The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-04-26

for damaging his wife, not the
bottle, and convicted. There was
some doubt of the mans SAM
ty, but the medical report was
that he was sane but not very
bright. The case seemed to me
much ado about little until I
read about it the next day on
the front page. It seems the
Judge in the lower court had
thought the APPELLANT was vast
ing the jury's time and so in
terfered in the conduct of the
trial. He was reversed by the
appeal judges on the ground
that even a stupid man has a
right to present his case to the
jury in his own way. Even a
half-wit is entitled to his day
in court. I didn't find as much
ceremony and solemnity in Eng
fish court-rooms as I had ex-
pected but there was certainly
less noise and waste of time
than in most American courts.
Everything was done in a very
quiet and business like manner.
I came away feeling that Eng
fish justice deserves it's great
reputation.
I saw two plays. Tomorrow,
the World" is the story of a
Nazi boy who was adopted by an
American family. It is a good
play, but English actors simply
can't act and talk like middle
western Americans. "Hamlet'
was the other. 1t was played
without many cuts, but at high
speed. I feel that a play like
that where everyone knows the
story is more of a ritual than
a play. Of course the acting in
both these were tirSt-rate.
I spent part of a day at Win
chester. This was the capitol of
England during part of the An
glo-Saxon period, but now is
much like any other English
county town. There is a fake
round-table, which hardly any,
one supposeS King Arthur and
his knights used, but everyone
goes to see. Tourists are queer
people.
On the way back I stopped at
Oxford. I found most Of the
stores closed, it being Thursday,
an exasperating English custom.
I went in one book store how
ever, that had the widest variety
I've seen in any such store and
I've seen some big ones in New
York.
A few days ago I was in
ChepStoW, while I was waiting
for a bus an Englishman next
in line ahead of me said his
car had broken down, he was
broke and trying to get home.
I gave him a tlorin and he
showed me his identity card,
gave me his address and offered
to take me around some Sun
Gay. Civilians here are regi-
mented almost as much as sold
iers. Besides an identity card,
an Englishman has to carry an
employment record, with out
winch he cannot get a job, a
medical card, without which no
doctor will take care of him,
and, of course, his draft regis
tration card. Some of this is the
result of War-meaSures, but
SINE, like the identity card will
PROBABLY be continued in peace
Time. l hope things will never
become like this in the States.
CnepStoW has a Norman
castle in a fair stat of preser-
Walton and picturesquely situat-
ed ABOVE the Wye river, which
has a very high tide. The town
sIll has part of a city wall with
an old gate, and the narrow,
winding streets people usually
associate with Old-World towns.
From there, I went on to Car
dill. This was more interesting
than most English cities. Some
OF the signs on buildings are in
Welsh, tho most OF the popula-
ton is English-speaking. Cardiff
is supposed to have the largest
negro and Moslem populations
OF any city in the British Isles.
I didn't have much time, be-
sides, much of the town is Off
limits, so I did not see any ne
groes except American soldiers.
I did see, however, a darkroom
pelxloned, bearded man wearing
a tarbaash, who might have
been a Moslem. Cardiff also has
an old casle, al impressive civ
1c center and an Interesting
museum may go there again,