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Labor Minister Ernest Bevin admitted: "We are behind with our airdromes and some of our factories." Onetime War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha, who would undoubtedly like to be Prime Minister himself, declared: "Productivity in factories and docks is falling at an alarming rate. . . . The tempo of our effort cannot be considered adequate when five months have to elapse between the fire of London and the outlining of a scheme for the coordination of the fire brigades...
Later the tune changed. "In the public interest" Prime Minister Churchill (who said slyly when he first heard the news: "The maggot is in the apple.") delayed reporting to Parliament on the Hess incident. Then Labor Minister Ernest Bevin declared roundly: "I don't believe Hitler did not know Hess was coming to England. ... I have seen this kind of stunt over and over again. I am not going to be deceived by any of them. From my point of view Hess is a murderer. He is no man I would ever negotiate with...
...when the smoke cleared, the bill was law. Meanwhile Ernest Bevin's Labor Ministry issued a series of decrees making it harder than ever for school ties to avoid military and defense service by going on to a university. Students from 19 up are now required to join student military-training units, report their progress in university to recruiting boards, and if they fall behind in their studies they may be called up at once. Only scientific, dental and medical students get this exemption. Students of arts and humanities can get just a one-year draft deferment to enter...
...Labor Minister Ernest Bevin...
...Britain's Labor Minister Ernest Bevin broadcast a special May Day address to the workers of France, assuring them of Britain's sympathy...