourselves attended one or more of the assemblies, some of`ve accompanied by cúr vives, we feel strongly that men in responsible positions in British industry should see this work at . first hard.

The enclosed documents give some evaluation of Moral Ka-Arma together with information regarding travel to Caux.

AN EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER TO INSTITUTE MEMBERI

painful error

So in the late evening, with the water in the ford like polished silver, we came to our little quay and started up the mountain road,...

This time It was I who was In front carrying, young John on my back, and behind us was Lief, with the bottle of "seks og nitti" empty, trying to carry the horse.

the

end

It had now, become

It might have been shop inspected at Bush House of of a perfect day but for one World Assembly for to support any action providing. Minor union officials,

of the customary thing. MoralRearmarient the an- an answer to the world forces stewards, and others able to payment

of course, what painfully clear that the dentist nual Buchman pow-wow-is in seeking "lo dislocate industrial influence workers in factorios, shilling. But, full blast at Caux.

coalmines, and shipyards have It tells you relates only to the had pulled out the wrong tooth!

relations they say, exists beon Invited to Caux-sometimes English, end of world-wide |

Ind Chmanifest

havo

It will go on

for many That weeks yet. And at the end of in M.R.A. And so why not go with all expenses paid. It we shall be fold that so many out to Caux and see it all at first thousand people "of every race, class,

or colour went to Caux

hard?

in

some dusty

But the

With the letter go-two docu. Brought to learn more about an ideology leaders. One union claimed to be "creating renais- dently produced pamphlet with at la anual conference this sance throughout the world.

"the title of "Statesmanship for a be publicly dissociated from ycar demanded that it should This .resting: at Caux has New World."

the M.R.A. movement.

been

summer-timo event for years. Though one of tho tenets of Buchmanism

is that

It changes men, the movement

itself changes hardly at all..

UNSOLICITED

some

**{Landon Expense, Kervice)

business.

I don't know whoso fault It There are M.RA, organisa was the boy's, the tooth tlons Incorporated in the

doctor's, or mind--but you can Dominions, in the US, and in guess who got the blame.

overal European countries. I

either to Buckmanites or the have not board of their ac- 'counts being'¦ mado available

general public.

000

and

dlactosed

West German trade unionists bavo protested

Recently it was that Buchmanites pledged to that the English headquarters solute' honesty have used

In Berkeley Square cost £33,- The front pago carries a mes-

the At least that is what I sage from Robert Schuman,

Westminster their names - för publicity

pur

Theatre, which" le owned, Switzerland. But now I have who caused a stir in 1950 by effort to convert the company 2191,000, plus £280,000 for thought until I got home from former Frencit Foreign Minister, poses without permission.

I imagine that this Initial behalf of MRLA,). "E 182,500, The Swiss establishment cost come across a strange now.

recommending personally manifestation of Buchmanism. Frank Buchman for the Legion bocacs will stir up an equal, alterations.

thought

it concentrated its of Honour. moral powder and shot on trade unionists,

When Wativector-general, Bir spoke to the in- factory mana- gers, politicians, and university started the movement more than Richard Powell, I found this professors. But now I find is 30 years ago, adds his testimony former major of the

Dr

And Buchman himself, who

amount of

of criticism.

stitute'a

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is seeking to Invade the heart that his creed has the power to Guards was bristlingh How was this money raised?

FROM INSIDE1

ON FINANCES

of Big Business ·ftealf the save and recreate a society on "This letter, referring to the "By the sacrificial gifts of boardroom.

The the brinis of collapso

institute ho protested, has, thousands of people ail: over Most of the recipients of this gono-, out without my know- the world," says the group.

"Tho" Buchmanites: unsolicited's iterature are likely, edge-or of our council to be quite as interested in, thời:

those who "Invert second-docuimentirala - falunaka

do, so is well produced pamphlet

rusting these untravelled tolk-..

to Caux, the fount of where they will find the 10 the world's probletus, them they can reach by air or by railpag

It is planning to inditrate Into the 10,000-strong Institute of Directors, a body inept: ed by Hoyal Chakler:

the interests of the men;

top of British industr

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