AMERICAN CRITICISM OF MR. MORRISON'S VISIT

Chronicle (Levin), 20 May 1946, Page 5

AMERICAN CRITICISM OF MR. MORRISON'S VISIT

(S]K'cial Correspondent.) LOXJIOX, .May 17. ! The Daijy Telegraph 's Washington correspondent reports that American re^ action to Mr. Morrison 's visit to American can best be sunimarised by a familiar quer.v, '"Is your jouniev really uecessarv ? ' The correspondent says that Mr. Morrison has niet with a c.ool reception. The majorify of the le.a.ding ptqiers did not report his radio sp.eech on May 15, and the only paper to refer to the speech editoriallv was the Washington i'ost. • Jt is considered unfortunate that Mr ilorrison was billed in advance by American correspoiidents in London as "the nian who would ask America to return to rationing.'' This is considered to be s.trictly a matter for the Americans' own ilecision. M r. Morrison arrived in America at the s.'une time tts Mr. lloover, whose statement on food conditions in 'S.'l countries, after travelling 35, 000 miles, is considered to have overshailovved -\i r. irorrison's case. TJicre is reported to be sonie resentin.ent in American official quarters that Britain, a country witliout a food surplus, should suggest plans for food distribution to others.