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MR. EVATT AT
WORK .
Material Progress
"The Ago" Dpeclal Correspondent
in London.
LONDON, May 12.
Pew previous Australian emissaries
' to London have worked, with such
. unflagging intensity and so little
publicity as Mr. Evatt. During the
last eight days he has worked with a
single objective, and has eschewed
public engagements such as those de-
irianding speech making, in order to
concentrate on the one thing that
matters, namely, securing supplies,
Including guns, planes and tanks,
Which Australia badly needs.
Mr. Evatt has thrashed out supply
and strategical subjects with Britain's
highest authorities, and has also
6een prominent Americans, among-
these being Mr. Harriman, U.S.
Minister to London to expedite aid,
whom Mr. Evatt saw soon after he
left his sick bed. Mr. -Evatt is known
to be pleased with the progress he has
made. This is described as "ap
preciable and material." Mr. Evatt
obviously is enjoying the tussles in
which he is engaged, especially, that
concerning the balancing -of the
"Pacific mind" against the "Atlan
tic mind."
The "Times" letter from "Some
Students of Public Affairs" in Aus
tralia, has created considerable dis
cussion, especially the mystery as to
the city of its origin, and who spon
sored it. Whoever were the writers,
it can be stated that the letter has
done Australia a disservice because
ot the sting in its tail. Both the
High Commissioner's ofllce and Mr.
Evatt regard the letter in that light.
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