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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1939.

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White Man in Africa "HISTORY looking-

course

IS

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SPAIN

NOT BEATEN

them..

"No one would help them." From Goya's "Disasters of the War," which illustrate what he saw during Napo- leon's campaign in Spain Goya (1746-1828) was one of Spain's greatest painters

and cartoonists

With fortitudlo 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- many and Italy.

Death rains from the skies upon the civilians who flee 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, 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

The French

now

have

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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yet know; but when they might yet make the British liberties as those which haps bring down-the Imperial were finally withdrawn from Government see sense.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.

arteries through which the life it was found that out of about reactionaries and Imperialists 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 [2] the

Britain part people of Spain, abandoned by their hearts.

543 had given their perll of letting Franco win. played by Imperial Powers in those who, for no more than That Germany and Italy had lives.

The sacred farce of "non- Africa will be more concerned selfish reasons, should have suc- pledged themselves not to inter-

intervention" has brought the In Great Britain, as in other guns and acroplanes 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- have made to the future of the have stayed it at a cost in tries: with a cynical disregard feeling throughout the war has ly danger to the democracies of African peoples, thin with the human life and human suffering for promises they poured into been at variance with Govern Britain and France,

can yet com- Spain material that might have ment policy, just as to-day the profit or loss which the African which no

ended the war in the early part jitter-bugs" are to be found third frontier to defend the connection may have brought to pute.

of 1937, had it not been for two not among the common man Pyrenees. Their communica- Europe,"

factors that redound to the put in the ranks of the govern- tions with their African armies These words appear in a com-

are threatened from Barcelona prehensive study of African con-

But because of Government and Majorca. Their camps and THE war is not yet ended, credit of those who introduced ing classes and the Cabinet. ditions written by Lord Hailey, a

Over and over again in

policy it has been possible for industries in the south of their distinguished ex-indian Civil the last 30 months it has seem-

the British people to do no more country have come within easy than sead food to Spain. Servant, under the auspices of ed as though nothing could pre-

reach of totalitarian bombers those authoritative institutions. proud people; and over and over vent a final subjugation of that

More than 130 British ships operating from Spanish nero- 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 al- York and the Royal Institute of the spiritual certainty that their bombers: when the fields of tacked by German and Italian Juternational Affairs in London.cause is just, the Spanish people Spain had been churned by the airnien, flying in the service of They are words which have special have renewed their strength to caterpillars of German tanks; their riders. Such attacks, As for Britain and the application to Germany's now resist and have made their and the dust on its roads raised many of which an impartial

Empire, a glance at the pressing demand for colonies in enemies to halt. Because they by the boots of 100,000 Italian comminian has written down map indicates the tremendous the African continent. They sug-have done that, the rest of conscripts, the Governments of as deliberate, have drawn from threat to our communications a

est a criterion that has not Europe is at peace.

the Soviet Union and of Mexico the British Prime Minister the Faselat regime in Spain mast always been remembered by white In July, 1936, upon the sug- realised their obligations under statement that "it is not nice" mean-both in folt in their relations with the Kestion of Leon Blum, then international law and permitted, to hear of such 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 rigorons

"non-intervention" was adopted, buy arms with which to defend than that.

people is quite literally at stake concession to the Reich of the although it must have been themselves.

in the Spanish struggle, and the kind that is asked for, affect the obvious to all the Governments The second factor was the

British people are being forced people who would thereby be who subscribed to it that no arrival, in Spain of the Inter-

TO-DAY the greater part by their Government to stand placed undor German guardian-more powerful weapon could national Brigade.

of Spain is under Ger- by impotently while that safety have been placed in rebel hands. They can in no way be com- man and Italian control; but the is destroyed. I've got a pocketful of dreams-Quick step. Pierre's Orchestra I may be that what has hup- From the beginning of the pared with the trained con- spirit of these who still defend Two Sleepy People-FT.

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WHEN the skies of Spain were already dark with

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pened to the Jews in Germany in conflict, which, without inter- scripts of the other side. Their the country is as strong as ever. Philip Jordan

not a standard whereby to judge vention, the Spanish Govern- own free will, their own sense the issue involved. Nevertheless, ment could soon have ended, of right and justice sent them there they expectation of the future Italy and Germany laid their into Spain; "and

can 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.

the future of races which have not yet renched the stage of ability to rule themselves, all applicable facts no doubt will be taken into account by those responsible for rolonin readjustments.

Language and Learning

SPEAKING recently at a meeting

in London, Mr. L. A. G. Strong, author. put forward reasons for inore 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 selence, or "maths,” or history, a fairy godmother who is able, somewhat inexplicably, to de more for him.

re-

It is understandable- that there should be controversy over the r Tative emphasis to be laid on the various ilms of education, and, consequently, over the relative Importance of the Hubjects on the syllabus; but It ought to be cognized 'that the study of English transcends auch controversy, For the English-speaking child can reach the Pierian spring only through a well of English undefiled. If he has inadequate command of bh native tongue, he cannot express his thoughts clearly, and will find It dimeult to progress in nearly overy subject; while what knowl ative he does acquire must romain, for the most part, ng "loads of learned lumber in his head,”

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GROSSE AUSGABE

Berliner& Tageblatt

und-Handels-Zeitung

Brandon). Z Jana 1937

Die roté Front hricht: -Entente Cordiale in Nahat?

Bukchoten und Borusiano in mider 1998 glačalent 20 100 bufandma

SAYS the Berliner Tage- Nazi Party. Do you know who Its.

blatt

You won't see that in the news

first editor was? Adolf Hitler,

Next in importance now alɑnds the columns again, for the famed, much-tangry Angrif, which is smartly quoted German newspaper hor gone written, but extravagant in tone and foff the news stands In Berlin,

upinion. 1 la 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 censes publication. Perhaps you have already forgotten In France there have been changes the other one-Vorwarts, once, too, but there it in the newspapers quoted throughout the world us the which continue and the proprietors mouthpiece 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 in came really the end of the Berliner puying them to express the opinionE Tageblatt. Under its famous editor, they do. Theodor Wolff, the newspaper wan the champion of Liberalism in Ger- many, quoted nearly every day in Britnin the expression of opinion In the old German Republic.

In 1933 it ceased to be important and was brought into the line with the Nazi point of view,

So the old newspapers jo, others take their place. Most quoted now of the German newspapers Of You know is, the Volkischer, Beobachtar, because it is the official paper of the

In the United States we can retall two or three well-known names 110W mong the dead, such as the World, the New York American, and the New York Herald.

Most quoted New York newspapers are now the Herald-Tribune and Times, both expressing balanced opinions on foreign affairs.

But among the most widely read New York Journals are the News and Mirror, small sized howapapera, ex- ¡Continued on: Page 10,)