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Why I Resigned from the Socialist Party

By THORBURN. MUIRHEAD

City company director and formerly on the Labour Party panel of prospective Parliamentary condidates,

a member of the Liberal Party,

Ho is now

one hand,

RECENTLY resigned balance On from the Socialist Party Bloomsbury unpractical and from the Fabian Society bling on the other.

at the zenith of their power.

Because experience of Society. Labour in the saddle brought

and bab-

to

Yet, apart from a tendency take themselves over- seriously, the atmosphere of the Fabiun Society is pleasant, Friendly, passionate and sin- cere. Perhaps therein lies its donger as a'directive force exer- cised upon Britain's Socialist Government."

needed to give

security to while

Liberty without security is a #ham; and security, as we have learned to our cost, is not pos I also withdrew from the Of the 390 Socialist men- sible under a Socialist system party's panel of prospective bera of Parliament, 230 (includ- motivated by a self-interested parliamentary candidates. Ing 41 members of the Govern- trade unionised minority. And Why?

ment) belong to the Fabian so I came to see that a large measure of free enterprise is the shocking realisation that A large part of the society's the only means of achieving instead of fighting vested in programme now being carried the sound Liberal ссолому terests as I had imagined. I through by the Government can had been striving to uphold the be traced directly to the efforts all classes in Britain, most pernicious and strongest of the society during the inflam- preserving the essentials of in- form of priviloge-rule by a mable 1936-45 period.

dividual liberty that are daily minority sectional interest,, the

being chiselled away from us. trades unions. And that is not The year or so of Labour in Democracy.

office has produced fresh hard- Though nationalisation of ship and frustration for the ersential public services is people of Britain. Yet the sound, wholesale nationalisa- Fabian Society are organising a.tion of Industry us planned by that

every programme for a second five soumi venture to endure years of office that they hope

the Government is visibly kill- must have a solid spiritual the present Government will en ing individual enterprise. It is basis, deplored the

a disastrous policy, strong joy. May the Lord

preserve proving streak of Godlessness evident us!

strengthening only bureaucracy. among the Socialist Party's in-

And that Frankenstein' monster The Fabian Society have telligentsia, particularly in the

of large leavening Fabian Society.

is strangling wholesome effort foreign refugees, decrying most things in practically every sphere of British and arbitrarily pre- activity. scribing for Britain's in the world arena.

The Brains

BELIEVING

That dynamic and mentally stimulating society is a balling mixture of brilliance and

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

for

11

conduct

the words

the correct American manner.

WAS amused at a suggestion sald: **Mop Gutser, our producer,

that parliamentary candi- mays I don't pronounce dates should stand, not

ba-ba-boo ba-ba-baa" in my song in parties, but for special In- terests-bee-keeping, let us say, and veterinary research.

A chance missed THE deputation

to

which come England from Iceland Inst Week, to take orders for frozen cod, cult have been introduced to the Coal Queen. But is there no Frozen Cod Queen?

In France, at the beginning of this century, there were some eccentric candidates. One man put himself up as the street-hawers candidate. It was at a time when all sorts odd things were happening 1 A rolce sings: "Mr Strachey and

Aneche France. I remember, as a small boy Don

in Elfetal, the great Humbert hoax, their skina.”) "And a year later a millionaire called" Jacques Leboudy chartered a ship to

sail to Northwest Africa, where he

are brothers under

A new heavyweight

EDITORS PRESS CERVIC A

"So! And what's the matter with the food at home?"

Manpower And Womanpower

In Britain

A

BY JOHN KINGSLEY

appeal for more women workers

This fortnightly press con- be in the 15 to 30 age group anyway, ference on the economic may requée, the working bopulation situation, Mr Herbert Mor- of women by about $30,000 bu- rison, who in his capacity as tween 1948 and 1931. Lord' President of the Council. It is againn this bretterend that, supervises the Government's George Isines recent broadcast economic planning, called for an and tha Government's "work, or all-out effort in the next six want" poster campaign must be set.

Minister of Labour

#11 weeks before the summer holi- The

urged winen, except titose with season arrives,

young day

to put children or other heavy responsibi- Britain within striking distance des, to consider whether they of this year's production tar- could undertake work outside the gets.

home, but it is obvious that how- 'ever favourable is the response of These targets for the present ter of Labour's appeal, there

the women of Britain to the Mints- year have been set forth in the also have to be a considerable redis- "Economic Survey" White tribution of the nation's

1 necessary power from less essential to It dally becomes clearer that Paper. Now, as only by intensified man-hour prelude to one aspect of longer needs.

term planning, the Ministry of output over longer hours, for Labour has published an esti-

Greatest Need less pay, by reciprocity of im- mate of likely changes in The greatest need for women is ports, and the revival of a sub. Britain's total population of in textile mills and it is clear that stantial measure of free trade working age in the next five re-equipment and other technical measures needed to increase output of the order under. which years. They have also made in the textile industry, must

bo Britain grew to great economic an estimate of probable changes

possible stature, can prosperity be recap. in the working population.

In this connection the put- ting into effect last month of tured even in part..

The Remedy

That remedy would not be liked

Fond forward with all

witt

woman-

vital

assisting

tha

by

The distinction between the Government's scheme for two. is important.

the cotton Broadly,

spinning industry meeting 25 percent of the cost of working population" covers new equipment ordered during the

next two years Is a

welcome sign.

kure

of

by Britain's pampered labouring classes. But few medicines are men between the ages of 15

Accordingly Ecuble.

we must and 64 and women of 15 to 59 wait until the coming slump

and willing and able to do paid work. The prospects of finding the ex- acute adversity compels its employ-It therefore, excludes house- r work-people for

undermanned. ment.

Industries, where men form a high wives, students, retired persons proportion of the working force, And so I joined the Liberal Party and many others who come are

better

The Ministry of at the lowest ubb of its fortunes, within the category of popula- Labour's, estimate of the future and thereby achieved political peacetion of working age." The vallable

male

working population of mind. For that party stands proposed to establish himself as pOXING promoters will soon be fanatically for Freedom refresh Ministry of Labour's definition shows an increase of 05,000 between

1040 also excludoa indoor private higher school leaving age has been and 1051, even after the Emperor of the Sahara. The ship's talking about the extraordinarying freedom In all spheres. crew mutinted. and that was the performances of on unknown new-

domestic servants from the allowed for. end of that.

Lomer, Stan Trivett. Trivett leads The Socialist effort to submerge

him working population. with both hands simultaneously, so the individual and convent

A considerable substitution that his opponent

soulless has to deal with spinto a cog in a

machine

is leaking out that Mimsie Slop the same moment.

straight right and a straight left at must fall. An early reaction seems More Men, Less Womon men for women in a number of in- dustries may be expected, and it This unconven- inevitable, and with it a sacred and

is evident that an appreciablo re- corner is not doing very well as a tonal tactie is most upsetting to an disillusioned return. to Natura,

Its estimates of the future distribution of male workers will flm star, and may return to normal opponent, who may be hit on the Truth and Individuality,"

population of working age are also be necessary, life in time to be elected Marine jaw and in the stomach, without

other In Italy and Her any interval between the blows. Of Glue Queen of the Midlands.

Continental that by the end of 1961, there The methods by which readjust mother said yesterday:

Leaves Trivett

recently, will be 70,000 more men course this method

and ments in the labour forco.can bo think all the others are jealous of with no defence at the moment he hammers ringing till midnight and 190,000 less women than there effected must at the moont be one Mimile, that's what I say.'

the movement of workers Her attacks, but the whole thing is to

during father said: "They'll try her in unusual that Trivett has generally

of tlona. In the words of the Econo- grand opera next. And her success floored his opponent before the fortunes, and realistic rejection will sulll be due to Shibbo," Mimsie ter has recovered from his surprise unpracticable mirages such as

40-hour week.. closed shops, and other brakes upon healthy enter- prise,

Mimsie Slopcorner

do

CROSSWORD

Acron

the blight in

3 and 10, it provide Equality. (0)

Rosto. 17,

H. Cordalle meld. (6) ►

18. Tasurance

companies bemoan Lheir froqamcy; householders their scarcity, (6)

19. Pat dorse the patriot. ($)

20. The call of the bellman. (4)

23. She's in the hatch again. (3) 3. Tow. Thi

25. Neat but in a volcanio manner.

26. Becond-hand. (4) 21. Unfuttered state of defer. (1)

Down

1. Maitelou. (6)

2. It's hard work (3)

3. Where wry bear a made? (7)

← The Englishman's favourite

drink. (3)

6. It gives you the gate I rent. (0)

Words to music. (4)

B. A broken apira. (5)

V. Tip that may or may not be taken) (5) 10. Bro B ACT019,

13. Jarvest. (0) 17. First born, 151, 21. intention. (3)

11. In olden days Spain and Portugal,

na on country, (0)

22. Upturned, Edyptian bat. (3)

Golution of yesterday's puesto, dorment larious; 6. Luereriici u Messures. Beetroot: 14, Itant;

12. Bort of activity cho meets on the Oral;

towpath. (0)

14. Here there's no obakruation

the beggar, (3) 18. Before. (3)

18. Made up of broken maten, "45) 115,

NANCY

10 Verado, was:

1.

23,

mød: 34. Year: 25' TYPEŇ Hemingway: 2. Inebriate.

Dotzea; F, Eur; 13,

Starting from Scratch

17, Leef; 2. Or,

ALL TH' NEW HATS ARE

HOW DO YOU

LIKE MY és

JT AIN'T

IN

LOADED WITH FLOWERS

AND FRUIT

STYLE

NEW HAT,

SLUGGO?

countries which 1 visited

effort on the rebuilding of depleted is, the small hours told of intenso were at the end of 1946-that of Government's main preoccupa-

Only one way

an

overall decrease

of 120,000, or rather less than mic Survey, the Government has the one-half of one percent.

mo

THESE Indications convinced

that while Britain is tired and

the

of

To Show The World

Evidence is now coming forward

the moods to be

used Increased incentives and amenities

disillusioned, she is also treading the slump years of the early thirties for Rose in undermanried industries,

*** and so on.

no direct control over the way in which

manpower movca" but ""it This would not be very serious i can seek to influence the movement

in a number of ways."," itself, but what is more serious is that there will be a decline in the 15 to 30 age group, which is not fully offset by a rise in the 40 to shift, which 64 age group. This

the law birth rate of reflects

will bath of the

undoubtedly

num- cause the Gadarene awine.ber of women in the working popu

the import at foreign, Inbour, in- Nothing can save us from eclipse Intion to fall by more than the crossed mechanisation, establish- except the common sense of the 190,000 decrease in the total num- ment of harmonius relations be- middle classes and their determi nation to break away from Socialist ber of women of working age. The tween employers and the employed

reason

for this is the obvious one' regimentation into an atmosphere that more women in the older "age But important as 'are the size and at troedom and unrestricted effort.

Group hava family ties and ore, distribution of the labour force,: The vested interest brands therefore, not available for pald what ultimately counts is the out-

work.outside the home. "freedom,"

And so put per mon-year. Bo dispensed by the ellist Party and by the discredited

come back to Mr. Morrison's coll for The Ministry of Labour's statis- en all effort during the next six Tory Party, are not too acutely inicians have

assumed that mind. They Inevitably

the weeks. Britain has pulled through lend to downward trend since the war in her industrial crisis in far beller.. war. Only that brand of freedom the number of younger women in shape than many

of her critler producing gracious living and con- cinployment will also continue, as, even, the kindest had, dared to tentment among all classes' and a growing properiton will have hope. Now she is out to show the springing from freedom of indiv-family dual enterprise within the limits of coupled with the raising of

This world that, though 1847 was perhaps. the the leating time it may one day be community progress will lead to school leaving age and the fact that regarded as her hour of regenera- real, prace and prosperity.

a smaller proportion of women will tion.

SLUGGO'S RIGHT

of

responsibilting,

By Ernie Bushmiller

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