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THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1948.

HAVEN'T YOU

FINISHED. THOSE -

BLINKING

SPUDS

ALYET?

CATION

GOODBYE mri chiRS”

William Stark Toller

HAVEN'T

YOU FINISHED

OUR ΦΩΤΑΤΟ

YET?

who spont 34 years in H.M. Consular Service in China, recalls

some

NOW IKE DECIDES

American report

By C.V.R. THOMPSON

NEW YORK.

ALMOST overnight General Eisenhower has

become the most important man in America. What has dono it? The sudden resurgence of Isolationism.

All world-minded Americans are looking to Eisenhower, the man who refuses to be President, to save the day, for them.

The Isolationists are out to win the Re- publican nomination for the Presidency, which is expected to be almost as good as election.

Till now a non-runner-for the record at Icast-Senator Arthur Vandenborg is coming out into the open against the Isolationists' threat. That is where General Eisenhower comes in. At the right moment he will come out for Vandenborg and his enormous prestige may do the trick.

If it does not?

Well, the Democratic nominating convention meets after the Republicans.

CHINESE BRIGANDS

the

colonel. Soon afterwards general gave a dinner in honour of the new colonel; at the end of the dinner the new colonel was seized,

LTHOUGH my travels in selves, the authorities delayed China often led me carrying out the sentence, and through brigand-infested in the meantime his gang kid- arcas, I was fortunate enough napped an English missionary led out, and shot.

and his wife, within a few miles of Chungking, and sent a message demanding that their lender should be handed over to them in exchange for their captives.

never to come in contact with members of the fraternity actively engaged in the pursuit of their profession. There was one whom I met on the Burma border in 1935, who said he had "retired," but as he was, at the time, functioning as collector of taxes, there Was some room for doubt as to the genuineness of his retirement.

1L

If the Republicans nominate an Isolationist Speaker John Martin, Governor John Bricker, even pos- sibly Senator Robert Taft-world- minded Republicans will join with Democrats to persunda President Truman to stand down and General Eisenhower to run in his place.

To keep America In the world Icadership business is the only

argument that could make Eisen- hower change his mind.

market

a. black duly paid, but ju the chu the THERE IS NOW

in shipping space to Britain brigands handed it back to them.

and back. A black-marketcer Sometimes the brigands seemed to

advertised: be unconscious humorists. On one

What premium am I Une vffered for cabin so-and-so in the occasion they captured the Chinese Mauretania, July 167 pastor of a church in and held him for

Chungking eve their fat pigs," evening when the brigands and A ruled that freedom of speech

ransom. One

captives

It was the state of civil war that was prevalent in Szechuan in these days that made the province such a happy hunting ground for brigands.

As such were called, were sitting out taking There was always a no-man's-innd the air, the pastor noticed a steep between the territories controlled by declivity which seemed to offer pos- rival generals, and this no-man's-sibilitics of escape. Ho edged over land was, naturally, the stamping towards it and sat there smoking his ground of the brigands.

pipe, and then, when no one slope and made his escape. looking his way, he slid down

heard of him, he was in the not prepared to trust to the rummaging their luggage, so

explained that they

field against the Japanese.

were

mis- carrying

was the

MERICA'S highest court haz

ke through a includes the right to say what you loudspeaker. That arrest that police connet politicians und their sound lorries as a pubilc nulsance.

means

VOLUMNIST Frank Kingdon lists

raco

Bevin as the most disappointing statesman of the year-"Long held in honour as an advocate of social Justice, he has won in office the sad distinction of being the most power- ful living exponent of degrading prejudice and greedy. imperialism."

Winston Churchill is the "most gratified" statesman of the year. Kingdon's reason: "Relieved of the responsibility of office he has suc- ceeded in taking captive the Foreign offices of both Britain and the United Staley,"

After much discussion, the Chinese authorities agreed to

There was a particularly bad spot this course; then a difficulty of this sort on the main road be- rose as to how the exchange tween Chengtu, the capital of the was to be carried out.

PUT TO TEST The province, and Chungking. A com- brigands did not trust the pany of missionarles travelling from HORTLY afterwards the mis- Chinese authorities enough to Chengtu to Chungking thought they

would make a detour and by-pass sionary in charge of the church, The really retired

brigand release the missionaries on their this danger spot, but they had not who was a friend of mine, received was, when I met him in 1930, promise to set free the brigand gone far before they were fired on a letter from the brigands denounc

the Ing the pastor and demanding his a general in the Chinese (Sze- chief after this had been done; and compelled to return to

were main road. The brigands started expulsion from the church. He had, chuan) army, when I last the Chinese authorities

they they said, enjoyed their hospitality for several days and had not only were not brigands carrying out their slonaries and

left without paying them, but had not even had the common courtesy part of the bargain, so there valuable goods.

to wish them "Good-bye." When I made his acquain- was a deadlock.

The brigands thereupon showed Another band of brigands follow- tance, he did not attempt to

magnanimity and said that they ed the principles of the "Pirates of

CONGRESS is so anxious to get TRUST JUSTIFIED

knew missionaries were there to do Penzance," except that they spared away to its electioneering that gloss over his past life; he

good works so they would not rob Christians instead of orphans. But there will be no time to pass a Bill professed to be horrified at I told the Chinese that if they them; they had, however. broken the outcome was the Rome: they providing funds for UNO! head- some of the things he had could not do something at the rules by trying to by-pass the soon found that everyone travelling quarters.

brigand village (which was suitably on the road was a Christian. Not done when living "in the once to get over this, I was named

named The Village of Great

having heard of any revival move- green woods," but he never going straight out to

so it was only the Peace"), so

equitable ment they became suspicious, so brigands camp to discuss the that they should pay for the ammu- the next time a traveller claimed He any details.

on the ground of his tainly did not give the im- matter with them. The authori- nition expended to bring them back Immunity

ties then came to the conclu- to the right way. The cost of this Christianity they put him to the at $3.00 (seven or test and required him to repeat the sion that the only possible eight shillings); this the missionaries Lord's Prayer. course was to trust to the

gave

cer-

A

was assessed

ILMIEN warned Americans that there is a real threat that they won't be able to use their cars later this year, and that oil for winter heating will be scarcer than last winter, because of the Palestine situation.

GUAM'S PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1

pression of a ferocious ban- dit; he seemed rather A mild gentleman, and he had a honour of the brigands and to great reputation among the release their chief. poor of Chungking philanthropist. He Was

This was done: before he left teetotaller, and also a very keen the brigand chief gave me a sportsman; he was a mighty passport which would, he said, hunter and also a very en- render me immune from attack thusinatic tennis player. He throughout the province. I

have no doubt that it would S used to keep two or three pro- fessionals on his staff, and he have done so, but I never had jungles is a practised assiduously whenever his military duties permitted.

LOVED TENNIS

By HARMAN W. NICHOLS

OMEWHERE in the steaming ent them, started producing little too safe from this snall in San'

thickness of the African snails by the millions.

forlorn American

"They're about to take over the mighty island," crled Capt. Jennings,

"How big is he?" asked Repro-

scientist-hell-bent

mission.

on Д

occasion to put it to the test.

The brigand chief was thus set free and returned to his This man is assigned to find 4 sentative Al Thamas of Texas, re-

And if he's lucky.

take the

the

"About four to six inches long."

about a pound to a pound and o quarter."

Diego, Waterloo or Norfolk.

"Let me tell you what happened just the other day," he said.

The committee sat

up, cocking The United States, it seems, was preparing to ship some scrap metal from Saipan and the Marlanas to West Coast ports.

cat

friends, and he at once proved hungry one,

snail-cater, preferably a very ferring, of course, to the snall.. BUT his career as an exponent that the risk of trusting him and succeeds, he's to

of lawn tennis nearly came to Was justified. Not only did he creature to Guam by fustest replied the navy man. "He weighs

release the missionaries, but he route. a premature end; he took his got out his band of bugles to give

This unusual story has just come troops down-river in 1931 or them a parting salute, decorat-to fight. It was told in hearings "And the Japanese cat 1932 to fight against the Com- ed their serian chairs with red before a House sub-committee

him?" ON suspicion, we sent an ento- on Mr Thomas inquired.

mologist from Guam to Salpan munists, and in the course, of cloth, and let off a fusilade of appropriations in Washington in Yes, sir, that's what they curted to examine the thetal." the operations his right arm crackers in their honour. All connection with the U. S. Navy 'em to Guam for."

He found the snails set for was shattered. It was feared their goods were returned in-

Congressman, bont ride. All bedded down, by that amputation would be tact, and he also gave them a

the thousands, in the mud clinging necessary, but he insisted that sum of money in compensation

to the metal. the arm should be saved at all for the delay of their journey.

LAST DINNER

costs.

Appropriation Bill

secret hearings.

•

was like this:

.

Q

"Ugh," from the The authority is one Capt. W. F. who made a face. Operations for island governments. about to eat the U. S. Navy out of Jennings, Assistant Chief of Naval The Captain said those snails are He appeared before the committee's business on the island. There are "What they would do to vegeta- 11,000 arable acres on Guam, good tion in the United States, we can. for raising

only guess," remarked the, Captain. corn, potatoes, peas, When I last saw him, he still DUT my brigand acquaintance did

melons and sugar-without any BUT

The committee. shuddered. bad his right arm, but it was

mischief-making from the snails. hot long survive his liberation. I

When the situation got out of Representative useless for tennis, so he had set The great alm of every brigand lea-

Noble J. Jolinson. The Japs are a anall-cating clan. hand, the Navy called for help. The of Indiana thought it was about. to work again and had learnt der in these days was to get together

And when they took a gang to strong that it would be

Research Council and the time to change the subject, since it National to play left-handed.

worth the while of one or other of during the war they took their

Department

Agriculture was near lunch time and he did the warring generals to

lunch along.

Those anails. Well, answered. They lend-leased a crew not have much of a1yen for small. The other brigand whom I him to peace," as it was termed-In the Nips, as you may recollect, later of snail specialists to sit down and steak.

other words, to take over his gang deserted the island in kind of a think hard what to do. The crew "Does this African snail. kicks. met also became an officer in as a unit of the army. (The main hurry, leaving a lot of things, in- included our man who went on a along as slow as our dine American the army, but his subsequent source of recruitment for the brigand cluding their lunch basket, behind. one-man search for small-caters in snails?" he wanted to know.

bands was deserters or the rem- career was very different. When'

Africa.

*(The offending snail hap nants of a defeated army, so that

American marines and GI's, with pens to be a glant African one "The smalls on Guam," the- I met him, he was a prisoner it worked in a vicious circle).

all those cans of beans and delt which the Japs imported.)

Captal answered, "arq somewhat under sentence of death. For

cious spam in their kits, had little Capt. Jenninga woke the com-awitter. They'd lick our snails.

4 This is what happened in the case appetite for smalls. So what hap- mitteo to attention when he dropped going away-on fast track."

pened! The snails, with nobody to a remark that America may not be United Press.

**summen

reasons best known to them- of "my" brigand, and he became a

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