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Faced with the problem of reporting the true state of the battle while withholding facts which might comfort the enemy, few generals find it easy to state the bitter, unqualified truth in communiqué or other public utterance. One of the frankest admissions of modern times was Lieut. General ("Vinegar Joe") Stilwell's after retreating from Burma: "I claim we got a hell of a beating." Classic example of the frank general is the Greek Pyrrhus. Upon receiving congratulations on his costly victory over the Romans at Asculum (279 B.C.), he replied: "Another such victory and we are undone...
...Vinegar Joe," an infantryman through & through, is in the anomalous position of having nothing but air-force troops to command in China. Chennaultmen say that honest Joe Stilwell has taken his command literally, has countermanded Chennault's orders on occasion, on others has dispatched flyers to raid points which Chennault did not think should be raided at the time...
...78th Congress, after the exciting days of its birth and its blessing by Franklin Roosevelt, got to work on Capitol Hill. Its future now looked a little clearer. This was a Congress full of vim & vinegar, eager to get on with the war, busting to assert its independence, and judging by the temper of many members, eager to throw its weight in constructive rather than destructive fashion. Of party politics there would be plenty, but each side had a shrewd notion that the successful way to make political hay was to beat the other in getting on with an effective...
...second week in a row, the New England Repertory Players have chosen a potentially entertaining vehicle and then failed to give it the performance it deserves. Paul Osborn's "The Vinegar Tree" has all the characteristics of delightful farce: sparkling dialogue, timely action, and an appealing story. Except for an unnecessarily tricky final curtain, the play itself can easily be cast and directed to complete success...
...Vinegar Tree" has turned out sour on its opening night. The shortcomings, however, are easily correctable with little effort. Shifting a spotlight six inches to one side, a rearrangement of properties and one or two simple cast shakeups can save a clever comedy. With those few alterations, Joy Street's second presentation of the year will be well worth attending...