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GOOD MEN AND EVIL
By Hector Bolitho
In the early days of the war when Mr Churchill still lay in waiting for his conquest, I lunched in a glorious Elizabeth- which keep them together are an house which has since been laced with suspicion, fear and bombed. It was Holland House, jealousy. They aer ungenerous When the ladies had walked into to Bismarck's theory of con- in the heart of Knightsbridge. men, pathetic if polsonous heirs the garden, I found myself next quest with blood and iron. Also, to Mr Churchill and the talk they are pompous-and the moved to the King and Queen. limitations of pompous men are serve all rights and forbid republications. They were at the beginning of known to all of us. (It is said their war work but already, that Mr Eden once yawned at through their quiet example, dinner with Hitler and that the they were making their in- Fuehrer saw him trying to hide Influence felt throughout the his yawn behind his hand). country. Somebody at the table I believe that one of the fun- tried to define that influence damental reasons why the Axis and Mr Churchill, with his cause must crumble is because genius for quickening our blood its leaders have no goodness in with a phrase said, "They have them. the rare quality of making a mass of people realise, in a flash, that they are good."
WAR ON DOPE DIVANS
"Raro Quality"
Look then at the men whose
THE long awaited war against Hongkong's illicit opium and heroin divans is at last to begin. The first shot was fired with the announcement on Saturday that the Police are to be given powers to clean up the divans on both sides of the harbour. This is a notable move on the part of the authorities, the results of which will be watched with the hecnest interest.
The innumerable and ever in- creasing dope 'divans constitute one of Hongkong's most serious and pernicious problems, for In the majority of cases they serve a double purpose illicit drug smoking and prostitution; addi- tionally, they have long been known to provide a source of graft through so-called "Protec- tion." I, therefore, these dens
represent, to the leaders, of our can be cleaned up, three morally
own cause: to turn from those and socially evil influences can
two intense, pompous faces, to be dealt with at the same time.
the smiles of Mr Roosevelt, Mr The striking featuro of the
Out of this there emerges Wilkie and Mr Winston Chur- announcement made by the great truth in regard to the chill. They seem to double our Police Commissioner is the posi- leaders of the war, on both courage. tive form which these latest sides. Is it not significant that
I have been wondering in the names shine on the side of the past few days what that quality Allies! There is no need to of goodness is... where docs shake the crmine edged trap ite? How important is it in pings of monarchy or to stir our. relation to the war?
Angers in the dust of tradition' In the safe old days of peace to remind us of what the King it was easy to be cynical about and Queen stand for. Their the simple virtues. Now these conquest is their own! their vic- virtues are the raft of our lives. tory over the hearts of the Cleverness and cynicism have British people. There it is, in become "counterfeit, cheap and the simple words of the Prime showy," and we are not shy to Minister. "They have the rare admit that the chief comfort of quality of making a mass of these melancholy days is in the people realise, In a flash, that companionship of good and kind they are good." It is exhilarat- people who keep our faith in hu- ing to turn from the gloomy man nature alive. Without this view of human nature which faith, life in England would be men like Hitler and Mussolini intolerable.
Great Truth
his smile.
re-
stories and
the
hearted devotion with which he spoke of our cause against Ger- many, and of his delight over relationship the visit of the King. which exists among the leaders in Europe... a Europe which
"I'll just put him into a pair seems to be sour with jealousy of old flannels and drive him
I wonder if we appreciate in said.
around in my old Ford," he full what Mr. Roosevelt's cour- age has meant to us during the I walked out of the White past year? At the end of a House, certain that Mr Roone dreary day in London his photo- velt was wise and clever. But graph in the evening newspaper I also know that I had met what acts on me like sal volatile, Mr Churchill meant when he
I had the pleasure of talking spoke of "a good man." to the President when I was in When we compare the stato Washington two years ago. I of leadership and ethics in had been told before I went into Europe with the inspiration the White House, that I would which seems to lie behind these meet a man who could charm a men who are guarding our bird off a bough. That was cause, I do not think we need true. When I went into his worry too much about the philo- room, he turned the full warmth sophy which Hitler yella so of that charm upon me, as if it loudly in the shape of his New There can be no new mattered deeply to him, as well Order.
as to me, that we should meet, order of living. The only order And I realised his friendship for of living was quite adequately this country, for he told me defined in a sermon preached at many things touching the fu- Capernaum by Our Lord two ture. Now that his country has thousand odd years ago. It wo come on our side, in all but de- stick to that, and fight like hell, claring war, I recall the whole- we deserve to win.
CONTRACT How to Play BRIDGE How to Win
EAR
JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON
Culbertson:
I. Q. Test
The or Greek gift bearers, for.
forthwith
"Dame M
game of bridge is a grand he led another diamond to the ten- medium for IQ tests and, in ex-spot in his hand. I played my queen with a chuckle and remarked that "Dr. W. considers himself a pretty I never had been so insulted in my Planation, I submit the following: good player. (For his patients' sake lifel
I hope he's a better doctor.) Last "From then on there wasn't much night in a rubber bridge gume Dr. to it. The heart ace and nine were W. was pitting East, I, South, when cashed. Then fout club tricks and
this hand was dealt:
"East dealer. "Both sides vulnérable.
During the days when Mr orders assume. European ser- not one of the leaders of the Wilkie was in England I felt geants will be placed in control Axis powers is a good man, in almost bomb-proof as I rend his of certain designated districts the sense that Mr Churchill and "cach sergeant will in future meant when he spoke of the speeches and caught glimpses of be responsible for the cleaning King and Queen?
I turn my memory back to a up of the divans -in his section
Hitler is, of course, a patho- week last November in which and for keeping his section free logical case. His story should this difference was impressed of them in future." There is be written, not in the Diction upon me. It was the week in nothing equivocal about that and ary of National Biography, but which Mr Roosevelt was if the orders are carried out to in a peculiarly nasty chapter in elected as President: the week the letter and with the zeal and the Psychology of Sex. And also in which Mr Neville Cham- efficiency which the community Mussolini, who might have been berlain died. Mr Roosevelt's has a right to expect from its a great man if he had remained opponent, Mr Wendell Willkie, police force, It should not taken domestic leader and not han said in New York: very long for the clean-up to become 100 per cent, effective,
Another interesting and en- couraging point is the directness of action which is to be taken. Arrests will not be made, but the police officer will have the power in fact more than that, ho is ordered--to raid. divans, seize all implements for smoking and all drugs found and tako
In the afternoon of Tuesday, them to a police station; where the friendliness and the ap in the same week, Mr Winston after, either a Magistrate's order parent regard for all that Eng- Churchill paid his tribute to a will be secured for the destruc land represents. I still wonder man with whom he did not al- tion of the property or the owner what weakness it was that ways ace eye-to-eye, in politics. I doubled, and there the may show cause in the Court turned him from the achieve He' said:
kered after imperial glory, has "We have elected Franklin jeopardised his domestic hap Roosevelt President. He's your pineas in untidy morality. President. He's my Président. have never been so completely we all owe him the respect due wrong in my Judgment of any to the high office. We give that body. One summer day, ton respect. We will support him years ago, I spent an hour with with our best efforts for our him in Rome, I thought him country." charming and I believed him to be great. I still wonder what poison there was hiding behind
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the ace of spades. Down three! Poor Doct By his own bad bid. ho. always was set two tricks, but through his jack of respect for my Intelligence, or else his own low IQ. rating, he yielded up an exira 300 points.
"Any comments? L. B., New York."
My only comment is that the doc- tor fell for a "gold brick" that any player of reasonable experience should scornfully reject. No matter how little he thought of South's game, it still was inconceivable that South would have given him an en- "East, satisfying his penchant for try to dummy, where none really 'smart' bids, bid the club.. South existed, except for the specific pur doubled and West and North passed, pose of inducing another diamond Doc
couldn't take it, so he then bid finesse.,
You can insult an opponent only" one netrump, which I (South) now realize was die act of a drowning to a certain degree. man grasping at a straw when ho could have renelied one or two stout planks just as easily. Once again contract
was played,,, why his property should be remonts of A solid domestic "It fell to Neville Chambery opening lead was the heart turned to him. This form of leader, to play such a humillat- lain, in one of the supreme deuce, Jack in dummy held, North action is well conceived and ing and fatal role at the heels crises of the world, to bo con- playing the alt-spot. The nine of
eliminate red tape behind which
both appointed. In his hopes, and to gathered in the tricle with the king,
To-morrow's Hand South dealer. North-South, vulnerable.
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The master tradicted by events, to be dis- diamonds was poliThe nine
but as I saw the trick coming. so many offenders of the law leaders throw aside their be deceived and cheated by a new that my queen would be lost hava successfully, hidden them friends and generals and sup- wicked man. These hopes, when East would perforce play out solves in the past, and at the porters is some guide to the de those wishes, were surely among his diamond ace as soon as he was on y same time gives the authorities gree, the low degree the most noble, and, benevolent lead. But I was ready to test Doc's more freedom of action without of confidence.
exists instincts of the human heart, 10 and Immediately played the
Three of hearts, putting the loud in How should South play this four Open difference dummy alb, hoc evidently had spades redoubled denying any member of the among
Aldatma Bwithout
there is between these two never heard about the Trojan borse ing lead, diamond public his legal ri
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