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else they will chuck him out again for having too
"advanced opinions". I wonder to what extent the
New Statesman represents public opinion - can you
help me. I wish I could get my beloved
Manchester Guardian out here - I wonder do they
still publish their weekly & if so if you would send it
on to me - I should really have asked you before.
You said in a letter that you wondered if I were to be
recognised as a sympathiser with the Jews, whether they might
ask for me for some job out here. But I must tell you
that that is impossible - at least under our present "Colonial"
system, where every body has to pass thorugh the mill of
our civil service; & the Jewish Agency, of course, only employs
Jews. But under a more enlightened Government it might
be possible (& I think it would be an excellent thing)
that they would cut away from that old school tie
civil administration racket, & decide that somebody like
myself who knew Palestone & the Jews & had been able
to manage a works & command a unit - would also
be able to do a job here. I seriously believe it to be
essential, if England is going to continue to administer
Colonies & Mandates, that an entirely different type of
person is sent out to do the administering. At presnt
they are all our wooden headed, privileged, class whose
one idea is to establish a little bit of England wherever
they happen to be, have their English friends & drinks &
games & do their duty, but completely out of touch
with the people of the country. In my opinion, our colonial
administrators must come out to these places prepared
to work hard & work with the people. They must
of course command & lay down the law for the time
being - but they must do it because it is their
job to do it - & not because they are a