Show 1 jirE Philosophy of Governments I r- r ri riSet Set Forth in New Fantasy t JM l n nJ J I 4 Antoine de Saint ys y's Delightful Fairy f r j b Story TI The e Little Prince H Holds More I for Adult and Child Alike k Than Artistry w. w i J L ue z ill w. r fie d 1 r i. i u uBy By BAUKHAGE doIl N News New Vj Analyst and arid Commentator e tJ Service Union Trust Building Washington D. D C. C On a June day when a gentle breeze brought the scent of new- new mown grass in through the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House windows President Roosevelt sat at his desk and read slowly to toa toa toa a group of correspondents from a typewritten sheet It wasn't a formal formal formal for for- mal document but it was an historic one one its its purpose was to remind the Italian people that the military campaign campaign campaign cam cam- against them which had just scored another Allied victory Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pan- Pan was the result of the misconduct misconduct misconduct mis mis- conduct of their rulers The message has been variously interpreted since but to me it contained contained contained con con- one significant point the point the reminder reminder re re- re minder of the coming birth of a new nation the new Italy which will emerge when the chains of arrogance arrogance arro arro- arrogance gance and brute aggression which bind her are broken There has been much talk about war post-war policing policing policing po po- po- po of the made re-made world little thought of the philosophy which will underlie the forms which the reborn governments must follow To me such a philosophy is set forth in a work of pure fantasy A hopeful note for nations and men is sounded in this delightful fairy tale by an author who found spiritual rebirth in the tragedy of the fall of his own nation I refer to Antoine de Saint-Ex- Saint and his latest work The Little Little Little Lit Lit- tle Prince Those who have read his Night Flight Wind Vind Sand and Stars Stars' and Flight to Arras are not sur surprised surprised surprised sur- sur that he could create a fairy fairytale fairytale fairytale tale as delicate as this Reviewers have disagreed as to whether it is for children or for adults I believe it is for both like Alice HAlice in Wonder Wonder- land But the adult will find in inThe inThe The Little Prince something more than artistry and the children will sense that too I think Saint is a brilliant aviator aviator aviator avia avia- tor who built up night flying for the French airlines airlinE in South Smith America on n. n He fought against the Germans Germans- Flight to Arras is the remarkable book which tells of that experience He is now back with the French army in Africa scene of the opening opening opening open open- ing of The Little Prince The Princes Prince's Story Six years ago the author says I III made a forced landing in the Sahara alone a thousand miles from help and faced the necessity of repairing repairing repairing re re- re- re pairing my motor by myself within the number of days my rny drinking wa water ter would last The first morning morning morning morn morn- ing I was awakened by a determined determined determined deter deter- mined but gentle voice which said If you please draw me a sheep So learned the story of how the Little Prince had found out what is really important in life The Little Prince is at once a delicate delicate deli deli- cate wisp of fancy something so sheer that at moments he seems to float like a piece of thistledown before before be be- fore your imagination imagination again again he has all the reality of truth itself he is eternal childhood all that is gentle gentle gentle gen gen- tle and confiding and lovable with the faint shadow of sorrow on his I winsome face he is the tug at your your heartstrings that comes when youth looks at you in wide-eyed wide confidence confidence dence reaches up to take your hand the the same reminiscent tug when YOU VOU look hark back and In see COQ P th Vir 1 u u v w me un e surprised I and nd longing sorrow in the eyes of i your own lost youth The Little Prince lived far away it seems on a tiny planet with three volcanoes so small that he cooked his breakfast on one of them A flower came to his planet and the Little Prince loved her and cared f for her but he couldn't understand her herand herand herand and so he left to try to find out ou ut t Why y He finally reached the earth and nd here the fox taught him The Little Prince had never seen a fox fox Come Come and play with me he said I HI am so unhappy I HI cannot play with you the fox said III Lam Iam am not tamed The Little Prince did not understand He told the fox that he was looking for friends and asked d him hini what tame meant Philosophy of a Fox It UIt is an act too often neglected said the fox it Hit means to establish establish lish ties to me you are still nothing but a little boy who is just like a hundred other little boys And AndI I have no need of you To you I am nothing more than a fox like aI a I hundred thousand other n of little faxes foxe foxes But if you tame me the then n we shall S need each other To me you will wUl be in the u unique whole world T TI To you I shall shaH be unique in the whole whole- world m 11 I HI am beginning ro to understand said the Little Prince there is is' is flower I think she has tamed I E me sear it If you tame me me methe the fox went 1 on Hit it it will be as if the sun 1 cameto came came- to shine on my life I shall know en eai the sound of a step that will be different dif dif- ferent from all others Other steps r send me hurrying g back underneath the ground Yours will call caU me like- like music out of my b burrow arrow And then f I look you see the grain fields do down yonder I do not eat bread Wheat e eis is of no use to me The grain fields e esay esay say nothing to me and that is sad c But you have hair that is the color color i a of gold Think how wonderful that e will be when you have tamed me 31 ID The grain which is also golden wily will 1 bring me back the thought of you v And I shall shaH love to listen to the the t wind in the wheat The fox gazed at the Little Prince Prince- for a long time Please tame Please tame me 9 J i he said I want to very much I Isaid said the Little Prince but I haven't 3 much time I have friends to discover discover dis- dis fis cover and a great many things to to- I understand One only understands the things things- I one tames said the fox men have j jno I no more time to understand any any- 1 ii thing They buy things already- already made at the shops but there is no no- shop anywhere where one can buy friendship and so men have no no- p friends any more If you want a a. friend tame me And so the Little Prince did and another day when he came back the the- fox said It would have been better if you had come back at the same- same b hour If for example you come at four o'clock in the afternoon then at three o'clock I shall begin tobe tobe to to- t be happy I shall feel happier and J I happier as the hour advances At four o'clock I shall already be worrying worrying wor wor- and jumping about I shall shan 1 show you how happy I am But if you come just anytime I shall shaH never never never nev nev- nev- nev er know at what hour my heart is isto isto 5 to be ready to greet you But finally the Little Prince had to goAh goAh go Ah HAh said the fox I ClI shall cry Source of Comfort It UIt is your own fault said the the- Little Prince I uI never wished you p pany any sort of harm but you wanted me to tame you Yes that is isso isso t tso so said the fox Then uThen it has done you no good at all It has done me good said the fox because because be cause of the color of the wheat fields And there I think perhaps some some- of you may find comfort comfort in in the the- memories that come from the wheat wheatfields wheatfields wheatfields fields for the common and the beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- things that remind you of someone someone someone some some- one from whom perhaps this war F has parted you That is only a flash I have given a ayou you of the story of The Little Little- Prince which is not written ritten for children only but for those who havethe havethe have have- havethe the faith of little children and the understanding to see how tragedy can bring forth something which can l light the long shadows which it leaves out leaves out of the tragedy of his nation and the of his own soul came this charming fantasy from the pen of the writer soldier-writer with the secret he learned from the r Little Prince who learned it from the fox fox fox- t It is is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential i is is invisible to the eye Diary of a Broadcaster A postcard signed by a fictitious s r name dated the day Pant Pantelleria fell contained this statement Italy so far has got the best territory ter of the world most of France the richest prize of th the var war Jugo Jugo- slavia the greatest area in the world Greece and her is- is is lands Italy will dictate the peace save the USA U.S.A. and get two-thirds two i of Africa meanwhile Mussolini is h Supreme everywhere Italy got alland all alland t and lost least can fight 1000 years t Some pounds of bombs y island t were dropped on Pantelleria tt 11 when it t from June 1 to June capitulated 1 |