Word: comments
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Cahal's letter on British candor (TIME, Dec. 7) and especially TIME's editorial comment thereon seem to reveal confused thinking on that most frequent source of American confusion, India. Mr. Cahal asks where do Mr. Churchill's characteristically candid words (on the "liquidation" of the British Empire) leave India, and TIME, quoting the so-called "Churchill clause" in the Atlantic Charter, opines "Mr. Churchill evidently considers India 'an existing obligation...
There was no official comment from London on the request. There was, however, a new account of how Malta carries on. An Englishwoman just returned to Britain reported that every time the sirens sounded she headed for the deep shelters. "Hey! How many?" she would shout to Maltese urchins along the way. If they answered: "Nine Stukas," she hurried on. If they answered: "Musso come today-spaghetti-not too much good-go home...
From India came this comment on the Indian problem by Chakravarti Rajagopalachariar ("C. R."), stanchest United Nations friend at liberty to speak his mind: "Whoever is to blame, they have succeeded in creating a great mess. The extension of the Viceroy's term symbolizes the situation most completely. Every party is sitting tight. . . . Now the situation is more difficult than before...
Bond sales have risen recently, John Ellison, head chairman of the committee, announced last night, refusing to comment as to whether or not the increase was due to the incentive of the pictures contributed by Milton O. Caniff. In all the Houses during the next few days, furthermore, attempts will be made to raise this total still further by encouraging students to give bonds for Christmas presents...
...Without comment the Beards, stubbornly opposed to imperialism, to internationalism, to war for unclear ideals, reprint President Roosevelt's brooding question of April 14, 1942: "I want a name for the war. I haven't had any very good suggestions. Most of them are too long. My own thought is that perhaps there is one word that we could use for this war, the word 'survival' . . . survival of a hemisphere. . . . And when it comes to cleaning up the mess at the end of this war, after the Axis is defeated, we will have again a Hemispheric...