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...hang on with a majority of 81 in a House which is normally Conservative by 210. But for two long days stubborn Neville Chamberlain clung to his office while Adolf Hitler struck savagely at the Low Countries (see p. 22). Desperately Mr. Chamberlain appealed to Laborites Attlee and Arthur Greenwood and to Liberal Leader Sir Archibald Sinclair to join a National Government. But both Labor and Liberals were firm. Labor, with its 164 votes, though it could not command a majority, could write its own ticket with all Britain demanding national unity. And Labor, meeting in a Party conference...
...week's end Prime Minister Churchill announced his War Cabinet of five: Conservatives Churchill, Chamberlain and Lord Halifax, Laborites Attlee and Greenwood. For himself Mr. Churchill took the title of Defense Minister as well as Prime Minister. Lord Halifax kept his job as Foreign Secretary, Chamberlain was given the sinecure post of Lord President of the Council. Major Attlee became Lord Privy Seal, Arthur Greenwood Minister "Without Portfolio. Thus, the two new Cabinet members and discredited Mr. Chamberlain, though responsible for conduct of the war, were relieved of major administrative duties...
Although no Cabinet crisis followed at once, the press, the public and the politicians began asking pointed questions. Deputy Labor Leader Arthur Greenwood (whose Party, having opposed conscription, was partly to blame for the troops' greenness) said in a speech over the weekend: "I believe that military and naval direction of the war in Norway is competent. What I do not understand or trust is the political direction...
...long Greenwood will be able to continue the operations of the company is conjectural," wrote SEC in giving its doubtful blessing to the sale...
...sanguine new President Greenwood did not see how he could lose. For in addition to the physical assets of the plant, which have a possible salvage value of around $11,000, he has also taken over $11,715 in quick assets-$6,324 in cash, the rest in receivables, materials, prepaid accounts. If gross could be increased, debt-free Gardner Gas might yet become a fair moneymaker for its president, his five employes. To do that, Bob Greenwood had an idea on which (between meters) he worked last week. He went looking for off-main customers in the country...