Show G R U 0 OR W FA BRITISH AID IN PACIFIC Representative Ex-Representative Norris Poulson of California Republican returned from London recently and refused to be quoted in the press on what he had learned there about British aid to the U. U S. S A. A against Japan I Finally confronted with the detail of a conversation in which he had participated Poulson admitted that he had discussed the Pacific war warI I with two influential members of the British parliament I Just what sort of at help help can we expect from you people once Ger Ger- Germany GerI Germany many is knocked out out- s Poulson I asked them Well weve we've got an army army arm of over I Indians one of I the two 1 t Britons replied You can have them i But you know perfectly well we wei I i cannot rely on them Poulson said bluntly be lucky if it they dont don't fight against you let Jet alone i fight for you against Japan I The admitted he too I II I I was worried about the Indians but butI added At any rate theres there's a n large i I army of at Australians and New Zea- Zea Zean landers I In other words countered Poul Poul- Poulson Poulson Poulson son you people here on the island are going to pull out just as soon I I as you can leaving to your coloni coloni- colonials colonials als all the responsibility for any aid we get in the Pacific about right was the re re- re- re ply Weve had five years of f war wa r here That's enough Note Note Despite Despite congressional con con- concern concern cern earn some high U. U S S. navy men me are not enthusiastic about teethe either ither r British or Russian help against again t Ja Ja- pan They feel U. U S. S forces can do dothe dothe d o the job themselves When the British wanted to send senda a naval force to cooperate with the th e fleet in the Philippines Admiral King objected and the Pres Pres- President President ident virtually had to overrule him BRITISH TROOPS PROTECT GREEKS For some reason the news was suppressed in the United States but a very significant event took too k place in Greece during durin h the trouble between the British Britis and the ELAS EAM-ELAS Greeks When the British ordered s in- in to suppress the Greeks Gre ks the troops sided with the Greeks and an d refused to fire fare on them T The troops were a garrison of th the e British Indian army The Indians Indian threw their weight on the side of ot o i the Greek organization which bitter bitter- bitterly ly opposed the return of Kin King George and which Churchill claims claim s to be communist There was no n 0 rioting or bloodshed The Indian India troops simply cooperated with the tin e Greeks Simultaneously Krishna Menon secretary of the India league made mad madea mada e a speech in London attended by sev sev- several several severa eral era members of the British parlia parUa- parliament parliament ment in which he praised the th E Indian troops in and said They go in their landlords' landlords cars car carand carand and vote yote against him The incident is considered ex ex- extremely extremely extremely important not only as asit asit asit it effects Greece but as it ef ef- effects effects effects India and the Far East General Stilwell when in the Burma theater was reported by U. U S. S Ambassador William Phil Phil- Phillips Phillips lips as considering British In dian troops mercenaries who would not put their hearts into any battle as long as India was not given its independence I S a a SECOND CALVIN COOLIDGE In more ways ways than one Harry Tru Tru- Truman Truman Tr Trman u man is like Calvin Coolidge He H e comes from the same backwoods s origin He seldom makes speeches s on the senate s nate floor He is thrifty thrift y remembers the days when the drug drug- drugstore drugstore drugstore store paid him 3 a week But more than anything else Tru Tru- Truman T man has the has the same brand of Coolidge e political luck The Thee lightning hit Cal C first during the Boston police strike later when the party bosses in the th e smoke filled room at the Blackstone Blackston ee e hotel wanted a good composite VP vie viCE to go with Harding I The lightning struck Truman when n I I his investigating committee hurtled hurtle d him to fame later when the Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic I- I cratic bosses dining at the White Whit e House decided that he was the com com- compromise compromise co m promise candidate to replace Henry Henr Wallace That is the man who has assumed assume a the life lite insurance duties of vice pres pres- president pre s ident of the United States He will wi 11 be worth watching S a a CAPITAL CHAFF C. C l When Allied llie f troops entered l a little Belgian town for the first time tim the local loal church warden climbed to t the carillon tower of the church and an d the bells started to ring out The Th e Star-Spangled Star Banner Next came cam e God Save the King and finally finall r Swanee River C CI John Danaher of Connecticut w who failed of I reelection to the senate in i n November ember may get back here even eve n though he lost out to Brien McMahon McM a- a hon Connecticut law requires four four- month notice before notice before a g to an ar election n replace the late Francis Ma Ma- Maloney M a- a loney can be held and Republican Republica Governor Ray Baldwin may name nam e Republican Danaher to serve in the th e interim with Danaher also in the election running g C. C l Burma engineers have coined a ne new word to describe Tails jungle A trail fairly good trail is described as |