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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, JULY 28, 1958.

How Much Power Does

The Queen Really Hold?

UEEN ELIZABETH. picked

II

M THE ANSWER COMES OUT IN A REMARKABLE BOOK

Harold Macmillan 29

The

"respectfully" advised from this quarter to tell MacDonald that "it was his business to get the country out of the mess." King was further advised to

liked, upon the opportunity and the responsibilify."

our present Prime PUBLISHED TODAY ON THE 1931 CRISIS IN WHICH "dwell, with any flattery that he

Minister because some-

one (or several people) GEORGE V PICKED. RAMSAY MACDONALD AS PREMIER had given her the tip

that he would prove

more acceptable to the Mr Marples in grappling with Tory majority in the Past Offer finances), staked his

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House of Commons than his rival, Mr R. Butler.

Whose voice or voices finally selled the issue is nut matter of incontrovertible public know lexige. Of course, we know that Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Saltbury visited the Palace on the foleful morning. But what really happened the night fore?

One-man poll·

bc-

Same reports say that

the Land Chancellor gainted dards nmong his Cabingt colleagues dividing the Moemilun shro from the Butler goats, Report also say that Mr Ted Hean, the Tory Chief Whip, conductiel a one-man Gallup poi among

Tory MPK.

At the time most DATA-

tary Dr Jurnalistie observeys

ou'ride the caselayer of the Tory Party were surprised! he the choice. Ooly Mr Handolph Churchill, buy at the end of that telephone in East Bergholt fehope the takings there offer the real clue to the success of

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However, the question TC- mains: how exactly was the derd

A brilliant scoop done? substitute for historical curtain-

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y. We shall have to wail, years perhaps, de know exactly whit part the Mearch played.

by MICHAEL FOOT

with

Whose bright

King

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who would have to carry on the King's Government ir the Socialist Cabinet collapsed in hopeless divisions as it did that afternoon. Thus, as Mr Basselt argues, the King acted with perfect propriety,

Was H idea

must

of the

Not unconstitutional

But well. Sir Herbert Samuel It might be thought that n one could break a Beaverbronk then? Simple, says Mr Bassett, and Mr Stanley Baldwin

eski axis, When Shoe Lane and On the muralag of August 29 not be allowed to share the ex- Sir Herbert clusive credit Before the views the London School of Economics" the

of either of these party leaders Things are seldom what they see eye to eye, what room is left Samuel and in the afternoon he ACLM in the Royal closet, for another viewpoint? But Mr saw Mr Stanley Baldwin Both had rezched the ears

recommended the formatting, another Titan among the when the King or Reginald Bassett, the author of bed especially Query exercising the supreme this book, is not ovirawed. He den of a National Government towering giants of that age had

under MacDonald, as the next spukon, to the Monarchy condemns the leving pair Junction Ref under 1- Constitution-the 1 the infallibility of the Bishop best alternative It MacDonald carry his own choice of Prime Minister.

of Ripan. Let us examine his was unable to

Socials! Cabinet's approval Contrary to the public assump- evkleres.

necessary la On the morning of Aug-1 24, the cuts thought tion, the Monarch's rights in the inspect are far reaching. 1931, King George V summoned Bational expenditure.

Prime Minister Accordlig i sne of the Bighest the

(MLC-

Thus

had the King instituti authorities,

Baldwin Sir Donald). Mr Stanley entitled to Ivor Jempings, the Monarch "is and Sir Herbert Samuel to Beck- eminent advice of the two men The Times, and the King

coreuli whom he logham Palace. places"-rot as the populer jakacy supposes. merely

Socialist surprise Inc retiring Prime Minister or the Feals of the established parties. the reigning chieftain of the Salishary clan,

is

Me

the MacDonald had resignation of អន់ Socialist Cabinet in his pocket. But the his King trusted (according to

there that century ficial blegrapher)

wis no question of the Prime Minister's own resignation. Le the three men Cont 10 Some arrangement to form a new administration with Mr Donald at its head.

To consult whom they plence

whunt

Yell Otr Monarch can do. And that neonding to a remarkable new Book just published on the 1931 crisis, is what do they do.

Did George V on that scension play the decisive rule in making Mr Ramsay MocDonald Prime National Gov- Minister of the crnnsen!!

This was 1) view emphatic- ally enunciated by the Delly Express in the Tuesday morning affer is appointment,'

Crucial question

"Wind, then, made Mr Muc- Donald chose the path of parly struck instead of throwing in his hand and kuving the tisk to Mir Baldwin7" asked Express.

the

THE ANSWER." came their ply in capital letters, "is the insistence of His Majesty that there should be no dissolution or general electitat and that all the Party leaders should combine to mee the emergency. The truth is that during the last few days the King has been, in fact well as in term, the ruler of his people.

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Mac-

com-

ron-

Early that morning Sir Clive Wigram. the King's secretary, took It upon himself to cursult the Mr Geoffrey Dawson, editor et

Was

This advice was followed, to the letter, and successfully, the next morning, and such was the origin of the National Govern- meat of 1931, which ruled the country, in one form or another, uatu 1940, when another Goy ernment had to be formed save the nation.

Certainly there was nothing unconstitutional about it, even though The Times

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CANCER -a five-way chance of

hitting on

the cure

ORE than £40,000,000

complex chemicals

My hunt have proved useful in treating,

world throughout the find the causes and cure

cancer.

fhough not necessarily curing, to leukemi, a malignant blood of disorder. The possibility that other forms of cancer may res- pand to drugs, including some

the

Compared with the sums of the new kinds of penicillin-

type products, offers H-bomis this OB did get spent

strongest immediate hope. Hardelphian scoop in the pro- seems tragically small, but LESS. The Monarch "is entitled it is far more than has ever

to consult whom he pleases."

But it does make at of been spent on many of the difference whom he consults. For other major diseases which instance, in January 1957, If the are virtually conquered. editor of the Daily Mirror had been consulted. Mr Butler right

have got the job.

st

Where does all the money

Many thousands of chemicals

must

tho

are under test, but progress

because be aloy chemicals may have damaging effects on healthy cells.

p What is there to show for MONES

2. TREATMENT DY NON-

(gland extracts): Some types of growth le doz-

The act available answers to mast or disappear they are

The author of the book states: that the only other available account three questions emerged from cut off from supplies of gland of the interview between Dawson the International Cancer Con- extracts normally circulating in and Wigram, which led to this stoon,

is that given by Morshead-who wai gres altended by 2,500 doctors the blood. This can be achieved the author of the Lite ur George V and scientists Idom 03 coun- by surgery which stops the pro- in the Dictionary of National Blo-tries which has just ended in duction of the extracts concern. Krepity.

cd.

You Must Admit It-At Some Time It Has Paralysed YOU

FEAR

FEAR!

HAD already started my inquiry when a startling letter on I

fear was brought to my attention.

London.

Many kinds

large

Such operations are now per- formed, but doctors hope it may be eventually possible to pro- duce the same results by In-

It is now realised that cancer jections. is not one single disease like 3. RADIOTHERAPY: This is TB or polio. It Is a name frealment by

X-rays, and the ejven

available number of super X-rays now different diseases each with

from radioactive chemienis reparate cause and demanding a which are by-producta of atomic different type of treatment 10 industry,

understandable.

dis-

cuce it.

It is regarded as a crude stop- This immediately makes the gap method, but so far, saves slow rate of progress sod the more lives than any other. Ex- huge size of the outlay more periments in which patients are to high-pressure subjected Furthermore, all these

oxygen while being dosed with orders are extremely latent the rays are highly promising.

CAR- 4. THE STORY OF CINOGENS - irritants which living cause growths to form; Tobacco BOW-smoke, air pollution and radio, a way netive dust are specially suspect controlled but cancer-forming agents are

Jader a Two hours

And I wondered into how many thousands of hearts the phrases of munique was issued saying that

of a National the letter search deep: a letter from a person living not far from a the formation

criminal lunatic asylum from which a dangerous inmate recently escaped. Lo Government was rideration and a little while later

MacDonald Mr Span

Socialist informing his former elieagues of his intentions. They expressed varying degrees surprise.

Wis

do

of

"I bad gone to bed with the *** nagging thought that living as 1. 2.

within Afty miles of this asylum for the criminally insane, there was always the chanen that the escaped lunatic could be

Thus for at least the Beaver break-Laski thesis holds. It was, seemingly, on the King's initian the district,

ihat Mac- tive, even pressure, Donald's services were retained as Premier with all the con- sequerces this entailed for future of the Socialist Party.

But, insists Mr Bassett, it is 10 scrutinise most necessary

refully what happened on the day before.

the

A male purpose of his book or at least a main verdiet passed to vindiente

on the facts-in

+1

most

"I woke up for some reason. about two or three o'clock in the morning, and thought I heard a nols downstairs, Immediately the conviction dew into my mind that the lunatic was in the house, "I was literally paralysed with sweating in my bid. I couldn't move a limb. fear as I lay

couldn't even wake my wife in case she gave the game away,

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An Analysis By

TERENCE FEELY

because their investigate Cattses are closely linked with the innermost secret of matter what makes i Fand maintain itself

which is normally with incredible précision.

Tinkering

ce]ls

being sought in water and every type of food.

This work raises the possibility that people might be rande immune to cancer by Inocu-

tion.

4

E. THE VIRUS THEORY: of The belief that some forms cnncer pre caused by minute Once a motor-car or TV sel germs invading the body from sent in for repair it is outalde, Selentists have found rarely free from trouble again,

that some growths can be pro- Tinkering isíth one part of duced in animals by Injecting-1

mechanism accepted fact. As one of them others a major disaster to have complex

usually certain viruses, old me:

to sit opposite their fellows in puts another part wrong "Fear is a spur in this serise train.

the mechanism of Yet

the good actors and

body is being continually linker- that most

For many, to have lo argued with. For every second actresses take to their profession largely to compensate, in an ex- with a conductor across a crowd some of the, bitions of

Backing up this five-pronged hibitionist manner, for what et bus is one of the worst things which compose it are dying and attack is a great range of basic Ramsay MarDonaki, to kill for

"I must have been afg in they feel to be Inferiorities or that could happen to them..

being repliced by new ones. research into what makes

the It is,

១៩. perhaps, evry the myth (as he regards ()

einer cell diferent fruma any The Express had at least one

miraculous

living allritnile, of "It is anxiety or fear abou!

other. powerful supporter in academic that MacDonald had long plotted this paralysed state for about an deficiencies in their character.

that delves

matter that this constant What I have seen or heard eircles. Mi fiareld Lasil agreed. the establishment of his Nation hour, the sweat pouring out t

me, trying to work out what I these inferiorities

to act. It is a mask of

this last week convinces me that famous pamphlet al Government. Ife widłe

Notionsd To this end he shews, with the was going to do, because of the them

For a surprising number, to replacement is so perfectly ad- the

if the doctors have not got far Justed that the body normally asserting that

powerful two children steeping in, the defence mechanism."

And this is why stagetright of have to return something to keeps its shape, its symmetry yet with the enncers, it is neither "born

support Government was Patace Revolution," and imply evidence. that right up tili lute bedroom across the passage.

"But I just couldn't, think. an actor can be so terrible and shop is an agony to be prayed and its ability to remain alive. for want of trying nor want of August 231 the night of

against, while to have anything He dreaded a thing. ng that the King had acted on

Inevitably its cells are some- money. So many of the world's Maclonald was still wavering. All!

For what is at stake is not to do with offelaldom becomes a

times replaced in the wrong best scientific Intellects are con- unconstitutionally.

The idea of a National Govern- there, praying to God that the

centrated on the problem that I would go away and I merely his career, but his whole latter-day extension of those

one site giving rise to would say the slowness of the Brise at

malignant Nineteen Thirty One. met with himself as Premier lunatie"

growth which pace is due for more to the no- For all of us it is perhaps a By R. Bassett (Macmillan Which appealed so forcibly to would hear the door close be- coneepliun of his own character, ordeals in the headmaster's study way so that too many of them.

tural searelty of this type of comfort to know that we are in eventually interferes with sama

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shortage. talent than to money the same boat as the accom- vital organ. This

The progress revealed at Uls

Some unexpecte discovery If I could pass out and miss I In the hot-house world of the plished and be famous, Or foll

"When, at

theatre and publiette, the rather, that they are in the same congress has shown-hot-we-may-produce a cancer cure with Jasl, became human flaw is magnified for boat with us.

born equipped with are each

a wide range of application. A the seeds of self-destruction. few medical advances-penicil- rational ogaip I was terally caster appraisal. What we

those seeds Whether

ger- soaked and every muscle in my ordinary folk see are our own

lri for instance-are "hole-in- body was aching.

fears, exemplified and made other fear--the raw peak ofminate depend on luck, habit, one" shots.

But I believe that the slow, plain under a powerful glass. panie expressed to frighteningly heredity and

The biggest obstacle to getting in the letter the big questiona longer we live, the greater the nibbling nituck on a brand front contracting cancer is more likely produce the a rise in salary, for most men, loom: Is It a natural, normal chance of

that extent, is a

answers. In medicine, as in golf, Is their own fear of asking for reaction?

man's rapidly in- inonitely more one.

with a putter.

42s.),

George V the next morning, was not his

ROUND-UP

WHO OWNS £8,000 PAINTINGS?.

do was could

bind him.

"At one slage i was half thinking it would be wonderful

I

✩ ✩

But to go back

now to that

life-span. The.

"This saints a picture of me as a terrible coward, I know, but I am honest to admit I coanul face up to things like this."

Or does such terror which, to That, then, is fear, naked and

stamp as cowards those who feel penalty for ashamed That was the fear, so

The major warry (among all it is fear necessarily always a creasing life expectation.

Research to defeat or at least ព expressed, that 1 others) for father at his bad thing?

within control this enemy Di caughter's wedding is the fact

currently concentrated on dirtant hot perceptible goals.

1. CHEMOTHERAPY-treat- ment by druKR.

SIX-MONTH search throughout Britain and the Continent has frighteningly

failed to reveal the identity of the mystery woman who de- was seeking in my analysis, posited a collection of valuable paintings at Victoria (Australia) that instance Bouse, Strand, during the war, and then disappeared. The paintings terror. including works by Constable and Van de Velde, had been insured

It was physical that he has to get up and make a

#peech.

milnot

But first, before the psycholo- For come it is a ghtmare to to eat in public. For for £8,000. Now Sir William Leggatt, Agent-General for Victoria giat analyses it for us, consider have has obtained a permit from the Board of Trade to export them to the other face of fear, that one

among the Melbourne. They will be shipped nex: month. Sir William says, lurking "All we know for certain is that the mystery woman asked that occasions of life, waiting to all; the paintings be sent to the National Gallery In Melbourne. Whether down backs the sliver of lee, the palms, n she was a Londoner or from Lancashire, Yorkshire, or Scotland, bring sweal to

is unknown." There was no doubt the paintings attributed to Con- thumping pulse in the side of the stablo were genuine but there was controversy concerning a picture neck. attributed to Van de Velde.

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"King Alfred" Chapel

And see how vùlnerable we all

are, from " terrifled humble

N appeal is being launched to father stumbling through a wed-

A complete the chapel of a ding-day speech to the famous

During war-me "chip"."

the facing their own special kinds war about 20,900 men nitended of fear. courses at H.M.5. King Alfred,

The fear that we will perform The name given to Lancing Col-bedly, at something or other, is majority of ge. Sussex.

Appeal is common to the being made through the R.N.V.R. people, to the accomplished as Ollieers' Association for contrimuch as to the unskilled-if not buljons towards the bullding of more so..

the

For instance, I spoke to a man. chapel which has been described a the most perfect who

example of

Gothic

is among the half-dozen church finest after-dinner speakers in architecture since the Reforma- Great Britala-Lord Mancroft ̧· tion. Members have been told Yet he told me; that work is continuing on the

"I still know fear before a It is something I have

West end which is expected to speech.

bo nished by 1068-the cen-never lost. And the smaller the tenary of the year in which the occasion, curiously enough, the foundation stone was leidd.

A

If At First You

more consclous of anxiety I am. "What is more, if I don't feel fearful, I invariably make a bad

Don't Succeed speech."

This last admission is one

whole town has been watch-which I have heard from count- Rig an attempt by a pair of less Agures in the public eye- seabirds to make a nest on a people who have to give per- ledge 40-ft, above the groundformances of one kind or an- and only four inches wide. other. Actors And actresses Time and again the nest has more than most, by the way. failon Over The side of

admission. It is a significant Lowestofl's pier pavillion. But For It demonstrates that fear. cach time the birds-killiwakes kept under control, can be a

have tried again. It the spur. Arst time kittiwakes have been To psychologists the point is known to nest al Lowestoft, Ino longer arguable — it is an

DAILY EX

The

the nuswers - with sychologist's fascinating stories I have for you in a further article next week.

JAK

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