| Show Today Commons Post Would Test Eden for Churchill's s Job By DeWitt DeUitt Mackenzie Associated Press War Analyst If It Anthony Eden resigns the British foreign in order to devote his his' whole ti time ne to government leadership in the house of commons as is reported to be scheduled it will put squarely square square- ly to the test his qualifications as possible successor to the tile great Churchill as prime minister That will be the significance of the move if it eventuates Many British prophets feel that Churchill's Churchill's Churchill's Church Church- ills ill's historic task of leading his people through the valley of blood toil tears and sweat from defeat to glorious victory is iSI i drawing to toa a close He o end and the chiefs of the conservative party are said to feel that the comparatively youthful Eden Eden he he is 46 is 46 is the man to shoulder the burden and they're going to o put him through the mill miD to find out Young Conservative J One important sidelight is that if It and when Eden takes the helm helmIt It will at long last bring the so- so called ailed young conservatives Into power ower after many decades of bat bat- ling with their elders for a place in n the sun Churchill belongs to the old guard So did a long string of f predecessors Maybe its it's wrong to call that a sidelight delight England like the rest of f the world is on the verge of great changes and coupled with those hose will be the postwar problems of f reconstruction It certainly isa is a period when political and correct perspective will be at ata ata a premium So far as foreign affairs are concerned theres there's no reason to anticipate anticipate an- an any material change The foreign minister doesn't lay down Britain's foreign policy in any vent event He may propose some of it but t the e prime minister is the thelast thelast last ast word and what he says goes Disliked Chamberlain Many London observers think Lord Cranborne secretary of ot state for or dominion affairs will become foreign secretary if Eden quits the he post That fits the picture well enough for Eden and Cranborne Cranborne Cran Cran- borne orne are great friends and think alike like on foreign policies Cranborne Cranborne Cran Cran- borne orne followed Eden out into the political wilderness in iu 1938 when the he latter resigned as foreign min minster Ister ster because he couldn't stand Premier Chamberlains Chamberlain's policy of appeasement toward Hitler Eden of course already is government government gov- gov leader in commons but buthis buthis buthis his foreign office duties require so o much time that he hasn't been working very hard at his other job ob Regular leadership in commons commons commons com com- mons would put him on a hot spot where he would either make or break himself in short order Its It's one one of the toughest assignments in n B British politics It calls not only for foX the inspiring qualities necessary for leadership but for supreme tact Churchill Lone Wolf Its It's an interesting commentary that hat Churchill whom England has followed through hell heU and high highwater highwater highwater water in the war emergency is himself too much of an individual individual- 1st st to be a successful government leader eader in commons in normal times Hes He's by nature a lone wolf and but for that fact could have been prime minister a score of years year ago His colleagues always admired admired admired ad ad- mired his genius but writhed under under under un un- der the caustic tongue with whim he ie liked to lash them Ed Eden n should make a good leader He Fie inspires confidence has a a. pleasing pleasing pleasing pleas pleas- ing personality and is possessed of considerable tact which may maybe maybe maybe be an acquired quality Anyway he needs the experience in domestic domestic domes domes- tic affairs Theres There's one other reason why Churchill requires st strong ong leadership leadership leadership leader leader- ship in commons The house has been getting out of hand a bit of late late even even his own conservative party and r-and has been challenging the old maestro |
