1955-09-17 — Page 7

Ghosts Of Hitler March Again In The Saar

By Sefton Delmer

Saarbrucken. Once a "No" vote has been given the Saur, they reckon, will be swept by a wave of anti- Frosch and pro-German agita- lion which must ultimately lead the Saar back to Germany.

HEY warned me not to try it. I wanted to get outside and see for myself.

So I opened a great glass

That

why the Bonn Germans have been secretly

Bay

door to the street. pouring money and propaganda "CRASH!" A beer bottle actical advice Into the Star. whizzed past my head and

the vote will be "No" smushed into the glass. A couple of paving stones followed. I retreated.

because I have found that the

ood

of the Saarlanders bath side and outside the pollilcat meetings is today remarkably. like that of 1034,

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1955.

CRAZY ABOUT LONDON!

DID

HAPPEN

D

by

William Saroyan

★TODAY one of the top ten authors in America writes a story that COULD be a fragment from his boyhood--but DIT IT HAPPEN?

On MONDAY you can check your guess against William Saroyan's own

answer.

Mr Arena and I tried the rear doors and found them secure. Ho stuggested wire, which I found in the alley and we both put the

to work, one wire

At last

gol a door open, and we went into an area so dark we couldn't see our I saw that A. A. Arena was way. Mr Arena suggested that

no

..

URING the First standing in the entrance to the Thie usber moved World War, in 1918, theatre.

quickly, and from across the I saw the moving street I ran to the South Exit away of a private Door, but this time dwelling

adjoining the opened the door. The mob outside howled

Rowell Building on Van It is far from being an in triumph. They wanted to seeident that the most successful

Ness Avenue at Tulare still watching.

we wait a moment juntil our blockade "truitor" Johnnes emagogue

the

eyes got used to the dark so we "No" Street in Fresno, California,

"I'm going to pay in," Ara did, and pretty soon we ᏚᎸᎳ Hoffman, Fremier of the leaders today, and the one who followed by excavations, and

be setting the the throwing up to

Tutounjian sald.

where we were. We were just of an Saar, who was inside the appeurs

beyond an Exit Door at the front political pace and providing the hall addressing a meeting idea for all

building which I assured him that he wouldn't of the interior of the theatre, a the others, is enormous

Liberty need to--that somebody would little north there.

Heinrich Whs

of the 18-year-old

entitled

stage and Jawy Schneider.

Exit door in a moment, and we And, just to leave no

illusions who they are, the

amony

Bar & Grill

Shing

Mr. Arena stopped at my corner... ko seemed preoccuplet.

Theatre. On the day the leave the theatre by the South screen one-half of this exit As a young fellow Schneider theatre was opened to the would walle in. But Ara Tutoun- door open and saw a whole vast aus 'one of liter's top propa-publie I was a witness from jan didn't like the attitude and auditorium and balcony full of This determination on Mr my corner and bought a paper, the door swung open and a crowd started up the old gandists in the early part of the across the street on the Re- size of the usher in uniform. I people. Mr Arena and I moved Arena's part for me not to be He seemed preoccupied with young man and a young woman Nazi fighting song. “German Plebiscite campaign.

publican Corner where I told him that the man hat his into the auditorium in front of put out of the theatre impelled matters of business involving · left the theatre,

ine to break sold The Evening Herald.

away from the hundreds of tons of grapes and I scized the door and Ara usher's grip, and run. At the thousands of dollars. I handed Tutounjian shouted, "Don't do tup of the aisle I came upon six him change for a dollar and he it! You'll get in trouble:

that They'l send seven people leaving the said, "I certainly enjoyed

you to Reform: theatre. I

School! ricocheted

You'll spend your life armong movie, didn't you?"

in San Quentin!" them expertly, leaving the usher

"You, sir." blocked, and compelled by polite- ness to remain blocked.

is the Saar,” they sang. "German ever more.”

Yes, it is 20 years since I last heard Nazi crowds sing-

Nazi Technique

Ana Schnelder is applying the again today ing that song. It is 20 years old Nazl technique since I was here to report with remarkable success. that first Snur referendum.

It was a gala time-a brand- new theatre, a film called While London Sleeps, American troopia

wiming the

war, in Europe

sale from Liberty Bonds un trucks in the streets, rod Apper- sons and green Kissel Kars roar- corners, driven by famous local characters, and by six o'clock a dollar and twenty cents profit in my pocket.

Pay? Never!

I saw tears in the eyes of mening around and women as they song the old Jubilant Hitler received a songs at Schneider's meeting at 98 percent vote of the Saar- Neunkirchen. Jand's German speaking Í HAW women struggling to population inviting him to kiss the great man's hand, just take possession of this rich as I remember them doing with when t flew around coal, iron, and steel aren, Hitler

him Germany with which the French always election tour.

on his

claim should be theirs.

I could well affoved to pay the ten centa admission to the Liberty Theatre, but I was un- willing to du that. Ara Tulounjian came by on his way As i watched. Schneider

at home to supper, told me he had seem to be made did not The world was full of work he

sixty cents profit, and anxiety

In no time Invited me to join him lɛ walk- about that first lecking in saltiness,

at all he had his audience roaring to our neighbourhood. referendum. A1 inter-m

ing in rhython at their op- I asked him if he had lost his national police corps was ponents-the separatist traitors sent in to keep order-troops and lackeys of the French, the mind,

He asked why I asked that. worked against

the Liberty I pointed from Britain, Holland, Italy men who had

the brave German soldier during and Switzerland.

the war and had then come back Theatre and said: "Just as soon

as I get rid

European Dream

us

to

be everywhere at once.

WILLIAM SAROYAN 2015 18 roference books that since

ho was 22 he has done “little but lost and write.

But at the age of 47 he has loafed and written his way into eminence among the top tan American authors.

Most-mentioned work con- nected with his name: The Daring Young Man on the. Flying Trapeza. But probably most people's favourite is 1943 toval, The Human' Comedy.

Barn

California, Armenion parents, he fires now in San Francisco.

of

ہیں

In the lobby i skidded to ȧ halt and began to act worldly, as men who have seen half M movie are apt to do-ah, the world, ah, life, how difficult they,

"Nish," I said to Ara's cousin,

"It certainly is a beautiful "have you seen the movie?" theatre, isn't it?"

"It sure is."

Come on!

"No."

Nish said. "Come on" 1

I said, "I've seen It, but it's all about London, and

I'd like to see it again."

So Nish and I went in, and

Mr Arena went home, and a are to each of us, and yet how few minutes later Ara Tatoun- this time we had no trouble at all finding scats. I always was his cousin, well we carry on just the same, jian and

Nish

crazy about London, I guess. We Azadourian, came by on their found seats all over the theatre, They from the first TOW in the bad only one more gallery. got rid of. They sald

Bought a paper way home to

supper.

1 found a man and a woman Invited me to join them in the orchestra to the last row in tho

walk, since

to

all of the people in the theatre, on their way to gents just on the eye wit

joined they'd

This particular meant to

and

as silly as

to hustle one paper, 1

I was very

WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED

YES

DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

NO

Michael Alexander

exit door was Northernmost Alsle be opened from the them, sat beside them, and saw seemed

and after a few the whole show-on Opening hustled i inside, and only in case of an Day, just as I had planned-free minutes sold it. We cut across emergency, The opening of the door from the outside made a

When 1 got home that night he street to the Liberty Theatre placed the on our way home, and there, disturbance of light and form, it was after 10.

the box-office, beside day's net pronis-entirely intact standing bes upsetting the womb-like security in the family money-box, ute was the usher, who wasn't sure l'at your tiek in the space above of the peaceful uren, so that

l.c didn't

me-but and keep this panel by you until recognise of these last two job x do, but that he couldn't our arrival was not only noticed supper, turning the pages of wasn't sure he did, eliher. But Monday

“when • the answer latest issue of in the hour of Germany's defeat papers, making a net profit of a

but resented by everybody.

The Saturday wearing enemy uniform to work dollar and a quarter for the day,

Evening Post, and went to bed. even if he did, what could he do will be given-with another story by The South Exit Door swung

After school the following day about yesterday? Far back in the auditorium I for the enemy.

Inn walking across the street He made great play of the and into the Liberty Theatre." upon, I seized it, and a family heard commotion of an usher I sold papers on my corner as hungry, and I looked forward to Ara Tutounjian said: "Are you consisting of a father, a mother, ilke nature, and took off for the usual across the street from the a big supper in a matter of ten A little after or fifteen minutes, but when we rutinoar deficit of £30,000,000 on

exit door, And now here I am in the the Star coal mines which the sing to throw away ten cents boy of eight, and a girl of six Southernmost Alsle. It seemed Liberty Theatre.

left the theatre.

the south I walked in, odd to me, however,

that six Mr A. A. Arena stoppd at reached Saarland once again to take saar taxpayer has to meet for on a movie?"

followed by Am Tatounjian. But whereas I ran, Mr Arena walked of the French said: "No, I'm going to walk the usher was there, waiting. He us if he had all day. Running

I a look at the new Saar the benefit

took us by our elbows and up the Southernmost referendum, due on October consumers.

Alsic I "Ara Tulounan asked about without comment escorted us into came to a row of seats in which "The 1,000,000 Saarlanders." my plan procedure, which i

beared to be a vacancy there appeared to he said, "have been paying re-related to him while A. A.

about midway. I moved down The scene, is remarkably parations to France for the last Arena, car-lot shipper of grapes, A.A.. Arena was now sitting the row headed for this seat,

10 years."

bought my last two coples of The

on the running-board like that 20 years ago.

of a but when I reached it I dis- Again and again in my con- Evening Herald.

brand-new Moon (possibly his covered that it was occupied by versations with Saarlanders I

in order to follow the a small own),

child who had fallen have found

simpic these

proceedings from close up.

asleep.

23.

seems

This time, however, no one in the

world outskle plarmed. Or even interested. Schmelder arguments coming up. warn them they had better get thereives interested.

The heavy duties the Saar landers have to pay on imports from Germany, the shoddy Now the issue before the Saar- landers on October 23 is:

"Do Goods they get from France; you approve of the Europeanisa- the way they are searched

The frontier by French Customs....

on of the Saar, or do you not?"

And here is the point: I sce every sign that the Scarlarlers are goly to spoil all this beautiful European dream .of our wishful-thinking diplomats by voting a raucous nationalist German "No"

From now on the French will be unable to keep the pro- Germans from making their forces felt.

50

But

Humbers

Worse Off

I

in.

'Go ahead'

Mr Arena was a swift-moving man, but having heard what I proposed to do, he said: "Go ahead. I'll watch you do it."

I walked straight across the

the street.

Ara Tutounflan went straight lo` he box-office, paid a dime for a ticket and walked into the theatre.

S

Over here!

Mr Arena found a seat on the contre aisle and called out. "Over here, Willic there's a seat over here," 1 began to move north, toward Mr Arena's voice,

at stroet, followed by Ara Tatoun- (I have followed this man's

Jian, who

wasn't sure he was career, and I should like to be willing to join me, or at any rate able to mark that he has got

Committed

atted himself. I nowhere, but the fact is Ara but there in the centre aisle was bare down

town directly on the North Tutounjian today is one of the Exit door of the Liberty Theatre, mast all the while keeping an eye on Fresno.) the girl in the ticket booth, who

in turn kept an eye on me.

When I reached the North Exit

prosperous

dentists in

"You lead'

the usher waiting for me again, When I reached the aisle ho took nie by the arm and said.. "How'd you get in here?"

"Paid a dime." "Where's your stub?" "Threw it away." "Come with me."

From the South Exit Door 1 walked directly to the North Exit Door, but as the ushor walked directly behind me and was now

Now, while all this was going mumbling things even A. A. on a lot of stuff was going on Arena could hear from across the screen, too, and I didn't

Many Saarlanders almost bene from the French regime and would be worse off under Door, I turned around to see if union with Germany.

A. A. Arena had gotten bored and gone home. He hadn't.

the exit door cannot see their

At that moment, outweighing all those swung open nad I seized it to others with their real and keep it open, so that I might For from what I have seen imagined grievances piled up in walk into the theatre. The door the street it was necessary not like mat knowing what it was. I here a flashpoint is ready to ex- 18 years during which the only had been opened, however, by an to linger at the door but to move knew it was about London, but plode. It is capable of blowing political parties allowed here usher in, uniform.

unstized

on up to the corner, around the did not know what the detalis pact up that

carefully were those endorsing the pro- the door

Rowell and began to move

Building to the alley, patched up last year between French line.

toward the South Exit Door, and down the alley to the back, and now that I was in the

theatre on Opening

Day in France and Adenauer Germany.

spite without the Nazi When I looked back I saw the of the theatre. tricks of Dr Schneider. I think) user in uniform watching me ing my own as I run down the with the details. All the same, of great opposition—I was When I heard footsteps follow- determined to get acquainted Part of the Paris Pact was the Saar would vote against that of us. The usher now began to alley, I believed it was the usher, there. I was walking up the

and A. A. Arena watching both en agreziment under which tho Saarland should be Europeanised. statute if it preserves its mood follow me. Therefore, instead of and that he had made up his uphill,

slanted Centre Aisle of today. 11 was

slopping at the South Exit Door mind to prevent me from gel- with the usher holding my left autonomous European алел So let us start our polley- 13 cut across the street to the ting in there on Opening Day. arm in an angry and trembling administered by 2, neutral makers thinking now what is to trance to the Sequoia Hotel. It turned out, however, that the grip. European Commissioner respon- be done if and when the Saar The usher lingered in the street footsteps were Mr Arena's. sible to that nebulous body, the votes "No." Western European Union.

to become

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Yes, even

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a moment, and then suddenly "You lead the way," he said. "No, no," Mr Arena sald as i answered a call from somebody "I'll follow,"

passed his scat, "Over here."

MAN FROM MARS TAKES THE LONG VIEW

T

HE Man from Mars (full address: Lowell Observatory, Mars

HUI, Flagstaff, Arizona) sipped his first English cup

of tea and said: "Space

travel is possible now."

But Dr Albert George Wilson, congress, the

brilliant scientists director

FLYING SAUCERS? JUST ·

SUBURBAN STUFF

by Kenneth Allsop

the caused by

collision of asteroids. By next September we may know a lot more about them, because we shall have photographed their fine con- struction in more detall ever before"

than

this for-seeing Texan and, his staff, the science-fiction

astronomy, importance than the port of

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moon and the 20 years has been a rich period drama of Mars la of far less who has the spectacled sobriety earth-circling of flying saucers of advancement in

at Lowell many recently weather they are having up of a bank clerk and who is In is local and suburban stuff. He and

40 perfected electrical devices are there. fact In the fronk rank of takes a longer view-about America's band of young and million miles longer. For Mars at the ready to examine Mars

A LABORATORY is the apple of Dr Wilson's eye. as it has never been examined he became Although he and

"We look upon Mara, his staff of before. Dr. Wilson is hopeful of Lowell two yours

fou tho that next September's close-up laboratory," he explained. We ago at 86-went on to explain

alargazers are m

will keep view will solve many of the know very little about how and that although we court mako that Birst trip around the planets when they are set spinning, it le it like mist.

on America's flects of satellites mysteries that stiff cling around why storma form on Earth, but International by organbod now, we can't afford the fare.

"Finance is the big barrier to the minor planets, upon which Mors, the blood-red outpost of

observation we can get com- Marlians? The "forests" with the invasion of space," he told

tinta?

The plote coverage of the cloud their attention and their bat their autumnal

movements and atmospheric his long-term task is the study me in his London hotel. "The

conditions on Marsand from of stellar evolution how stars techniques and now in existence, teries of telescopes and cameras famous "cannis? He laughed.

"Well, it was largely Professor that are focus.

collected

are are born, how they grows bid, data wo to send men on a journey round

Percival Lowell's Interest In thu RICH PERIOD

learning a lot about the Earth's how they die." And he added, and back. But It

canals that led him to estab-weather."

"That may sound pretty, remote, would cost several billion dollars. Especially at this time. For tish our observatory. But I don't So we are not likely to go bo Mars

That le a routine part of Drị but the astronomer is, sill very is hurtling full-throttle know anyone today, except for Wilson's night-shift duty. But, much an ivory tower yond launching mtellites for the towards Earth and on Septam a few strange types, who be

The Man from Mars hook pext 20 years after that, man- ber 10 next year will be nearer leves that they are evidence of ned rockouts."

to us than on any day between intelligent life on Mars. Yet to Dr Wilson, now in 1080 and 1971-a stone's throw "A clirrent theory is that they Britain to attend an entronorners" už 34 million miles, The part are ophysical fault-lines

the moon

An asteroid is one of a croup, harder and climbed in a hiro-car of email planeta tavolving in orhild for a 30 mph observational, trip between those of Mars and Jupiter around London":"" They are generally invisible to the waxed eye,

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