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FRIDAY, OCT. 2, 1936.
AN APPEAL TO THE
COMMUNITY
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SPANISH YOUTH is
Making History
A Mission of British and Fronch youth recently wont to Spain to see what the young people there are thinking and doing about the Revolution.
The writer of this article was a member of the Mission, and hora gives an account of the visit.
He is now attending the World Youth Congress- at Conava.
W
E crossed the fron- tler, and were imme- diately taken in hand by the "Anar- chists at Port Bou. They took us to the committee room, which was full of young men in blue overalls, sitting in ani- mated conversation with -rines between their knees.
Our two first impressions of the Spanish civil war are clear: arst, the informality of the atmosphere--children running round the militiamen and pull- ing off their caps, and women bringing them sandwiches.
Second, a large notice pinned up on a tree that shaded the café tables, on which WIS printed the words "Com- papieros-remember that to-
day it is your duty to be disci- plined: Disorder, theft, dam- age to property and immorality will be treated as a crime and punished with revolutionary vigour."
The appeal issued by his Ex- cellency the Governor. for public subscriptions to the King George V. Memorial Fund is one which we heartily commend to all sec- tions of the community. As will be
from the official communique on the subject, tentative schemes have been drawn
with up,
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bers of the Councils, which, if put into effect, will provide this Colony with most appropriate :
We travelled to Barcelona in a permanent memorials of a mon- train full of young men wearing arch whose beneficent reign the colours and badges of parties earned him the admiration and supporting the Government. love of the people of the whole They hung out of the windows, Empire. No more fitting method singing Spanish songs. of keeping the memory of the late King alive could be chosen than the provision of public grounds, and it is a happy cir- cumstance that the proposed scheme will, at the same time, contribute to a realisation of the long-felt need for more open spaces in the Colony. On the Hongkong side, the area set aside comprises the beautiful gardens of the present Govern- ment Civil Hospital, which will be available when the Queen Mary Hospital is opened. For- tunately, these gardens tre eminently adaptable for the pur- pose, and an attractive feature of the proposed scheme is the inclusion of a paddling pool. Across the harbour, the site car- marked is an area situated on the
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crowds of peasants on the plat-. At every station there were
form who came to see off the boys and girls who joined the train. Some of them offered the milltiamen melons and lent pots for a drink. them great earthenware water-
whole countryside was enthusi- In Catalonia at least the
astic for the Government. This impression was strengthened when we approached Madrid, for in this region the peasants left the fields and orange groves
to run towards the train, fing- ing their hats in the air and shouting. "Viva In Frente Popular."
In Madrid we had our main task, to see the lenders of the Spanish Youth. We were lucky. The detachments of the Mangada and Passionaria regiments, the famous youth regiments, were back from the Guadarrama front the night wo arrived.
We met them in the luxurious villa of a Fascist count who had been killed in the first day's street fighting. The youth regi- ments had taken over the villa as a rest house for those who returned from the front.
We sat in a room in which all the pictures were covered with cloths and the carpets with dust sheets. The young men ex- plained that as long as they occupied the house it would be kept
the clean, and
art. treasures would be cared for.
Upstairs we were taken to sicep in the count's bedroom, and were shown his voluminous wardrobe, just as he had left it to lead the Fascists on to the streets on July 23.
Nothing had been touched. The militiamen said they pre- ferred their overalls and cotton shirts to his silks.
In the meeting we asked them the following questions:-
1. ARE THE YOUTH UNITED IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERN MENTI
"Yes, we are together fighting for the constitutional, demo- cratic republican Government
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against the rebel generals and the Fascists. We believe that within the democratic republi- can framework a future of pro- gress and happiness lies before Spain. For the Republic will be victorious. Democracy will be won by the people in arms, if you can bring to an end foreign Fascist intervention."
I turned to a commander in the Mangada regiment. "Do you agree?" I asked.
"Yes," he answered. “If the Government trusts the people and arms them, then we will trust the Government and support it."
Z-WHAT ARE YOUR DELA- TIONS WITH THE PEASANT
YOUTH?
"Our main strategical advan- tage is the support of the peas- ants. When we advance we leave arms in the hands of the pensant youth and tell them to set up a committee and organise their defence.
"We leave no militiamen be- hind. But when the Fascists occupy a village they must either garrison it or annihilate it."
3. WHAT ARE YOUR RELA- TIONS WITH THE CATHOLICS? IS IT TRUE THAT PRIESTS HAVE BEEN PERSECUTED AND CHURCHES BURNED?
"Two large sections of the Catholic youth support .the Government-the Basque Catho Ites and the Royal Crass. We respect the ideals of the Catholle youth and ask them to respect
ours,
"We only destroy churches when they are used as sniping towers and ammunition dumps against
VANITY OF THE HUMAN BIPED
is
my
but to an
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"Goodbya; romambor us, for wo never forget up there on the hills that we have a duty to the world as
well as to Spain."
the people of Spain. We only shoot.. priests when they stand, arms in hand, on the enemy side.
"Many of the most famous pro- fessional men, who are leading Catholics, auch 'ns Ossorio Gal- lardo, President of the College of Jurists, and Greogorio Maranon, a world-famous doctor, have de- clared
their support for, the Government."
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4. HOW IS YOUR REGIMENT ORGANISED?
"On' democratic lines. Our leaders are elected by ourselves. They are men of all parties. Fifty per cent, are working men, twenty- Are per cent, are professional and twenty-five per cent, are peasants. The militia cares for our educa- tion and health also."
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6. WHAT ROLE ARE THE GIRLS PLAYING?
"A very glorious tradition has bean created by the women and girls of Spain. Only recently they were fettered by the Church, which was against education and sport for women. They took little part In social life.
"To-day they stand side by side with the men and lead the struggle. for a Spain that is free from ugli- ness and igniorance."
6. WILL YOU SEND A SPANISH DELEGATION TO THE WORLD YOUTH CONGRESS AT GENEVA?
"Yes, in the Congress at Geneva our struggle for Liberty, Peace and Justice should stand forth as a glorious example.”
7. ARE THERE MANY YOUTHS ON THE SIDE OF THE FASCISTS7 "Only the sons of the big land- lords, the army offleers of upper rank, and a small group of Fascist members. There are misu tha young peasants in the army who have been misled by their
he finds it in his net. The same is true of the octopus, which will not accept a gift crab, though the latter officers."
constitutes, when it catches it himself a favourite bon bouche,
quite sure this
umidity, of reluctance, is not proof
is the Professor
Before we left we went to the
nailed. We ran to the eclior of a
north end of Canton Road just the rare occasions when I pluck before it joins Jordan Road. It
up courage to quarrel with 1 By AN OLD STAGER really eminent scientist, it is, however, possible that this lot prudent habit always to touch wood may be exchanged for an even and turn up my coat collar. But more suitable area in the same simple faith is, we are told, more have been famous instances, including)
Both the Hongkong than Norman blood, and here goes one German horse of superior culture, locality. and Kowloon parks will
for Golfuth of Gath. By whom serve menn Professor David Katz, Ph.D., a wrong musical note.
whose owner vowed he could deteef that spiders and octopi, unlike many Neval Peral front which is occu- crowded districts and thus be of who has just been lecturing under
human beings, are of A natural pled by the youth regiments. We One agrees with the Professor that intelligence which rises superior to great value in bringing means of the auspices of the Society of Arts in all these cases it was shown fairly being deluded by the confidence heroism of the boys and girls had heard fantastic stories of the healthful recreation to large on animal Intelligence.
conclusively, under really scientific trick? numbers of children who have no ressor's paper, he flatly denies any due,
As I
I interpret the learned. Pro- tests, that the equine culture
lying up there, on the sun scorched was No doubt there is always risk of rocks. place but the streets in which to remain power, or genuine thought, not to mathematical or musical human trickery where the exploits of play. So far as the financial at all equivalent to that of human
When we got within one mile of intelligent performing animals are concerned, the frontier, we were disappointed. signs made
by a but we have abundant evidence of aspect of the scheme is concerned, beings to the so-called lower animals.
cognition I human accomplice. This was the a the Government is donating the insist on the qualification "50-
marvellous animal Intelligence An aerial bombardment was sig more possible because 3 horse's quite outside such cases
as these, areas needed, and the public find it-an easy matter, on contrasting it to recommise algns and moverents genuinely responsive acumen even of Before we did so, however, we had called," because I personally do not peculiarly susceptible vision enables though I am not going to indlet the house on the road with a number subscriptions raised will be de-human with animal deportment, al- almost too slight to be detected by performing fleas,
of young militiamen and women voted to the preparation of the ways to accept the Battering parks
ordinary human eyes. inter
There used to be an elephant in time to see the planes approach- and their equipment. ence that homo sapiens is the superior
Salgon Zoo to which visitors were in ing. They were Junkers, Future maintenance is rightly animal. He has undoubtedly de- GENUINE REASONING POWERS
veloped his brain more
the habit of throwing two small That morning the bombardment regarded as being a suitable directions, but he seems to
coins in order to watcht the great continued, so in an interval wo re- charge on urban revenues. With his
But I am not going to admit, on this beast carefully gather them up, fake turned, taking with us a boy whe paid for it by aacrificing other account, that even hortes do not so much of the spadework already
them to a neighbouring stall, and had been on the front 10 con- possess genuine reasoning powers. buy himself a banana. One day I unvous days. These days are en- done, it only remains for the I have had the privilege of They most assuredly have astonishing tried an experiment on that clephant, nobiling the Spanish Youth, how- public to make the project a suc- which struck me as on
intimate friendship with animents, memories. I rode an Army
I threw it mare
two metal
burtons ever tragic the waste must be, cess by contributing, according to higher ethical plane than some hu- even after long intervals, a particular He picked them up
a slightly which shied every time she passed, very much the same size as the coins. promptly and ils means, to the Fund. As will man beings. I have met parrots the indistinguishable piece of ruined spat them back in my face with shoulders the responsibility of be scen, donations may be sent elocutionary efforts of which, habitation where
ance plentiful accompaniment of saliva. A shell to the Hongkong and Shanghai or golden slience, pleased me
their prolonged interludes frightened her.
have watched
Spantala frontier. assisting in pile driving.
in certain mo to
At
Bank, the Chinese Chamber of more than those of many politicians, instances of equine intelligence might. They did not perform the actual
Veru Very much more
their
History has jald on
carrying out a task, the benent of which will extend far beyond the Impressive clepiangoon Commerce
or the Tung Wah and dogs the trustworthinese of which be quoted than that. What about hammering in of the piles, but curried "Good-bye; remember us, for we As we loft this boy, he said: Hospital. This is a matter in made stronger appeal than that of which all sections of the com-
Pretty Polly, the famous racehorse, good many City magnates I
latter to the prepared sockets, and never forget up there on the hills have which inalsted on being accompanied carefully placed them in munity may unite, and we re-
known.
position.
that we have a duty to the world to race meetings by her pony friend? T in Itself was pretty intelligent as well as to Spain.
That echo His Excellency's plea for a point, which is the question whether spiders, which weave the most up to pile, stepped back a bit, put its head. But this is somewhat beside the The Professor Instances cases of work. But they did more than that. generous response to the appeal. or not animals possess a reasoning wet lacery to catch files, but fall to
Ench elephant, after sticking in its Hongkong, we feel, sure, will not capacity. The learned Professor in recognise in By if the latter be prof- on one side, like an art critic, and be behind the Mother Country question dismisses, no doubt on fered, without any web entanglement, proceeded with its trunk to straighten and the rest of the Empire in sound evidence, the well-known as a freewill gift offering! He argues up the pile, If it were not quite per-
instances of sceing that a worthy memorial alleged to be able to count and work absence of reasoning power. The Could a human mechanie do more?
were that such failure proves the total pendicular, with adjusting pats. of the late King is provided. out mathematical equations. There spider recognises its prey only when (Continued on Pago 5:):
horses which
To-day's Thought
ONE of the most striking diferances. between a cat and a lle is that a cat has only: nine lives.
**MARK TWAIN,