The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-28

waiting On his customers, JUST Ike
any other Main Street merchant.
He certainly is a live wire.
though.
When the British prime minister
was in the United States a few
weeks ago, comforting with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Beayerbrook was
member OF his party. and our
Yankee capital had a chance to see
him perform The pep he put into
It was sight to behold. Now he's
coming back TO do II some more.
At the time of his last visit he
was British minister of state IN
charge of wartime production.
Winnie didn't reappoint him. how
ever. in the reshuffle Of his govern
mental advisory group. This was a
good deal Of a surprise over here,
for 1t had been assumed that he
was about the last man the London
cabinet could spare II was quickly
explained. though, that he wasn't
dropped but quit, on account Of the
state OF his health. Washington
verdict, upon receipt of the news
was that, II his health really had
failed, II bad done II darned sud
denly, because, while here with
Winnie, he simply effervesced viril-
ity and energy and what everybody
took to be enough stamina to sup
ply any half dozen ordinary folk.
He'll Coordinate
But then came the further It'd
ings that. out OF the cabinet. he
was returning to cur size of the
Atlantic to represent John. Bull at
the job OF co-ordinating our war
time productive activities with
John Bulls own and those Of the
other United Nations, against the
Axis.
Here was an explanation that
actually explained. II seemed fully
obvious that Winnie Churchill had
rated the Washington coordination
stunt as more important than pro-
auction promotion in Britain itself.
And it's a mission for which the
Beaver" as he's known, manifestly
literally was made TO order.
Lord Halifax. London's official
ambassador in our midst, isn't ea-
actly. He's a nice old chap and
O. k. automatically speaking Hes
no industrialist. though, and.
dyed-in- the-wool Englishman of the
old school. hasn't much compre-
hension Of our rough-and-ready
American ways and talk and man.
nerisms.
Now. the Beavers a Canadian
practically one Of us. He likewise
Is =. business man.
As previously remarked. he's an
ex-pool room operator and an ak
clothier.
From the clothing store trade he
developed into q broker. As
broker he effected a consolidation
Of Canada's cement interests, and,
in doing so. boosted himself into
the uultimillionaire classification.
In those days he was plain Max
Aiken.
That's didn't suit him. He wanted
recognition, not only on Canadian
but also on an imperial scale.
So he repaired to England-head-
quarters. There he broke into par
lament.
A Newspaper Success
He likewise bought newspaper
the London Daily Express. Yer
satile as they make them, re proved
TO be journalistic success. Before
long he got himself knighted. Next
he scored peersge. ss baron
Lord Beaverbrook. The title he
chose for himself was the name Of
some little spot or Canada. Canadi-
ans know where and what II lie, ]
guess, bat cant find anybody else
who does. They say he doesn't en-:
10Y being referred TO as the Beaver.
He prefers to be addressed as your
lordship." It's a preference that
may make il appear that he's top
lofty. That isn't true Of him. how
ever It's kind Of amlable child
ishness that occasionally chaTac-
terizes such individuals as ex-pool
room proprietors who've graduated
into membership among peers Of
the realm. Call him your lordship
and the Beavers as affable per-
sonality as you'll find anywhere
/ Approach him as Mr.. Beaver and
you're apt to offend him. though he