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Joan CRAWFORD * Dana ANDREWS To-morrow Henry FONDA in "DAISY KENYON"

THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1949.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

OF

FREDA UTLEY

B

Arcadi had

POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

LOST ILLUSIONIP

convinced him-

I out again. Almost all the ion- ACK in England

throw myself into the Party specialists had been ru work of the British led from abroad, and now, no Issued except passports were Communist Party, and tried to those of unimpeachable pro to bury in my subsconscious Tetarian origin or to Communist. Party members of long slande the growing suspicions con- ing cerning Soviet socialist life ongendered by my year in Tokyo, and by the fortnight I had spent in Moscow on my way home in 1920,

the I campaigned for British Communist Party among the textile wurkers in Lancashire, and also in Sheffield.

self that it was immoral in be a privileged intellectual work iny and lvlog in comfort abrond, and that he ought to

This is the third of ten articles by the well- known English writer on her experiences with Russian Communism, in which she exposes the terror of Stalin's des potism and the oppres sion of the Russian

by masses

the new Kremlin 'aristocracy.

ecme home and suffer with tha mass of his people. Although a also a Russian: Jew, he was and Russians appear to have a

mystical, urge te where his mail probably was kind of

and humble then opened and read by an OGPU castigate selves,

agent. Anything I wrote critical Russians seem to be the nt the Soviet Union would en- Rent me least individualistle of peoples danger his lite if, after all, he and and the most prone to gervillty decided to return to Russia.

and a kind of mystical naso-

Although I was aware iu my was essentially

that our ifrcam chism. Arcod!

I clung to suffered for was already lost. but even be Western in education and idens, subconscious while from the Russian martyr my illusions. I would not yet

to myself, Incomprehensible admit, even romplex, to those of us born and brought Russia had already un in England or the United far along the road to burenuern-

the tyranny. States.

My husband

live on money to didn't take & penny from the Communist Party, even for.my articles and pampli- lets.

the obstacle

of the

The Torror He could ne

could never adapt himself

that

Rotie too

in Rusain, as I was soon to ind out, consisted in learn- log the painful lesson that here was far more bad than good, and that the good was disappear- was ing so rapidly that there soon nothing but bad.

While

1

I to live in

hot water Wa

Ner scrond son, Shura, what hour and on what" days survived and was now a youth the water would be heated for finis in our of 10 studying engineering at the hundreds of the Moscow University. Vera building. We wern among the also

In Jinal

Barely an ndopted

son, privileged.

agnin Grischa, whom she had taken Moscow wna

Д In infancy from a poor peasant house where

family in Siberin which had supplied even once or twice a

week, so many children It could not feed them.

As I walked the streets the Her fate and Arendl's were sadness of the atmosphere, the to be similar. She was arrested drab, grim-faced crowds, the and disappeared in 1937, a miserable

peasants selling

year later than Arcad when few rotton applea or picked most of the inhabitants of the cucumbers at the street corners, Hard Labour House were the homeless cliildren, wet and purged because

their revolu- hungry-depressed my spirits. tionary pasta made Stalin fear that they might turn their re- I spent a good deal of time volutionary techniques against going to offices Inquiring about and for the flat promised us, him.

Vera

which we unquestionlugly gave

had already paid me shelter and shared her food $509 in foreign currency and with me. Having no job. I had far more in roubles. nn hread card. A post was offer-

Already the world of these me of the Marx Engels In- stitute, but only if I signed a foreign Communists in Moscow contract for there years. Since seemed far removed from my

-They

dict not know whether own. Most of them lived in the or not Arcail an! I were going Lux Hotel and had no worries

or shelter. to Anerica. I could not take it. about food

knew nothing of the life of the spent Russians, and ordinary their time discussing theory,

Cold And Hungry THOSE were cold and hungry organisation, and foreign af- days. In the morning we hud Tairs, or gossiping about ench A ment of potatoes, bread and other within their own closed- herring. Unable to swallow the off world. raw salted herring, which is the most nourishing available 10 the Russians,

I felt a growing barrier be

food poorer tween them

"If the Government · 90 on tactfully pointing out to the electora how prosperOUS Wo are cvery there's a by-election, the Americans' be suing us for

bu back payments Christmas."

CV.R. Thompson

One word shocker

NEW YORK.

in

THE big question is:

and myself. For America today

In speaking to the Lan-, cashire cotton operatives and writing for them, for I came up first time the

basic dilemma against the of the Marxist revolution.

conditions of life. Yet he would not, or could and Comintern's cold and selfish not, break away from Russia indifference to the troubles the preferred working at a low without privilegen 10

awaiting Areaili of the working class, or its salary

abasing himself Bufficiently to

I subsisted on brend them, ult was for the best in Should the President of the flat lived with his sluter, Vera, and food obtain fate outside of Russia.

supplies. against the and other perquisites. He was her two sons in their tiny two- and potatoes until 5 p.m., when the best of all possible worlds, United I came up

a Westerner to room apartment. This was the four of us shired the dinner the U. S. R. R. To question it too much of pursuing Comintern,

House of the "Political Hard- for three to which they were even when the evidence was words in public?

President Truman used one, Labour Prisoners" those who

entitled. It consisted of cabbage completely to the contrary was Russian to cut loose and escape.

labour ultra-left policy and insis fawn and beg, too much of a

hard

Ankerous heresy.

or rather its abbreviated ver- done

meat halls had

soup and chopped My English

for capacity

I perceived that high Cam-slon, in another of his famous ting that agitation, and

or pike, that heavy and un- Siberia under the Tsar. the straight

trad thinking

been

member of the munist Party functionaries were Impromptu spreches recently, agitation alone, was

Vera had been sent la prison appetising task of the Communist. We dulled by the gray and leade

have been the only sh were ordered not to make Moscow atmosphere. The terror, from Poland while still in her shark family, which seems to getting the best of everything It was applied to the Washing"

teens but escaped later.

Revolution. We which now began, to oppress

Her first child had died as survive the my spirits, prevented my wrii-

a baby on the long trek in the never tasted butter.

Siberia to the We ate in the kitchen, which ing to him fully and frankly.

snow across

bathroom. Gel- was also the ting a bath was a matter of

ILIE

theoretical explanations, nor to waste our time or energy in exposing the dynamics of We were only capitalism. to foment strikes, to tell the workers to strike, and strike whatever the con- sequences!

Sole Objective THE Comintern, in fact,

If I could have smuggled a letter out to be posted in Eng land: I had no other address than his

THE

prison camp. Trying to shield it from the cold she had suff-

office in Shanghal, ocated it in her arms.

luck, since

to

we never know at

Sitting on Fence....

was not concerned with the livelihood of foreign wor-

Sparrow's wife, kers; it wished only to

tiny pork- wearing a weaken the capitalist coun- |

pie hat tilted over her continual strikes tries by

of beak, flew into the Nest and lislocation the anl

sole dabbed at her tear-filled The life. economie objective of the Communist eyes with a square inch of International was the safety handkerchief.

and it of Soviet Russia, recked nothing of the in- terests or sufferings of the workers.

"Where have you been?" ask- ed 'the' Sparrow, glaring at her

wed.. over his glasses. "To 1 ding

wife, "Yes," said his

always cry at weddings. I don't

know why."

the

Finally I got myself into trouble with the Polit-

"The only time I ever cried of the Party in was at a wedding," said bureau London

an Sparrow. by writing

"Because it was so beautiful?" article which the editor of

said his wife.. Review

93ld the Sparrow, "be- Communist the inadvertently had allowed cause I was the bridegroom."

"What an awful thing to say to be published.

Though my article was but to your own wife. It ought to have been the happiest day of from tressed by quotations

your life,"

"It was, said the Spartow Lenin.--was told by my Com-

"No,"

by.

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

1

"The head waiter says

there

"It means I know there's wedding party still going on will be no safe place for any- somewhere," said the Sparrow, body anywhere."

lying off in a great hurry to the

Tree Tops Club.

In A Safe Hotel

"DON'T

ON'T mess about with that little bit of toast, Muriel. Either finish it up or leave it

"All right." "And then go out for a good strapping walk up the mountain road. It's a lovely morning. Get some

with

and that all the sacrifieing was was being done by the dumb crowds, the dragooned pensants and the helpess workers,

(Copyright, To Be Continued

Tomorrow).

the

He calls

States use

Cuss

ton columnist, Drew Pearson.

Pearson has been attacking President Truman's blustery Major-General military uide. Hurry Vaughan, for accepting a medal from the Argentinos.

At 2 dirner honouring Vaughan, the President sald that no was going to get him to unseat any members of his staff or Cabinet "by smarl- Aleck statements.”

OL

The radio consored the Pres!- them. "honourable dent, paraphrasing his phrase- and with "blankety-blank," or with scars in the lists of love"

language." "honey-cat, "barrack-room sayB

Am his

with a short silence. So did sweetie-pie and sigor-puss."

I don't know about you, Púss- official reports of his speech.

But

every newspaper kins, but I do so like to go out

his cuss word made headlines. with a cat who knows his way you never asks

And it was not long before the about, who

protesis came in.

where you want to go, but just takes you there, and knows how to deal with walters who try hotel to stop you getting into kitchens.

six

In

The International Council of Christian Churches sent off a 1 said: "The lan- telegram, One who tried to stop Man- guage you used is an offence to Christian people, degrading to "Is that the gloomy creature hattan Mouser was neatly trip-

ped up while carrying our youth, and humiliating be- nations of the world. We second sight?"

plates of soup up his arms and

fore "Yes." "Well,

turbat the American people.", Well, you can tell hita from was sent home by the manager call upon you to apologise to

I'm not while we had steamed me that he's

The American people the sort of person who gives with the chef.

It's also nice to be with some-whole, however, had this com- rather cute of up and says everything's hope-

knows everybody.ment: "It was body who less, I'm fighter, Muriel. Although a foreigner, Manhattan him." what we must do now is to find

chofs of nil Mouse knows the a better hotel, with betler food, the hotels and night clubs, all behind o

bigger mountain."

the black market ash-cans, and "Where?"

all the

A

wrong.

"That's for you to find out. London.

the most exclusive tiles

munist superiors that I had de "Every day's been worse since. of oxygen......_into_that blood Muriel. What do you think

vialed seriously from the Party line by maintaining that theory

unlucky was the

was of primary importance, and sparrow at this three?"

need

accordingly,

"It wasn't a

cock

ined ever so handsome."

"Did the bride look ever

50

portant part to perform bringing knowledge of socialism

got

you're

paid for?"

in

From-ali-this, darling-Puss-

26 1

TAXPERTS in the slang used

"Burn

意

behind America's lunch coun- ters tell me of a change in the method of ordering. colleague-to-loast--what kins, youret a bit of a headache."

hope you won't jump to is known locally ne an English "I don't know,"

R conclusions. M.M. and I are muffin. The old phrase was "I would like to remember "Nor do I. One expects

an English." And the cheerful and just good friends and no more, "Burk nny period in your life, Murici, companion to be sparrow at all."

is phrase And, for though I must admit he is some new not pins at behig a pro- said his wife, "it was that nice when you haven't had a bit of bright and willing,

Churchill." sake, stop snuffling times a difficult cat to handle.

Sometimes wish he wouldn't fresh air to get into that little screwed-up exercise and letarian, since he had an im- Mr Robin's eldest son, who look a headache. What you need is heaven's

so much on my "swell working. Do

PRING is not here yet, but your liver

you handkerchief. Get hold of a big harp

After all, a girl likes America's. hens chassis," feel sick?"

one and have a good blow."

are laying to think that her brains are "I haven't any coupons, "Not very,"

50 many eggs that the Govern-

aiready "Well, you ought to, with a

"Well, borrow some or steal appreciated, too.

buying 54 that. When

something. Get out Do

But somehow you can't take ment is

million

week to CKIS every some. complexion like

breakfast into

the air. Head back offence when he says "Nobody down to

manin'

under a keep- ́aln `prices mucker ever took a doll | FAR18 back. Wake you came

Shoulders

up, but t

the-farmers-prosperous

pro- for a whirl on account of here

The Government is Camembert cheese. Of course, Muriel"

brains." "All right."* your face was the colour of your real trouble, Muriel. is that you eat too much." night."

my

to the working class. I was not pretty?" asked the Sparrow, directly accused of Trokskylsm, but I was held to be slightly

inted with heresy, Nevertheless, at this stage of Communist experience, did not have enough sense to see that nothing good would come out of Soviet Russia, and that the foreign Communist parties were already corrupted and im- potent.

Join me there.

.

a

"I didn't have any dinner last

gramme.

We had a perfectly wonderful still stuck with 78 million dozet, reason last year. And there is Paws across the sea party on some illes in Mayfair eggs it bought for the same the night before last. The

no a prospect of a buyer for them. DEING # letter from Lottle, dustbin outside the top flat was simply Biled with the most

Darling Pusskins,

tea set, and another was a doll's too much at lunch-time. You the cat, to a girl-cat friend urgeous titbits.

That was

because you had lucky with were always very your portions."

"I didn't love any more than

ទ

coming

M.M., who knows everything, | FIVEN YOUNGSTERS are le- infected by the says he chose the roof of this

at because one of the chief questionaire fever. From Den- ninck market operators lives ver

reports a schoolteacher that she has confiscated a love

wife, said his "Ever so."

little bit of doll's fare he had a for a veil."

"Where did she get that?"

garden, "She found it in a 1

And she had a wreath of plaited gross and forgri-me-nots,"

"They're not up yet," said the Sparrow.

they must have been Then paper ones, said his wife, "And one of the presents was a doll's No Passports

and service, cried FTER a year's work in Eng-dinner

So much has happened since I hardly to Moscow, cried." land I went

Saw you last. that I "What for?" asked the Spar-

You." Arcadi having written he would

row,

"Don't argue, Muriel. I have know where to begin. "It was all so lovely," said his

You had a Of course. that dreadful there. After hurrying to Moscow In

chicken, leg of

But like most Mayfair parties, note from a girl to a boy. And Manhattan Amerlenn cat,

it read thus: "Dear Herble. September to meet Arcadi, 1 was wife, "and when the birds cheir eyes in my head.

10 Perfect Love I just whole

generous slice of the breast, Mouser, arrived in London by it ended up with trouble.

Ldon't want to brag, but some please

Do you love me? (Yes) (No). disappointed to learn that my ang

rich stung, and

too air at the very moment when I

strike out the word cats there also thought that doesn't apply. husband had been ordered to broke down.”

the office "What was there to eat and lot of

And just

happened to be at China before coming to Russia.

many

greasy potatoes,

I had a "swell chassis," and one remem- I can't really with r He did not join me until Janu-drink?" asked the Sparrow.

airport.

made a pass t mo "Cake crumbs," said his wife, then you had to fill up

wonder when her why I was there unless it of them

CHOW BUSINESS, Asked why I had three months alone ury. 1

the the war with Russia's going to was to take a plane to Switzer- while MM. was Anishing off a in Moscow during which I be- "and little bits of jelly. There date pudding. I

and tin of real French sardines,

ho did not turn up at n that his nume Sand now came aware of what manner of was something special for

for start."

connected in

M.M. moved so fast that the dinner where again he was "Never, I hope!" and government was gentlemen, and claret cup society

The ladies."

"We all hope it won't Muriel. the Press.

other cat didn't know what hit named crooner of the year, being created under Stalin.

him till he was chased to the Jing Crosby replied: "I didn't "Lucky ladies," said the Spar-

Any fool has enough sense Yet I did not have the senso

best. The point When I say "dreadful," I don't edge of the roof and thrown ask them to name me." to dash off to China to stop my row, "I suppose there were

hope for the

Broadway production of "Richard. going to start, really mean it. He's rather into the area below. husband from entering the coun- speeches?"

III." closed after When I said to M.M. You

only "That nice Mr Robis made is, if it's not

dear, really, though a little old fry. How often in future vers

"I don't know."

for me.

performances because, accord- He is dark, but not might have killed him," he re-

its to regret my stupidity! Or ever such a beautiful speech. I what are we here for?"

ducer, "local taste producer, was it some last lingering hopes had to cry all over again."

"You know perfectly well we håndrome, though I would say plled. "So what? He wouldn't ing to "Did he say he had lost a which led me to allow him to

gained a daughter?" came to the Western Highlands he has a strong face. Anyway, be the first dopo I have bumped has more, sympathy with

West than would have to be strong. to off for muscling in on a dame." walk into

web ton but the spider's

'to put a mountain between our.

Pussking

is darling. This from which he could never ated the Sparrow,

"That's exactly what he did selves and the atom bomb. You survive the fearful battering it again be extricated?

and closed and biten say. However did you know?" chose the hotel, you chose the has had one ear flat, one eye living. I am thrilled.

mountain, and now you say it's nearly "I expect I'm psychic."

scratches all over it.. no protection at ull." "Whatever's that?"

Wag

For it was soon clear to me

Arcadi returned that if

would never'

Russla, ho

NANCY

10

fet

Intuition

AUNT FRITZI--- DON'T. YOU HATE STUFFY HOMES---

---WHERE THE ROOMS LOOK LIKE THEY'VE

| NEVER BEEN. LIVED IN

AND EVERYTHING'S

JUST TOO PERFECT?

tu

Ilne bave been

By Ernie Bushmiller

CLEAN UP YOUR

ROOM

Yours ever,

LOTTIE.

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