Variety (Aug 1940)

^^eanfsday;^ August 14, 194(^ 47 Fair's B: 0^ .Cphtihiiied from'page !■ inc because they see small cKance of itfooiipi^fi their: i)riginar inVestmierit. • A tfw iiave been outspoken m say- ing they hoped the fair would foldi . j.jf,(i£ it would permit them to .diick furlher financial dutlaiy. . Tbeifi have., been many things, blamed, and alibis, offered iqr the hi) ij'ic (if the fair to create the e>c-' pecltcl b a draft. TbUrist travel, from ■ rt)o1f"«00 -lo 2,000 miles away is off k% compared with 1939, ^hile vaca- tibn iravei has slumped more than 20%. ■ New York hotel biz is do\yn ■ ■■ 25- 30^}^ arid travel tours claim;;^t^ business has declined^l^ All are tcinlributing; factors. Btit. aside frohi, .ihjfi^v.many . bf: last year's ^ ; Wav€ been repfeated at the exposition; Tabbed , a . m speGtacle . ' ' f wn, by. skeptical .show people .who ; hJivt' Visiled the' fair; its • very, prox- '• ': JmUy; to ihoijsahds^jhrNew.Yjjrk:€ity ■ . has prompted, innumerable .jpersohs tc pi)^ it oiff. Svitii a .shrfug"of the- Khoirlders .a$ ,being just another.;..atr- ,.i,inctiqn.. '. The disappointing out-of- town attendance has fallen far below, expectations, wheihier. .a baqkdraft j/orn the early: 1939 unfavorable ■prfM. ilDecause- ail tray.el^.is'.down. .. Mi) question . but. that the crowds; iiom the metropolitan area ha ; '^et-h badlyhurt bjr; the ^yar 'and frepareri^'^^s:: ■ 'r ' •'■-.itadvWeatliet-^BreakS;- clicked any. more' this season than last; Public in and .febout NeW .York that gbes . for: Coney .Inland' simply won't go for mininritim charge .stuff and, execessive liquor prices. . the Gypola :: Some, ex a m pies oi these ha ve: been cailed to the atte.rilion of the Fair; Recently,; , rairiy ' inight, benches on- which .the jjirdience Were sup- posed to /Sit . for the - outdoor ' per.- formance, wei'ie .. loo .wet for use, Ghaii's■ arid .tables. at a iierirby., cafei giving a view. Of . the performance,' we re dry. ^ They: we re', a y a i lable,. to. anytibdy desiijing .to pay $1 minimum. i>er person, .with few .takers;; The eiip is. oh at'severarspipts. for liquor;, the listed 'cheaper drinks seemingly, never.; in stock: . All pf ' which does riot bring, reipeai cviS.toni Ot help the wOrdrofrnipilth. > '. ~; ; Of the four: larger shows^ bUtside ,the^ Aquacade, • which ' '. sure Of . S neat proht, .'the exposillo^^ manage-' merit probably . will w up. behind the iejglit-bal] .!o.h at'1^ t)acHerS already wishing, the .Fair was ishiittered; Four most fi-iequcihlly nientioned . by cohcessibnaires are Gay; .New., Qrlearis, Hall of Music, Daneirig Campus '^nd American Jubilee, . . ..G. ;' V.ihcent Pach, vice- presideht.' ... charge 'of .finahce, is given official :i:esponsibirity; ior. bori . . - tracts rriade .fox all four and only Cranled that ramy . weather pyt, a . he knows exactly how much profit iirhper on early .attendance and. that-|. j^^s pj^^. ^^^^ .shp^in lo date.: 'y ihe war hurt and is hurting addi ' 1 ibnaily Via the. hiation's pireparied^ I di;jve, ntevei-theless T^^yrO fi.i a iriaghet for attractihg^^^"« to New York today is regarded by show .business as pretty much a bust The expected huge crowds irbm. the: bin-. : ip:iahds'Were depended to .put the txpositibh bv^; in.fact, the main ex- cuse for the fair wais that N^^Y needed new yisitbrs and business to: ;jif: area. But this, same ^ab^ crowds from 'outside the city has hurt the night ciub and theatre business ■'in-general.... ■ - . . "Where last season weekday : crowd cf 100^000 was regarded as or-, rtiniiry; this year one reaching this figure is exceptional. , .> . . ' The fair management has realigheii Mf^' exploitation and promotion setup, placing Claude Coliins. veteran news- leel man, in charge of stirring Up public interest.: This has produced a 'batch bf '.special days,' special parties fTOni nearby 'communities and con- le.sts. Move, however, may have ' Ix.en taken too late and does not coyer-the void of earlier'- months. Tht special events division has been. a weakie this year, while the pub- licity has been oh a high scale, whereas ia.et . seasoh uhtU August, the. Tever.se was true. pri.ve to pulmotor the . gi>te. niay faitceed, since attendance, la.st week' showed signs;: -of; reviving with the daily paid average being 88,000 <F|iir is able to breakV eVen .br> a fiaily operation of. 67,000 paid, ad- mis.sipns under " the . present ecohotny .KeUip).: ••„■ ■■:■■.■ ' : Mich Prices Still . Many are convinced that the ex- Ipo.sition still is oppressed by the ejTor.s. of last year,' with some mis- : 1;fihes being repeated despite obvious : danger ^signals? The 75c. scale, something, all veteran exposition men said Was a mistake; undoubted- ly lield back the exposition last sea- , son, Vwith « carryover this; year. For • one thing it established the exposi- , lion. as ■ ^class affiair. iTie food in , C on t i n)) ie A ;f roih. pa rc 1. theme in which Chaplin plays '(D a dictator who looks.; like cross be- tween. Charlie Chaplin and Adolph Hitler, an'd (2) a; poor fellow .Who looks' ju.st:'iike, the dictator and is always ;being:- ;taken'. for -him! Pic-. tUre is done entirely in a comic veihj: with the :isa,tire / subbrdinated tb laughs as nriuch as possible. Jack Oakie plays a jut ting-jaw MUssblini.. Settinr Policy Distribution and exhibitionpolicy ■ On the film will be determined in a super-session Of the brains of United Artists, the 'distributors.: Those who will fly to the coast in a week or isd for confabs Ayith Chapli;n~ bh" the policy will include ; Murray Silver-. stohe, ;;UA ■ chief; L... .Tack'^ Schlaifer, Harry- Gold, sales managers; Arthur Kelly, v.p. in charge of.foreign dis- ti-ibiition; Lynn Farnol, head of pub- licity and advertising, a.nd Moriroe Greenthal/ explpitaOon'topper; ". ; ~ Only points definiieiy determined tcr date are that it will be'iMaadshown.; and will be exhibited at upped ad-; mission prices. This, is a departure from Chaplin policy in .the past, which has been, to hold adrnissibn down in order to allo\V a5..niany;peo- ple ; as • possible to- see his pictures; Depleted foreign, situation necessi- tates the - switch; 'Dictatoir' is. yir- tually. certain :to have its premiere in New York. It will be attended by Chaplin. ■ Details of di.«iribution and exhibi- tioii plan are being left to Gold and Schlaifer arid won't be definitely set until they talk to the producer. However; what they are considering "i.s a policy similar'to'that of 'Gone ;'With: the 'wind.'" pic . would open- in, hialf-a-dozen key - cities , irnmedi.ately after the New York precm. It would broadcaster-financed music publish- ing house. Two: outsta.hding ahgles brought; out On alien topic were that (1), the. N;A.B. had petitioned Congress' to; revise the radio law . so that. Gom- muriisls and Nazis could, be refused time and \1) that the Republicans would be given free time for their presidential candidate, Wendell Willkie, if and when they could con- vince broadcasters • that Preslderit' Roosevelt's fireside chats during the; campaign: were ^partisan arid colored with electioneering fare.. Paul Kes- ten, CBS., ;.p. and member of the N.A.B, .code cornmittee, . .was; -the source Of the . latter iriformatibni Kesten said;that- while the code corn- mittee had arrived at-this policy for the coming;presideritiai canripaigh he said that he thought that the broad- casters ought tp.;:pMrsue a line of- reason arid courtesy'. the qUes-?; tioh. ' \" •. ■; ■ ';•;;. . Another CBS■:;' .,. Harry Butcher,' toid the conventioneers s(ejp.s had al- ready beeri taken tb save ijroadcast- ers from the embarra.ssrn.ertt bf hav-. ing to give equal time tb Cpipmun- ists and ■ 'Nazis on political '■ matters. The. amendment • recoriimehded tO; Cbrigress would make' it possible fbr radio stations to refuse time to>par- ties subservieht; to.; foreign . power Or. seeking to .overthrow the Federal government.; .'. ..\.;;v ^ ; ■'■■v.:-'-\;;: ;.' Miller Gets $3.'),qp0 ; Neyjlle: vM iller, ■*N:A,E: preZi .'came put of; the; conyentioh .with fin ex-: tensiPn of his contract for another year and; a raise in^salary from $25,000 to . $35,000; ;■. year: liis . old contract; had ia yea.r; to X9^^^ . : \ . . ; ■■■■ Abe .iSchechter,; "and;; Paul White, .directors, re.«pective]y. bf news' and special events for NBC and ;Colurri- bia, never.got around to deliver the taiks;. that, they had come ; ijrjnnied with for; 3,000 miles. Before their turns canrti.e on the speaking agenda Wednesday /morning; it' was;.fOuhd that the delegates had, to clear out of the rn'eeting room, sb that it could be prepared for- ^ luncheon being tossed by ; Iriter'nationai; News Ser- vice. ; As they dfes.cerided froth the" platform Schechter and White were surrouhded .ljy .'friend.s who cbngrat- .ulated them;bh.their highly jrifbrm-r a:tive speeches. . li. S, Artists' AmUpIance Fund . .1 woiild be able- to unload .and open ^ V ;• London. ' Monday night on schedule.: White- Editor, Variety:; . I head explained to this reporter that : On the. ad vice of your London of- negotiations had been in progress a fice we are writing yOu„the full -de- !;week. afe.o when the carnival pliayed tails of the American/Arlists Ambu- : in Milwaukee. However, ;the negp-; ilance Assobiatibn ■ of; 16 ;;oid Bond Street, in ■ offi<;es k indly lerit. to u.s by tiatiohs. .were broken bff. abruptly;;by the show's managers. ;Carhival next the" ' Music ;Cbrp.- of America,, ^whb ; playied- are helping;us .lO the utmost of their | and .-Hester came to Muskegon :to ability. ; j \vait ifor them. .There is no'quest "The Four A^s .are raising;.'5«bscrip> ..p 1.^; tjons from.Am€rieahs:in all. branches;: 'Whitehead^,Ihstcad, the; irtterhation^^^ of 'the theatrical profession both in! union (AFL) wants merely; recogni-; England and it; home; .fbr Trailer tion By^ the troupe.' .Members of the :■ Anibulahces: tb be supplied tb;- the: troiipe,; however, claim that' their ; British Red' Cross and Ibcai. gbvern-;. membership in Showmen's Leaguelot merits for use, ih: srtiall v-illages an;d;| Amerida' ;isv Spokesmen ; towns throughout- the country; ;; . here; for; the VFW 'claim that 'ihey:. These ambulances, whi^ .tiH .nhipn. • the style, of the; California covered j- ■";: ; ■ ' ;•' -■;- ' ^Loui^ T. Dyer,, v','.'■ wagon, are equipped to hold two | :.. .- WKBZ News Dept. stretcher cases ; and four ' pthea-s. j .;,-■;:- ■; ;';', .;. .'.• —• . - They were cho.sen becau.se; of their I "; V Swiss Viewpoint .. ; ..•. , Lausanne, Switzerland. :.; EdUpr, Variety:; . .;.■ s ,. ; : May 1 add something to what was .printed; in "Variety, June; 26, . on.; the subject ; of exploitation ; ;ibreign '-countries. - "; - ;-;,-. : ^ ;■'-■'' : Here you; have Switzerland./which, was .hot even mehtiOned. 1 .am ;not ibility;; being; readily attflched to.;ahy;form of automobile.oh if; heed: be^ and if no auto of petrol is avail^' able, they 'can be/drawn by a;hbr'se; a rid also because of; t hei;?: .: great mobility; :[ ;;,''-' :;'':;•-; ■ ■;■ •';.. • -;-We- Aihericans in theTheatre in England appeal to buivcoileagues in. the States to hielp in this respect arid; . .. . . - ^ v,v; ; . - ; ^ to send . ■ contribution, however ' fP'Hg to;suggest that this country small; towardi- this very nece.-.sary !a :very;;;:Jmportant .One- for your cause. Whatever the donation it' foreign, business, ^but . even if it . .small: ^business,; stdl .|t IS b.usines.s; play two' houses in each city, one on prices, ;So widely publicized outside :a two-a,day; reserved sfeat policy N. Y. in 1939, helped back up this belief,;. •." ' .-. / :' '^'v.-' ■ ;..;-;' Although the. admission 'this sea- Min started at "sbc. -andi has rerhained there, that old eurse. of high prices lingers on; As has been - pointed but, • . lierhaps the, fair heeds a lower scale —say 25c.—ror maybe it lacks enough . sjpecial; events; (some were scheduled ;>itartinB ;this; week finally )-^but in '[:. if ny event ; the > Flushihg : Meadows j show: has iimiped. alOng ever since ' the/.early rainy . weeks and .unfavOr- able war;news.;blasted a good open- • iing. ; .; • ;;• ^' - ''' :;; Two unforeseen factors also have come to light. One, of course, is the ; ;declirie in tourist; tiravel. The other , ij.,;that induslfial cities which; sent guiiips of 4,000-15,000 last year, are mi.ssing this season because Workers . »>.€ occupied nearly 24 hours daiiy ;or; war: orders. •,- ';. ■;'--' -;;''■' ..■ The public apparently is convinced th^)t il costs plenty of cbin to take '';;or:: the ;N\;'Y' Fair, They even cite "- <h outlay: for getting around the . fi'ourids; with lOc. the minimum fee loT any; sort bif transportation and Wheti chairs costihgimbre .than ;N; Y, taxicabs. . Idea of; trying tb combihe : Coney Island atthosphisret this type or crowd and purse, with night club .rpinimuihi, and high. Jheal taps hasn't with a top tajj p{ $1:50: the -pther on a continuous grind t-at .75c Or $1 top. picture runs; two hours and lO rnirir utes.' ;■■'•; "' ■ - '..;;:■:'' ■. /Chaplin; is how doing ' the editing and . scoring. ; And; although :he is endeayoi'ing to get it out ;;ih; three; weeks, UA officials, knpwjrig his pas.^ siPri; for painstakihg.-care, ■have;:der'- cla red they. • w i 11 be -satisfied . if he got it to them in six. . C6nUhued;fr«in p?ie 3. Grind Axis^ Continued from paf;« 1. cow and Rome. Under existihg riiles the enemies ;bf; d"emocrjicy; can de-; marid, and get. in the hanrie of de- mooracy,: the right to praise dicta-, tbrship and - autocracy and ridicule free institutions.; : From , this deep.- rboted dilemma Ahiericah radio would" like Uncle Sam to excuse ihem; ■ •;;;■ ;•'•::;•-• ; •■••'-■ ; ';;, Paul Ke/steh. -.p; of the Columbia. Broadcastirig ;S.vsifern; expl.ained the Industry's hope oi relief ' in; address- ing the N." A'. B.. -con.ventibri here last week. This phase 'of the conr ventibn .ca.rine Mier the ASCAP-BMI i.s.sue, war jdijpc-ed .cl' iii \hi loxrci of -unanimous- entioriernent of. the currently,, .seem to insist on rernain^ ing: just ;thiat.-■:•■-.':;■- - Studio-st.Ory editors have'.been in- structed to sOan : both . their : pvyh shelves and those of: the play and screen markets for yarns that can be built, into scripts■;of sufficient im- port V to . warrant the . groupirig bf quartets and :e:ven ;quirtlets of high- m.onied actprs and actresses in each. Casting offices. are searching their own plant's; the.sp : rosters as:well as those of other studios in an effort to; work out player combinations that will hold the greatest appeal to ;the customers. : - -:' That:. Holly wOod i." worried , about the present 'State of 1h^; donriestic- b.b. is/rip longer a/secret. Prod have been burning the midnight; tungstens for ;weeks; -in an effort to hit:upon sbmethiriggthal might:serve to; stimulate.; extra flow of; coin. •They • are:, united; ' chorusing the news that the.' weak state of their revenues, rriust be changed, /but quick. . : ; :- ;''" ...,; Jb'iggtsi -.See New Hppe. • ■ For a .time the.y .thought that out- door actipri epiCs based oil. hi.storicial themes might do the triclc; but while' these .somewhat stemmed the ad- verse tide, they failed tp/epmpletely- do so, .. COme.dies a.isb vprovided; ,a ray of temporary sunshine, . but they, too, let the Coa.st ;iads :dow.n-. ;; Fro.wns, however;. have . momen- tarily turned to .smiles; for, the mO- guls believe, .; Metro has ,: at la.st poirited -the. way b.y plai,iling:; Clark Gaible; Spencer . Tfacy," iCjaudeite Colbert - ari.d . Hedy ; Lamarr ih Its -$l,600,00p- 'Bpbm,; Town.'.. :Now. all that-s .necessary .'is ..to- find tiie stories and-: the, ac-tbr.s-,' :they. insJ.*;!'. ■.. -; The . star-studded ■ ta.st, /Hpllywood biggies are giie.ssirig,. is. hot only, the sblutiOn ..to the erhply •.theaXre-seat problem, but .it's vaIso the ;key to boosting ' .percentag^^^^^ . the . exhib.; ; - Paramount, hoiPefui; of quickly hoppirig- ontp what is /hailed : als the latest in/;gr'av.y trains^, couldn't quite .make the '/grade; -'■ -''fiye-starrer- or even/.ayfb.ijrTstarrer, aV.a .beginn but it's pushing/ ahead. w^ith full speed. ph..a threerstarrer/ :Fre.d,^ Murray,/Pauiette; Goddard and'.;Pa- 'tiridaMorison.have; been, s^^^ to share tbp billing; ' .'The Bride does -West,'/ / . ■./:'./ ;/..,v. './' ^' ;: : ; -Meariwhile. Par's. . ^sVor.v ■ sleuth.< along ■ with tho.'-e ' from. - the - other :plant.s,; .}i're; on ' ihe.;tra;i.i.iO'f prospec-' ■ti:v'e. five-Ktar'mater:" " .will be most ;gratefully received; ;: ; Our big :idea-IS; to ■ have a dollar drive;right:throv»gh..the Theatre Per- sohnel /of; Ametioa .and", we;.wbuid^ therefore be ; grateful, .for ' ahy cpV operation; you couid/;gi:Ve. . ,iri; this respect, -ia's :we/at'e - fu'liy aware that through:r.'VARiiM.y is the. oniy.;mean!3 bf-reaching the;hearts of our friends, in the theatre. ; The price' of a "ITraiier Ambulance is/ £80 or approximately $350; and/ should by any ;chance ah individual contribute the full amount We shall be very pleased to name the Ambu- lance after the 'soliree firom whence it came. We feel very strongly that our friends ih the American theatre would:feel honored to;have th;is.ac- tive.;representatib'n of ;their personal .sympathy'.; and support, .in .. -active, service over here. \- :- : -"'-.; .:. At. the present mOment ■ contribu- - tions; iare /being sent tb: address here..-" ' ;/:':' v;\- •;- . ;■;/.■■:.;'.■ '.]' ]■' Barbara Bl«ke; (Mrs. Francis S. Blal^e. 2d) ■: ■.- ■.:■ ./ ■-■' ■ Hon. .Setretary; / / Americah ;Artist.s Ambulah'ce Assn. has Mrs. Winston S. . Churqhili.; honorary.; president; George Black, C; B. : Cochran* Sam ; Eckman, Jr., David B. Rose,' Lavvrence L :Tw^ed.y, ;hOnbrary v;p.s; / Stuart D. D- Pearl, hOn.-treasUrer, and .cOnirrtiltee; com- prisihi^ Francis -S. -Blake 2d,. Sarah Churchill,. .. Bebe Daniels, ' Harry Foster, Claire Luce; Ben Lyon, Vic- tor Oliver, :"V'al C. Parnell/and wife,; Leigh Stafford; ". --'V//•. ;^ ./" With 4,00p,p00 . inhabitants and 365 theatres which usually present;; be-; side French.; ■/; German pictures, ; American ones,/ either with siililitlies ~ or dubbed, for mainy yeans this.c.Oun- try has been profitable; for the American film industry. ■ ' ; ;• ;/ ■ .Now' (he; exploitatiOh is ■ /nearly about'normal,,/but-/\yqj .shall be in" grieat; need /of; merchandise / for; the next season bei^inning; in September. As. you know, ;dl;. the American agenGies. established here .wer de- pehdent oh- Paris or; London.; I do; not believe we can; wait for the re- e.stablisTiment of the: head-offices in Paris. So it must-he the duty of the big firrii.s - to send without delay copies of their best;pictures. . Alt the firms; bught to join their efforts, and, tpgether,;;send the films by boat" to Lisbbnne. and from there by truck to the Swiss border if by that time normal railway traffic is not established. The French - and Ger- man subtitles could be: printed either in the States or here.; / / 1 honestly believe the: Americah producers will not fail to help, the Swiss theatres in; moments of heed j and that they will find profit by do- j ing so. But to achieve: that purpose i they ;mujst send their gpods- directly to. their agencies ;ih;.this cburitry. ■ Oscar M. lMvanchy, - : ; ' • :. ,; Theatre Manager,; ' Member of Board Of the Swiss Motion Picture - Association/ .' /'■' ;. .Saphicr -jCIarifled './ ;// HbllywoOd. ; Editor; Variety: ■-';.;; • Although ' I : dislike.; w:ri.ling- yOu abbut these things,: there; is a mi.s- leading headline concerning me in Variety, July 24, ;which.I .would like to have . corrected. The headline reads: 'Saphier to Hollywood, Gp.sch His New York Representative,' the first half .of which ; : entirely cor- rect; the second half entirely in- . correct.; Gosch and Harris are. two pf: four writers who have been, erri- , plbyed by; jerry Xester for tbe sum- | hier .series^ and;Gosch ;iJj being very-, helpful with prbduction ; details; but' is in no sense my New York repi e-; senlative. ;-/./.' '■ ■ ' I have high regard for Marty- Gcsch, but 1 would- ,appj;eciate it if you .make this correclioh; . ': ■---';' ;-.. / .-';'-- JaTiien L, Saphief. Gar -;■ "'-'\v"--- .-■;;■; ■ ■■' New York. . Editor, Variety: . "• I; dbn-t; wanna be :a- tattie;tale .Or artyihing, biit has anyone stopped tb baiance; this one: : : ; •: ' Tommy l!)orsey« who publi.shed and popularized the: song,;'rilyNever Smile/Again,' i.s on the air sponsored by Pepsodeht Toothpaste, famous for its 'Pepsodent Smile.'. ;/ All that remains now Is .for one of :'us tb make a crack about sbme- Ihing or sbmebbdy 'getting the brush,' ;'; /:''- jaqk E(jun. Grade Fields ;;Contihued. froirf/iMKe i.. B. & G. took out more; than; the; customary. ' £ 10 when they left England. . Said Miss Fields, 'I've never made 8 cent for myself since the / war j started.; I'm giving my services now ! 10 help OthersV Somebody's jiist try- ' ing to be fiinny./ We didn't take but j:any more than the law allowed.- You J sometimes feel like tellini? theni to' I go tb. the devil,-'but ybU don't. You I. just keep .oh going. Let the goyern- .; hient look into their files; They will I sopn;-find .1. haveh't taken everything I out of the country,' :;' • I- - lyii fif Fields Wili return to the Goa.st ; arid;the:^ cpniinuer with h^r toujr. Slie- :" is booked into ''iVinhipeg Ayj^./. 19-20/; Shows' Union Jam ; ' Musi<egPh,-'/Mich.' Editor, VaJ^iety: ; • The 42-car train of the Beckmanh & Gerety: showis arrived: in .Muske- gon Sunday ' '(4) afternoon fpr a week's .showing here: under... the au.sV pices. of the Veterans of'..Foreign; l/'Wars.: .. They^^ were; met by; Stroud j Hester, Organizer/of the Gifctfs, Gar-; I nival; Fa.ii's. and Rodeo. Intei^naitional Union,;and Ralph Whitehead, .prcsi^ dent Of that -union.'; The troupe was tbid-it could not unload : uiil^e.ss^^;^^^ its members were union. A picket/l -'; . -; .',-.: line Of more than 50 in en was thrown ] : /; Apolofy; lo Mls« FieldB arbunid *;he train. ; r . .'/...-; Hollywood, Aug.; 13. Becaui. the B St G . shove's had : ; Gracie Field^ ; and ..Monty Bankj takeh: ,rad2# spots.: oh! W.KBZ ., a;skihg .; ha ye receive^ cabled apology from people /to cbhie .dbwh and.; Watch; ;.Baldwin .Webby: secretary^^bfvBrltai therii unload; ifhore than/i.OOO specta- ;.;Parlia"rheht, for recent acc.usiatiOrjs tors', y/ere ori hand. ' Hundreds kept ' I up .an all-night .vigil, .citpeclihg the !;troup'e to. uhload, ide;spite picket lines. : By Monday (5) aflernobn. matters were .stiIt ;deaciIbckecj, althoughi' it ■wa~ still • expected /that; the . shiOw made against: the duo. in: the/Hons Of: Cohimons that they took , large sums of: money out of Engiahd when cotriing.tp Ari'iefica; ' ■{/:■ ;/ ; Corri ed i e hh e - .cb h t;i nu es'; Wa r rtl it t fund :work? ■ -;Cariada..'' //-v' '