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GERMANY AND SPAIN
'Mamma' ing out sugar it cries and 'Papa' in a baby voice-very high class."
After these an explosive sauce- bottle or snakes in Mexican or Eton hats, or snow cones (“ter- rific snowstorm”), or “Spoon with fly," or "Broken egg to place on tablecloths” seem quite small beer, but there is some- thing: formidable about “Stinky stinker placed in a cigar or pipe will give unpleasant smell. Great success." This speciality has a picture of two persons who had performed the trick laugh- with ing at an aggrieved man cigar.
Germany's sharp denial of the allegation that 1,500 German
These are only a few of the troops were landed at San Sebas wares that are going to prove to tian last week in direct breach visitors that the British populace of the non-intervention agree does not lack a sense of humour ment was expected and will and can even sell it wholesale. readily be accepted. If Germany
has any remaining sympathies The "Sofa Soliloquy” in the civil war, they undoubted-
ly rest with Franco, and for the Rather an unusual form of sake of the broader issues of political encounter is suggested Italo-German co-operation, it is by the "sofa soliloquy" that was conceivable that at Italy's call mentioned during Lord Tweeds- something might be done to aid muir's visit to the White House. the rebel leader. But Germany President Roosevelt explained to of herself has no desire other the reporters that he and the than to steer clear of Spain and Governor General of Canada her troubles and there is no would not be at liberty to discuss possible reason why her good governmental affairs, but it faith should be questioned for a they both sat on the sofa and moment in existing circum-soliloquised one might hear what- the other said." Strictly speak-
stances.
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Herr Hitler's policy has under-ing, that process would be more gone many considerable changes. accurately described as thinking The premature recognition of aloud; the true soliloquy, as was General Franco as the lawful made clear in many
an old- ruler of Spain in concert with fashioned drama, has to be de- Italy was made in the mistaken livered when the speaker is alone, belief that the rebels were likely or thinks he is. However, the to win a speedy victory such as idea of two eminent men sitting had been won by earlier organ- on the same sofa and thinking isers of revolution in Spain. But aloud is too picturesque to be when the International Brigade spoiled by any pedantic regard repulsed the rebels from Madrid for strict and literal meanings; it was made plain that no vicif President Roosevelt wants to tory could be achieved without call the process a soliloquy not foreign soldiers numbering at even the nine old men of the least sixty thousand. The Supreme Court (and certainly Reichswehr, it is stated, refused not mere dictionary-makers) to permit so many soldiers to should be allowed to stand in his leave the country, Naturally | way.
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the German press has made good
use of the so-called anti- A Case For The Bolshevist movement in Spain « "Sociable"
and has encouraged its readers
to expect a speedy victory. But with the growing paucity of that for that type of interview It might also be suggested victories to record the German the most suitable form of seat- public, especially the workers, ing accommodation would be not are beginning to wonder whether ja sofa but what used to be called after all the Spanish people are a a "sociable" —a couch that had not fighting for their freedom. a curved, S-shaped back, with a According to the diplomatic cor-seat for just one person on the respondent of the "Manchester inside of each curve. It is a Guardian," secret subscriptions somewhat strange arrangement have actually been collected in to describe as 'sociable since at Germany to assist the Spanish the best the two sitters
on it loyalists; there has been grow would be only partially facing ing middle-class antagonism to each other, and they might German participation in the war. easily dispose themselves so that It would be ironical if the they were looking in precisely Spanish war should prove that opposite directions. However, if there is such a thing as an op- the President and the Governor position in Germany.
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took up that position, with the curved back of the "gociable" carefully dividing them, and then stared straight ahead and
A Brighter London movement thought aloud their political con- is apparently being prepared for tacts ought to be sufficiently this momentous season. Its safeguarded.