Foreign Correspondent Page #3

New York wants it, I send it.

That's the secret of being a correspondent.

Been doing it 25 years.

Twenty-five years, and I end up on milk.

Good morning. How's the water wagon?

Look at that.

One of them shook off this morning.

I'm just on my way

to the Van Meer luncheon.

I'm lunching with old man Clark.

He's the International Press...

Here you are. I didn't know whether

to meet you in the grill or upstairs.

Goodbye, Stebbins. Goodbye, Miss Clark.

Who's he calling Clark? He's got his nerve.

Some fresh American reporter.

Good morning, Mr. Van Meer.

I beg your pardon, sir.

You are Mr. Van Meer, aren't you?

That's my name, yes.

I'm Haverstock. You don't know me.

I'm an American.

And I just happen to be

on my way to your luncheon.

- Then, perhaps...

- That's very kind of you, sir...

Come, come. It's all in a good cause.

Savoy Hotel.

- This is very kind of you.

- It's a pleasure, my boy.

I dislike riding alone.

One thinks too much while riding alone.

Yes, exactly. The Polish situation,

and the Dutch treaty with the Belgians...

must be on your mind

quite a lot these days.

What do you feel

that England will do in case the Nazis...

England is so beautiful.

It's nice to see London in the sunshine.

Always there's lots of rain or fog.

Also it is August.

I found out it was August.

That's pretty good for me.

Would you mind telling me...

how you feel about Mr. Fisher

and his Peace Organization?

You know Mr. Fisher?

A very fine man. And a good man.

I wish there were more like him

in the world just now.

I take it you don't think

there's much hope for peace?

I mean, you don't think

one little peace organization...

can make much headway

against the European war panic?

I would like to think so.

Look at those birds.

No matter how big the city,

there must always be parks...

and places for the birds to live.

I was walking

through the park this morning...

and I saw several people feeding the birds.

It's a good sign at a time like this.

Is it not?

Yes, it's a dandy sign...

but I do think that right now

birds are the least of our problems.

Your country, for instance.

What's its attitude toward these matters?

We're now near the Savoy.

- How much?

- A shilling.

That's fine.

By the way, young man,

what newspaper do you represent?

As a matter of fact,

I'm not exactly a reporter...

but I was trying to get you to talk.

I didn't want bird talk either.

I gathered that.

Just what was it

that you were trying to get me to tell you?

I'm trying to find out what you know

about the possibility of a general war.

How do you really feel about it?

My boy, I feel very old and sad...

and helpless.

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