1960-01-15 — Page 6

IT'S THE THIRD

MAN WHO NIPS IN

TO WIN!

by Douglas Clark FROM the dust and

smoke of Labour's

rowdy election post-

The lady doth protest foo much'

mortem observe a stocky cently, some of those little figure edging his were sceptical, way forward.

pregen!

M: Gallskoli, urba rigidly folded. looked bleak.

One

Demurely and dainuly, of Labour Privy Councillor mur. course. For that is the style of murod afterwards: The Indy Mr James Haruki Wilson,

But oth Irresistibly, tou.

Will Mr Wilson be the next lender of the Labour Party? On indicationa thero is present every prospect that he will be.

He has been known to mur- mur behind his hued: "I'm lying third on the rails and nicely placed."

It is a cool, careful, practical of the kind you assessment would expect from a évol, care- Jul, practical man like 43-year- old Mr Wilson.

Fur besides him who in the

world has the Labour Party got Mr Gaskell and Mr after Beyan? Nobody whatever.

Memory

Mr Wilson is Labour's Third Man, and you may be sure that with his famous tape-recorder memory he dues not forget the glittering rewards which

Third Men have repeatedly reaped in political life.

So often the party leadership eludes the Second Men in West- minster. It is easy to imagina Mr Wilson totting up the 'cases privately:--

brat best

"BALDWIN

Curzon GAITSKELL

Morrison MACMILLAN beat Buller. Why shouldn't I beat Devon?

not inderd? Labour is Why

the brink of utter now on catastrophe. The dual leader- Bevan is ship of Gaitskell and the most ramshackle structure thrown up In moder British politics. The two men are united only in unholy deadlock.

Gaitskell cannot move to the Right. Bevan emot move the Left. For either

10

move

would break this fragile purty tu piece.

Fulcrum

means

לון

There they stand, two divided, to petrifed gures, unable evolve a common policy. Their dual jeadership Leadership at all. And, wanting unity above all things, the party would never dream of dethron- ing Hugh to make Nye king.

What more likely, then, that at some point Labour in Is ugony will turn from both and alta- look for now leadership gether from the Centre of the party?

And there at Dead Centre, fulcrumi squatting on the very

of the party's balance of power,

is Httle Mr James Harold Wil-

son.

Waiting

He is in no parikryng burry,

He is young and can/wolt

has

Д Anger on the

Ho party

machine. He hoped to be its

next treasurer.

He i

""Shadow" Chancellor

of the Exchequer and capable,

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he recently

showed,

of

spoiling with ease any backstage

manoeuvre to squeeze him

of that post.

out

Mr Wilson is accurminting influence and authority almost

effortlessly. There is just

precaution he knows he

One must

He must never hop off the must stay altting fulcrum. Ho pretty. He must not try to run

away with the party; he let it come to him.

must

He learned that lesson when

he jumped off to the Left with the Bevan Group seven yours sugo. He had to work his passage back. No wonder le now indig“ antly denies reports that he is planning a fresh revult agulast the leadership.

It tonid that when ke aayed a personal the rumours in stent to Labour MP3 co-

protest too

methinks."

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1960.

Five words you won't fail to hear this week...

I'm All Right Jack

You know the philosophy behind that phrase and --whether you're on

on the make or just one of the Jacks, you won't miss the laughs--or the bite-in this China Mail version of the Boulting Brothers' brilliant new

film-the two-sided story of a strike.......

by

PETER EVANS

THE LAST TIME I had seen Stanley Windrush he was being committed * led away between two policemen. He had not

crime. I'm sure of that. For he was the most innocent man I'd ever met and I followed his astounding progress during our Army days together with unbelieving fascination,

infortunately, Stanley Windrush had climaxed his milliesy career by getting involved in some kind of paptured art treasure scandal.

Yet I knew, sa I watched him slowly walking out of my life with a look of perplexed sadness on his anllyrd-in face, that Windrush would be all right.

of

I was demobbed and returned to my job as a newspaper

and tha memory reporter. Time nibbled away the years Private Windrush.

Then came the Missile strike, So for the second time in my life I encountered Stanley Windrush, the man who single-handed brought 5.000,000 workers to a standstill and Britain to the brink of general strike.

SUPPOSE the best place to begin is the day Stanley Windrush graduated from Oxford and much, told his father about his plans for the future: "I The doubts are utterly un-can't understand why a gentleman should want to He was You can be certain go into industry," said Windrush sen. that Mr Wilson's indignation stark naked at the time, and peeling mushrooms.

financers.

Peace-

key

was sincere. Harald the

1.As sticking to maker is position the fence,

CHINY

Flippancy

ateravales M.P.s.

He

does not

Loo hint

not

the

CIL-

Little

Stanley shifted uncostly in

THE SUPE

(Ian Carmiobaal) Sheep in blackleg's clothing.

BOSS ONE (Dennis Pries)

A pocket-book pemot

the

÷

other

his deckchair and fumbled with why not go in o the knot of his college Be.

side? Become a proper worker." Uncle Bertram added eagerly: "What about joining my firm. Misso? Ал # Worces of

course."

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for wavered Stanley moment, like a floating voter al the polls, Than: "All right. 171 do 11”

"Good boy," said Cox. "But one Up. Don't go telling them your uncle's on the board of directors. It might disturb the industrial peace."

The catch

BOSS TWO (Klebard Attenborough)

A birata of industry

A

Chief Shop Steward Kite (Pater Sellers)-Swallowed Karl Marx whole and now suffers from dialectical

of

Indigestion:

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the matter. I should report formally to the shop stewards," Taffy whined miserably.

Kite,

thickening. tired- loolding. middle-aged man still fighting the Industrial struggles of the thirues, said: "Very commendable, lad."

A

bulk

The

shop stoward with

of a

beanstick spoke: "On a point of order, Brother Chair, if he is one of them time and motion blokes we'll have to move quick or ho'll stop-witch the men on the job and we'll

ourselves And

with tighter schedules for the mume rate of pay."

Kite, who had a wide but snotines confused vocabulary of official union words 6730) phrases, said gravely:-

"Exactly, brother. But we've got to play this crafty. On the one hand, we have to be fair the to the man concerned, on other we don't want to Talse Issuce with the managernesTI which reverberates back to our detriment."

The

shop utewards were clearly reassured and impressed try this masterly appraisal of the situation by thelr loader and followed him with lent, unquestioning conviction as he led the march en Stanley Wind

The stoppage

1

"Me

Kile explained curtly; And my colleagues here are the work committee,"

"Oh, how-do-you-do," Stanley said-affably, pleased

their acquaintance.

to

make

"Would you mind producing card?" your union

Kite de mandod with fre authority and who the confidence of a man knows the rule book.

Stanley looked down

on the group from the seat of his fork Bft truck. "It' not congul- sory, is it?" he asked.

Flat Hat said: "Oh no, only you got to join, soe."

take

to

For the vigorous activity of Sunnyglades Nature Camp was a little overwhelming sl such close quMITTE On looking back, it is

chiefly He said: "Well, it'e how to understand

Out. Third Man has reached so far. beenure they're Crying

the 1945 | Everyone at Oxford's going in As Minister in

must for it.” But Stanley's efforts to Government he was the terilous speaker in the Commons. Join industry were not wildly At # chocolate Indeed I once wrote that it he successful. ware

aspooch by Siretory he was horribly sick given

reid he after lasting a few sample bars, Churchill to Winston

His visit to Frisko's detergent like an would make it sound

factory was aloo doomed, He epitaph on a tombstane.

110W had cheerfully explained Taking iny

he has since his grot-aunt Doily had once thusiastically,

"Oh good," Stanley snid, with sly-looking man leaning on

Stanley looked relieved: "Oh, developed an elaborate line of used Frisko and broken out in

In Uncle Bertram's slogant just taken on a new man.

the sort of excitement a small broom:

woll, that's all right, I'll join." tippany which often jars and an appalling rash.

And to it was that Stanley drawing-room the Arab Govern- trouble-maker."

Taffy, wo got another one, Kite, his large, starios, un- LimeWindrush came to the end of his mont ollicial, Mr Matommad, Stanley's first day at tesiles boy shows with a new electric there was the Then

As well enough.

eyes looking up at he train set. "I must say it louis do on-go and tell old Kitey knowing was being entertained to a rele- began

With the situation Revolt interviews-fobies.

now in Stanley, sold with Bevaulter

overscient during the

of a jolly efficient Kitle job, throne brution dinner for the big ayns marched amid the *

54 when Mr Hugh

Dalton des-

you "The man houre saved must hand, the drivers returned with cunning: "What brought contract he had just signed with blue-collared workers through Harivad hin us "Nye's

But Stanley's unhappy pro- Missiles.

the factory gates he felt, for the be colossal," he added innocently, mumbled curves to their trucks. here?"

Knowles stared at

Stanley, dog. That was not an easy tag

Stanley And Stanley, blsfully unaware

feeling that HOTLC gress had been carefully follow-

As he refilled Mr Mahommed's first time in his life, a man of

with disbelief. Slowly a solemn of the trouble that was brewing extended explanation was neces 10 outlive.

goblet of champagne cognac, the people,

him, began of faced And inside the party he is ed by his mele, Bertram Trace-

his friend and Uncle Bertran

otatience

happily sary, began: "Weil, it all started But Stanley's now bersa said quietly:

drivers around stal belz, curiously unbeloved. purcel, and

was gathered around the newcomer, shifting the packing cases with when I was recommended know, I don't think we the true dignity of labour command the business partner, Sidney de Vere ou

the still, susplejon clouding their faces. Cox - Two gentlemen also in shall be able to fun this con- sadly bruised when

Knowles licked his lips net- respect enjoyed by Mr Gaitskell

morning air vibrated with the

We're works vously, for the affection inspired by Mrvolved, but far less innocently, traet."

a fixed the enemy ori

The Arab turned pale, "But strident scream of the Bevan.

bonus, squire, so you don't have scandal in 1945.

peace in the Middle East de sinen.

For suddenly

slow to go worlding your guts out,” pends on these arms," he whim- Criminal

shuffling throng of humble, he said with heavy emphasis, pered.

Cox dropped his smokescreen dient humanity erupted into & foolding closely for some under

fighting standing from Stanley. Time had not mellowed their of respectability as he stubbed wild, scrambling mis,

Stanley amiled cork. He crianinal intent, except that now out his fat cigar. He said: "I to clock-en before the minute Yet he rises like a Leems unstoppable, AT WEST-it was hidden behind the door of happen to own a little engineer- hand twitched to 8.10 am-the "But we do want to MINSTER Labour M.P.s vote the executiva muite, and called ing firm which isn't busy. And fatal twitch that divided the output, don't wa?" he

right, early and the late, that decided pested. "Aftor all, one of those him into top place in the Big Business.

it Mr Tracopurrel iz The moment had now come to you're going to neeti 4 rush how much you would take home truces must be able to do the

at the end of the week. Shadow Cabinet

work of a dozen men." AT BLACKPOOL, the con- socure

of the order done. tho servlets

"We could do it all right. Stanley emerged shaken. He sulueries raise him, from fourth eternally unsuspecting Stanley, to second position in the poll a vital iink in their latest shady Only it'd cost your Government smoothed his crumpled,

bit more

So com→ About £100,000 cut bacicing-jacket. for the party executive,

took more. Which is a nice little pased, he was introduced to and place in the Victorian sanctuary packet to divide into three." Knowles, a forret-faced

drivers odgod forward has of Aunt

He pointed around the group; with cumining eyes and cockney

convinced threateningly,

they wit.

In his small, dusty office high Stanley had been taken on as haut discovered a fork lift Judas

above the works Mr Kite, the fork lift driver and Knowles in their midst.

"Could you run over this chief shop stewart was listen- was to show him the ropes.

Knowles, thing once more," he asked. "I ing with solemn concern as the "Well, now," said A shadow of sly conpiracy

the nows. dustry. I might be able to help crossed the Arab's face. He said fingering the spel of Stanley's don't wand to hold things up on sly-looking Welshman told him

suspicion: Jacket, silently appreciative of my first day."

when he That

started you a bit there. How much are with. Eastern-sharp

"You gok your

Was enough. A Besky start in "How would this trouble start the quality.

if he shooting off about effelency cond they offering you to

forward and reverso here and giant, who looked as at Bussire!" management?

lost to

the work of 10 men, Jack doing see that coming this is your lover for lift. It's might have once "Oh, I can

Dempsey, whispered to a small, Brother Cortez, suggested dead casty." along quite nicely." Uncle Bur- tram smiled confidently. "We've

A cork

What accounts for it?

treasure

des).

The important meeting

Dolly's living-room,

"I hear you're

keen on in-

At work

Well, he is able, threwd tough. And above all he quietly,

the amid an aviary of equawking "Eeony, meeny, miney.” cleverly, created

impression in thebird and Beppy. Bed-eynd greeted ipekes. Uncle Bertam universal party that he is indispensable.

And so he fs. More now than Stenky warmly. ever. And one day the Labour movement may wake up and ind that quietly, cleverly, he has inherited the party leader- ship.

they For 11 tell you what have got in Mr Harell Wilson

A lalter-day Attlee.

CASTING DIRECTOR

CARTOONS

FOR

1960.

"About £ a wock while I'm learning." admitted Stanley,

Cox said: "Shocking. Now,

ESECRET

LIFE

MYSELF

FNASH

BUILDINGS ARE BEST

* 000 000 og

COMING EVENTS:

Wrold Copyright by arvanpment seith the bannister Guardian

W

the

W

well-

man

On

his fork li truck.

The march

through

similar

up industrial Kimmage- ment

Wild tright passed the works committoe. But Kite,

of many Then, to Staley's embar- the veteran rubried surprise, he utted a crises in his dedicated lifetime, packing case to reveal four calmly took the Initiative.

mate. Off you "All right, bored-looking pontoon players. pleasantly. Angry shouts af "Shut that get," he ordered. As Stanley Increase ruddy door," made him hastily is fork lift truck Kite turned obediently alimbed down from

to Flat Hat: "Alf-call a stop- "They're what are called re- durant," said Knowles wearily, age of all the truck drivers."

Turning

the startled The management was going to Stanley, ho snapped: "Don't you give 'em the ace and jack--the to nothing until your case sack. But the works committee

In trouble

sug- return the packing case

sold we'd all come out so they has boon gene into."

was kept on ng extra chockeri. Old Xitoy done a good job of negotiation there."

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ALL ASHORE AT CHATEAU

VE were looking for the new headquarters of the Royal Navy, Home Fleet Command, But it was all very difficult. For one thing we were approximately 70 miles from the sea.

We were on the road from

Northwood

(Michinson) to played (admission, Including Rickworth (Hertfordshire), grounds 28. 44, minerals Bá, and somewhere bere was the biscuits 3d.).

spot on which the Commander-

Bir Willdum

Wellclose

MADRID

by

DONALD GOMERY

rather

severe, though,

The admiral took over peş-

"Through the main gate," he zooTTL We were informed by a Mr in-Chief Home Fleet, Admiral Deske, who is in charge, and no sald, "round the roundabout, with pictures of Spitfires on the, Davis, relation, so far as he knew, of end you can't miss it it's right wall: KCB., D.S.0. and bar. who the late Sir Francis, that the opposite the Naan." commanded the cruiser Mauri- flagship was, in fact, next door. There, indeed, it was. Though manently from January 4. tius in the invasions of Sicily. Next door a gang of buliders we were a little baffled by the Italy, Anzio, and Normandy, is was to base his Bagship.

No villa

Next door in a dour Arscribed with fact that that the entrance to "Secretary and Flag-Lieutenant Kway

the Commander-in-Chief mirch happinom at the innards the Home Feet les beyond a to

Bioet Home

and Eastern of a pleasant enough väla, circa big police that cays: "Look. mid-Victorian.

Are you a credit to the Royal Atlantic."

Round the corner is another room ith which is the Com mander-in-Chier I.A.F. Coastal Command, Air Marshal Sit

Yes, this was the Bagship, all At Force?" right.

Tea

1

The main H.Q: we four) is Charles Chilion. building (dire 1858) that war.

We had passed

But the admiral, obviously, Blackbird Cottage: Chew" up for sale) on had not yet been piped aboard, our right, as instructed, and Or rather, to me the raval·

These few acres are also, you fumed bt at Pretty Corner, perlancg to which we must how then last again and up the first sadly become accustomed, he once a girls school, then a night see, the headquarters of Confial

club called the Chateau sladrid. Command, of the Allied Mari gravel drive.

was not yet in realence.

Commander-in-Chief The naval oflore who showed tinia Air One of the wald builders. In But as this the new Bag-.

we were in error, fort mid that the real work of us round was a trife indignant of Chaninof, and of the Com Pardonable, perhaps,

boçausa. Dan Home Five Command- will, that the building bad: In fact mander-in-Chiet East, Aflradio therese hell about in the be guided as arturs not och been described in some news Area, Atlantic Command, "el from the sacktmaker, ispan farm papere, as a vilio, It was, we There are langs notices which" Tube particular- house, we which is fast, would only agreed, Victorian castelisted proclaim this, inery in Bled the Bad, which, “baing so large 嶺 men for by the pillow, so to speak, whern; coalie, MEN

--bucke; gardenkymm

Wooden Brenes the admiral wound so welry a On, the first Boor we found no

name)wrich, an adverland 5,000 heads after a fermering day room number 134, the office of Here we drank a toast.

Envikling Kachatais showing bow but from a residence down the g

| our ancestors älved, worked, and way,

proclamation at all: Admiral Commander-in- Nezvoti. In, trag

Cute!” Häme Flest: „Aplacent

(London Ergreis Berilce)."