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White Man in Africa
connection may havo brought to Europe."
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"No one would help them.*** From Goya's "Disasters of the War," which illustrate what he saw during Nopo- loon's campaign in Spain Goya (1746-1828) was one of Spain's greatest painters
and cartoonists
With fortitude the Spanisli people endure the tribulation which the policy of non-inter- vention has brought upon them. But it would be sentimental folly to close our eyes to the fact that courage alone cannot pre- vent the passage of a mercenary army equipped with all that is best from the factories of Ger- many and Italy. -
Death rains from the skies upon the civilians who fleo be-- fore the advancing troops; and it rains because the Spanish people have no means of pre- venting it from so raining. Re bel troops enter Spanish towns because there are no weapons to bar their way.
ITS population, awollen by refugees who prefer the discomforts and near-starvation of Government Spain to the "Christian" nobility of Franco, central Spain still remains in- tact, beneath the leadership of
than 30 as their price for support no- At no time throughout the Miajn, its popular commander- months the people of thing less than the mastery of whole war did their number in-chief.
Spain.
ever exceed 36,000; and for the Appeals to "save democracy" Spain have endured a
For only the masters of Spain, greater part of the time their will avail nothing with the ruthless war of invasion, of the Balearics, of Spanish maximum strength was 10,000, present rulers of Britain; it is designed by tyrants to wrest Morocco and of the Canary How many gave their lives we not ideology but hard facts that from them such democratic Islands can challenge and per- do not yet know; but when they might yet make the British liberties those which haps bring down-the Imperial were finally withdrawn from Government see sense.
might of the British and French battle, under the auspices of a More and more people in this we enjoy as a matter of Empires, Spain lies across the League of Nations commission, country--Tories, Service men, course,
arteries through which the life it was found that out of about reactionaries and Imperialists- "HISTORY looking back. In.
For more than 30 months the blood of trade is pumped into 2,000 men who went from Great are coming to see the imminent retrospect On the part people of Spain, abandoned by their hearts,
Britain 543 had given their peril of letting Franco win.
The sacred farce of "non- played by Imperial Powers in those who, for no more than That Germany and Italy had lives.
intervention" has brought the Africa will be more concerned selfish reasons, should have suc- pledged themselves not to inter-
In Great Britain, as in other guns and aeroplanes of the with the nature of the contribution coured them, have stayed the vene meant less than nothing to which the European occupation will march of tyranny. And they the dictators of these two coun- democratic countries, popular dictators into positions of dead- cost in tries: with a cynical disregard feeling throughout the war has ly danger to the democracies of have made to the future of the have stayed it at a Afriens peoples, than with the human life and human suffering for promises they poured into been at variance with Govern Britain and France.
The French now have a profit or loss which the African which no man can yet com- Spain material that might have ment policy, just as to-day the
are to be found third frontier to defend the "jitter-bugs" ended the war in the early part not among the common man Pyrenees. pute.
of 1937, had it not been for two but in the ranks of the govern- tions with their African armies Their communica- factors that redound to the These words appear in a com-
are threatened from Barcelona prehensive study of African con- THE war is not yet ended. credit of those who introduced ing classes and the Cabinet,
But because of Government and Majorca. Their camps and ditions written by Lord Halley, n
Over and over again in them.
policy it has been possible for industries in the south of their distinguished
the British people to do no more country have come within easy ex-Indian Civil the last 30 months it has seem-
reach of totalitarian bombers Servant, under the auspices of vent a final subjugation of that ed as though nothing could pre-
WHEN the skies of Spain than send food to Spain.
More than 130 British ships operating from Spanish acro- those authoritative institutions, proud people; and over and over
were already dark with carrying food to the women and dromes, the Carnegie Corporation of New again, drawing strength from the wings of German and Italian children of Spain have been at- York and the Royal Institute of the spiritual certainty that their bombers: when the fields of tacked by German and Italian International Affairs in London.cause is just, the Spanish people Spain had been churned by the airmen, flying in the service of
S for Britain and the AS attacks, They are words which have special have renewed their strength to caterpillars of German tanks; their rulers. Such
Empire, a glance at the application to Germany's now resist; and have made their and the dust on its roads raised many of which an impartial
map indicates the tremendous pressing demand for colonies in enemies to halt. Because they by the hoots of 100,000 Italian commission has written down the African continent. They sug- have done that, the rest of conscripts, the Governments of as deliberate, hare drawn from threat to our communications a
criterion that has not Europe is at peace.
the Soviet Union and of Mexico the British Prime Minister the Fascist regime in Spain must geal a
In July, 1936, upon the sug- realised their obligations under statement that "it is not nice" mean-bath in always been remembered by white folk in their relations with the gestion of Leon Blum, then international law and permitted, to hear of much attacks on the ranean and even on the long sea
Socialist Prime Minister of so far as it was in their power British flag and on British sub route.
The safety of the British This criterion is how would any France, the system of so-called to do so, the Spanish people to jects, but nothing more rigorous people is quite literally at stake
"non-intervention" was adopted, buy arms with which to defend than that.
in the Spanish struggle, and the Reich of the although it must have been themselves. concession to the
British people are being forced kind that is asked for, affect the obvious to all the Governments The second factor was the Hylton's Orchestra people who would thereby he who subscribed to it that no arrival in Spain of the Inter- TO-DAY the greater part by their Government to stand
under German guardian-more powerful weapon could national Brigade.
of Spain is under Ger- by impotently while that safety Don't let that moon get away-F.T.
Hylton's Orchestra placed
have been placed in rebel hands. They can in no way be com- man and Italian control; but the is destroyed. Why doesn't somebody tell me these things-F.T.
It may be that what has hap Pierre's Orchestra
From the beginning of the pared with the trained con- spirit of those who still defend I've got a pocketful of dreams--Quick step Two Sleepy People-F.T.
pened to the Jews in Germany is conflict, which, without inter- scripts of the other side. Their the country is as strong as ever. Cinderela Waltz
Pierre's Orchestre not a standard whereby to judge vention, the Spanish Govern- own free will, their own sense Dorsey's Orchestra the issue involved. Nevertheless, ment could soon have ended, of right and justice sent them
expectation of the future
Italy and Germany laid their into Spain; and there they only be based upon consideration military resources at the dis- fought beside their Spanish of what is past. In considering posal of the rebels, demanding comrades,
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Two Sleepy People Slow F.T.
Geraldo's Orchestra Wille a cigarette was burning-Slow F.T. Is that the way lo treat a sweetheart-F.T...Geraldo's Orchestra Colorado Sunset-Waltz
Love makes the world go round-Quick step. Hylton's Orchestra
BD-5137
BD-5438
BD-5439
The Chesnut Tree-Quick, step
BD-5440
Stop Beatin' round the mulberry bush-Quick step
All Ashore-F.T.
Hylton's Orchestra
BD-5430
Stardust Slow F.T.
The Ballyhooligans
Who-Quick slep
BD-5446
Blue Skies are round the corner-F.T.
I'm singing a song for the old folks-F.T.
BD-5445
BD-5441
BD-5442
-8842
B-8841
Blue Skies are round the Corner-Quick setp You must have been a beautiful baby--F.T. Stop beatin' round the mulberry bush---F.T. Blue Interlude-F.T.
My Melancholy Baby-F.T.
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the future of races which have not yet reached the stage of ability to rule themselves, all applicable facts no doubt will be taken into account by those responsible for colonial readjustments. Language and Learning SPEAKING recently at a meeting in London, Mr. L. A. G. Strong, author, put forward reasons for more and better teaching of English. It is a plea that one hopes will not go unheeded by those concerned; for it happens too frequently in the schools that the child's mother tongue is not regarded as the chief foster parent of his learning; and that thero is a tendency to see in the classic, or the foreign language, in natural velence, or "maths," or history. fairy godmother who is uble, somewhat inexplicably, to do more for him.
It is understandable that there should be controversy over the re- Intive emphasis to by lald on the various aims of educatlen, and,; consequently, over the relative Importance of the subjects on the syllabus; but it ought to be re- cognized that the study of English transcends such controversy. For the English-speaking child can reach the Pierian spring only through a well of English undefiled If he has inadequate command of bis native tongue, he cannot exprent hla thoughts clearly, and will find it dificult to progresa in nearly every subject; while what knowl- edge he does acquire must romain, for the most part, as "loads of | Jearned Jumber in his head."
GRIN AND BEAR IT
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Next in Importance now stands the
You won't see that in the news columns again, for the famed, much- | angry Angrif, which is smurliy quoted German newspaper has gone written, but extravagant in tone and off the news stands in Berlin.
opinion. It is important because it. Is the mouthpiece of Dr. Josef Goeb So the second best known new- bels, Hitler's strident. Minister · of
paper In Germany reusen pubilcation. Prop Perhaps you have already forgotten In
there have been changes
the other one-Vortcarts, once, too, but there it is the newspapers quoted throughout the world as the which continue, and the proprietors mouthpiece of German democratie who change. Paris has about 40 opiniou. Then Hitler came.
newspapers, and of 30 of them you
It was with Hitler, too, that there may say that nobody knows who is came really the end of the Berliner juying them in express the opinions Tageblatt. Under its famous editor. they do.
Theodor Wolf, the newspaper was: In the United States we can recall the champion of Liberalism in Ger- two or three well-known names now many, quoted nearly every day in among the dead, such as the World, Britnin the expression of opinion the New York American, and the In the old German Republic.
| New York Hornið. In 1933 il censed to be important Most quoted New York newspapers and, was brought into the line with re now the Herald-Tribune- and the Nazi point of view.
both expressing balanced opinions on foreign affairs,
But among the most widely rend
So the old newspapers go, others tako their place. Most quoted now of the German newspapers as you know is the Volkischer Beobachter, becauro it is the officlal paper of the
Tunes,
New York journsinsco ibo News and firror, small sized newspapers, ex-
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