13.
MUST be answered. 
We hope we may have word by the first return post of what can be done in your country 
in this connection. 
Very sincerely yours, 
Ione Boulenger 
GENERAL SECRETARY
Ben. H, Spence completed the presentation of the Chairman’s report. 
The report of the executive Committee recommending changes in organizational set-up was 
then read. It was as follows:-
“That the National Office occupy itself solely with national projects and administration. 
“That in consenance with this, the National Committee discontinue participation in local 
activities and that it discontinue showings of films and organization of local meetings. 
“That we recommend to the Executive Committee: the National Committee permanent staff 
shall compromise not more than one full time executive officer and an office assistant. 
“That an appeal be made to Conference to induce national participating organizations 
to set up local committees where these do not now exist. 
It was moved by Norman Freed, seconded by Harvey Murphy “That we accept the Chairman’s 
Report and the recommendations of the Executive Committee and discuss the same.” CARRIED. 
Mr. Hazen Sise read his report from Montreal. It was as follows: 
“These are certain observations which the Montreal Committee feels should 
be made. 
(1) There has been a growing feeling of doubt amongst the delegates as to
exactly how the money sent to Toronto was being expended, what proportion 
was being sent to Spain, what spent on propaganda in Canada, and what spent 
merely on administration expenses. In spite of repeated requests from Montreal 
no financial statement has been received from the national committee since that 
ending October 1, 1937. The tendency has been growing, and has with difficulty 
been checked, for the delegates to express the wish of themselves and their organi-
zations, to send money raised directly to Paris or Spain. A few organi-
zations have already withdrawn from the committee some sending their money to 
New York, some direct to Spain, the reason given being lack of information about 
what the Canadian Committee is doing with its funds. 
(2) The need for a pamphlet by the National Committee outlining not only how 
much money it has raised, what sent to Spain, and what spent on literature, 
meetings, etc., but also giving in some detail what its money has accomplished 
in Spain has been stressed again and again as an absolute necessity for giving 
out to steady contributors, who want to know, and have the right to know, these 
things. Such a pamphlet was recommended at the last National Conference of the 
Committee. More than enough time has elapsed to bring it out. 
(3) The Montreal Committee are glad to receive the second edition of the 
Spanish-Canadian Bulletin. It was urgently needed. But a great deal more 
literature is also needed. The local Committees should not be left dependent 
upon outside sources for literature. The Montreal Committee, besides publishing 
its own, has constantly written for and received pamphlets and leaflets from 
London, Paris, New York and Spain. Without this, the Committee could not 
possibly have supplied the demand for literature; and the education of the public 
on the issues in Spain in would have been badly neglected with only the literature 
received from the National Committee at its disposal. 
(4) The Montreal Committee feel that the National Committee has not given anything 
like an adequate lead to the work of the local Committees. Instead of sending out 
telegrams urgently asking for money, which left doubt as to whether the need was 
for funds to cover administration expenses or for some crisis in Spain, the 
National Committee would have done well to adopt the practice of the North American 
Committee of sending out, immediately upon receipt, verbatim copies of appeals 
from Spain. Such appeals can be used to rally support and to bring in funds 
quickly: mere telegrams from the National Office asking for money are useless. 
Again the Montreal Committee found itself indebted to the North American Committee 
for such leads, and was able to utilize these appeals, to good effect. 
In conclusion, the Montreal Committee feels it to be most urgent that the 
administration of the National Committee be completely revised and overhauled. 
Failing this, support will continue to dwindle just at the time when it is most 
urgently needed. 
NORMAN LEE. 
Hazen Sise moved, seconded by A. A. Macleod “That the incoming Executive be instructed 
to make a survey of all National Organizations to find out what organizations desire to