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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1936.

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Friday, Oct. 2, 1936,

AN APPEAL TO THE

COMMUNITY

SPANISH YOUTH is

Making History

A Mission of British and French youth recently wont to Spain to soo what the young people there are thinking and doing about the Revolution.

The writer of this article was a member of the Mission, and horo gives an account of the visit.

He is now attending the World Youth Congress at Genova.

W

FE crossed the fron- tler, and were imme- diately taken in hand by the Anar- chists at Port Bou. They took tis to the committee room; which was full of young men in blue overalls, sitting in ani- mated conversation with rifles between their knees.

Our two first impressions of the Spanish civil war are clear: first, the informality of the atmosphere-children running round the militiamen and pull- ing off their caps, and women Ex-bringing them sandwiches.

The appeal issued by his 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

seen

B-8202 Little man, you've had a busy day; I ain't lazy, I'm just currence

dreamin'

B-8372 Swing Low sweet Chariot: On ma journey

B-8423 Gloomy Sunday; Honey

B-8438 Shenandoah; Jes' mah Song

C-1585 Plantation Songs; Part 1 & 2

C-2517 There's a Green Hill; Nearer, my God to Thee C-2621 Paul Robeson Medley, Part 1 & 2

the

Second, a large notice pinned up on a tree that shaded the care tables, on which was printed the words "Com- panteros-remember that to-

vigour."

day it is your duty to be disc!- from

official plined. Disorder, theft, dam- communique on the subject,nge to property and Immorality tentative schemes have been will be treated as a crime and drawn up, with the con- punished with revolutionary

of the Unofficial mem- bers of the Councils, which, if put into effect, will provide this Colony with most appropriate permanent memorials of a mon- arch whose beneficent reign earned him the admiration and love of the people of the whole Empire. No more fitting method of keeping the memory of the late King alive could be chosen than the provision of public

We travelled to Barcelona in a train full of young men wearing the colours and badges of parties Government, supporting the They hung out of the windows, singing Spanish songs,

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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 grounds, and it is a happy cir- militiamen melons and lent them great earthenware water- cumstance that the proposed pots for a drink. scheme will, at the same time, In Catalonia at least the contribute to a realisation of the whole countryside was enthusi- long-felt need for more open spaces in the Colony. On the astic for the Government. This 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 arc | 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 arca situated on the

impression was strengthened when we approached Madrid, for in this region the peasants left the fields and orange groves

to run towards the train, filing- ing their hats in the air and shouting, "Viva la Frente Popular."

In Madrid we had our main task, to 800 the leaders 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 we 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 clean, and the art treasures would be cared for.

Upstairs we were taken to sleep 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- forred their overalls and cotton shirts to his slike,

In the meeting we asked them the following questions:-

I. ARE THE YOUTH UNITED IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERN- MENT?

"Yes, we are together fighting for the constitutional, demo- cratic republican Government ›

against the rebel generals and the Fascists. Wo 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, it you can bring to an end foreign Fascist intervention."

I turned to a commander in the Mangada regiment. "Do you agree?" I asked.

"Yes," ho answered. "If the Government trusts the people and arms them, then we will trust tho

Government support it." •

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in

and

2-WHAT ARE YOUR RELA- 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 peasant 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 KELA- TIONS WITH THE CATHOLICS? IS IT TRUE THAT PRIESTS HAVE DEEN_FERSECUTED AND.

CHURCHES BURNED?

"Two large sections of the Catholic youth support the Government-the Basque Catho- lics and the Royal Crosa. WC. respect the ideals of the Catholic 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

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"Goodbye; remember us, for we never forgot 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, such as 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

Our democratic lines. leaders are efected by ourselves, They are men of all parties, Fifty per cent. are working men, twenty- five per cent, are professional and twenty-Avo per cent, are peasants. The militia cares for our educa- tion and health also."

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5. WHAT ROLE ARE THE GIRLS PLAYING?

"A very glorious tradition has been 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 ittle 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 ́ignorance;"

G. WILL YOU SEND A SPANISHI DELEGATION TO THE WORLD YOUTHI CONGRESS AT GENEVA?

"Yes, in the Congress at Genova our struggle for Liberty, Pesco and Justice should "stand forth as a glorious example."

7. ARE THERE MANY YOUTHS ON THE SIDE OF THE FASCISTS? "Only the sons of the big land- lords, the army officers of upper rank, and a small group of Fascist members. There are also the

he finds it in his net. The same is young peasants in the army who

been have true of the octopus, which will not officers." accept a glit crab, though the intter constitutes, when it catches il bimself

a favourite bon bouche.

But is the Professor quite sure this timidity, or reluctance, is not proof

misled by their

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north end of Canton Road just the rare occasions when I pluck before it joins Jordan Road. It really eminent scientist, it is my

up courage to quarrel with a By AN OLD STAGER 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 locality. Both the Hongkong for Goliath of Goth. By

Before we left we went to the than Norman blood, and here goes one German horse of superior culture, and Kowloon parks will servo mean Professor David Katz, Ph.D., a wrong musical note.

whom I whose owner vowed he could detect that spiders and octop!, 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 had heard fantastic stories of the great value in bringing means of the auspices of the Socicly of Arts in all these cases it was shown fairly being deluded. by the confidence heroism of the boys and girls healthful recreation to large on animal Intelligence.

conclusively under

really scientific trick?

lying up there on the sun scorched numbers of children who have no fear's paper, he lutly denies any due, not to mathematical or musical human trickery where the exploits of

Interpret the Pro- that

culture wab No doubt there is always risk of rocks.

play. So far as the financial at all equivalent to that of human revocation, but to an intelligent performing animals are concerned. the frontier, we were disappointed. When we got within one mild of place but the streets in which to reasoning power, or genuine thought

of code signs made by a but we have abundant evidence of An aerial bombardment was sig- aspect of the scheme is concerned, brings to the so-called lower animals. human accomplice. This was the 1 marvellous animal Intelligence nalled. We ran to the cellar of a

insist on the qualification "s- more possible because a horse's quite outside such cases as these, the Government is donating theiled." because I personally do not peculiarly susceptible vision enables though I am not going to Indict the house on the road with a number areas needed, and the public and it an easy matter, on contrasting it to recognise signs and movements genuinely responsive acumen even of Before we did so, however, we had of young militiamen, and women subscriptions raised will be de-human with animal deportment, al- almost too slight to be detected by performing fleas. voted to the preparation of the ways to accept the fluttering infer-ordinary human eyes.

There used to be an elephant in time to see the planes approach- parks and their equipment. ence that homo sapiens is the superior

Salgon Zoo to which visiters were in ing. They were Junkers. the habit of throwing two Future maintenance is rightly animal. He has undoubtedly de- GENUINE REASONING POWERS

small That morning the bombardment veloped his brain more in certain

coins in order to watch the great continued, so in an interval we re-` regarded as being a suitable

But I am not going to admit, on this beast carefully gather them up, toke turned, taking with us a boy who paid for it by sacrificing other account, that even horses do not them to a neighbouring stall, and had been on the front. 10 con- so much of the spadework already qualities.

possess genuine reasoning, powers. buy himself a banana. One day Itinuous days. These days are en- I have done, it only remains for the A

Jind the privilege of They most assuredly have astonishing tried an experiment on that elephant. nobling the Spanish Youth, how- public to make the project a suc- which struck me as on

Intimate friendship with animals, memories. I rode an

threw it Army mare very much the same size as the coins ever, tragic the waste must be.

metal burtona two cess by contributing, according to higher ethical plane. than some hu-

slightly which shled: every time she passed,

has History

Inid on their even aller long intervals,, D

He plcked them its means, to the Fund.

up promptly and As will man beings. I have met parrots ine indistinguishable piece

particular of ruined spat them back in

face with a in my

the responsibility of ahoulders efforts be seen, donations, may be sent elocutionary

of which, habitation

where

#hell once plentiful accompaniment

carrying out a task, the benefit of of saliva. to the Hongkong and Shanghai of golden silence, pleased me

especially their prolonged interludes frightened her.

At Rangoon I have watched which will extend far beyond the far Very much Bank, the Chinese Chamber of more thun those of many politicians, instand than that. What about hammering in of the piles, but carried] "Good-bye; remember us for wo

more impressive elephants assisting in pile driving. Spanish frontier. of equi

equino intelligence might They did not perform the actual As left this boy, ho sold: Commerce or the Tung Wah and dogs the trustworthinese of which be Hospital. This is a matter in made stronger appeal than that of a Pretty Polly, the famous raced carefully placed them in position.

the latter to the prepared sockets, and never forget up there on the hills which all sections of the com- good many City magnates I have which insisted or being accompanied munity may unite, and wo re-

to race meetings by her pony friend? That in itself was pretty intelligent as well as to Spain." But this is somewhat beside the Professor instances cases of

work. But they did more

than

that. echo His Excellency's plea for a point, which is the · question whether |

which weave the most superb Each elephant, after slicking in its gonerous response to the appeal, or not animals possess a reasoning web lucery to catch alles, but fall to pile, stepped back bit, put its head-To-day's Thought- Hongkong, wo feel sure, will not capacity. The learned Professor In recognise a fly if the latter be prof- on one side, like an art critic, and

ONE of the most striking doubt be behind the Mother Country question, dismisses, no

proceeded with its trunk to straighten on fered, without any web entanglement,

·differences between 'a- cat and the rest of the Empire in sound evidence, the well-known as a freewill gift offering. Ho argues up the pile, if

were not quite per- and d He is that a cat, has only Instances of horses which

with adjusting were that such failure proves the total pendicular,

pats, seeing that a worthy memorial alleged to be able to count and work absence of reasoning power. The Could a human mechanie do more?

nine lives. of the late King is provided. out mathematical equations. There spider recognises its prey only when

-MARK TWAIN, - ' (Continued on Page 5.)

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