Evening star., 1941-12-28

"A. +. HNOLOS.
alterably tied in with the fate Of the
British Empire. A majority of their
countrymen listened to neither.
On March 18, long before the Berlin
Rome Toxic alliance declared war on
the United States, Mr.. Churchill said
in broadcast to America:
"You shall share our purpose, you Will
share our dangers, you Will snare our
anxieties, you shall share our secrets,
and the day will come when the British
Empire and the United States will share
together the solemn but splendid duties
which are the crown of victory
NJ. Roosevelt sHd Mr.. Churchill are
eacy-goinC, affGt'o men. Each has a
bcundless sense of humor and seeks the
sparing wit of close friend for repartee.
The President pals with wlse-cracklng
Harry Hopkins and the Prime Minister
with Brendan Bracken, the Irish joke
maker who also heads his Ministry Of
Information.
Both are products Of the "squirearchy'
of long ago. Mr.. Roosevelt became the
squire of Hyde Park through his Dutch
ancestry and inheritance of estate-Mr.
Churchill the squire of Chartwell as the
oldest son of the third son Of the seventh
Duke of Marlborough, with a country
place in Kent 40 miles from London.
Visit Their Homes Often.
They visit their homes as often as
duty permits. and both love the sea.
Mr. Churchill arrived in this country
wearing peajacket and naval cap, prob
ably the same he wore to his historic
meeting with the President somewhere
in the Atlantic" when they proclaimed
the -four freedoms" and signed the So
called Atlantic Charter
Both claim their happiest days were
spent with the Navy. Mr.. Churchill kept
the British fleet modified after the war
Of 1914-1918 despite internationally pop
ular pressure for naval disarmament. Mr..
Roosevelt started rebuilding the Ameri-
can Navy with some of the first public
funds of his administration.
The Presidents hobbies and pastimes
include stamp-collecting swimming, long
cruises and deep sea fishing He pets a
funny looking dog called Fala. The
Prime Minister limits himself to collect
ing smart cartoons and picture painting
in either oil or water colors. Sometimes
he practices being a bricklayer, for that
was his ambition before his father sent
him to the exclusive Sandhurst military
school and later gave up and let him be-
come newspaper reporter.
Anything, said Papa Churchill, mem
Der of the British House of Commons and
a great Chancellor of the Exchequer, to
keep this dimwit in languages and math-
ematics out of national politics.
Both are authors. Some say Mr..
Churchills best books are Duke of Marl-
borough" World Crisis" and While
| England Sleeps" the latter a TRADE
against his fellowmen for not realizing
| the rising German peril. The same Is
said of Mr. Roosevelt's The Happy War
rior-Alfred E. Smith," and whittier
! Bound"
Political Careers.
They started politica! careers IN the
same meager way, and came up with
precedents. MI Churchill began as a
member OF Parliament in 1900 Since then
| he has held more public offices than any
Englishman of his time-among them
Secretary of Colonies, Home Secretary
president of the British Board of Trade
Minister of Munitions, Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, Secretary of State for Navy
War and Air-and has the distinction OF
twice being First Lord of the Admiralty
Mr.. Roosevelt started as member OF
the New York State Senate in 1910. He
became Governor of his State, and is the
first man in history to serve three times
as President of the United States.
Mr.. Churchill was defeated for Parlia-
ment in 1923, Mr.. Roosevelt for Vice
President in 1920. Both are liberals, with
a conservative background. The former
switched from liberal to conservative ir
the early 1900's and the latter had 9
maternal ancestry of dyedin-the-
Republicanism.
The Prime Minister is an elder brother
of Trinity House, which administers 6
charitable trust for dependents of mer
lost in the lighthouse service. Mr.. Roose.
velt is president of the Georgia Warn
Springs Foundation for victims of infan.
tile paralysis.
They are near in religion-one an Epis'
copalian and the other member of th'
Church Of England. They regularly at
tend Joint services when they meet