The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

D
vLsers, just at
that time, were
To-a U.u,ax held in the high
est publ C
| esteem, and which ones were down
toward the foot Of the list Reports
OF this polls result reached here
the other day. and they paid no
compliment TO his lordship. There
likewise were others whose show
ings weren't very fiattering, but his
attracted most attention in our
own midst, because he's right
amongst US and we're personally
acquainted with him.
The poll was engineered shortly
before Churchill recognized what's
Z known as his cabinet. II isn't much
like our American cabinet, but that
is the English name for il. The poll
was TO ascertain whether or not
the average Briton believed 1t
needed overhauling. and, IL il did,
which members ought to be dumped
overheard and which ought TO be
kept on the Job.
The vote was favorable to Winnie
Churchill, as prime minister, by an
SO per cent margin though 1t rep
resented a Z per cent decline since
a similar tally, taken in January.
Winnies cabinet, though, scored
only a 80 per cent approving total,
with the big majority urging its
thorough reorganization.
Halifax In Cabinet
II seems odd in this country for
an ambassador in Washington to
classify as cabinet member in
London. Nevertheless, Lord Halifax
belongs to Churchills inner war
council, "a membership that carries
with il a British cabinet rating
Maybe it's proper that il should,
considering the posts importance
in view OF the close Anglo-Ameri-'
can hookup while the war lasts.
It's John Bulls system, anyway.
Wei, a 6s per cent vote, turning
thumbs down on a cabinet inclusive
Of Lord Halifax, wasn't Of sort
TO be overly gratifying TO his lord
ship himself.
However. the London papers
straw poll went into still minuter
details than that. 1t raised the
questions, Which cabinet member
should be let out first. as worst?
And which second? And third"
And so on down the line.
First prize, as punkest Of the lot,
was won by Sir Kingsley Wood
Lord Halifax registered No. ?.
Herbert Morrison and David Mar
gesson registered third and fourth.
Directly following the poll,
Churchill did, indeed, do some re-
organizing, but he didn't do it alto
gether as per the straw voters
hints.
Sir Kingsley Wood was chancel-
Tor Of the exchequer and a member
OF what's termed the Inner cab
met" He wasn't reappointed to his
chancellor Of the exchequership but
he stays in the inner cabinet. Her
bert Morrison wasn't disturbed as
secretary Of state for home affairs,
something like our secretaryship Of
the interior. David Margesson, as
secretary Of state for war, was
dumped.
Lord Halifax hangs on with no
qualifications at all.
Hes a nice enough old chap 10
meet, in his diplomatic capacity.
Canadians Answer
I've consulted several experts, In
an attempt TO learn why he was
second on that London straw poll,
as a British cabinet undesirable.
An Englishman isn't the right per-
son TO ask He doubtless knows the
right answer, but he doesn't deem
It judicious to give II. Canadians
are the birds who'll tell you. The
Canadian press has played up that
straw poll from coast TO coast. I'll
BET his lordship would have been
No. IN that straw scroll II It had
been taken north Of the Dominion
line
IN the first place" said one Of
my Canadian informants, he was
an appeaser until Herr Hitler took
the warpath. He belonged to the
Cliyeden set"
Furthermore, charged another
Canadian, a newspaperman, Of
course, hes a sanctimonious guy.
He never does a thing until after
he's prayed about three times. In
London they call him the holy fox
Hes foxy. I don't dispute It. Only,
he's too darned holy for a fox"
In short" predicted a third
Canadian pal Of mire. "Britain's
got to have a liberal government
before it1l 90 about for war. II
isn't going to fight like fury, and
then 90 back onto the dole.
But" in a discouraged tone,
you can't get that idea into print
these times. If you try it, you're
an enemy agent"
I'm speaking, though, only Of
straw polls.