S§PAIN——-

; lBc1tt1eground of Democracy

The miscalled “civil war” has now raged in Spain for

‘ over two years and, contrary to the expectations of those

who planned and began it, the end is not yet in sight. Neither can we yet calculate or gauge the seriousinterna- tionalr complications that have arisen or may still arise

’th.erefr‘o*r:n. Unfortunately, there has been much confusion

sand‘misunderstanding in the public mind as to the nature

ofthe conflict. This confusion and misunderstanding was

. deliberately created and fostered through lmisleading and textensive propaganda. ’

i a change has come. Much that was confused is beginning to clear up. The world at large is coming to

“realize that the liberation of Spain from. the yoke «of fascist reactionaries is not the private affair of the Spanish people but the general concern of all advanced and progressive mankind.” .

In an admirable review ofan important book recently

published, Margaret Gould says (Toronto Daily Star, 23rd S

August, 1938) : T « “Those who wish to see the whole picture clearly can get it for just 20 cents, thanks to the Prenguin books series. The Duchess of Atholl,,British p-eeress and M.P., who is a noted scholar and historian, spent over a year collecting and

S studying all authentic records, and has unravelled this

tangled skein. The result is “Searchlight on Spain,” a 346- page booklet of carefully documented facts, set forth in simple and objective style.” S ‘

She closes her review of the book by advising all who

A can read to read it. We endorse that advice, and strongly urge all who wouldaknow the truth about the conflict in

Spain to read “Searchlight on Spain.”

ISSUES OFSCONFLICT

The armed revolt against the democratically-elected Re- publican Government of Spain began on the 18th July, 1936, with the officers of the army in Morocco, and spread throughout the garrison towns in Spain. The officers car- ried many of the men with them. In this struggle against

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