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Will 1948 add youth

to your life...?

Othone scientists whose aim is the extension of human life to 100 yours and beyond, the simplest theory of the cause of aging runs like this:-

Every part of the body deteriorates with age: every part of the body is influenced by the blood; there. fore the blood or something In It is the agent which wears the body out.

When thousands of blood tests gave no support to by CHAPMAN

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It is the fruit of 18 years' research, chiefly by Chiengo University's 43-year-old Profes Melvin Knisely, and it will lend to medicat advances which may and years to the span of useful life.

In

Follow this argument closely: The brain is nourish- ed by a system of fine blood vessels through which cor- puscles normally flow like well-regulated traffle. sickness the corpuscles clump together, forming traffic If these pro blocks completely plugging some vessels. not cleared quickly the cluster of brain cells which they serve may starve to death.

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IN GREAT BRITAIN

various trache

S Great Britain enters upon to launch their present campalgu to another difficult New Year Dust Communists from the positions

they have secured in of postwar austerity, unious. many London observers believe the problem of Communism will be one of the key domestic poli- tical issue of 1948.

Was

Arthur the

First shot in this campaign. pred on December 13 by

ekin, general secretary of powerful Transport and General Workers' Union (1.250,000 mem-

member of At first glance it might appear bersy, prominent

Union Congress General strange to talk of "Communist Trales problem in a country where Com- Council and President of the World

of Trade

Unloas. munist Party membership does not Federation

members of hi own mumber much more than 40,000 out addressing

IL

at

the

and 1948 may see it be come a key do. mestic political

Issue

By A. G. K. LEONARD

have been able to obtain in various trade union positions.

A

their thinking is

And the body has no power to re- grow brain cells. If any die # that human being is permanently

much

less emcient.

Thut wandering blood clots form- ed in rare complaints may paralyse the brain has long been known. What

is new in the fact that in all illnesses

even minor the

the belief that whatever Russia does is right. That and whooping is why the Daily Herald, official or-porary

colds

icm-

brain

is inevitable, and that,

ron of the Labour Party, declared in bloodging of a few

editorial on January 2 tint "one result, anall patches of irre- Ching clear from the record of the pinceable grey matter may die.

The effects of such damage would British Communists is that none but

Im- small to be be fools would trust their claim to be

But over the friends of Britain."

tollerable.

the they

add up to It is certain that Communist- dwindling mental power of old age. fomented discontent in British fae- Ami as the brain decays the muscles torles could be a serious embarrass-nd organs it controls decay also.

Labour Government, ment to the even if only organised on a small

Communists are most i

years

may

Why the delay?

Its breakdown of the blood's strongly entrenched in key produc-efficiency is so general during sick-

stale, since

five industries. Communist

ness why has I escaped notice be-

spokesmen are now fore?

This is why: Knisely and his team their charging that the attuck on

the first lime used living hold in the unions is an attempt to for

divert attention away from prope-creatures. By focusing a beam sals to cut food subridles and secure light on the

greement to prevent further wage eye they increases, and they are

defence the report ders of the

living stan-Jury, that "attempts Executive dards, saying

of

claiming to be the stannergetically blood vessels there through micro-

workers'

10

10

white of an animal's studied the transparent scopes without inflicting pain or in-

thousands โป

of

of a total population of 45,000,000. bist British Labour Party leaders obviously aware of the poten- that danger and nuisance value even this small body of highly or

followed Communists, Union af Nottingham, on the eve of This move gaulted and fanatical

sick animals influence Particularly in view of the

series of important elections for riven to the Communist they

on Committee December 13 by divide the workers" are "gross in-they watched blood cells block the certain key Industries and impor- Warning that the "activities

he of Harry Pollitt, in which called terference with the internal affairs vessels and clear as the animals re- tant trade union organisations.

representing covered. Communists in the trade unions are upon Communists to mobilise for a of the trade unions." The

had Communists

American-inspired 18.000 directed mainly to

campaign

a new "left" to propagating their members when the European war political faith," he said the Labour Labour Government, accusing Alt-gainst the independence and unity discover a harmless drug with the broke out in 1939. During s

could

the lee, Bevin and Crimps of pursuing a of the British not illow months of opposition the "in-

im Communists' attempted infiltration reactionary imperialist policy" that ment." perialisi war the Party went into, and domination of, the trade had made Britain completely subser through a difficult period,

policy,

to

21

movement

10 secure

**an

tp

attack Research is now in progress trade unlon move-power to free blocked blood wesselsa? The Knisely team is confident it will be found.

The Stage Army having unious to succeed. The numerically vient to the U.S.A. Without a decl-

nt

Its general use in illnesses to pre- brain vent the premature loss of its newspaper, the Daily Worker,

mall Communist Party had secured sive change in Government

remains to be seen what success cells might automatically add years suppressed in January 1941 for con-

Increlises a number of important union offers he would not be iner for the

this line of propaganda will have to life-and life to years. sistent defeatint propaganda. The

keenuse it Was able to mobilise Britain not be used itself, however, was Party

But allowed to maintain is legally, but did not every possible vote amont. its sup- benefit of the British people, and it anong the British working class or to ganisations, backbone of the present porters, while the great malorily of was now the Communist duty register any gain in mumbers unth

inion members did not trouble to defend the living standards of the Labour Government. Labour Party confident that their Russia's entry into the war and the

* vote at all. thus allowing Com- workers against all "sacrifices," ex- leaders are

can break the power of Red Army victories kindled enthu-

De munists to be elected by a ridley posing the right-wing social demo- members

the the Communist stage army" in the little better than siasm among British workers. De-

rats" as

democratie Torica, whose main policies they tons by legitimate

overcoming were now la faci carrying out.

lously small

eidmg that the war had become membership,

people's war Communists

Fascism, against campaigned

proportion

گر داریم

the

for

33

The Now "Line”.

to

means.

by simply apathy, attending meetings and vot- "Communists whose

WOMEN ALREADY LIVE LONGER because-

the THEY do not suver

shock which psychological

they

get when most men strongly Mr Deakin had good reason

retire and have to inke or- for increased-war production and making a statement: Of the

ing down the the opening of a "Second Front" members of the Execulive" Comunit-

"arguments" will wither away when Lers instead of giving them. House, eight are Com- in Western Europe, and in 1944 their the of lis Uaton.

Communists in

PHE Labour Government obviously exposed to free debate. This view is wives remain dominant in the home- the THE (membership aimest touched 50,000. momists. Yet

easier for women LIFE is Unlon cannot possibly number more sers a threat to its programme of shared by most of the British news- until the end.

than for men. They have development

pepers. Communist in-mic

solve than 5,000, so that

is expected that the question of

better hours and conditions Fewer Members

present Brave export

Communists from fluence in the Union's teadership is Britain's

bannleg

of labour. They get greater "rmiso CINCE the end of the war this figure about GO times their S

numerical problem in Pollitt's call to *feclines fairly

Similarly in the steadily, strength.

workers.

Trades Union privilege under the law. Trude the

make them indigs Councils will be discussed at

Council. Trade Ofeial membership figure in June Union Congress as a whole, Com- rint at the one-sided character of inceting of the

Congress General develop at Government policy. 1847 was under 39,000. The Party unists are estimated to carry has now launched a big recruiting least 15 times their weight in nummurd to resist cuts and thortages, to cells are local and regional bodies

(Continued on Page 3) with the alm of attaining bers, although they have only one demand ware increases to meet the through which trade union delegates members by the time of its representative on the T.U.C. General ciring east of ving."

50.000

anual congress In February, but it Congress.

SUZION

ns likely to fall short of its ob- jective by several thousand,

never

Their Influence

the

British Labour Party leaders have for Many months

[f been

the opinion that a campaign should be British Communists have

made to cheek Communist influence been able to secure much support

DHOMINENT Communists in leading neile the unions. The new from the

electors. Their trade union positions include the munist "line," Inspired by the re- from the mass of first tone Member of Parliament, re- secretaries of the National Union of rent formation of the Cominform in turned in 1835, was only reinforced Mineworkers, the Fire Brigades Belgrade, together with the warning by one other member in the General Union and the Foundry Workers, of Communist tactics In France and Election of 1945. Even Harry Pol- while their influence is particularly Italy, has spurred them into launch- Jitt, General Secretary of the Partytrong in the engineering and elec- ing a large-scale counter-offensive. and a most eloquent speaker, failed trial workers' unions. to secure election in nursed seat in traditionally

trailes

the

WHO SAYS SO..! Professor E. V. Cowdry, American authority on old age.

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

I pathic that I know what (from "Hedda the

an

words In these AMs confoundedly tele- actions to events."

Gobbler" Ibsen sums up the attitude of most refined one of my 38.746,342 and cultured fellows to the

whole.

Here lies an unpopular flautist;

While playing "Beloved, forgeil" hit on the head by a 'cello.

Mrs.

He was

Chorus: Hall, 'cello, we met!

et la Refrat; Co-cu-coquerico, Nira Dondaine!

Don Cauldron

cach As the Labour Party statement carefully

Communists claim they have been says, "The British Communist Party readers is thinking. What is question. radical

After some weeks more, they are all, as usual, Epitaph South Wales working class area. democratically elected to key posi- has come to heet

pledged thinking the same thing. Although forty prospective candi- tions by vote of the union members, f. indecision, It has now

elections have full support for the Cominforin's

And how do I know that a dates have already been adopted for ut many of these the 1950 elections, on a most opti- been won by skilful organisation of "cold" war against democratic So-ke In Hexham is at this moment dus a clock? A spying corres- a minority group, helped by the cialism." Communists can mistic estimate, the

The influential Liberal newspaper, nondent in Hexham with a wireless Communist record of hard work in

What hardly hape to return more than six

the unions branches, which has gain Manchester Guardian, expressed the tran

No, Telepathy. transmitier? of Com- members out of a House

You ed them a certain prestige. Main general view of the British press am I taking out of my pocket? mons of 640, and heavy setbacks in

factor, however, has been the apathy when it commented editorially: "I don't know. Bah! You November municipal and lack of

fou are not tele- the recent

political pathic. I could bring

horse into is always a pity when a co-ordinated

nated effort on elections have underlined the Com-

a heresy hunt, the house without the ordinary un- weakness in the

the part of their political opponents. party las to start tuunist

electoral

Labour Party chiefs ure row yet the Labour Party has really no telepathic dullard knowing anything that sphere.

alternative but to hit the Com-about it. A-u-nh! There goes thoroughly alive to this fast.

Just before Christmas, Labour munists as lined as it can. They are man in Pontefruct again, taking out Party Secretary Morgan Phillips not a genuine British party but the his watch to look at the time!

spents of a British (bservient

foreign made headline news in all BUT the influence and activity of

Communist Party members in papers with a statement circulated power. They change their opinions Ibsen and telepathy

10 Britain is out of all proportion to all local

organisations and tactics at the bidding of men

Com- who do not even take the trouble TF you know that somente 150 their numbers, and it is the degree warning them to expect of success uchieved by their

miles away is putting his fout own munist "sabotage campaign" against to consult them." special tactics of infitration" into the Labour Government in the New Communists say they decide their in a cow's mouth, you are telepathic. what it you don't, you are a dull, ordi- other organisations which

the own policy and are not told concentrated in has Year, mainly

to do by Moscow, but the key to all nnry person, with no sensitive re-

"Infiltration"

caused British Labour Party leaders unions.

NANCY Setting the Situation

OH, NANCY--} NO, SLUGGO-~|

I'M IN A

JAM--WILL

YA LEND ME

A QUARTER?

IT'S AGAINST

MY PRINCIPLES

WHY

labour

I DON'T APPROVE OF LENDING MONEY BETWEEN FRIENDS

a

OH, YOU BEAST-- I' HATE YOU

By Ernie Bushmiller

NOW DAT WE AIN'T FRIENDS, HOW ABOUT TH' QUARTER ?

A

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(Morning paper). AS In the cuse

grent of the Spanish poct and dramatist, Calderon, one of whose ancestors was born almost lifeless, and to keep him alive they put him in a big coul- dron of warm water. Hence Pedro Calderon de. in Barca and the connet Ettas que fueron pomja v alcyria.

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