-2- domocrggfiicolly elected government woo attacked in a heavy military on~ olaught by tho mutinouo General Fronoiooo Franoo)in collusion with in- vading Gormanx and Italian armieo : employing eopecially their air force to otrafo civiliano; and their nmvieo to bring in arms. The rent of Europe, meanthile, including England and frdnce, lifted not a finger to intervene.

Canaddonvo reacted to theme evento with varying dogreoo of undorotanfifing.

the Canadian Forum Wfifi the firot to pdblioh Vootry which expreoood frustration

and anger. Poeto of stature like E.J. Pratt, 5.3. ficott and ~§§o.mmmo¥».

profeooor Louis Mackay largely turned to satire to expreoo their feelings. Of

theoe poomo Haokay'o were the moot teroo and otringent:

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THREE SNARLS of a Disgusted Colonial

I. Freedom, in Spain, exhaled a groan. Her champion, England, scribbling notes, Refused as yet to throw a stone, And only held the stoners’ coats.

II.

0 Ananiass! what a waste!

Iscariot too! such gifts misplaced! For, living now, you’d both be set To shine in Britain's cabinet.

III. Let Britain’s leaders, if they choose, Be cushions for Benito’:-3 hips, [flu

And lick the heels of Adolf’; shoes: ,1“ A,

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Tho poem oxpreoseo one of the three themew most current in§artiwt’o imwediate

T9$?fln3€ t0 the Spant§& civil war: that of diownot with non~intorvontion bv . . . *9 ‘*7’ ., 3 ‘ , the wootern poworo, by 4hr1tn1n and fronce poréhnolorlyg»whopotnoliohod a policy of ”nomtrnliom" and embargo agoinotiho Loyaliotn. nnother theme is that of the hetnnyol of Chriotianity.o ‘»it wnsvoiood dgaein no uncertmig torms by tho “atholic novoliot, Morley Callaghan: I t :-.‘7."..:.»t':,’ 331535;? t O V‘ -- . H”; C?‘ * 1-in M ' o o . me that thooo one huV@ tyied to make the Ckxxxkxxn

»J‘-- 7 «,7: iii’: "‘ " ' I"4vl “ ‘ {boo condo the Cnrzltlan canoe have no sham . All those w.o are heart and soul with the rebels have made a clear