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for decisions, playing the issue
on his own capabilities.
Many informed sources con-
slider it likely he will disarm his
opponents by ordering a shake
up Of the middle eastern COM
mand, perhaps summoning Gen
eral Sir Archibald Wavcll, who
is highly esteemed by the press
and public, from India to defend
Egypt.
ERRONEOUS PHRASES
One point on which the OPP
position undoubtedly will dwell
is the phrasing Of communicates
v,,.ich they say gave an erron-
eous impression of the course Of
the Libyan battle. Churchill
supporters consider that the best
reply would be a parliamentary
reading of the actual dispatches
from commanders in the field
which in the first two weeks of
the campaign were almost uni
formly optimistic.
Critics are considered GER
tain to ask why Deputy Prime
Minister Clement r. Attlce re-
ported Churchill lin very good
form" in a transatlantic tele-
phone conversation last Satur-
day when Tobruk's fall was i'm
minent
The strength Of the Conserva-
tive party, which holds ma
iority Of the Commons seats, IS
an impressive factor in any con-
sideration Of ChurchillS de
Tense. Some Conservatives may
Join the political rebellion, but
most observers say the labor
vote, shepherded by Attlee, IS
certain to make up for any Con
sentative losses.
ChurC hilIs maneuVerings
helped cut down opposition
votes in two previous votes OF
confidence in his government.
Appointment Of opponents as
non-voting tellers hcl~ed raise
the government majority in his
46l-1 victory, with p Austen
tions from voting, last Jan. 20.
This vote was the outcome of
heated debate following the loss
Of the battleship Prince Of Wales
and the battle cruiser Repulse
and the staggering defeats In
Malaga.
hu~-hill didn't take part in
tat debate, but Attlee, his
spokesman, declared the tide OF
war had changed in favor Of the
allies, and reverses in the Orient
had been expected in view OF
the empires widespread military
COmmitm> Mt.
Churchill's first test in Com
mons came in May, l94l, fol
I lowing the disaster of Greece,
The Prime Minister Won by a
vote Of 447-3 after a speech in
which he emphasized Britain's
. intention TO fight TO the death
and stressed United States help
in the way Of merchant ship
ping.
A point which should be borne
| in mind in considering the forth
coming parliamentary test, eX-
pcrienced observers say, Is that
| Churchill knows when to give
ground.
| QUICK SHIFT
He held out against appoint
mcnt of minister Of production
declaring no such genius lives
but in the end he brought Lord
Beavcrbrook, who had been in
charge of production, into the
cabinc. with this portfolio. Two
weeks later he replaced Beaver
brook with Oliver Lyttelton
who was more acceptable to
British industriallstS.
When Sir Stafford Grips po-
litical star mounted, as the re,
suit Of his association in the
public mind with Soviet Rus
sia's resistance against Germany
Churchill took him into the
cabinet and entrusted him with
the vital mission TO India.
Grips generally was expected
to succeed at New Delhi, His
political power declined from the
moment he left England.
If Britain were TO choose a
new Prime Minister tomorrow
most observers say Anthony
Eden, not Grips, would have
the largest following in the
Commons.
1t is generally believed that
Eden. who has been Churchill S
minister e war and Of foreign
affairs, is regarded by Churchill
as his political heir.
But one Nj. p. who he'd a cab
met post under Chamberlain
says:
,,rrt,.,'- ,,.l,,t Ngirrt,,, thinks