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» THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. N (Note—In Drew Pearson's ab sence, Herbert Bayard Swope, long a student of British political affairs, contributes a guest col umn on the new labor govern ment.) By HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE Former Editor of the New York World and Public Relations Adviser to the Secretary of W'ar. NEW YORK.—The conservative de feat in England is not so striking a blow as some portray it. Unquestionably, there will be a trend toward socializa tion, but I think that this will be con fined, at least for the next few years, to the natural monopolies—power, light, heat, transportation, communication (already in the state’s hands except for cables) and, of course, mining, steel, and the Bank of England. But much of this has been on their program for the last 25 years. In fact, even the Lloyd George gov- amment gave support to the basic plan. There will be a trend on the part of the radical movement in this country to affiliate itself with the British program. And I think there will be efforts to gain a wider and deeper association politically with Britain and Russia. But I do not discern any trend toward commun ism. Whatever Britain does will be done not by dictatorship, but under the rule of a true democracy. That characteristic saves it from becoming a repetition of Stalinism. After all, only two commun ists were elected out of 27 who ran. That’s not dangerous, even though the propagandists can—and do—claim 100 per cent Increase! (The Commies had one member in the last House.) No New Foreign Policy. I should doubt that there will be any decisive changes in foreign policy. Britain has consistently adhered to a pretty well formulated foreign policy for almost 300 years. However, it is reasonable to expect a greater sympa thy on the part of the British foreign office for the movement left of center than with the kings and Tories the ex piring government supported. An ap proach to self-government in India is to be expected. I think foreign trade will become more international minded and more collective. I think it will move toward further cartelization. The question about British commerce growing will be dependent upon their range of wage. Labor will drive for wider employment and higher pay. Probably it will take over many feat ures of Beveridge’s plan. To hold the British position in world markets will require subsidies. In other words, Britain will embark upon a species of protection. Long Labor Rule Attlee is a good man, overshadowed by his association with Churchill. I5fy guess is that labor is in for a long run and, if there is any change it will be to displace Attlee for one of its own, such as Bevin or Morrison. As its name implies, this is a labor victory, built in a democratic framework. Unquestionably, the fact that la bor received a clear majority of all the votes, will tend to unify the country. I believe there is nothing to fear from England. In fact, we may be able to learn from this great experiment. My hope is that there will not be too great a limitation set upon free enterprise. We should remember that Ramsay MacDonald's labor government swung steadily to the right. In fact, it is axiomatic that the ins grow conserva tive and the outs more radical. That is happening in America right now. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Republicans were gradually to move to the left, as against the conservatism of the southern democracy. Universal War-Weariness In my reading, it is almost a settled law of history that every country en gaged in a war repudiates the leader ship that brought its people into the war. We saw that exemplified after World War I. All the victors were re pudiated—Wilson in America, Lloyd George in Britain, Orlando in Italy, Clemenceau in Prance. And the losers, too: the Hohenzollerens, the Hapsburgs and the Romanoffs. Apparently a great wave of war- weariness overwhelms all peoples, and they throw out anyone remotely con nected with the war. If that be true, It disposes of any question of military candidates. But there is small Hkcll- hood of that; America has chosen a great military figure really only once. That was Grant—an9 his presidency was a stench. Attlee's cabinet is a strong one and certainly as good as Churchill had. There is an additional point, in con nection with the English result, on which I should like to expatiate for Just a moment: We Won’t Copy England There is an insistent belief that the English elections are definitely an in dication of how ours is going. While unquestionably, the result shows a ten dency, in reality there is nothing to warrant the belief that it is any more than such a tendency. In 1908 to 1911, Lloyd George was be ginning his successful campaign for vast social reforms in Britain. We remained conservative, electing Taft in 1908, and would have elected a Republican In 1912 had It not been for the Bull Moose split. England went liberal during the war, and thereafter, but we turned solidly to the right Immediately after the war, while England, In the early ’20s elected a labor government. In 1923, when Mac Donald got a plurality, we put our lead ership in the hards of Calvin Coolidge. By JACK LAIT (Pinch Hitting this week for Walter Wincbell) Memo from Manhattan— With my son, paratrooper-war corre spondent George Lalt, I saw a private projection of “The Story of GI Joe,” which then had not yet opened In New York. This is a film centered around some of the famous activities of Ernie Pyle. We both have a sentimental in terest in Ernie. I knew him when he was an inconspicuous desk drudge on a Washington newspaper, a nice little guy who gave no Indication of the im mortality he was to attain in our pro fession. But George knew him more intimately than he knows his brother. They crossed together in a tiny tub to Lisbon, flew from there to London, shared a little flat during the mur derous blitz. They went together to Africa and shared tents, Jeeps and fox holes during the adversities of the British defeat and retreat and through the triumphs of the allies from El Ala- mein to conquest of the desert and thi Mediterranean. • They were side by side in Sicily and in Italy. George had caught malaria in the desert and came back hers for a spell of rest. After that he went through campaigns in New Guinea, Saipan, through the bitter fighting on Leyte. He made battle jumps with the Eleventh Air borne Division and was about to go on to Luzon when the malaria caught up with him again. Gen. MacArthur ordered him flown back on sick leave. Meanwhile, Ernie Pyle had come home to rest and re cuperate at his house in Albuquer que, N. M. I met George at my Beverly Hills retreat, the day after he landed in San Francisco, and while we were there Ernie visited us. He was now on his way to cover the fighting in the Pa cific. By this time, he was the most widely syndicated reporter in the world, the only man in my knowledge who ever had both the top best-sellers on the book market at once, and he could liiive commanded princely prices to lec ture, write for magazines or take any of a score of broadcasting offers. . . . George, who had been through plenty with him, told him he was bound for stuff much worse and more dangerous than he had ever known. George point ed out to him his situation, on top of the world, and literally begged him not to go. But Ernie said the very fact that he had built up so large a follow ing was a mandate and an obligation; he couldn’t quit In the middle; he had a hunch he would never come back, but he Insisted he should go on. “The Story of GI Joe" takes him only as far as his turning to the road to Rome. . . . Burgess Meredith, who gives an uncanny personification, studied under George and others who knew Ernie well and acquired his little intimate mannerisms; makes even those who knew Pyle think he looks like him. . . . But, though he is a star and play ing a greater one, GI Joe is the hero— collectively—of this brave film. I call It brave because Lester Oowan put two and a half million dollars into it, though he had pledged Ernie not to glorify him, gave his principal charac ter no suggestion of any sort of ro mance, and contracted to let Ernie throw out any scenes he didn’t like. He did discard several, which were quite costly, because they made too much of him and too little of the men he loved and who loved him. . . . Perhaps it was this spirit and faculty that lifted Ernie Pyle above any other reporter of his generation. He was a self-effacing little fellow, not physically brave, who sweated and shuddered dur ing action, but who not only never ducked it, but went, weary and woe begone, to seek 1L . . . George tells me that during the nightly Nazi raids on London, Pyle would be panic-stricken— yet he was the first one at his type writer when it stopped. ... He had a lot of resistance, as many wiry little men have. . . . With the kind of stuff he wrote, he could have almost as well worked miles back of the front But the reporter In him drove him right to where things were thickest. His widow, Gerry, has pleased all his friends by stepping hard on a professional project to establish a gaudy memorial park in his mem ory. ... That's exactly what would have made him wince . . . Perhaps modesty was his predominant char acteristic, and it shows In this film, over a natural temptation for a pro ducer, director and actor to create a hero ... To himself, Ernie was no hero ... He was bewildered by the praise and prosperity which poured down on efforts which he intended to be simple and humble, as he was to the last, and which I am sure he would want his memory to be. After many long years at every angle of the business, I am scarcely a starry- eyed worshiper of a man simply be cause he does a newspaper Job well ... Devoting all my space this week to Ernie Pyle makes the first time I have done that since, 30 years ago this week, I wrote an obituary tribute on Paul Armstrong, who was the exact antithe sis of the man I deal with here . . . That bears out a theory which has long seemed sound to me—a man is judged in the direct ratio of what he accom plishes to what he attempts. Six Pairs of Twins in Family Regains Court Title The land of the Dionne quintuplets has produced another marvel: six pairs of twins in the same family. Of these 12 twins, 7 are still living. They were part of a family of 19 children born in 23 years to farmer Olivier Brault, 42, and his wife Germaine, 39, near Montreal, Canada. The 12 living children are pictured with parents. After three years of inaction, Sarah Palfrey Cooke came back to regain the National Amateur Wom en’s Tennis title from defending champion, Pauline Betz, 3-6, 8-6, 6-4. The tournament held at Forest Hills, New York, was the first postwar event. Boyington-W ain wright-W ermuth Three outstanding heroes of the war against Japan, Maj. Gregory Boyington, marine corps ace, left; Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, hero of Corregidor, center; and Capt. Arthur W. Wermuth, “one man army of Bataan,” credited with killing 116 Japs singlehanded, were all found alive in prison camps, despite extreme hardships they underwent. Pete The Pooch Is an Able Seaman Impatience is the name for Pete, who can’t wait for a line to be tossed from the chock, but dives into the sea and swims ashore, guiding the coast guard cutler to its berth at LeHavre, France. After being lifted out of the water, with the line in his mouth, he sees that it is properly moored to bollard. The wire-haired fox terrier meets all ships. *—« Hurley Serves as Peace Maker Mao Tse-tung, Communist leader of China, was escorted by Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, American ambassador to China, to a meeting with Chiang Kai-shek. The result of Hurley’s efforts was a report, “Now with the victorious conclusion of the war against Japan, China is about to en ter the stage of peaceful reconstruction.” L. to R., Mao, Hurley, Chiang. Our Flag Over Japan Proud G.I.s of the 11th airborne watch the American flag flapping in the breeze, soon after their arrival at Atsugi airstrip from Okinawa, as planes in the background wing over the field. The raising of the flag marked complete surrender of Japs. Champ Girl Hurler Connie Wisniewski, of Detroit, ace hurler for the Grand Rapids Chicks of the All-American Girls Profession al Ball league, broke a pitching rec ord with 34 wins for the season, as well as for the three years the league has been in existence. T Did No Wrong’ “Tokyo Rose,” did nothing more than entertain G.I.s, which despite her statement, and that of her rela tives in Chicago, is not what she in- tc::.'.cd. VT’OUR correspondent is not among •l those who see only greatness in ths past history of sport. All games ad vance when greater numbers of play ers take part and improved methods are utilized in training and competition. But when we read and hear that the new golden age of sport, due to follow in the postwar boom, will far surpass the golden age that came after World War I, an immediate disagreement is hereby entered. This doesn’t concern the greater crowds that will undoubt edly pay out more cash in sport’s com ing boom, but it does concern the quality of the talent the next few years will bring along. Suppose we look over a few names that featured our headlines some twenty or twenty-five years ago— Baseball — Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby. The Ring — Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney. Golf—Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen. (Hagen got an earlier start, but he was still a big part of the show.) CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT BUSINESS & INVEST. OPPOR. Agents, Salesmen, men or women! Send immediately for our Money Making Plans. Full particus. 10c. Stamps or Coin. Frank lin Riley, 1207 S. Blue Island, Chicago 8. 1U. MISCELLANEOUS LANDOWNERS—EVERYWHERE Please report at once any natural resource materials on your land. RnrSnretif ftiwMatirlalsDasteratifyHMtoA. Natural Resoorca Bureau. Box 487. Gary,ImL WATCH REPAIRING by certified watch maker. (Bureau of Standards test.) Free estimates on repairs (guaranteed). Reas onable. Haines, Box 171, Englewood, N. J. SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. SEEDS—1944-45 CROP Cabbage, Carrots, Onions, Pepper and Tomato Seeds. Write for prices. Warren Seed & Plant Co., Carrico Springs, Texas. SHOPPING * The be*t rface to start your shop ping tour is in your favorite easy- chair, with an open To ur newspaper. Make a habit oi reading the advertise ments in this paper every week. They can save you time, energy and money. Polo—Tommy Hitchcock. Racing—Man o’ War. Football — Knute Rockne—Red Grange—the Four Horsemen. Tennis—Bill Tilden, Little BUI John ston. What chance has the next f'.ecade to surpass this list in skill, olor and crowd appeal? It might happen, of course, but the odds are the other way. Such present day stars as Joe Louis, Billy Conn and Byron Nelson were at or around the top some time before World War II started, and so can hardly be classed as members of the new “golden age” group who are sup posed to outclass the u.ames we havs mentioned. WHO CAN EQUAL THESS? Will any ball players come along to pass Babe Ruth's home run record to pack ball parks that had, in many places, been drawing from 800 to 1200 spectators? Will any ball player come along to average above .400 for four consecutive years, as Hornsby did? Will any golfer come along to equal Bobby Jones’ grand slam, or hold the high average Gene Sarazen has carried for twenty-four seasons? Will a better polo player than Tommy Hitchcock report, or a greater tennis player than Bill Tilden? Or what new heavyweight will take over the show who has the ring appeal that Jack Dempsey knew in his seven- years reign? All in ail, that bunch of old-timers will be hard to outclass as we look at the picture. • • • NONE Mfl« weiidabuJ St. Joseph /X S P> I P> I M I WORLD'S LARGEST SELLER AT IM HEARTBURN RdtawdiaSi When excess stomach acid causes painful, stiffocah* tug gas, soar stomach and heartburn, doctors osoally prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known for symptomatic relief — medicines like thoeein Bell-ana Tablete. No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort In a jiffy or doable roar money baek on return of fc to os. 26c at all druggists. The new golden age will first have to depend largely upon stars established before Germans and Japan decided to split the world like an apple and not even leave a core. This would have to Include such well- known names as Joe Louis, Byron Nel son, Ted Williams, Bob Feller and a few others. After this/ we get a long list from baseball and football stars on the pro side who were called by Army and Navy when they were barely start ing their invasions of fame’s kingdom. STARS AMONG VETERANS In spite of valuable years they have lost on the field, many of these will return and scrap their way into coming headlines. But the majority of the new stars will have to como from the mil lions of kids now under eighteen, plus the roll-call from some 11,000,000 serv icemen who have been taught many games they never had the chance to know before at close range. There is no doubting the fact that the general average of skill will soon be well above the average we knew twenty years ago. And that is what counts heavily. There will be new rec ords—especially in distance races as we go out after the flying Swedes. We will have a far greater number of participants, also deeply important, in every sport. And these will all play to record-breaking crowds, as Belmont showed the way last week with its 57,000 human sardines hurling well over $4,000,000 into the mutuei’s maws. There will be a far greater mass of competitors to call upon. But that first golden age is still something to out class—Ruth, Dempsey, Jones, Tilden, Man o’ War, Grange, Hitchcock and the others mentioned. For in addition to their si ill and power they also had Incredible flares of color and crowd appeal. In the main, their names were known around the world. In addition to Louis and Nelson, Williams and Feller, the new golden aga should lay claim to the Army and Navy football teams of 1945. The iwo great squads directed by Red Blaik and Swede Hagberg have the chance to be rated among the best any colleges have ever known—Including Notre Dame, Minnesota, Michigan and Southern California. Unfortunately, they haven’t the com petition known before the war, but this isn’t their fault. Whatever happens, the next few years in sport will be something to watch and follow, pos sibly the most interesting decade that any crowds have ever known. We have often heard various flights of oratory about the best ball player or the most valuable ball player through the war era. Many names have been mentioned, Including those who were not called to war service, for various and official reasons which in no sense reflect upon the ball player. But when you complete your excava tions and get down to what is techni cally known as rock bottom, there is only one answer. His name is Hal Newhouser, the willowy left-hander of Detroit’s Tigers, who won 29 ball games last season and has already packed away 20 victories in this waning Au gust campaign. This means a total of 49 winning starts in the last two sea sons, with several weeks left. Dean won 58 games in 1934 and 1935—Hub- bell 49 in 1935 and 1936. 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