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"Podestrian Crossing Wook"

IT'S ALL EYES

ON TITO

JANINA (Greece).

London Express Bervice

Here in Greece Moscow's plan is clear

To be sure of a corridor to the Adriatic-with Yugoslavia encircled.

The which this is be achieved

areas

of Yugo-

The Criminals We Deserve

By Sir Alexander Paterson

LONDON. a number of murders.: some

HAS the war, with its some

resolve to begin a life of violent

unhappy aftermath of and revenge, some by a definite economic shortages and crime. The more serious cascy bureaucratic superfluity, left received long sentences of penal- us also with a young genera- servitude and were sent to a of n speciat tion of gunning gangsters special section who for years to come will prison set aside for the purpose. Rather more than a hundred make life precarious?

were to confined and recently, Recent shooting cases have comparing notes and records awakened a sense of uneasiness with my colleagues, we could and apprehension. But it tu only record one who had re- well to take n long view, verted to crime on his release.

Public opinion may be easily

SAME POLICY aformed and Inflamed. Une

the end dramatle case

of the in the

Couris

second

hard

ant

and each

AT makes a deep Impression on the world war the same polley human memory and judgment. being pursued, and these Should a second or third similar young men will be sent to a case be reported in succeeding special block of a special prison weeks, that impression in beaten for an indefinite period. They

will

fo work in even more deeply, and may well become a fixed obsession. piny hard, but will have 'educa-

There is then

danger tional opportunities, that public opinion may

will receive the individual at- diverted in one of two diree- tention of his house-master and tians,

a prison visitor from the out- It may demand more sum- why the same result should not

side world. I see be achieved. the old Poona school of "hana Yet it is true that this tims

bo

inary justice and more seveIN penalties, or even succumb to

no reason

the lot.".

our task will be more difficult. For this last war has bitten for The second and perhaps more more deeply into the emotions dangerous tendency leads to this and instincts of the young. for depreciation of all the methods its concomitants of blood- previously used to dent with shed and sudden death have the young gunman.

DESTINATIONS

come to their own back doors:

The solution of this problem will not lle in the simple Im- COME have been at. Borstal, position of more punishments

others at approved schools, and

Dowbiggin, for

tactic by Instead, 20,000 men of the Although there pre aireny

These are apt to be wrapped up and penalties, but in the slower more patient methods of Бул a general condemnation, be- re-education." to Greek Communist guerilla have isolated

Sir Herbert has been organised in corps, divi- slavin, like the shores of Lake cause one of the products of

Doiran on the Greek border, their training made

a fateful 25 years Inspector-General of now become clear, stons, brigades, regiments, bat- where the guerillas appear to appearance in the dock at the the Police Force in Ceylon, It is the most don- talions, and companies. They rule rather thar Tito, Collet Old Bailey, despite the fact that faced a situation where murder have been making a series of he will have much less dimcully destination of the boy frons selved it by teaching all boys the dock is not the only by the knife was rife. ana played, and it may costly full-scale attacks on large in dealing with this type of war Borstal and the approved school. to box, maintaining that a boy

For

and

Kerous game that the Kremlin has yet be the reason for centres like Florina, Naoussa, than the Greeks have had,

every one who the

appears who gould ure his fists would changes

and, latest of all, in Carpenissi,

For Tito has a loyal

there, ten or a dozen or a score never use a knife again. Moscow's hierarchy, the town of Arta, near Janina.

GLOVES & CUNS ruthless Gestapo. He need not be have their names immortalised

about

In the Roll of the RAF crews Western In squeamish

TILL believing that gloves are who are remembered dolly in opinion. by

Westminster Abbey or

the best substitute for guns in in the

dealing with memorials through-

the best boy regimental

material in the world, I remain bewildered at the case which they procure

Colonel

More worry

out the country.

It is, therefore, important that

formed of the exact

facts and

with

guns,

and

which can

It is also the reason for rel Their objective in all this was cent loyalty declarations by explained to me N actual travelling time Communists in Western Europe. Tsitsibos Sateros, newly enp- it has taken me only a Like the recent Russian rein- tured chief-of-staff of 138 Com- few hours to get here forements in Germany's Soviet munist guerilla brigade, a fair- since Mr Buttle, our village zone, which everyone was talk haired young Greek dressed in F the Albanians and Bulgars

to the g about at the Leipzig Fair, an American uniform and Rus- become ico open in their st Public opinion should be in the difficulties that surround the carrier, drove me

they are designed to frighten sian boots.

tack I do not put it past Tito figures. When the criminal provision of a club, a qualifeð station through the quiet, the West from even thinking of It is: "To recruit by force and the Greeks to divide statistics are available for last instructor and a few sets of gossipy lanes of peaceful intervention.

new levies of men and women Albania, Suffolk,

Stalin's plan is to

Grock allow to bring the

guerilla What Russia would do about car, will they show a marked boxing gloves. There are many

increase in the number of

organisations today Hitler's old ally, Bulgaria-sup- army up to strength for impor- that I do not like to think.

young men shooting with intent teach our English youth to box, Yet here I am now, high up ported by Mussolini's old ally, tent operations in Macedonia."

Whichever way things go, to kill? I doubt it, and I be but they do not receive adequate in Northern

official or non- with Greece

United Nations ob- I feel we have got some worry.lieve that the figures will prove support from savage, snow-topped mountain

ahead of us this that we are still a strangely official sources, servers report that ing weeks glants glaring down on me and

Someone has said we get the more than 100 lorries spring-much -more worrying law-abiding nation. a}}

Just round. Not

Wo deserve. It is At the end, of the first world criminals with material for than last year. political und economic war

Greek guerillas have

please meet me at the war there were lugubrious pro- certainly true that if our young either, but a real live shooting

phecies that some five million men turn out to be a menace. been seen crossing station tomorrow evening, Mr

and a nuisance, they were once young men trained in the usa the unguarded fron- Buttle. I am looking forward to or arms would be a dangerous the boys we under-valued and tier from Bulgaria seeing peaceful Suffolk again. Into Greece,

Infusion into the civilian popu- neglected. -(London · Express Services, ¡ation. There were, It is true,

war

war.

1

It 18 soldiers, everywhere here soldiers, armourett cars, orbulances, despatch riders, re- fugees, and prisoners.

For me the prisoners are the worst part of it all. They have been captured in the fighting high up in the mountains only a few miles from here.

pca..

The majority of them are not Communists, but simple sants who were press-ganged.

When they have been fed, D.D.T.d, bathed, and re-clothed. they will be screened. It they are not Communists or volunteer guerillas, they will then be set free again to go home or join Greece's 700,000 refugees.

The threat

SEFTON DELMER'S

ITALY

SICILY

"HUNGARY:

МЕД 200 RUMANIA

YUGOSLAVIA

BULGARIA

ALBANIA

GREECE?

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

NEWSMAP

a switch in Russia's tactics to "the Kremlin's most dangerous, game.

In the Vitsi Moun-

tains two weeks ago

a council of war was meeting, composed of Macedonion, Greek,

Bulgar, and Albanian Communists,

Although they did not announce formal constitution of Macedonian

а

So

-(London Express Sermico),

A BIG JOB GOING

IN

PICCADILLY

by BERNARD DENVIR

THERE'S ̃arbig job vacant-want someone who is younger "Victorian“ painting. “Edgar Allan as had been promised

at Burlington House, to take my place," and thero Poe, home-ground flour, and

be no doubt that their first pro- Piccadilly. London, W.1 sent in

this Hitlerite Germany. sentiment clanations, it is con-

will be echoed by

Last year he threatened to sidered today reports

certain

that headquarters of the Royal many of his colleagues.

resign from the Royal Academy they have pressed on Academy of British Art. The Royal Academy is going if the hanging committee of

refused with further prepara- No less a job than the Presi- through the most critical phase the summer exhibition tions.

dency. It has to be filled be of its two hundred years exist to accept a painting which he Never has it

been admired. It accented it. Albania-to go ahead with the Tito's reactions, in so far as fore the end of this year, be ence,

cause Sir Alfred Munnings.

criticised so forcibly as in the It is typient of him that the Bulgarian scheme they a long traditional

KCV O, is resigning,

last ten years,

officials at the Royal Academy YES, Suffolk

at Arst. Therefore 51 painters, once Sir Alfred has

During his four years of should first have heard' of his way from all this. But un- for the creation of a fres, inde- here, were uncertain

and sculptors will

been a decision to retire when they fortunately it is not. It is closer pendent Macedonian Republic. He seemed anxious not to com-architects even than the flying distance. This would be part of a Balkan mit himself into taking action assemble

federation and, of course, the against the N.O.F., as the "Free Bulgarians would be top dogs.

Macedonian Forcca" are called.

Moves clear'

SCCMS

I say so because :—

THIS war here in Greece 15

part of the

same general campaign, which, with varying

This republic would be built methods. the Soviet Union and the Cominform

waging out of parts of Bulgaria, Yugo- bre against the Western way of life slavis, and Greece, so integrated throughout the world.

2

BECAUSE the Intest phase of the shooting war here in of involving Greece is capable us all. Paradoxically. It may bring Grceor itself temporary pence,

as to link up Bulgaria Albania.

with

Tito would thus be encircled and Moscow would have a loyal corridor to the Adriatle.

can

be observed

from

room

1

In picture-hung vigorous and undaunted cham- opened their morning paper

House to pion of the Royal Academy, one day. nt Burlington

and an unyielding enemy to elect his successor.

Their cholce will be sub- "modern" art,

to Buckingham Palace

While

In

pilier

artists paint

winners

The

und

one

ELECTORS

averago

mitted

new president will need Iand the vigour of Sir Alfred as for approval, and the new Pre- still lie, portraits and sident will be invested scapes, he has specialised in well as youth if he is to help

by FOR Tits himself had been the the King with the gold chain the painting of horses. No por- the Royal Acaries to weather

founder of the postwar move and medal given to the Acade- tralt pointer could lavish more the storms of public critclan.

ago of the ment for a Free Macedonia un- my by George IV-his great- loving care on the details of

medal his sitter than Sir Alfred has electors is 08. Among the 51 der Yugoslav overlordship. Now great-granduncle. This

and chain will be worn on all on the glossy coats and shapely Acadernicians are two women, his moves become clear,

of Derby ceremonial occasions.

Icgs

of whom, Dame. Laura FORMALITY He has closed down the clan-

Ascot greys.

Knight, has a husband who is of the National Gallery the President British

also an R.A. The oldest mem- of N.O.F, deatine radios

and

theory

Sports and Pastimes ber is Sir W. Goscombe John, clected every year, but. Preparations for the scheme Free Greece. Both radios have

sinca the lime of the first there are 16 horse portraits by who is 80, the youngest is started far advanced. Its main sluce

up agaln

him. At the last exhibition of InPresident, Sir Joshua Reynolds, his paintings he sold

Walter Monnington, 49. £12,000 element is a rising of Mace- Bulgaria,

At least 28 R.As are as old as In of paintings four Sir Alfred, so if a younger man. donlan guerillas in Yugoslavia.

Is to be elected he will have to Tito's rebellion in Yugoslavia They are to be aided by Grecks,

be chosen from the other 25. has not only set a dangerous Bulgars, and Albanians.

candidates. example of successful deñance. It has deprived Russia of direct access to the Adriatic Sea, tradi- - tional objective of Russian

The Politburo have deckled to let up on the war in Greece and devote all their attention ไธ Tito.

had achieved.

arc

New army

To work more smoothly with t

According to Taltsibos and no Communists recently captured in the Mount Vitsi area, Tito is

Greece Into for refuge from

have massed troops in Southern Yugoslavia.

this annual election has been

a formality hours. worth more than Normally the President retains Before the war he used to he his office till he dies or resigns.

Resignations are not frequent, keep 21 horses in his stables. locking up all guerillas fleeing although, since 1918, there has Now there are only three.

For the seventeenth President DICKENSIAN

of the Royal Academy life will been a rule that members of Yugoslavin, He is also reported the academy should resign from AN almost Dickensian figure, be no bed of roses. He will Imperialism, which the Kremin Bulgar and Albanian army

ali offices when they are 75. Sir Alfred's letters to the have a gold chain and medal Sir Alfred Munnings has not press, his speeches and his he will be knighted; he will all shown a recelve £300 a year "for his Russia has, therefore, decided units, the Greek guerilla army What are Tito's chances of yet reached the age of relire- paintings have to call off for the time being the has been entirely

and berieflif” under President strong traditionalism. reorganised, dealing successfully with this mant. He became

Chantrey He has attacked the cleaning the terms of the drive to the Egsan Sen-the Gone are the small dispersed Bulgar-Cominform plat?

when he was 60 in 1944, beat- alrategic objective behind her guerilla units which used to

vate him a campaign to establish Com-

harassing warfare

decided to Gallery, the works of Picasso, its own discretion, lo 11. But he has

so that he con devole Matisse and Kiec, the British grant. munist regime in Greece. In against the Greek Army and ways providing: (1) There is resign effectively

time to

But, as the representative of des no powerful treason against him more

his two great Council, the Tate Gallery and stend she is concentrating all her gendarmerie,

horses and the provision of milk for school official British art, he will get Balkan forces, including the troying the economie life of the from his own friends; and (2) loves-painting

children,

more kicks from the moderns Greek guerillas, on regelning, country. Goms too. Is their The Russians do not turn the racing them.

half-penco He has defended thatching. than

from his the Adriatic and chief, self-styled Generalissimo guerilla campaign into a full-

and fried onions, Eros, orthodox supporters. Markos.

scale open war.

access to crushing Tito.

NANCY

conduct

Dry Reading

WHAT AWFUL WEATHER-

I CAN'T GO OUT TODAY

I'LL SPEND TH' DAY UP IN MY

ATTIC READIN OLD MAGAZINES

own use

Prelly fair, I would say, at-27 · Aukustus John by 24 votes of pictures at the National Bequest. The Academy may, at

Who will be the new Pre-

"1 steak sident? Sir Alfred said,

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