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"Fancy coming home from the Motor Show and kicking our poor old car,"

William Hickey

THIS PAGE EVERY MONDAY

THEY have been laying beta in the

House of Commons that the Govern- ment will go to the country before the end of 1949.

So far, they believe, the Onal date has not The way things are going at the been chosen. moment. Mr Attlee doesn't want to have his plans too rigid. But Ancurin Bevan is runt- ning around like a small boy with a secret he is nching to tell.

same

What pushed election-talk out of the news for a little time was the announcement of the bribery allega- expected tions tribunal, Politicians more famous (though not necessarily less determined) men to sit on it. "Why not Birkett?" was the ques-

But the tion I heard most. people are glad to see the tribunal getting down to work so fast.

For their pre-election

campaign to make the voters, feel better about Socialism, the Government figures it out this way:-More petrol conces- sions in the spring...........A let-up some faxes in the next Budget.... Increases in summer food alloca- tions--and then with

people

Something borrowed.......

(ron) 13th

BALTASAR GRACIAN. century Spaolab

philosopher-

It wonian attracts men, she has sex appeal; it whe attracts women, siyle: If she nitracts, everybody, charin."

FROM

corres-

ELECTION TALK

AGAIN... THE GOVERNMENT

IS SUGARING

THE CAKE..

Unlike most of his

company's films, the name of Sir Alexander Korda does not appear on the credits of "Bonnie Prince Charlle," though he had a lot to do with the produc- tion. That's possibly why Sir Alex Is now known to film people as The Old Pretender.

THE

RIGHT

TO SAY

"YOUR PIECE

A

LARMED by a decision taken in a British Colony which strikes at the accepted conception of the Free- dom of the Press, the author of the following report flew out to Uganda to make an on-the-spot inquiry,

He talked

the to

Governor there-Sir John Hall~the man who has taken the power to compel native hewspapers in Uganda to print "correcting statements.”

He paid visits to native news- paper editors-most working with unbelievably primitive equipment— and he asked them what they have to say about the new decree. There are those who support it, as well as those who oppose it.

This Is The Ruling

the

UNDER THE ORDINANCE Governor of Uganda has a right to order the cor- rection (up to twice

the

of

length of the original version) of any statement made in any the Colony's news- papers which in his opinion is "false or distorted." Newspapers retus- ing to publish the correction on the date ordered will be held to be "sedl- tious" until the correction appears.

The ordinance came into forco on August 9.

THE OFFICIALS SPEAK:

Press

ENTEBIE (Uganda). mitied that he drafted the

JOHN Bill. "And It was drafted," he said, SHALL N with me thought of ever interfer shocked that a lot with your Press freedom. Press Ordinance "I agree with Sir John that this passed in one day freedom must be carefully protected by his Legislative and maintained af every cost. But Council should there " difference between have had such criticising the Government, charging world wide it with what you like, and publish- publicity raising ing so-called hard facts which are

of hard les." 11 principle voice of the people. The 54-year-old Governor-D.S.O. of the first World War and the de- legate of the King in Utls 4.000.000 native-populated British Protecto- rate since 1014-dentes completely that he is ever contemplated In- terfering in Press affairs fuir cause.

muzzling the

*

*

*

He handed men sheat of clippings om nalive-language newspapers.

One read: "Changes In the British Cabinet were brought by the expo- sition of the grievances of the in- without habitants of Uganda."

Another claimed to carry a tele-

belig

We met here at the end of my gram from Mr Creech Jones, 0,700 miles light from London. Calendul Secretary, renouncing

Europeans in East Africa as people with a herrenvolk outlook,

A third stated that the Govern- When the black boys had brought

was Sir ment

deliberately polsoning us coffee on the sunil terrace John said: "First let me say that sugar supplies to the natives. think as much of the freedom

of

"These are the lying reports that we have so often had to stomach," the Press as I do of habeas corpad the Acting Attorney-General.

or the rights of Magna Carta. They [FREE PRESS NOTE-Leonardare pillars of British democracy to Mosicy, reviewing the film in Lon-be jealously guarded and preserved. don, called it one million pounds of And 1 most

certainly would not only slightly mitigated boredom." I have it otherwise. Scotland, eritic Robins Milier praised it.]

AROUND

Broadcasting

*

+

Are

"It is a problem of this Protecto- rate alone, for in Uganda there is "But rome native newspapers nere n section of the Press without special have published reports without any training and with no knowledge of foundation of truth which are be the Press tradition, and they Heved by the people.

to Jikely become swollen-headed This has rencited against the Ad- when they see there untruths In House there are many unhappy ministration unfairly and In the print. It had to be stopped for the faces these days. Letters have been long rus to

the

detriment of the good of the Ugandn people. coming in from listeners telling Africans.

"To demonstrate the difference of These false and distoricd their London offices not what programmes they like but

re- our problem would say that in Americans and Continental

what they dislike most. Bottom of ports had to be curbed. But I, per-Britain if you publish distorted and pondents have again been cabling the class so far: The Critics.

sonally, am prepared for comment wilfully false reports the splendid forecasts that Princess Margaret will

Fellow dunces: Geraldo's Star- and criticism of any nature." tradition of your Press would cause

the From Government House I went to your contemporaries to ridicule you. become engaged to the young Mat- light Hour, Murie Hall, and 07

Brains Trust: quis of Blandford next year..

the Uganda Secretariat. There, 40- or show you up. The public would At least, though, I am thankful year-old Mr R. L. E. Dreschfield, be the judges and it would not be A story about "the presumed that British radio is not yet as stan- the Acting Attorney-General, ad- repeated." slightly better tempered an appeal fance of the Princess is going the dardised as the current

American rounds of Egypt, where he wus programmes. Over there the shows stationed with the Life Guards. which get the big listening public "Sonny" Blandford, it seems, was are the "Gimme" Hours. 1 call always the life of the Blue Room or

They think them this because they have

miles to Kampala, to suspect you, the Cabana parties. One evening thing in common, the lure of

where one European and ten have lost your individuality." his usual crowds turned up in the

* prizes: a furnished house, a holiday, African newspapers are published

* Morgan Phillips and Herberl

most extraordinary costumes. Tho a new car, thousands of dollars in

Austin Duffield, editor of the Morrison have gone to work with

Then I found Mr Martin C a rake among their members, weed-arquis was dressed as a middle cash. The result is that Americans European Herald (which comes out

aged woman. with A

head-dress tune in now chiefly to programmes to be said.

three times a week), was inclined Luisa, the young editor of the ing-out-the-mon who they feel may--which added half a foot to his con- which

Gambuze, whose immediate prede- give harm their chances. They want to

something away. Money, not talent,

cessor was sent down for six months: wins the lis- be rid of what one Socialist called siderable height (6 ft. 2 ins.).

Other guests were surprised and teners. "the dishing boys on the Right and amused-the marauis and his party

"We welcome you to Uganda," he for sedition.

to Mr Luima sald

ma: "The said, "and we hope you will enjoy Most popular of these programmes your stay in this lovely land, but African the dirty dogs on the Left."

aru editors

considering had made a mistake in the date.

is called "Stop the Music." They we fear you will be disappointed it sending a petition of protest, to the ring you up, ask you if you are you have come on a witch hunt. Colonial Ofler: listening, and thei ask you to name You will find neither this news- "(1) On the ground that the or the tune the orchestra is playing. If paper nor any of our vernacular dinance was passed and rushed

to the electorate, backed by the Commons-versus-Lords quarrel over the Steel BIU.

SO

They want no more defections. around election time; no more Ivar "Doubting" Thomases; no more em- barrassments from the pro-Reds like Zilliacus.

Show the people a nice, clepu. respectable Socialist face," is what they are saying at Transpor! House "Convince them WC are decent people. That's the way to get the middle-clas

vote," the class Socialists scems,

no longer despise,

21

Having trouble, also, is Clement Davies, leader of the Liberals in the

one big

you can you collect the money.

Comedian Fred Allen has a pro- gramme which runs at the same time as "Stop the Music." In the last few column,

months his popularity rating

OUT of hundreds of seasonal couplets (asked for, this last week) these are the best:

At the sound of Guy Fawkes'

bonius

Ladies, don your winter combs. When autumn winds blow

round your walls Time to switch to woollen smalls.

House. Each ume he gets up to IN speak some of his nine fellow party

the film world they are won-

has dropped startlingly. He has now hit back by tting out what must at least be the only Insurance polley of its kind in the world.

THE EDITORS

DROVE 20

SPEAK:

you

emulations of Pravda or Izvestia. contemporaries being converted into through in one day and the African

the

be

editors hnd no time to oppose 'it, nor were they given a chance to- "Irresponsible newspapers in other express their views; terrilaries in the Colonial Empire

(2) We thought under British have, in fact, retarded the growth justice that a newspaper could bc of an informed publle opinion." udequately dealt with under

ap- sedition law, but now we can Duffield, an ex-Army officer,

and held to be seditious without having: Press ordinance. proves..tho added: "It is important to realise published any seats)." that the B places no restriction whatever on a newspaper's right to criticise the Government.

"If I thought there was the pos-

inserted to stop Press free-

* *

Mr George Kinnear, editor of the Fast African Standard of Nairobi,

Listeners who can prove that they vitity of a thin end of the wedge members seem to disappear. The dering what effect slashing critical lost the chance of winning 门 other day two of them went off the attacks on "Banale Prince Charlle big prize by being tuned in to Fred dom I should oppose it all 1 know." nrinciple is wrong. It does hit of

of

moment. he rose his feet-maybe made by London Films at a cost of agreeing with Oliver Stanley, who more than one million pounds, will Allen instead of one of the opposi tion programmes can also collect- Oratory have on Sir Alexander Korda's up from Fred Allen-in compensation. described Davies' political

for a loan from tho os sounding like Sandy Macpherson plleation

AT trying to play boogie woogie on the Government Film Bank. He wants BBC theatre organ."

£3 million.

the Dairy Show recently the Like Macbeth, the character Queen was introduced to John Codd. the Bonnie Prince has always been

"He's looking after the Press, you considered a "finx" among actors. know." sald an official Perhaps there is something in it,

"Really." answered the too. Throughout the two years

"Are they accident production, accident after happened.

Niven

bring

*

Kenva, arrived here for a holiday.

Mr Kinnear said: "It is a very bad', Press censorship ordinance. The

the freedom of the Press. You stort A bad principle in tho bush of And then I went to the African Africa and if it works it becomes a You newspapers, some of which sell 1,500 common practice everywhere.

cannot teach Africans the tradition copies a month-the highest 7,000 a

of British Press freedom by. week.

I found Mr Aloni Lubwama, tall, threatening them.

"Another danger: some small" African editor of the Afrienn papers may not he Queen. 28-year-old

pre- native Uganda Pilot, working in a behaving themselves?"

pared to spend money lighting law- hut the size of my London mews

He started three months cases and so they will come to ac garage.

cept the Government's corrections of with ngo

no knowledge journalism, had no reporters, only and later its statements-willy nilly.. Thus Goverment may in time UJBO- one reader (who also set up the type that he had collected from In- these newspapers merely to propa- and put policewomen on the night and fell to his death shortly after. MR. STRACHEY, the Minis-is without even a flat-bed printing John Hall would abuse his

Idian and other junk shops), and he

"I do not suggest that Governor

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cast

Things have quiotoped down., technicians died tragically while ter of Food, le eating out as little as press. Troublemakers are twice as anxious' fiming was taking place.

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