So Do We

"Are you for peace or against it?" was Mrs. Garrett's pointed way of putting the issue. The Communist "Peace Menace" seemed to her inconsistent with the Communist "War Menace" talked about by Mr. Fraser. We shouldn't be frightened away from a thing because it meant sharing a bed with Communism.

"The report is (1) not lucid. (2) not accurate, and (3) not direct," snorted Mr. Hogg. It couldn't hold water as a legal document. Mr. Cotton claimed that "these Communists believe in Civil War—as in China—but in peace when they would lose by war."

Mr. Cook claimed that the question "Peace or War" was unanswerable, like "have you stopped beating your wife?" Mr. Hardle-Boys (a chip off the old block) became very heated in his denunciation of this "Communist peace". "I want the peace of the world" ("great big Peace!" "Peace on you"—interjections.)

Mr. Piper quoted the bitterness of Colonial Delegates in Paris, drawing attention to the fact that there was already war in the world—in Indo China, Malaya, Greece—and the fight for Peace had assumed more real shape in these countries. Mr. Connor shouted "Reds! Reds!" for some time in different keys, and Mr. E. Bobinson gave a very sane summary of the Manifesto as "A plain statement that the people want Peace. So do we." These sentiments were echoed by Mr. Milburn.