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-2- democragtically elected government was attacked in a heavy military on-

slaught by the mutinous General Francisco Franco)in collusion with in- vading Germanx and Italian armies : employing especially their air force to strafe civilians; and their navies to bring in arms. The rext of Europe,

meantfiile, including England and France, lifted not a finger to intervene.

§€> Canadian_s reacted to these events with varying degrees of understanéfing and anger. Poets of stature like E.J. Pratt, F.R. Scott and t§g,sla£aiae professor Louis Mackay largely turned to satire to express their feelings. Of

these poems Mackay's were the most terse and stringent:

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The Canadian Forum was the first to pdblish poetry which expressed frustration