Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
British Empire
More Liberal
To Colonies
End Of Old Theory Seen
in Cabinet Shakeup
BY PAUL MALL0N


w End of the British Empire
theory of government is being
seen by some political X-rayists
in Churchill cabinet replace
ments.
1t is not only that Grips was
too socialistic even for the labor
party a few years back land ex-
PEELED therefrom) but the whole
incoming group. including the
new archbishop of Canterbury,
have varying tinges of liberalism
and democratic careerism as OPP
posed TO the old school tie caste
system.
1t may be true the old Vic
torian theory of empire is now
practically out. That process
had started before the war.
Churchill rightly calls il now
"the British commonwealth OF
nations.
India is likely 10 get a real
measure of freedom. Australia
is looking TO us for defense.
Canada is running her end Of
the war with complete indie
pendence.
THE story is going around that
L Churchill got the idea for
his revision in Washington, but
this is strongly doubted by local
students of British politics. 1t
seemed to be rather a refor1na-
ton based solely on British
political necessity.
Choice of the new archbishop
of Canterbury had nothing to
do with it. The Bishop of York
is usually chosen for this re-
ligious post and it just happened
that this time the bishop OF
York was more liberal than the
retired archbishop.
The choices of lesser new gov
eminent officials also seems to
have been dictated by desire to
get work done and pacify poll
teal opposition, rather than by
an overall alteration OF empire
direction.
The British government is con-
stituted in a mercurial manner.
Unlike ours, it can shift leaders
and direction rapidly. So while
events are marching inevitably
toward some new order. the cab
met change is not necessarily the
greatest of these events.
nARLAN'S hand is definitely
~ being restrained by fear of
French popular revolt If he de-
liveres too much to the Nazis.
Some grapevine suggestions from
Vichy indicate the question OF
whether he will live very long
depends on the strength of his
bodyguard and his ability to re-
strain himself from handing
everything over to the Nazis.
Hitler is presumed to know
this and consequently does not
wish to press too hard. Revolu-
ton in Frence on the eve of his
spring campaign in Russia would
divert some of his armed forces.
This may be one reason why
Assistant State Secretary Welles
has received such polite answers
from Vichy.
The French people know they
hold no cards yet for a peace
table presided over by the United
Nations. They have great mill
tary respect for the United
States and Russia. They are not
sure Germany will win this war.
These thoughts may save us
from the disaster of Nazi con-
quest Of the French fleet.
A GRE T many Americans
"A want to persuade columnists
to call Hitler "Schickelgruber,"
under the impression that it is
his correct name. Anything that
any one wants TO call Hitler is
satisfactory to me, but the
"Schickelgruber" aspects Of the
matter were set forth some
years ago in John Gunther's en-
side Europe" as follows:
Hitler's father 1Cds the Megiti-
mate child of man named
Sch ickelgruber, 1Cho Wds married
fire gears later. The son kept
the mothers name until he cus
10 gears old IN 1877, then
changed IL to Heidler (Hitler)
and Adolf wds born under that
name nine gears later.
Schickelgruber. therefore. Is
the name Of Hitler's grand
mother.
WHETHER this war lasts one
w year or five may be deter
mined on the Russian front by
June l. II the Reds break Hit
ler's military might this spring.
or even hold it, an end of the
European phase Of the war would
surely be brought near. 1t all
depends on how much material
Stain has and no one here
knows.
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