Evening star., 1942-09-28


by other individuals In other words,
there is no conflict in the cabinet
departments over authority, and
there is no such thing as one de-
partment overlapping the other. To
nv mind this has been somewhat
the cause of the great success of the
struggle of England
Big Incomes Disappear.
Taxation is beyond understanding
! TO the average American. AS I
said before. every one is taxed, and
| taxed heavily. At a dinner ten
dered to me by Lord Beaverbrook. at
which were present over 20 of the
leading businessmen and manufac-
turers of England with offices in
/ London and outside, I was as
! founded at the information I re-
! ceived as to their taxation.
For instance, I was advised of a
statement made by Sir Kingsley
Wood, chancellor of the exchequer,
that only 80 people in Britain now
receive over $25 900 year, while in
1888, three years ago, there were
1000 receiving over s25 900 a year.
The earnings Of corporations and
wealthy individuals have been almost
so thoroughly taken away by taxa
ton that it amounts to almost COM
plete confiscation of salaries and
profits. Still those big men do not
complain: they know what would
happen If England is crushed.
There is so very little opportunity
for the workers to spend their money
that amusements, such as picture
shows, are overcrowded. There is a
small sprinkling of people who say
We'll, we are saving something for
| the government. but, after all. how
do we know whether this money will
be quite so valuable two or three
years from now?"
Then again, the hunger for some
thing to change their thoughts from
their continuous daily work encour-
ages the patronage of places of
amusement; but complete sobriety
and temperance prevails. There is
no indulgence of any kind in any
amusement that would render the
individual conspicuous.
1t is needless for me to say that
the British people are so exception
! ally grateful to America and are so
thoroughly prayerful for our con-
tlnued and increased assistance that
it would be impossible to understand
unless you heard them express them
selves.
Grateful to America.
From every point endeavored to
get the feeling of the common peo-
ple-in the corner taphouses,. in the
restaurants, on the buses and street.
cars and in the shops and factories.
The prayer of even those who are
partially numbed from war, as well
as those in high positions in govern
ment and industry, is that the
United States will continue to be
helpful
The press of England is playing
the game 100 per cent with the
government. Newspapers, of course,
have been cut down to almost Moth
ing. But no newspaper dares to use
the war for political or vengeful pur-
poses. They realize that the people
would protest, if they had any de-
sire. which they have not, to be
unjustly critical. I wonder why we
could not improve this situation in
our own country.
If small strike takes place in
England it isn't headlined, stating
that the workers are untrue to the
government and that the leaders
have broken their pledges. 1t is
isolated in a corner of the paper
and this has great tendency to
prevent stoppages of work.
Largest Union Membership.
The largest membership ever en-
joyed By the Trades Union Congress
of England-over 5000 ,0OO-now OBJ
! tains. There is some hesitation
about taking the innumerable work
ers who nave been taken from other
employments into the organiza tions
which now have jurisdiction.
They are thinking of the return
| of the men in the service. The
workers themselves seek admission
to the unions Immediately wher
they are qualified for membership
There are few jurisdictional dis
putes
If not adjusted amongst them
selves, they usually are submitted
to referee, whose decision is fina
and binding. Of course, they have
no conflicting organizations such a.
we have in our country, and over
there they magnify unnecessarily
the division in labor in this coun-
try, which I endeavored to clear ur
as best I could They appreciated
the information I gave that both
great organizations of labor ir
America were supporting our Gov
ernment 100 per cent in this great
conflict.
Prime Minister Churchill was very
generous in answering questions
and in giving me information, which
I cannot disclose except to the Pres
ident lest it be used by our enemies
and all through a luncheon lasting
two hours he enlightened me or
many points that very few in oul
country, with the exception OF gov
ernmental officials, fully understand
Russia Will Hold.
He explained to me many matters
pertaining to Russia. Gle had just
returned from Russia) was some
what encouraged as to the future
The general consensus of opinion ir
England is that Russia will hole
out although she may be driver
back, but that she will never sur.
render, no matter how difficult Il
may be for the Russian people
and they are being subjected tt
awful aufferings-but they are gal
lantly fighting day after day, anc
although losing many importan
points they are preparing for theil
withdrawal.
Mr.. Churchill has the confidence
and esteem of almost all the people
Labor unanimously pledged its sup
port and approval of him.
I found no man or woman II
England who believes they are golnf
to lose the war. I also found M
man or woman in England WHIT