Daily Post - 19.02.1943, Síða 3

DAILYPOST
Stranded In
The U. S. A.!
Boise, Idaho.
United States army bomber
missing since January 29 has
beeu foiind in the wild, sno-
wea-in mountain country near
Loon Lake. At least three of the
eight men aboard the plane we
re reported alive. Because of
14-foot snow drifts, rescue at-
tempts by ground crews have
been stymied. The wreckage of
the plane and the three men
may have to stay where they
are until spring. Meanwhile,
food artd other essentials have
been dropped to the men. The
Army also plans to drop a por-
table radio so that the men can
be instructed to remain where
they are until further orders
are received.
Women Fighters
At Cherbourg women tried
to stop a train with French
workers shanghai'd for Ger-
many by throwing themselves
in front of the engine. They
were forcibly removed by po-
lice, but the train could not le-
ave because the brakes had
been tampered with.
Czech Terror
The new Nazi Czech “Protec-
tor,” General Daluege, has
touched terrorist high by order-
ing the execution of 49 Czechs.
“Protector” General Daluege,
has tcuched terrorist high by
ordering the execution of 49
Czechs in a single day. This
mass execution was followed
by the punitive mobilisation of
70,000 Czechs aged between 20
and 24 for labour in Germany.
Failed To Reach
Dead Rusband
Needles, Calif. — After 10
years of waiting for her de-
ceased magician-husband’s re-
turn, Mrs. Harry Houdini is
dead. She died here of a heart
ailment on a train enroute to
New York city. Mrs. Houdini
said before her death that she
had tried for 10 years to com-
municate with her late husband
through the spirit world on
each anniversary of his death.
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Spotlight
Shonld Beveridge Be In Parlt?
In Reykjavík
Today ...
CINEMAS
Edgar Granville, M.P., Gov-
ernment critic, who started the
“Darlan Must Go” agitation in
the House of Commons, put for-
ward a suggestion a few weeks
ago that Sir William Beveridge
should become an M.P.
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“The legislative foundations
of the Beveridge Report should
be laid in Parliament this year
if the Services are to enjoy the
full fruits of victory,” he says.
“Sir William Beveridge should
be in Parliament at this vital
period. Let him contest one of
the by-elections. If the nation
could express their opinion they
would appoint him Minister for
Social Security to pilot his
great scheme through the House
of Commons as Lloyd George
did his, in 1910.”
The suggestion appears a
sound one. To ensure that the
right men would be in the right
place to meet the needs of the
hour, seats were found in Par-
liament for at least four leaders
who have proved almost indis-
pensable, representative of ‘big
business’ Oliver Lyttleton, be-
came Ministér of Production,
Trade Union leader Ernest
Bevin took over the Ministi'y
of Labour, L.C.C. chief Herbert
Morrison was made Home Se-
cretary and Civil Servant, Sir
James Grigg was appointed to
the War Office.
* * *
Sir William Beveridge epi-
tomises the spirit that will win
the peace, not only for British
fighting men, not only for the
British nation, but for the
people of all races and creeds.
He stands revealed as a first-
class economist who has har-
nessed his knowledge and his
ideas to the tempo of the day.
Thé sepse of public spirit motiv-
ating ihe production and pre-
paration of his Report proves
that he has a sense of duty to
his fellow men. He is a true
idealist, for he has propounded
a theory which is attainable. It
can be brought to fruition, not
in a generation, not in a life-
time, but NOW!
There should be room for such
a man at Westminster. Sir Wil-
liam may not be a politician,
but he has proved himself im-
bued with the right spirit. He
is the type whom British men
in uniform and women in
bombed streets need, and wish,
to gúide their destinies.
The introduction of sucn
characters into active political
life should be automatic and
would obviate the tendency to-
wards ochlocracy which exists,
not only in Britain, but in everv
nation in the world.
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Perhaps this sweeping con-
tention should be elaborated.
Election campaigning has been
the acid test of high-pressure
salesmanship. The faction who
can utilise the most number of
irrelevant devices to sell its can-
didate to the general public,
usually wins an election. In the
free democratic countries the
element of force is not intro-
duced to achieve this end, but
none can deny that the issue has
depended a lot on admiring
curly headed children, hand-
shaking with the insignificant
and aged, tea imbibing at after-
noon parties. And the service of
a bevy of addleheaded young
ladies able to provide a lavish
display of silken legs dangling
from luxurious motor cars, is
quite a useful adjunct.
Anxiety Felt
For Gandhi
London, Feb. 18th.
An agency message jrom
New Delhi to-day reports that
three members oj the Viceroy’s
Council have resigned on ac-
count oj the Indian Govern-
ment’s attitude towards the
jasting oj Mr. Gandhi.
Although Gandhi’s condition
to-day — on the eighth day of
his fast — had somewhat im-
proved since yesterday, there is
deep anxiety for the outcome,
as his heart action is very
weak.
Mr. Amery, Secretary of
State for India, was asked in
NÝJA BÍÓ: “Hudson Bay” with
Paul Muni, Gene Tierney and
John Sutton.
GAMLA BÍÓ: “Gone with the
Wind” with Vivien Leigh,
Clark Gable, Leslie Howard
and Olivia de Havilland.
REYKJABÍÓ: Bitter Sweet
with Jeanette Mac Donald
and Nelson Eddy.
TJARNARBÍÓ: “The Corsican
Brothers” after the novel of
Alexandre Dumas, with
Douglas Fairbanks and Ruth.
Warwick.
POLAR BEAR THEATRE:
“The Mark of Zorro“, with
Tyrone Power and Linda
Darnell.
RED CROSS
February 19: 6:30—8:30 Mo-
vie.
8:30—10:00 Local Camp Pro
gram.
10:00 Coffee Hour.
Y.M.C.A.
FILM; “Last train from Mad-
rid” with Dorothy Lamour
and Lew Ayres.
Friday, Feb. 19th.
Church by the Lake at 7
p. m. “The weakness of God
is stronger than men . .
All are welcome. R. Biering
Prip Speaks.
London, Feb. 18th.
The Australian Militia Bill
was to-day passed through all
the stages in the Senate, and
having already passed the
House of Representatives it
now becomes law.
the House of Commons to-day
whether influential Indian
leaders of different parties
would be allowed to confer
with Mrt. Gandhi. He replied
that he would be content to
leave that to the discretion of!
the Government of India.