Evening star., 1938-12-18
Jackson and Ambassador Joseph P

Jackson and Ambassador Joseph P
Kennedy.
When they called back Corcorar
was specific about this being Tom.
my Corcoran, speaking from the
White House"
A mistake came when Tommy got
Senator Bankhead on the wire in.
stead of Speaker Bankhead. But
Cohen asked, quite unperturbed
Whats the. difference" and Cor.
coran shouted into the telephone
Never mind, Senator, you wouldn't
understand either"
Jackson was told to stop thi!
talk that there wouldn't be any
witch-burning in the monopoly in.
vestigation. "Of course we are
gonna burn those fat cats" Corcorar
declared. PLAY ball with businessi
Why, the elections over!"
Corcoran had little difficulty ir
reaching Ambassador Kennedy, whs
appeared to be having tea with tn,
Archbishop Of Canterbury-a dis.
covery that led Corcoran to remark
wait until the Irish in South Bos.
ton hear about that" But the indie.
fatigable Tommy finally got his mar
and told him that while I'VE appre.
ciate your corporation" in tha
speech about cooperating with
dictators," he was to remember "yo,
run things on your side but we rur
things on both sides"
Downing Street Scene.
Suddenly each Of the six phone.
tangled at once with a decided,
authoritative jangle.
Tommy Corcoran speaking from
the White House." the brain trustee
roared into the phone. But his mex
words were anything but a roar
They were very meek indeed:
"Oh, Mr.. President. Yes, Mr.. Pres.
ident. Yes, Mr.. President. AL
right, Mr.. President"
WAS he-er-er-speaking from
the White House?" asked Cohen.
And finally the Gridiron Clul
turned its satire upon world shaking
events in Europe, presenting q seen,
depicting the cabinet room OF No
10 Downing street, official residenc.
OF the Prime Minister Of England
just prior to the return Of Prim.
Minister Neville Chamberlain from
Munich.
A group Of detected foreign offic,
secretaries had assembled to vel.
come Chamberlain back, detected
but none the less relieved becaus,
"our great Prime Minister has beer
up in the air for 48 hours and i.
about to come down to earth"
To lessen the tension one of thu
secretaries suggested some singing
and a good old English song quickly
shocked the rafters. But then ont
OF the group reminded his col.
leagues they would be speaking
German soon, and the group phi.
antly took the hint and broke into
q German folk song, "Sitz' Ich Al
lein."
Chamberlain Arrives.
Into this singular atmosphere
rushed Lord Halifax, Foreign Min.
lister Of Great Britain, to announce
the arrival of Chamberlain. The
roar Of airplane propellers was
heard. The Prime Minister en-.
tered, carrying the inevitable UNI
time blown inside out
and the secretaries Justify sang out:
He is an Englishman!
For he himself has said it,
And it's greatly to his credit,
That he is an Englishman.
For he might have been a Roosian
A French, or Czech or Proosian,
Or perhaps Italian.
But in spite Of all temptations,
To appease those other nations,
He remains an Englishman.
Looking as II he has been drawn
indeed, through knothole, Cham
berlain sank YEARLY into a chair
speeches., detected, dazed. Not
even the entrance OF Lady Nazi
Astor from Cliveden lifted him out
of his spiritless mood, an attitude
in keeping with the mourn
full plant of the lady as she sang
Garry me back to old Virginny,
There let me live til Herr Hitler
has his way.
Long by the old, dismal Thames
have I wandered,
Where must waste breath on poor
Daladier.
Neville and Benito have long gone
before me,
Soon we1l all meet on that golden
Rhineland shore;
Then we'll be happy and free from
all sorrow,
That's where we'll meet, and Great
Britain be no more.
Message Of Good Cheer"
Politely, Lord Halifax thanked
Lady Nazi Astor for her message
Of good cheer" then observed that
as q former American she must be
proud of the role the American
played In the peace o1
Munich.
It was at this point that the hgh'
dawned upon the Foreign Secretary
Crafty, he declared that If Par
lament objects to the Munich pact
well blame, it on the President"
The remark had an electric effect
1t even brought q look Of Joy to the
Of Chamberlain. HI
whispered hastily to Halifax. Ths
latter snapped to attention and an.
nounced to the secretaries that tht
Prime Minister wished to thank Mr.
Roosevelt "for a perfect alibi.'
Promptly, the entire group broke
joyously into song:
You're . sweetheart, II there eve,
was one.
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