Mr. Stravinsky Waits Without
The foreigner who comes to labour in our midst must not forget his labour permit—not even if he is one of the world's greatest composers come to be honoured by the Royal Philharmonic Society, not evenoif his labour is but to conduct a single concert of his own works. When Mr. Igor Stravinsky arrived at London Airport on Monday he did not have the necessary bit of paper and was held up for an hour at the immigration office while enquiries were ma'cle. What possible doubt could there have been that the permit would quickly and quietly be forthcoming ? Can it be that the officials con- cerned had never heard of Stravinsky ? Did they think that, With a name like that, he could only have been a spy who Would shoot the Royal Philharmonic Society with cyanide cigarettes as soon as play for it ? Or has the passion for equality of indignity reached new heights ?
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