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“Listen! Spring is in the air, the birds are singing, the air is like wine and I do not wish to discuss politics."

EMPIRE NEWS:

THE LOST MEN OF ATLANTIS

WELLINGTON (N.Z.),Twenty-six mem- bors of the crew of the British emigrant liner Atlantis were reported missing and presumed to be illegal immigrants as she was about to sail for Tilbury.

Her agents, forced to delay the ship's sall- ing until a full crew was recruited, suid: "Tho. position is chaotic.

"Ship jumpera" who take a fancy to the country get one month's jail when they nro taught, and then they become New Zealand citi- zens. They cannot be deported, although they are in the country illegally.".

More than 400 British sonmen have deserted their ships in Now Zealand during the past year, and the illegal immigrant 'rate is increasing,

CAPE TOWN.-Handsome, screen-struck Loao Bonaventura Fernandez, 20-year-old Fortu- guese East African, is being deported home from the U.S. for the fourth time.

Fernandez, trying to reach Hollywood to become a film stor, has stowed away four times and travelled 14,800 miles, but has got no nearer to his ambition than a sight of New York from Ellis Island, where he is now held.

THE NEXT MRS PRESIDENT?

ROUND' the corner from

the White House in Washington. in old thres-storey house, sits a grey- ing 59-year-old woman whom all America knows ILS Martha Wheaton Bowers Taft-"Lady in Waiting."

She hopes one day to minve round that corner to occupy the room in the White House in which Abraham Lincoln once slept. and which today is in the possession of President and Mrs Harry Truman.

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At 59, America's Martha Taft is blazing a trail to the White House for her studious hus- band... and she says know he can do it'

"It's his ambition, too. He. wants to get to the White House for me. I am a help, of course, and he likes to say so.

"My sons? Well, one is a lawyer, another a reporter. A third is a teacher and the fourth still at college. I see them a great deal (my six grand- children, too), but none of them is entering politics—yet."

Martha Taft is the wife of Robert Alphonso Tuft, 'studious and pontifical Republi- can Senator from Ohio. The Senator, son of former. Presi- dent William Howard Taft. is

Mry Taft has been vehement trying this year to become America's Becond President in her attacks on the Roosevelt Taft. With his wife's help, he and Truman administrations- may succeed.

the epigram "Delirium' Tru- mans" was coined by her. They Laughed naked what she thought of theso Prealdente" wives. Her

Ju-

"But I'll tell you one thing, I don't know a woman who would make a good President.

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by EVELYN WEBBER

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MELBOURNE.-Australia has not ever scratched the surface of her food output potential, Sir Henry Turner, fader of the British Food Mission's ment section, told a pro- ducers' conference. He gave meat speaks on street corners, court-farmers a jolt by saying that Britain, house steps, station platforma one-thirty-second the size of Aug- and the backs of lorries,

tralia, Is producing as much meat. "Do you want me to tell you PERTH ( Australla).--The Western Australian Labour Party about my husband," she asks-has decided to ask the Prime Minis- and does. It gets a good recepter. Mir Joseph Chifley, to appoint tion. Or she tells a group of royal commission to inquire into price Bxing and controls by the miners: "Of course, my hus- Federat Prices Commission. band has not, had a humble which the public have little con- beginning. He had a first-class #idence." education. Isn't that what you prefer?"

Mrs Taff has been in public life for 30 years. Before America's on- try into World War II, she appeared at gatherings formed to chsure America's "neutrality." ("After all,

All" Martha told me, "Mr Churchill said he only wanted the tools to finish the job.") At one meeting where she spoke, the names of Anthony Eden and Lord Halifax were booed for several seconds, while that of Charles Lindbergh was cheered. asked Mrs Taft about this.

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"My husband and I though! that Germany would not Invade America or vice versa," she sald. "And we thought Japan would never attack us. We were

unjust

and

En

PORT DARWIN.-The Grst sitting of the first. Parlingeat of the Nor thern Territory, the "Cinderella Land" which hopes to become Aus- tralia's seventh State, has-been film- ed in colour.

OTTAWA.-A1 the personal re- quest of the King the Canadian Government has agreed that his authority Majesty shall retain his over the appointment of Canada's ind Ministers to ambassadors foreign countries, despite recent changes in the status and powern of the Governor-General, Lord Alexan- der.

PRETORIA South Africa com- pleted occupation of the twin Islands of Marion and Prince Edward, 1,400 southeast of Cape Town, miles when a frigate landed Alan Craw- ford, moteorologist, and six fisher- men-handymen.

MONTREAL. - Canada's first like "almost menth of austerity

saved Britain's"

£12,500,000 in U.S. dollars. And the savings, sald Finance Department officials. "are running higher than we thought possible."

CAPE TOWN.-Opening a tin of Mrs Emma

EVEN his friends laughed face hardened.

is only six percent of the world; trong. But still bellove-natural- when lawyer Robert Taft ran

"I'd rather not say," she six percent cannot go on sup- ly my husband does too-that the in the Senatorial Campaign of

porting the rest. Everybody Nuremberg trials are 1938. But with Martha stage- snapped.

should eat less, and let America that the Nazi leaders should have his public managing

been banished like Napoleon was, look after herself."

to some Island." pearances, supplying the wit. emotion and epigrams his own

I wondered aloud what Mr

He Listens speeches lack, Taft carried 79

Taft was going to have for his of the 88 Ohio counties. Tu- "People call my husband a dinner that night and Mrs Taft. ODAY Martha is the brightest stor diy the pair are using the same liberal. He is not. He is a brightened. She informed me in the wealthy Taft family. tactics for a bigger campaign. staunch middle-of-the-roadler happily, "Oh, his usual dinner. Mrs Tuft was quick to explain to Californian asparagus,

and I'm right behind him for Soup first. He loves soup. Then me thut she and her husband are Truter, Negro housewife, found part

"not wealthy." him to lean on. Our politics are the usual meat course, with a Senator Tati is nominated by white diamond worth £500. like his golf. He doesn't drive green vegetable and potatoes; the Republicans his wife is prepared

Martha edits all her hus- band's speeches, but never per-

mits him to see hers. The tea

is known in its political tours as "Taft and Taft."

I met the plump and stocky

Mrs Taft at her home. She was late for our appointment and walked in carrying a bar of groceries.

But

far but he stays in the confue. salad, a sweet and some coffee. to talk her way "clear across the And we both believe in America Why ?".

First.

Europe: All Wrong "IF we were in the White House today," she continued, "we could get people to save

United States" to get him elected.

"I want to make him

President

(of an ciigagement ring with a blue-

•

Sitting On

Fence.

The

In her campaign to get her husband nominated for Presi- and I know how, too," she said. "I dent she follows a schedule that won't talk about issues. I'll talk

about Tuft,

is would make a strong man wilt.

"The present President

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a hold-up Talking to farmers, factory agreeable man

enough," she ob-in dispatch from London, Nat Gub- bins' "Hitting. On The Fence" is not hands. Jewish clubs, Legion served as we walked out to her car.

available for publication today. It Posts, business men and Negro But unfortunately he is one of the

is hoped to resume this popular

week.

homely word pictures. Martha tens to me."

Breathless, and still wearing her hat, Mrs Taft sat down. She spoke with the campaign food. 'I would, go out and tell meetings, she dazzles them with boys. My husband isn't. He Is "Telegraph" Wednesday feature next gestures and toast-mistress them how. style for which she is famous, Often she bounced towards the edge of her seat in har en- thusiasm.

"My Only Chance' "THERE'S nothing. wrong

1

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

"In Europe everything is wrong. My husband never want Britain to have that loan. We wanted Congress to give you "money-less" than you got, of course, then appoint American officials to supervise the spend-REMARKING that the lower was made more difficult by the fact the murder of the sick "euthanasia;" that this word constitutes a large it attempted to call free love "com- animals are in some sense

marriage," until the with my ambition to get ing."

proportion of his vocabulary. There Pantonale my husband into the White

our cousins, and that we must were no uccidents until Ashura said, phrase was laughed out of existence; it calls industrial conscription "direc- I reminded her that Holly-] House" she said, "I always

cor "What is this daycor, please?" "Ek- tion of labour calls human beings-

it calls food "dlet" "This in- chulah," begun the eminent calls or nutrition" it knew he could do it.. I've been wood is trying to get its films treat them accordingly, a campaigning for so long for classed as "incentive goods" for respondent, added,

the whole animal thenletician, but the rest was lost in "units" or "personnel" It is trying a, turult of laughter. The rhythmi- the "new democracy." Anybody can very hard to call Communism other women's husbands while inclusion in the Marshall Plan, cludes

"Is it wise for creation."

tologist winced. The Persians res think of a hundred other examples. waiting for this year's chance, and, asked: it would be strange if I didn't Britain to spend vast sums on

Remind me to tell you one day pented the word to each other with do it for him. Besides, the 1948 Hollywood pictures instead of how I stung my cousin the hornet. increasing delight When Velvette Financial notes

sald, "Today's conference is over," B elections will be my only chance food?"

Ekchulah

concerted howl of "Ekchulah!" com- to become First Lady. My hus-

pleted the sentence. band will be too old in 1952

63.

There WAR a long pause.

+

Then Mra Tuft said: "I can. Du URING the remainder of his con-

not answer that. I don't want to offend Hollywood,

versation with the Persians Mr

In passing

T is surprising that not one of the Bnancial writers appears to have noliced the real cause of the ape polling dulness of the stock markets. The marked fall of shorts and "Yes. the Senator and I no

Colin Velvette was considerably han- A WRITER was boasting the other medium-dated irredeemable compen disagree sometimes, But if:1

dicapped by constant attempts to day that whatever one may say sallon securities may be partly keep on at him I usually win "My husband and I feel that avold the word "actually," which; against this age, it is a frankly out- responsible, as may the action of the since the war Britain and the pronounced in his odd fashion, re spade. It does nothing of the sort. nal issues. But the real cause is to

spoken on, and him over."

calls a spadh, a clearing houses in withholding nomi- Mrs Taft noticed my look of rest have been sitting and minded the Trio of a homely word It calls the murder of the healthy be found in the manifest absurdity surprise. She added hastily, waiting for a handout. Amèrica of their own. Mr Velvette's task "elimination" or "liquidation," and of the whole thing.

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