The Nome Nugget

Mundt Finds English Getting Along
(William Fulton in a special dispatch to The Chicago Tribune)

"The English people individually are getting along a lot better than their government."

This was the way Rep. Karl Mundt (R.-S. D.), chairman of a committee investigating political, economic and propaganda conditions in Europe, summed up his impressions of the situation in the British Isles.

"Here in England, the problem of finances is one facing the government rather than the people," said Mundt. "There's little actual distress among the people. They all have jobs, families are supported, and they're getting plenty to eat even though the diet is not varied.

"Oh, of course, there's a lot of grousing and grumbling, but that's to be expected. I don't think the people are turning to Communism."

Mundt, who has made two other trips to England since the war, gave his views following a 200-mile car tour through the countryside and a round of interviews with government officials.

"I was surprised on the trip to find no one who would say he had voted for the Labor government," continued Mundt. "The glamor has worn off the nationalization program and the socialist planners will have to produce real results in short order or they'll be out on their ear."

The Congressman expressed the opinion that if a special election were held today Labor would squeak through with a skimpy majority.