Word: macdonald
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...both his sound and his fury, he is a thrill to hear and see. All of the other parts are well done; notably Anna Maria Canali as Maddalena and Marcella Govini as Gilda. I feared for a while that Miss Govini was a follower of the still-flourishing Jeanette MacDonald School of Cinema Singers--those unique actresses who manage somehow to sing through their teeth (or porcelain caps, as the case may be) and whose little tummies are never seen to be heaving for a breath. However, in this instance, pretty Miss Govini is only fronting for the beautiful voice...
Malaya is MacDonald's show window. British colonialism had developed it for trade, with incidental benefits to the natives, e.g., in transport and sanitation. There was limited concern for education; in 1948 two-thirds of Malaya's million children between six and twelve received no schooling at all. The color bar rankled. When the Japanese came, the Malay natives were largely apathetic; they had no sense of sharing the country with its British masters...
Despite Blimpish resistance in the civil service, MacDonald is pushing educational and economic plans (e.g., more village schools and a five-year plan to integrate rubber-rich Malaya's lopsided economy). He has had notable results in bringing together the federation's rival Chinese (1,884,534) and Malay (2,427,834) population, mainly through the Communities Liaison Committee, in which leaders of both peoples talk over common problems of citizenship and economic opportunity...
...Back Up. If the MacDonald plans work out in Malaya, the chances are better for his greater plan in Southeast Asia. The Commissioner has organized regional conferences on rice and fisheries, lent out British experts in agriculture, mining and other technical fields. It has cost money. In the past three years Britain has spent ?750 million in southern Asia, including India. British resources are strained, and yet the biggest effort still lies ahead. "It's got to be the real thing," warns MacDonald...
Will the U.S. help? The British fervently hope so. A recent American visitor observed to MacDonald that his job was like that of the player backing up the line on an American football team. The other "Mac" quickly added: "In our English game, the only football I know, it takes two to back up the line...