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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, ̈ 1958.

Comrade teecher

is a

KIRLOP

Soviet Stinkovitch

"Well, well. It would appear we have a budding Pasternak among us !”

London Ezprasu Serpio

The British Reds

BRITAIN'S

Communist party has only 20,000 members. Already depleted of the at the time Hungarian revolution, It was rocked by defections as thousands of supportere

they decided

could not of stomach its acceptance

intervention Russlan Hungary.

in

Superficially, it might seem a sar from spent force. That is

the truth

PETER BURGOYNE'S.

News From Britain

returns were unseated and their places taken by two unli- Communists.

Some thine later

general sentor

secretary

been

Nicholson was summoned to the office of For these 20,000 hard-core Communists

trade his union's control unions with a membership of where

that it and a million. alleged three-quarters of This stake in the unions means reported to him that Nicholson for the Communists power out

had reduced a girl then vader their 10, a clerk in the union's ox

10 all proportion numerical strength. It is their office. last stronghold. It is vital for their continued existence that they hold it,

But now the demand is grow. ing for a full-scalo investigation of the means they use 10 610y In power.

was

And last week urgency udded to the demand for u show-down by disclosures made by industrial" correspondents,

they told it, the story As began when Norman Nicholson. a young London area organiser for the Clerical and Ad- Workers' Union, ministrative noticed discrepancies in the executive voting for committee. One Communist and a fellow-travelling ex-Sociallat M.P. had been successful.

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MAN-OR

SUPERMAN?

The legend that has

grown up around the name

of Montgomery today collects fresh evidence.

It is provided by Montgomery himself ...

WHAT sort of man is Montgomery? For 16 years since the guns first thundered in the night at Alamein the legend-makers have been busy.

Now the man himself has spoken.

In his much-fanfared memoirs* Mont- gomery offers an astonishingly candid self-portrait. And it is not entirely a

pleasant one.

Examine his treatment of Field-Marshal Alexander.

Vas

Today Alexander lies gravely ill. in Ottawa. But 10 years ago he was Montgomery's superior during the months of desert victory. To the troops he the calm-eyed, immaculate general from the Quards (who organised the massive build-up of tanks. planes, and men that enabled Montgomery to punch through.

Montgomery's memoirs pay small attention to that side of the offctr. He writes

"The gossip is, so I am told, that the plans for Alamein, and for the conduct of the war in Africa after that battle, were

merely

made by Alexander at GHQ Middle East and that

This is not carried them out, true. All the plans for Alamein and afterwards were made at Eighth Army H.Q. I always kept-

be Aloxunder fully informed; nover comumented in detail na of my plans or suggested any his own"

Exceptions

The Winning Team

PERCY HOWARD

ness," for wanting to slow up

a thrust through the German minefields.

answer theso พอ killed in

Cumming

among his

10

The crilles cannot be blamed a strike threat if they

dislike the curious subordinates In order pettiness of that explanation. coerce the Government which General Lumaden was sent he is tabunt to serve

The

Herbert Lammaders cannot back to Britain. In Africa, in

criticisms,

He

Sicily, and in Germany. itself

There is no dificulty about Nicholson reported this to his resign. He

buying them. A few yards senior organiser-- Communist. has sparked

fun where I am writing this National headquarters of the area's

in Fleet Street, an umliently respectable cutler is prepared to union ordered an investigation, chiers. the two candidates who had

rell me u vicious-looking flick- frum bencfted

The

This story wDA earlier

immediately knite no questions asked. And compared with another recent providing the blade is less than case in which a Lwadon district six inches long, and I am not organiser of the Amalgamated found

with the knife in Engineering Union was accused suspicious circumstances (legal by Communist opponents of Inly often difficult to prove), the decently assaulting his secret police couldn't lay a înger on

repudiated me. ary, The secretary organiser the allegation.

Yet try as I will, I can find no unyone respon for legitimate needing a flick-knife.

Last week when a judge sent A youth to prison for a stabbing "It used crime, he commented: to be thought despicable and un-English to use a knife in a fight. Now it is regarded by people like you, not as a badge of shame it undoubtedly is, but as an emblem of manhood.”

That, of course, is why most of these kids buy flick knives whether

Montgomery critica may ask that compliment to They never really believe that Alexander is really designed to

Concerning the First World they would Up them. But b

reaction War Montgomery writes. enhance his reputation' as a war

almost unbelievable. Ha at orice knife makes them feel big leader, And they may ask

asked too why It may be Then one night, with a drink

One has whether the way in which it is untgomery

only to read Lord reported Bevin's remark to his too many

does not wish to Beaverbrook's book Men

fellow chiefs of staff. He cabled htm Inside

some

and phrosed

the enhances

self- take the responsibility for the power to learn of the appalling East, Then he went to ask if about it to the C-in-C. Middle young lout gota info a scuffé, presses the release catch, lunges portrait of Montgomery hamselt allered failure of subordinate rous and intrigues which went

Bevin had Then we come to the Alamein whem be himmelt bad selected. on between the Frocles and insult to the Army" Reminded ....and another sordid Hun tragedy makes the columna.

Nicholson threatened to bring an action for conspiracy against everyone associated with the allegations against him. The unlon chiefs hurriedly ordered 120 investigation. accepted Nicholson's 'protestations of in- nocence and asked him to forget about any charges for fear of the adverse-effect on the union, But that was not the end of It Nicholson's senior organiser reported the whole affair to the The police investigated police. thoroughly, interviewed the girl concerned, and told Nichelsen that no action would be taken against him.

Now the question is being asked: "How Lond CJA Trattes Union Congress continte to ignore the demand for a complete investigation of Con- munist influence and tactics in the trade union movement?"

Flick Knives

WITHOUT going further than W the front pages inst week

Young

Airo-

learn that

girl E charged with armed robbery, a 19-year-old youth got six years for stabbing à man, and

ben trying to bring a Gay Fawkes bonfire under

control were threatened with "carving up" by hysterical tocnagers,

La coch

the weapons case, were reported involved

fikk-knives, WIN vicious

whose folding knives blades ure released and locked

The man who had

the police Nicholson 10 asked by his area committee to

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Blackmailed Bakers

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A

VERY baker fears the day

when

customer maight stalk fato Els shop, throw alzarette end a pleca of hair, or a dead mouse onto the counter, and hiss: "I found that in a loaf I bought from you.”

Too often the customer de- mands "compensation," and backs the demand with a threat to report the matier to the health authorities.

Bakers know that in many cases the customer planted the foreign body in the bread, but rather than risk the possibility of damaging publicity they pay

JD.

Now the National Association

of Master Bekers has stepped

in and told its mcmbers: "Whatever you do, don't part with money."

Montgomery continues:- "He was the perfect Com- mander-in-Chief to have in the Middle East, so for as I was concerned. He trusted me."

battle-Itse

Montgomery

came the time when air crash Montgomery's triumphant march Montgomery forced an apology before the war ended. But there continued. Finally in 1940 he from Ernest Bevin. are many who sl elte him as

became Chief of the Imperial one of the best desert generals; General Staff And It is here they will undoubtedly ask why that perhaps the most remark- Montgomery, de a

crucial able part of his book begins. movement in warming Alamein, ater, made precisely the same tactical withdrawal

# be scorne Lumsden for suggesting carlier in the battle.

But

The answer

.I

In Palestine British troops were withdrawing from the Mandate. Ernest Bevin 08 Foreign Secretary, was angry that in their withdrawal they had allowed the Jews Jon Ashcro the Helia Arabs. Privately be told Montgomery Examine is treatment of the that ho had been "let down, by politicians.

the Army."

'Intrigues"

to this question Mont- the Brass-hats' in those days."

The implication is that British In gomery already has an answer.

generals have long ceased to Earlier he writes:-

is generous his tributes to the officers who helped him. But there are some striking exceptiona,

Examine his treatment General Herbert Lumaden.

of

Lumsden, the commander of 10th Corps, was one of the koy ganorals at Alamein. And £ on to Limadan that Montgomery now

heaps all the blame for the slow Flart of the battle. He blames him for lack of offensive enzer-

F

Montgomery's

to

his

withdrawn.

that the remark was made in private conversation, Mont- gomery indignantly replied that the whole Army' now knew about it.

"After long consultation with defy and intrigue against their Alexander I agreed to give 10 political mastera Corps, my corps d'ellte, to But Montgomery's own book Lauraden....I hardly

knew him and so could not

agree proven bow false that implica had with complete confidence; but accepted him on the advice of others."

•The Memotre of Flald Maraha! Montgomery, publish- ed recently (Collins, 35s.)

• BY. THE . WAY ·

by Beachcomber

the Court of Common born, and lost me somewhere Warranty arad Rotainder off Farringdon Street." The bakers have been advised | Afr Justico Cockdecarrot 13

to replace the article or have hearing D curious case: What is going on in Glomop?

It tested by research labora- tories.

Wonderful Cops

LONDON'S

policemen

are

Edgar Bottlesham (known 凹 "Bitter Jack") and the Tungton Arnes Foundries in passing VOTRUS Myrilo Gringram, Mrs Howinad Flockett, Pitre Detmold and the Elmwood Fish Distillery.

PPARENTLY the film pro- dugers narks have Begun

An injunction is being sought to report that the public la Brud

ing the present orgy of dith

tion la.

But of course the person who made certain that the whole Amy knew was the loyal In particniar he relates with Montgomery himself. And pride bow he himself in- Montgomery hammered as the trigued against the Bocialist doors of the Cabinet until he got Minister of Defence, A. V, some form of apology,. Alexander. Of the year 1948

he writes:-

"I was becoming more and

inoro 'fed-up' with the

More subtle

What then are the conclusions

Minister of Defence....I m to be drawn from Montgomery's sure he disliked me intensely book?

I put it to the First Soo Lord

and the Chief of Air Star that One clearly is that even in

Mr Alexander was a 'passen- pence time the military anes are ger

I asked them to form up not always content to leave with me in " combined polities to the elected Purila- approach the Prime Minister ment. Is similar, if moro nibile, and ask for his removal, on the pressure being imposed on Fr plea that we had no confidence Sandye now over the promised in him. To my astonishment ending of conscription? Against they both agreċdi”

such pressure we must always be viddiant.

WIJ

Thus we have the spectacle of three leading public servants planning Jolil action to remova a Minister plan which only frustrated by the fact that Tedder, Air Chief of Staff, had | (in Montgomery's phrase) "cold fect" at the last moment,

What an astounding rovela-

to restrain the defendants from and horror in rather bad taste, tion that la. Alexander

a lodging. It may be necessary to return indend have been

using a TOOM house to carry 00 D distillery business for the pose of preparing the known sa Fishlzone.

even more. wonderful than visiting film stara bave bcon saying for the Past three décaden. My authority for ible boost for the bobbies: Senorita Montserrat Tomas of Barcelona who has spent two wocks" holiday in London.

They were so wondesful to the 22-year-old senorita that "I wandered around all day asking| Laughter in court policemen the way to come- where for the fun of it. They can never de enough for They are unique."'

into

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poor

But what of Montgomery himself? The evidence of his book is that ka is ruthlea, tin- fair, convinced of his own great 'destiny: that he is, 20 confident in his own plans that he will break ali iles of trail- tion or loyalty in order to put them throughi.

Do these things do any harm

fish to the emider type of Alm, which Minister of Defence Some of to his reputation? For from it

the bounda of his colloques PU Joopt molthin

In the Cabinet They are the qualities on which drink straightforward

bestiality and wore certainly poor Ministers it is based, the qualities which homens tochure at murder. As too-but even the Tory oppost- set him apart from generals who a crilic wrote of a film about ation would have been shocked preceded him in the grim daya boy who blackmailed his tathor janki outraged if the civli ser- before Almnein.

cutting his mother's head vanis bit with an axe, "Tius is not for planned petitions to ULERE FOLL

dramatic the maly-mouthed escapist. It them. moment when Cocklecarrot is life in the raw; realistic and asked what dish were being dia gripping" But can our policemen be too

tilled. "Porpoise, m'lud" The renorita com Mr Googbooty, Wonder ult

oho

basic

I didn't want to go theseer, 120 insified on taking - str. Ha bought me a ticket and put me on a train. I had the courage to tell him the truth.”

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Ministries

remova

Who can say?

is not the only intrigua' described, by Mont- Do you remember thosa Kondery. Lator, in 1948 Chhe koerals? Iesus: "When I acad

A voice at the (Tomorrow: Some opinions on

They were1 worthy The

Boolallit Government began to men semi-sleeveles cours shotstou,

They wero young policeman bow to get to "What about a writ of Hobess

trover dinner-jacket for emiart men.} prepare a Conscription D. bumptious. They, never Bout Victoria Station, even though

Porpolao" When the laughter

What term of service would publicity, They never spoke out they settle for? Writes Mont of tum. But there was something had died down. Mr Flocketh General port

Comex>

else they never did. THEY Cross-examined, muid that she

NEVER WON. "I Anderstood that the fah were

nembed the military Coucht

Bosphorous, T was all rather confused. Almenbers of the Amy Counci brought

Hurriplerpoint

Well, Monty won, and he kept large greensand and asked them it they were all where Me Detmold Ilved, and yellow Thanatos drove up to the prepared to resign in a body, work at the War Office or t on winning. That and not his fram thero talon by road to the Pickled Walnut night-club, and ina by me, if anything less than Nato-is what will keep him Tomaden Bakery, the present "Pibby Allbright #prang out 18 months was decided upon by among the great. indgings of Miss Myrtle Crin- and aded for Dawn Redgate the GovernmEITIÉ,

hellingly pleased. gram, "the not-der-plad of a When Trivia Tanky omerged,

He may be appallingly pleased. Last weakc

Could -in tamous dancór?" "I and you she aprang into the car,

anything be more with himself. He may : ballëve. London's Wandsworth gaol were difficult to follow," said Cockle "Chop" Soudden drove away axiesordinary than that? Let us that it was God's mercy towards "That's what Bid with her.") Pibby sprang into forget the political complexion "Britain which brought him to treated to a lecture by allvar | cdrrot, dealer hur Dairy Langtong. Its | Fatinasy maidi kupiled firs Chichi Walpurgia's Ringtrake of the Government. Giêre We Alamein in the busuron of 1942. titles of artiques Silver and Home Jodet, swhen he followed me and drove away with Nauses have the profusional band of But can anyone say for, curtain

down Cuford Birwet into. Hols Froots,

the Army deliberately organising that it wEBÜ'LY to Collect Is Bately."

Strictly Educational

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