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(James Halsema of the Associated Maff in Manila, las obtained the first Interview with Luls Tarue, leader of the Hukbalahapa" rebellious armed peasants, Ince he went tifo hiding soine months ago after reconciliation altempts with the Philippine Government broke down).

TUIS Taruc, leader of Central Luzon's armed peasants, boasted that his Hukbalahap forces .could overthrow President Manuel Roxas' Government if the United States withdrow its support of Roxas.

Taruc made the statement in an exclusive interview In his temporary hide-out in the rleefelds 35 miles north of Manila, which I reached after a 15-mile night inarch in the company of 200 of his ormed followers.

"The Roxas regime," the 33-year-old leader of on estimated 7,000 armed peasant guerillas said, "is de- pendent on the help of the United States Army.

"Without American aid to the Fosclet government of Roxas, we could take the initiative in this struggle it we wanted, but we do not want to."

Asked how the Americans were aiding Roxas, the slim, smooth-faced Filipino Tepiled that the United States had armed and trained the 10,000 Filipino Military Police who are engaged in a campaign to capture him and his followers. They were supplied, he said, with U.S. Army surplus equipment,

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Tarue referred sarcastically to Roxes' recent state of the nation speech to Congress in which the President sald the worst problem in Central Luzon when he took office was restoring peace and order.

"The most pressing problem is, and has been for centuries, the ending of the feudal land tenure system,"

OUR RULERS

QR some time before the General Election of 1945 swept a new Government into power a small group in the Psychology Department of Man- chester University had been interested in the rulers of our country-who they

are and

whence they came. Could their educational and social back- ground be ascertained as a basis for work in social psychology?

Mark Twain's famous prisoner pondered a long time how to escape from his cell. And then a brilliant idea struck him. He opened the door and walked out. So, after much thought, our questions about the MPs ceased to trouble us. We just asked them.

But we also sent to officials of the House of Commons, judges, heads of Civil Service departments and stipen- dlary and metropolitan magistrates these queries, which I was hoped would seem pertinent. I believe only one wrote to say that they didn't,

The response

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friendly "supplemen- taries" volunteering much valuable personal information.

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Surprise to us

My co-operators were Mr Geoffrey Furness of Blackpool, Mrs Nancy E. Robertson, of Lowestoft, and Dr. J. A. Waites, of Stubbins, Lancashire. From M.P.s alone we risked 040 snubs and got the surprise of our lives. The overall return of ques- tlonnaies from all sections of the House was 87 per cent.

What changes seem strikingly great? The make-up of the present House conforms more closely to that of the population than ever before. Moreover, there is a striking increase

Who are they? What is their background? What are their

qualifications?

by.. PROFESSOR T. H. PEAR

Professor of Psychology in the University of Manchester

Would you have expected 38 per specific training for (as distinct from cent, of the present House to be ex- experience in) government, though public school boys? A fifth of the for a long time Britain has had uni- Labour M.Ps and half of the "other versity institutions which give auch parties" (Liberal, Independent, etc.) training. went to public schools.

Elen is most heavily represented for both Conservative and Labour, Harrow, is a good second and Win- chester third.

You may answer "Of course they haven't; it would be a bad thing it they had been specifically trained, we want general experience." Sill, perhaps that is too easy an answer in this space-shrunken planet,

We

Moreover, M.P.s experience, found, had often been confined to Incal government. Is this enough if Britain hopes to get on with other

At universities Universities? In our sample, just over half the M.Ps attended univer- sities, 40 per cent. of Labour and 80 per ceni. Conservatives. For nations? every M.P. oltending London Univer- sity five went to one of the two ancient universities. Members who went to British universities other then there are mostly- Labour.

The MPs who went to evening classes usually studied subjects re- lated to their occupation-book- keeping economics, history and so- cial studies.

A spectacular fact is that only a small number had specifle training in the physical selences. In our sample-excluding seven medical men only 14 have degrees in the physical selences.

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Other jobs

types of mind. Plenty of selentists in the past, from Leonardo da Vinci onwards, have been administrators and some courtiers. Nellher politi- cian nor scientist is the better for Ignorance of the other's subject.

Taruc said. "Once the land problem is solved, peace will return to our blood-soaked fields,"

He declared that Roxas adminis- tration promised a "âne programme" of land reform applauded by every peasant, but had falled to carry it out.

Turue has been a fugitive since the end of August, 1946, when a Wave of, violence ended an uneasy truce between the fluks and the Government.

The usual opinion, that the poll.he, said he had never been so much ticlan should pick the right experts as scratched in science and then, trust thoir judg ment, assumes that he is good at picking (even his friends would not always admit this) and that his selection will be free from considera. tions of party politics..

to

Yet since Hiroshimap many scien- tists are increasingly reluctant serve up their facts on a platter, to be used by their betters. Some are not always sure who, in this con text, are their betters,

Whether the scientists will (writ- Ing as an Englishman I distinguish will from shall') remain politically neutral is impossible to prophesy, But it seems reasonable to hold that should know more science. in all countries more politicians

As a leading English scientist re- cently sald, modern wars cannot be also will be ineffective in the era won on gusts of emotion. And these of atonte energy which, we hope, will be one of peace.

He took to the field, tearing assas- sinntion, and since then has been re- peatedly reported na cornered, but

In Ave months of skirmishes.

"This is a rough life we lead," he restored me to health after an illness observed, "but the country air has

I had when I Hved in the cities."

Expressing confidence that his Taruc cause would be successful, said he hoped to see the Central Luzon revolt spread throughout the Philippines. He branded as "lies" reports in the Manila press that he had received either Russian or Chin-

ese,ald.

Taruc declared his group was a

nationalist "native

organisation,' with no foreign ties, and it hoped to attain its ends by negotiation while resisting to, the death any attempt to put it down by force.

I met Taruc in a tiny village omong the terraced ricefields on the western edge of the Sierra

Madre moun- tains.

concrete highway. Filipino Military Only a few miles from us on a

Pollee in armoured cars and light tanks patrol night and day. True Though the unique contribution of keeps on the move. history is perspective, wrong data He had just returned, we said. can give false perspectives. The from a 200-mlle inspection trip afoot Though M.P.s-still have occupancts in ways which were not avail- with Government troops.

modern historian can obtain-social-through-four-provinces-- swarming. have been great, changes, tional and business interests, there able to his predecessors. both domestic and foreign affairs. may affect the administration of

These

Wouldn't it be good if many more M.PS could travel abroad, learning by personal experience and sym- pathy how people in many other countries look at their problems; which usually turn out to be ours?

One finding already mentioned- may give rise to discussion: Only a tiny handful of M.P.s have had training in the physical selences, and that may be out of date,

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BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

all the thousands of long- winded organisations which are the substitute today for the use of reason (and therefore, all the rage), one of my favourites is the United Nations Educa-

Their first employment? In members of ali parties engaged per cent. of our largest group were solely in political work.

apprenticed to the professions, about What changes seem strikingly 16 per cent, saw service with the small? So far as university influence Fighting Forces. goes, Oxford still dominales. Many

The next important M.P.s coming from pubile school or transport.

A serious American article asserts university are products of Eton and

About one-tenth began that a person of rather more than tional, Scientific and Cultural work in dead-end transport jobs, as average intelligence Oxford.

messenger boys, lift attendants, etc. trate for six hours on the fundamen-

must concen- Organisation. Many readers may ask: "What is Continuing

are full-time politicians. understand them sumclently lo our answers go, his age is 50 years others are in business as owners or be able to pass them along to some- three, months-nine months younger directors of companies, then come body else. than the average M.P. In the 1935 lawyers, then black-coated workers House,

and journalists, then teachers.

the average MP. like?" So far as the majorityr study we find that tals of atamle problems in order to

Average M.P.8

The Labour M.P., in the main, comes from a working-class home, altended an elementary

school. started workc at just over 13 and continued his education mainly al evening classes. He has been con- cerned in local government and is probably making polities a full-time job.

The Conservative MP, in the main, comes from the middle or pro- fessional classes, and went to a pri vate or public school. If a univer- ally graduate he has probably been either to Oxford or to Cambridge.

He has been less concerned with local government and is younger than the average Labour MP.

NANCY

What numbers of members have direct business Interests? One-eighth of the entire House, In some Houses of the not very distant past the num- ber was as high as, one-half.

Young Tories

Figures can have a sobering effect upon simple Imaginations. I wonder if you once had a mental picture of the Tory as crusty and old. Is it now, one of a young man, almost crustless? The change is not great, but is striking nevertheless.

Did you believe that after the bloodless revolution of 1945. Elori and Oxford could not be still heavily re- presented in the House? They are. Relatively few members of this.or any preceding House have had

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Dr. Huxley, who suggested that it might be a good thing for such a body THE, Arst couple to be divorced by to make sure that it had a working

long-distance telephone were a little uncertain. The lady said: "I philosophy, was recently rebulted by think it was someone of the same n leader writer in these words: "It name as my husband that I was di might prove fatal if the consideration rorced from, but I couldn't make of

concrete

problems were to be sub- them hear me the other end," The ordinated at this stage to philosophi gez

gentleman said: “I think they got the cal discussion."

name of the girl I am going to marry Educate 'm on what?" asked the

"Educaté 'em all," said Wallace. Instead of my wife's name. Lerally, I suppose it's all right, but I think humble teacher. "Everything," said I got divorced from the wrong one." Few of our rulers or rulers in Wallace, with a broad sweep of the any other country-have had such hand, "and get it done quickly." training, yet modern administrators have to consider and to thing aliout the problems of atomic power, and that soon.

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