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...hard to pass the railroad eight-hour law (Adamson Act), which endeared him to labor. A personal and political dry, he was a paid speaker for the Anti-Saloon League, once traveled all the way to Stockholm for an international prohibition conference. All during Prohibition, he stuck to ice-cream sodas. But he stumped for Al Smith, backed the Democrats' repeal plank in 1932, now takes an occasional drink...
Astonishment. They were astonished by the great land. Ration-free clothing, modern kitchens, lack of blackouts delighted them. With memories of peaches at $2.25 each and grapes $5.50 a pound behind them, they were stunned by Canada's food supply. They wanted eggs first, then steaks, then ice cream...
...there is plenty of work. . . . Work is satisfying. . . . There's a big crew on the hill . . . getting out firewood for the stoves, good healthy outdoor labor." Further, the camp was "on a mountainside . . . with an incredibly beautiful view. . . ." He remarked: "Looking forward to eating wheat bread, cheese, ice cream, steaks again, but don't really miss them. . . . My health is as good or better than it ever was." He swore: "We never feel cooped up.'' Everything considered, said Halsema, Camp Holmes deserved the label: "The Orient's finest concentration camp." It sounded fine...
John Alexander Hendricks, lifer, combatted wartime priorities by asking his many friends to bring him one board each. They brought enough for a stage. The inmates have plenty of uniforms to broadcast in: white shirts and orange-striped trousers for the glee club; dark trousers, cream-colored tuxedo jackets, and boutonnieres (when the prison garden is in bloom) for the orchestra...
Storm Operation (by Maxwell Anderson; produced by The Playwrights' Company) is Maxwell Anderson at his weakest. A war play, it is about as exciting as cream of wheat. In vain did Anderson visit North Africa (where General Eisenhower supplied him with his title, a code phrase for the invasion). Anderson brought back nothing but some mild local color and some soldier talk that he could have heard at home...