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HE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1960.

As the Tate is already

breaking

THIS amazing man

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Picasso!

Already I CALL

his exhibition of 250 paintings at the Tate, although only a few weeks old, is pulling in an unprecedented num ber of visitors.

records

ON

PICASSO HIMSELF

By JOHN CRUESEMANN

And or the very night of the gala party which launched the exhibition, he was giving a nekety chairs, one small table, very private preview of 100 new and one big bronze cat, paintings all completed in The live animeis include the past year or so and which dalmatian. a dachshund a no one has yet sen.

boxer and a grey and red parrot.

I was one of the five present on that evening at his villa; the others being Jacqueline Rocque Picasso's companion; Davic

Picasso, looking smaller and stockler than one imagines, wore 连 white singlet and blue

Picassos in Stockholm.

When

a

I saw copies of them I knew at once they were frauds. He was very angry, that Swiss but what could I do?"

DRESSING UP

Picasso's fantastic zest for

ax

Duncan. the photographer trousers. As he perched on a dressing is as lively

up Madame Ieiris, partner of rocking - chair he laughed: ever. From a corner where Picasso's Paris dealer Kahn- "Every year I grow a year there was a great assortment weiler, and her novelis: hus- younger, so I shall soon be very of hats band.

A TREAT

young indeed. Look at that picture I must have painted It in 1905," and he pointed to in grey and

a Cubist canvas brown.

The man who painted it in 1003 now looks about 55. He is nearly 80.

THE FAKES

sombreros, 10-gallon stetsons, bowlers he put on a tweed of the type Rex Harrison popularised in "My Fair Lady Then, seizing a shooting stick - present from Roland Pen- rose, organiser of this Tale exhibition - Picasso

pose.

bullfighting

at Arles with his great friend Jean Cocteau. Also in the party had been-Yul Bryn- ner, his wife, and Leslie Caron. "It wasn't a very good day." lamented Picasso. "No outstand- ing fights,

"I hear the Duke of Edin- burgh will be at the Tate tonight. Do you think the Queen may 20 later? And Princess Margaret! And her new husband? How is be gesting on by the way?"

Talk with Picasso is invigorat- ing but erratic. It is rarely possible especially with his enchanting children laughing 50 much with him-to stick to any one subject for more than a minute.

BUBBLING

He was in bubbling spirits, but cnce he moment and tuning to me re- fell silent. for a

marked: “A young painter at St Tropez asked me: "What is the secret of great art?"

*My friend. I told him. I am still trying to find out."

And for an instant Picasso struck looked very serious indeed.

-(London Express Service).

"You give the impression you are never serious," laughed brown eyes at the newspaper Jacqueline and the children pictures of his works being gravely joined in; "She's right. hung in the Tate.

Papa.

Earlier, as a special treat on their first day. back from school in Paris. Picasso's two children, Claude, 13, and Paloma, 11, had been sent in a sleek new Mer- cedes to meet me. Both have that bronzed Mediterranean He peered with his nut look, and are startlingly hand- some and beautifully mannered.

"If we flew this instant by jet we could gel to London in tyne for

Tate the exclaimed Picasso as he greeted me. "But it's a £5 a head party and I could hardly afford it," he winked.

I can be. That is

here and noi

in

Why, surely, those are my "Ah, but party." pictures from the Hermitage in why I am

I never knew the London tonight. You see, I Leningrad, Soviets had sout

any"

He must work," he insisted. At paused, then added: "No, of that, Picasso sat down beside course not. Those

elgarette. and offered New York.

"Smoking keeps one fit," he

art

from me

We went into his large, rambling villa, which makes up The trouble is I've painted smiled. in galely and liveliness what it so much that there are a lot of lacks in plaster and polish. fakes about today. Sometimes

floor The ground

difficult even for me to орел out 131] to one

And he showed me a an- tell." other and are crummed with photo of a painting. "Not crates. pictures, posters, orna- mine at all. Last month a very ments at all kinds. rather rich Swiss paid a lot for some

rooms

He looked so pale I remarked on it. "I'm indoors most of

time." he the

explained, "Working, but I'm perfectly. At." And indeed he is.

He had in fact, just taken watch the the weekend off to

Are the doctors going too far?

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL

A 37-YEAR-OLD man who was dying from cancer of the brain has been

the subject of an experiment which raises issues of the gravest import- ance for the whole ethics of medicine.

Purpose of the experiment was to see whether further tumours could be induced to grow in the man's legs. Ten tumours were produced there. The man has since died from a recurrence of the growth in his brain.

The experiment was carried explained before the, experi- out by a team led by Mr Wylie ment was performed.. McKissock, the brilliant brain

But Mr McKissock would not surgeon at St George's Hospital disclose whether this was sought S.W. At least

other from the patients or their rela people have also been subjected lives.

four

lo it, the doctors report in the

mosi frank and forthright way

in The Lancet.

The tests

which brain tumour, parts of were then injected into his

highs at 12 different points.

sent He was

home inst

December, but had to be readmitted to hospital four months later because his brain tumour. had grown Mr McKissockt and his col- Even if the patient gave per- again. The doctors found leagues had the highest possible mission there is the question of that the tumours had also motives. Their prime purpose the extent to which a person was to extend the boundaries of with advanced brain disease is grown in his legs in medical knowledge 50 that in full possession of his mental places where they had in- other patients may eventually faculties..

jected them. Some The details of the experiment three inches wide. are bighly technical, but can be

benefit,

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The issue

among

But my inquiries doctors show that their report raises a crucial issue of how far experiments on mortally sick patients can ever be justified

briefly summarised:.........

Tests have shown that if part

of a brain tumour is implanted

The motive

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were

If this is

freedom I have had enough of it

by GEOFFREY THURSBY ·

Leopoldville.

this is freedom on the Congo, I have had enough

If this

it.

For weeks the Belgian Congo has been "free" --now called the Independent Republic of the Congo.

we have And so far, short of wholesale murder, had nearly everything-revolution, rape, theft at the point of a bayonet, and mob rule.

The Belgian Government by suddenly deciding to quit a country at least a generation away from being ready for self-government-asked for trouble, and cer- tainly got it.

POWER-DRUNK ARMY

The Africans—particularly the army-are power drunk, like vicious children in a reform school who sud- denly raid an arsenal and take command with pistols.

I am sorry for the poor Belgians-particularly terrified women clutching their bewildered children to them who were getting out I am sorry too for the Africans, because in their independence and ignorance they believe the way they are behaving is the true meaning of freedom,

Freedom ugh!

The army has got what it wants--ils own African officers. As from the start, an African sergeant-major became com- mander-in-chief of the 25,000-strong Congo Army.

The patient deteriorated and under an animal's skin it grows died in a week. Of course, his there, producing secondary

"with easily visible death had no connection

Forget the Belgian officers who can stay on as advisers if they tumour. This

his legs. He growth can be used for testing the implants in

want to. They have no more authority than a tipsy cook at the the effect of new drug treat would have died anyway.

War Office for this purpose.

"The relative hopelessness of

Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba has told his new army chiefs There was a possibility that ments and X-rays,

the the more malignant gliomas (a Doctors have reached the tumours produced in the

to restore discipline, Here is an example of that discipline, legs might sei free some "anti- stage; when they would like to type of brain tumour) man

Lee St Lawrence, the man America sent to the Congo to work body" capable of retarding e use such tests on human beings, seemed to justify investigations

out an ald programme for the new country, was beaten up and growth the brain. But Dr William H. Bloom, one of that might add to our know- rabbed by guards of the new Congo Army sent to escort him from there was scant hope that the the St George's Hospital team, ledge of their behaviour," the the American Embassy to the residence of the American Embassy procedure could benefit this had witnessed such an experi- doctors, state, patient, and in fact the experi- ment in the United States three ment showed no evidence that years ago. So when permission was obtained to try it on this "antibody was produced

The report makes it clear 37-year-old patiat, the doctors that permission was obtain went ahead." ed and the procedure fully operation for removal

in

The

underwent MOTI

MEET MR CLOGGHEAD*

* CLOG; ANYThing that. HINDERS MOTION

OR RENDERS DIFFICULT.

Mr Cloggsond has feand that if he wh whlle be blanicu ke can't beat parki

Br

This is a noble and humane motive but is nevertheless a contravention of the doctor-

relationship as patiens

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WHITES IN DANGER

"Have we got time till ha finishes his game.

Left-wing overtures

embarrass Dr Adenauer

From WILL! FRISCHAUER

Bonn.

IF there has ever been a more unusual parliamentary controversy than the recent foreign affairs debate in the Bundestag, in Bonn, West Germany's House of Commons, I cannot recall it.

We' were treated to the con- war years La Moscow and the toral gap between the two major. fusing spectacle of the Socialist other half in Swedish prisons parties and to oust the faded opposition trying to force its unil he returned to West Ger- Adenauer administration. support on Adenauer's Christian many to become the eminence

Democratic Union administra- rouge behind successive 80. In pursuit of this policy, Willy tion, and Dr Adenauer using all cialist lenders, gave the signal Brandt decided to seek an inter- his political wiles to escape for a fundamental change of view with Adenauer, however from the embarrassing bear- policy.

reluctant the" "Old 'Man" was

hug of his all-too-compliant In the big Bundeslag. debate to take this suspiciously friendly opponents, principally the Wehner, who throughout the cuponest to his bosom. Social Democratic Party.

life of the West German Re

Bipartisan foreign policy? Dr meered that the

A bipartisan foreign policy, along.

political unity in the face of the (Soviet) enemy become the · Scelalist watchword. At the

TACTICAL MOVE

Two men who have certainly public has been an inveterate, nothing else in common are terrier-like antagonist of Dr Adenauer Jointly responsible for this for Adenauer, offered the aged Socialists were providing proof cical. situation. They are Chancellor his support in his positive that his own policy was right and had been right all and

West stand against Soviet Russia. Nikita Khrushchev Berlin's mayor. Willy Brandt.

CLEAVAGE Khrushchev has caused the same time the rank and file, The interview was brief and inconclusive. -Dr Adenauer stimulated by Wehner, the sudden political volte face of

seems to have won the first the West German-Socialists, and Socialist king-maker, seemed to round in the struggle to shake Willy Brandt is expected to turn away from their current off the unwelcome ally. Whether lead them to victory under the party leader, Herr Erich Ollen he will succeed in the long run. banner in next year's haver. a high-principled un- in keeping Brandt at bay is new

obtrusive and modest man. general election.

on domestic issues,

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necessarily 60.

But is this move the result of

another question. A

And Khrushchev? Does it not genuine re-thinking or, as some

séem as if he had made a grave say not without justification, simply a cunning tactical switch

In this intricate situation, it mistake by antagonising the of the Socialist leaders with an seemed obvious, the West Ger- Social Democrats, the erstwhille eye on next year's general

man Socialists needed a leader Supporters of neutralism and co-existence, his only potential election?

For many years past the who did not bleat like a sheep allies in. West Germany?

Not

For cleavage between Government but could roar: like a lion-in other words, the youthfully- and opposition WA

Khrushchey, slope) is convinced Berlin mayor, Herr Willy

that the Socialists have not greater on foreign affairs than energetic, publicity-minded West Khrushchev (and by no means

Brandt, On the one hand there was

really had a change of heart but Dr Adenauer's policy of West With ris new foreign policy have only carried out a factical German integration with and Brandt at the helm the manoeuvre to get into office. Western Europe, co-operation party clearly had a good chance after which they may well re

vert to their old Iden of German. with the United States, West, of carrying the day.

By jettisoning a foreign policy - reunification through -- negotia-

· German “membership of NATO

which has become unworkable, tions with › Monoow. What is and rearmament, ·

Dr. Adenauer was and re- anyway, the Socialiste, at the more, once in power, they would that Bonn same time, expect to escape the have the authority to implepent máine-convinced

somehow, talk to odium of the pro-Communist their policy, should,

toint. With their new line they Moscow "from strength"

Khrushchev may well be right.

-London Express Service). The Socialists, on the other hope to close the narrow elec- hand, based their policy on the view that reunification could only be achieved through negotiations with the Soviet Union? They opposed West German participation in NATO which they regarded as 00 frista-mountable obstacle to re- unificationgro

Bank

THE AIM

visaged by many" practising I have never found so many people who know so doctors today. They are reso- little. It can hardly be expected otherwise when the of the lutely opposed to any

action country went to independence with a total of 16 African which might make a sick university graduates in the country out of the popula-pably, neutral Germany. patient worso unless it has the sole intention of improving his tion of 13,000,000,

condition.

The ethics Experiments on healthy people who volunteer as guinea-pige are generally.ac. cepted as medically ethical,

But these experiments on patients who are mortally ill raise the question of whether same doctors in their zeal might be going too far...

It is easy to say that they are. But without much bold nes they will continue to be faced with terrible suffering about which they can do noth- |ing for sheer lack of medical -Entwledgem

Chapman

Pincher

(London Express Korpica).

Some Africans who voted in the election also still believe that every year at the end of the dry season white men go through the bush at night with lights searching for African children to kill and can in tins. But they had a vote,

What will happen? Unless we are very lucky this is not over yet. There could be large-scale killing of Europeanap szt. The new Congo Army would not be able to stop it even if it wanted to. Outside intervention' has come. But is it effective?

PEACE HOPES DASHED

There are still thousands of Europeans missionaries-in the wild interior regions people are in grave danger.

Their alm was a united and

While striving towards this b

active they encouraged friendly relations and the establishment of so many contacts as possible with the East Clemens.

In, Socialist eyes, (and propa-

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ganda) Aderuter mas simply a "gold warrior!: while, the gov= "erriment" retorted with the ac- cusation that the Socialists-Were neutralista and, generally, little better than fellow travellers, To be, tarred with the pro-Com- ling: 10,000 munist brush was a severe These bandicap, to the Socialists in

Their race for power,

From the beginning I believed there could not without trouble. A few days before freedom", were rising that perhaps what seemed imposible. that there would be independence and no trouble. *** Thaty-four votroid Prime Minister "P_iring

mian the Belgians triedincs to have finished off my hiper. got up and made vicious bitter speech seizu In the last moments of the bewis country life sowed the seeds of have from the past in the present

Ditwan inclement to trouble.örgron

dence. hippes

From that moment on trouble war aufured, and the Congo will suffer more than the Belgians for it.

By sabotaging the Bumenit meeting: in Paris; · from) (which the Socialists confidently ex- pected on advance towards re unification (while IX szalinas wash on record "with" "hla... view "thất"nothing" bouldecade of««f}};»

Khrushchej changed all that.

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