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White Man in Africa
"HIST
which no pute.
SPAIN
NOT
BEATEN
"No one would help thom." From Goya's "Disasters of the War," which illustrate what he saw during Napo- leon's campaign in Spain Coya 11746-1828) was onc of Spain's greatest painters
and cartoonists
With fortitude the Spanish 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- rmany and Italy.
Death rains from the skies upon the civilians who flea 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 beenuse there are no weapons to bar their way.
A
ITS population, swollen 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 OR more than 30 as their price for support no- At no time throughout the Minja, 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
As those which haps bring down-the Imperial were finally withdrawn from Government sec sense.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 Nationa commission, country-Tories, Service men, course.
arteries through which the life it was found that out of about reactionaries and Imperialists— 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 people of Spain, abandoned by their hearts.
Britain 543 had given their peril of letting Franco win. those who, for no more than That Germany and Italy had lives.
The sacred farce of "non- selfish reasons, should have sue- pledged themselves not to inter-
intervention has brought the In Great Britain, as in other guns and aeroplanes of the coured them, have stayed the vene meant less than nothing to march of tyranny, And they the dictators of these two coun- democratic countries, popular dictators into positions of dead- in have stayed it at a cost in tries: with a cynical disregard feeling throughout the war has ly danger to the democracies of
human life and human suffering for promises they poured into been at variance with Govern Britain and France, the
man can yel com- Spain material that might have ment policy, just as to-day the 'The French now have
ended the war in the early part "jitter-bugs" are to be found third frontier to defend the
man Pyrenees. of 1937, had it not been for two not among the common
Their communica- factors that redound to the but in the ranks of the govern- tions with their African armies But because of Government and Majorca. Their camps and policy it has been possible for industries in the south of their the British people to do no more country have come within easy than send food to Spain.
reach of totalitarian bombers These words appear in a com-vent a final subjugation of that
More than 130 British ships operating from Spanish nero- prehensive study of African con- proud people; and over and over
corrping food to the women and dromes, ditions written by Lord Hailey, a again, drawing strength from the wings of German and Italian children of Spain have been at- distinguished ex-Indian Civil the spiritual certainty that their bombers: when the fields of tacked by German and Italian Servant, under the auspices of cause is just, the Spanish people Spain had been churned by the airmen, lying in the service of those authoritative institutions, have renewed their strength to caterpillars of German tanks; their riders. Such attacks, As for Britain and the the Carnegie Corporation of New resist; and have made their and the dust on its roads raised many of which an impartial
Empire, a glance at the York and the Royal Institute of enemies to halt. Because they by the boots of 100,000 Italian commission has written down threat to our communications a map indicates the tremendous BD-5437 Two Sleepy People-Slow F.T.
Geraldo's Orchestra International Affairs in London, have done that, the rest of conscripts, the Governments of as deliberate, have drawn from Fascist regime in Spain must While a clgarette was burning—Slow F.T.
They are words which have specialEurope is at peace. BD-5438 – – Is that the way to trent a sweetheart-F.T...Geraldo's. Orchestra | application to Germany's
the Soviet Union and of Mexico the British Prime Minister the Colorado Sunset-Waltz
pressing demand for colonies in In July, 1936, upon the sug- realised their obligations under statement that "it is not nice" mean both in the Mediter- BD-5439 Love makes the world go round-Quick step. Hylton's Orchestra the African continent. They suggestion of Leon Blum, then international law and permitted, to hear of such attacks on the ranean and even on the long sen
The Chesnut Tree-Quick step
gest criterion that has not Socialist Prime Minister of so far as it was in their power British flag and on British ab. route. Stop Beatin' round the mulberry bush-Quick step
always been remembered by white France, the system of so-called to do so, the Spanish people to jects, but nothing more vigorous people is quite literally at stake The safety of the British All Ashore—F.T.
Hylton's Orchestra folk in their relations with the "non-intervention" was adopted, buy arms with which to defend than that. The Ballyhooligans 150,000,000 Africans.
although it must have been themselves,
in the Spanish struggle, and the This criterion is how would any obvious to all the Governments The second factor was the
British people are being forced Hylton's Orchestra concession to the Reich of the who subscribed to it that no arrival in Spain of the Inter- I'm singing a song for the old folks—F.T. BD-5445 Don't let that moon get away-F.T...ilylton's Orchestra people who would thereby ho have been placed in rebel hands.
kind that is asked for, affect the more powerful weapon could national Brigade.
TO-DAY the greater part by their Government to stand of Spain is under Ger- by impotently while that safety They can in no way be com- man and Italian control; but the is destroyed." placed under German guardian- From the beginning of the pared with the trained con- spirit of those who still defend
"It may be that what has hap-conflict, which, without inter- scripts of the other side. Their the country is as strong as ever. Philip Jordan
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Part played by Imperial Powers in Africa wil be more concerned with the nature of the contribution which the European occupation will have made to the future of the African goples, than with the profit or less which the African the Inst 30 months it has seen-
Over and over again in them. connection may have brought toed as though nothing could pre- Europe."
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THE war is not yet ended, credit of those who introduced ing classes and the Cabinet. are threatened from Barcelona.
WHEN the skies of Spain were already dark with
ened to the Jews in Germany ja vention, the Spanish Govern- own free will, their own sense ot a standard whereby to judgement could soon have ended, of right and justice sent them the issue involved. Nevertheless, Italy and Germany laid their into Spain; and there they expectation of the future can military resources at the dis- fought beside their Spanish only be based upon consideration posal of the rebels, demanding comrades.
of what is past. In considering
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 there is a tendency to see in the classic, or the foreign language, in natural selenee, or "maths," or history, a fairy godmother who is able, somewhat inexplicably, to do more for him.
can
It is understandable that there' should be controversy over the re- Intive emphasis to be laid on the various alms of education, 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 reach the Perian spring only through a well of English undefiled. If he has inadequate command of bis native tongue, he cannot express his thoughts clearly, and will find It dimcult to progress in nearly uvary subject; while what know!- edure he does aequire must remain, for the most part, as "loads of learned lumber in his hend."
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
“We had a magnificent view here till they lore daton the theatre across the street!”
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CƉOINE AUSGABE
Berliner & Tageblatt
16.31/11
und Handels-Zeitung
Estat. I. Savage 1930
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"SAY
44AYS the Berliner Tage-
blast
Nazi Party. Do you know who its. Arst editor was? Adolf Hitler.
Next in aportanee now stands the
You won't see that in the news columns again, for the famed, much-angry Angrif, which is smartly quoted German newspaper has gone off the news stands in Berlin.
written, but extravagant in tone and opinion. It in important because It is the mouthpiece of Dr. Josef Goeb- bels Hitler's strident. Minister of Propaganda.
So the second best known news paper in Germany ceases publication. Perhaps you have already forgotten In France there have been changes the olher one-Vorwarts, once, too, but there it is the newspapers quoted throughout the world as the which continue and the proprietors inouthpiece of German democratie who change. Paris has about 40 opinion. 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 paying them to express the opinions Tageblatt. Under its famous editor. They do.
Theodor Wolff, 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 Jumong the dead, such as the World, Bellain as the expression of opinion the New York American, and the In the old German Republic.
New York Herald. In 1933. It ceased to be important Most quoted New York newspapers and was brought into, the line with pre now the Iferald-Tribune and the Nazl point of view,
Times, both expressing balanced
So the old newspapers go, others opinions on foreign affair. take their place. Mont quoted now Dut among the most widely and of the Gemun newspapers, ne you | New York Journala bro the News and know le the Volkinther Beobachter, Mirror, ammull sized newspapers, ex-- because it is the official paper of the
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