GREAT BRITAIN: A Vision of Strength

Like most Englishmen of his caste, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macmillan frowns on public displays ot deep emotion, but when the spirit moves him he has a ringing voice and a rolling turn of phrase that can strike sparks in even the most phlegmatic audience. Last week, as he faced 300 reporters in one of his rare press conferences, debonair Harol Macmillan was under the spell of a vision that gave him eloquence. "I have seen in my lifetime the steady Balkanization and disruption of Europe." he said. "Europe has...

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