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...unwonted mildness which had characterized most of his post-presidential statements. Said he: "A lot of people here today hoped I would have something to say on political issues, but this doesn't happen to be the time ... If we , point out the Republicans' errors, they might mend their ways, and we would not have the chance to take them to task." This week, at a joint A.F.L.-C.I.O. Labor Day rally in Detroit, Harry made it clear that "give 'em hell" time was here again...
When Michelangelo heard that Pope Paul IV wanted one of his paintings changed, the master snapped: "Let him mend the world; I'll mend my paintings." As if heedful of Michelangelo's sound advice, the U.S. Government has mostly steered clear of trying to mend America's painting. Two years ago Harry Truman asked the National Commission of Fine Arts (whose usual job is to advise on statues and fountains) to see what the Government might do in the way of art patronage. After taking four volumes of testimony from federal bureaucrats, museum people and "cultural attaches...
Lord Finchley tried to mend...
...problem might be solved. More than that, the country would be in better shape to play its part in the European Defense Community: with more troops at home it would have less reason to fear a rearmed West Germany. So argues an increasing number of politicians, whose spokesman, Pierre Mendés-France, came close to being Premier five weeks ago. Watching the U.N. negotiating with the Communists in Korea, they feel that there can be no dishonor in opening negotiations with the Viet Minh Communists...
France is not yet ready for Mendés-France's solutions. The expendable stand-in government of Premier Joseph Laniel was not talking truce last week, but it took the first move in setting up a situation from which advances might be made. It offered a larger measure of independence to Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam, the states of Indo-China, to encourage them to take a larger share in their own defense...