The Press: Thunderer on the Left

How can the British Government complain of a hostile U.S. press, asked Winston Churchill last week, "when we have here in this country witnessed such a melancholy exhibition as that provided by some of our most time-honored and responsible journals. . . ." Although the Prime Minister made "journals" plural, everyone in his House of Commons audience (see FOREIGN NEWS) knew that he had particular reference to the London Times—which has lately had considerable to say about Britain's intervention in Greece.

As many Britons but few Americans realize, the rumble of "The Thunderer"...

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