Evening star., 1948-06-25
Britons Regard Dewey
As Next Best Choice
After vandenberg
By WiIIiom McGoffin
Foreign Correspondent OF The Sior end

the Chicago Daily News
LONDON, June 25.-Gov. Dewey's
nomination is accepted in England
as the next best"
There is no doubt that the Brit
ish, like Europeans in general, would
have preferred Senator Vandenberg
as the Republican presidential nomi-
nee, because he is considered
Europe's best friend.
But the British are taking care
not to say anything like that in
print. They are too smart to make
the Russian mistake of coming out
publicly for any one American can
dldate.
From Philadelphia, the London
Daily Telegraph correspondent
cabled back how he had been cor
nered by a Midwestern delegate,
"Who wanted to know in all serious
ness whether the British government
were trying to influence the outcome
Of the convention"
The delegate was relieved to hear
that, far from being the case, the
British Information Service has
even been instructed to refrain
from sending an observer to Phila-
delphia," according to the corre-
spondent.
Cautious Internati0nalist.'
Gov. Dewey has the reputation in
ENGLAND of being a cautious inter-
nationalist" and a regular party
man" While not an ideal candidate
from the British viewpoint, he prob
ably is the most acceptable-a1ter
Senator Vandenberg. Harold E
Stassen lost favor after he came out
against Socialism and Senator TAFT
has never been popular because OF
his isolationist views.
News of Gov. Dewey's nomination
was a front t-page story this morn
ing, although most British news
papers gave greater prominence to
the Soviet siege Of Berlin, which is
regarded here with gravity. 1t Is toe
early yet for an editorial reaction
on Gov. Dewey.
Some British correspondents at
Philadelphia have taken cracks at
him. Rebecca West in the story she
wrote for the Evening Standard be-
fore Gov. Dewey was nominated
couldn't get over his cleaning white
teeth.
IF one sees him in the flesh, those
teeth are cleaning in the photog-
raphers' flashlights; In the re-
sultant photographs they cut
through the half tones with their
radiance. They steal into ones
IMAGINATION. One wakes up in the
night and seems to hear them snap
ming with ambition like an alligator S
jaws"
Ruthless Efficiency" Cited.
Gov. Dewey is described in story
cabled to the London Daily Herald
mouthpiece of the Labor Govern
ment. as "the little Governor OF
New York who does not measure up
to the 5 feet inches credited to
him by his press agents and Is very
conscious of the fact
Gov. Dewey's ruthless ef1clency
in getting votes was credited for MS
nomination.
Alistair Cooke cabled the Man
chester Guardian that Gov. Dewey's
organization worked with ridiculous
professional mastery that even
James Farley would envy"
Correspondent Arthur webb OF
the Herald didn't see the same
toothy smile that impressed Rebecca
West, but said Dewey seldom
opens his mouth to laugh. He keeps
his lips pursed and smiles with his
eyes"
C. v. R. Thompson told Daily
Express readers that Gov. Dewey
made his reputation busting New
York's gangs "by methods which
have since been questioned"
Mr.. Thompson concluded: He
will run America as if it were a big
railway instead of nation. His
administration will probably be the
most efficient in history, but Wash
ington will seem a colder and less
human place"