The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-03
BY FRED HART WILLIAMS
4 Likeness


\ Likeness
AMONG OUR treasured possess
sions is an earthenware tobacco
coniainer We picked il up in an
out-of-the way shop during one
~ our rambles through the off
lhe-shopping district in one Of
the British possessions. This lar
now containing mans solace in
the form Of standard grade of
tobacco named In honor We sup
pose. OF one OF Engand's former
princes. IS of no particular in
trinsic valne But il holds for us.
4 distinct practical and sentiment
tai worth readily understood by
those who enjoy pipeful OF aro-
matte and solacinR tobacco.
Apart from this there is an ad-
aiiional interest in the tobacco lar
because on the front side of this
coniainer in has-relief is tho head
~ an English bulldog. heavy of
iowl as characteristic ~ this
breed; stolid. looking ont with
nnhlinkinc eyes In It's mouth
there projects short-stemmed
large bow pine. With us IL is
ivpicallv British. rcmindful Of one
other charactoristically. and typi-
callv ENGLISH.
j CLEVER cartoonist with
few quick. def strokes OF pcncil
or brush could transform our
china bulldog head into that Of
I've British Prime Minister
Churchill The likeness IS strik-
ne 10 Ms as between pictures We
have seen ~ Winnie and from n
lnorc or less intimate acquaintance
with English BULLDOGS in the
flesh. There arc tho same heavy
firm. and determined fowls: small
unhlnkinG eyes: tho same solid
compaci shoulders and an assur-
ance gibraltar-likc in aspect
r % d ng muchlv concerning
Churchill We feel that he would
not object 10 he likened TO anv-
thing so distinctly typicai Of the
lfrht-Littcl Isle. as the English
bull
Much SURPRISE was occa
stoned when Briiain's front. man
ililed 10 include China among All
lies scheduled 70 wreck tho hopes
of Axis powers This omission
created nc nsionishmcnt within
our mind Churchill only did what
Rrtishers 81 his type have been
doing for centuries The Premier
- no british lslcs IS FIRST. last.
and only for the preservation or
Enrlani's tradition Tvnical OF
he English Rnll Churchill means
that ENGLAND viii hold what she
ms come hcll or hirh water
Mr. Churchill chose 10 select
rs his international cc-narincrs 10
ail him In tho defeat OF Naziism
'rst-two 81 the strongest nations
IN the world not excmpiing Ger
n any and Japan
THE CSA. and tho l'SSR. should
make uncomfortable hclpmates IN
the rc-estahlishmcnt Of a last
inc peace
IN COMPARISON with Churchill.
our Statesmen. and diplomatic rep
rcsenla'ivos. are tyros. The Eng
lish prime minister has convenient
iy forgotten what orr mcn-of-staie
arc ius finding cut that Britain
intends to remain Britain for tho
Erifish 40 sensible person can
sec oihcrWisc We do not blame
Churchll's attitude. because We
understand something OF Britain's
policies.
WINSTON CHURCHILL IS a soil
id and substantial representative Of
Downing street. It's history and
traditions You cannot expect
Churchill 10 be otherwise. ally
more than the English hull 10 as
sumo the characteristics and mark
ines OF the English poodle.
ALL ENGTISHMEN are not Of
the Downing sircei-t,pe: al are
not bred OF cast and class: the in
fluence dominating Briain's states
craft and diplomacy For in tho
hamlets and liitle-tavcllcd viz
lagos tucked away in Yorkshire.
Lancashire and similar idyllic and
sylvan areas Of Englands country
side. live English men and women
far different than those who Rule
Britain A hospitable kindly and
generous people and obviously fair.
In those sections of British Is
lands you will MOI find evidences ~
vicious and vlroleni race hatred as
We have here in Democracys last
strong hold
MANY or ENGLAND'S coun-