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iattached statement.

7 Altogether since the Committee was established over $5000 worth of literature has been distributed, The Propaganda value of this is lncalcuable. It is seed sowing, but_seed sowing of such a kind that the value of the harvest cannot be accurately estimateds

At present there is a stock of literature on hand which is valued at $500000 as per

INVENTORY’ one lmTnRiTURnm—nPiL 3otn,_i03s

10,000 Spanish Canadian Bulletins (Blood Transfusion) free) 50.00 2,000 Murderi ‘Why? ’1ree} I , CO5 zalicia Martir @ " .l* 90.75 ,g i. 9 n /4 Photos of Bethune " .25 i$;OO 13 The Crime of Guernica " .10 lL?0V 155 No Pasaran (song sheet " .07 10335 i8'flfi3Struggle]klSpain “ .l0 49$) l02 Three Speeches of Sr. Juan Negrin “ .05 5.10 330 Spain and Britain . ‘n “ $05 19.00 lll Spain's Struggle for Democracy ' “ $05 ‘ 5.55 ll F;ght , _ " .l0 1.10 500 Insten In! E. A. Q.;Madrid “ .05 25900 5 The Spanishiwar In Pictures ‘V .33 050 li,No Easaran ‘record , " , 5 6,05 lb The'War In pain " . 5 580 5 Why Bishops Back Franco , " .l0 .50 4 Intellectuals and the Spanish.Military Rebellion _“ .0”2 .20 9 And Spain Sings " .7’ 6.75 3l2 American Democracy or Spanish Hierachy " .05 017. 0 i5 The Salvage of Catalonia-Historical (free) _ «O0 510 The Spanish Church and Politics 7 " .03 ‘ ' 27.30 2434 The Truth About Spain .2 " .05 123.20 90 hssistenoia Infantil , free l0s00 800 Spain’s War of Independence pfree 25.00 7000 Bulletins (Children‘s Homes) free? 60.00 TOTAL

5n2.s5 POSTERS ' T

The Spanish Posters, depicting War and the artists reaction to it ~— appealing tremendously to the hpanish people to resist the foreign invasion and stand by the Democratically elected Government, have been collected by the Comittee to Aid Spanish Democracy. ‘We have a set of 287 Posters, l50 Photographs taken by Hazen Sise, many of them.depicting the scenes of the trek from Malaga. Together with souvenirs such as bone rings worn by the various trade union groups, political buttons and scarf pins. These posters and souvenirs have already been 9Xhlb1Eed twice in the Massey Hall Basement; first when BishopIMcConnell, Chairman of the , American Committee paid a visit to Toronto, secondly when the recent Spanish Delegation visited Toronto:‘ The Posters have also been shown in the Hall at Denison avenue, the Labor Lyceuml 340 Spaeina ewes, and in several churches including Carleton United Church and East York United Church. lhe Posters have also been shown in such cities and towns as Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, and Welland. we have 22 stands for tacking up the Photographs and Posters. At these Poster Exhibits, we also sell Spanish literature. These Posters make a powerful display.

PUBLICITY

For several weeks past, special press releases have been sent three or four times weekly to all daily newspapers in Canada.

They have consisted of brief stories containing only a few paragraphs each, taken from cables received fronxlllen May and from.t e literature received in the office from.the Spanish Government and other sources. Each is supplied with a date line —]Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London, etc. ~ and contains news which does not find its way into the ordinary press services. .

At present there is no means of finding out how these releases are treated; though we do know that they are steadily ignored by such papers as the Toronto "Telegram? and "Globe and Mail." , ‘

It might be worth while to subscribe to a press clipning service in order to keep track of items published and to discover which papers are friendly to the loyalist cause.

Helping in the same direction.nfight be the publication, in the "Clarion", the "New

Commonwealth,“ and other swmpathetic papers, of some such announcement as the following:

Quthentic news from Spain, as distinguished from.rebel propaganda, is sent to all Canadian newspapers regularly by the Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy, in Toronto.

4 If you do not find in your local paper, news of the atrocities committed by Franco ,and his foreign backers and of the wonderful social reforms carried out by the Loyalists, this material is not being-used. ‘

In such case you can help the cause of Loyalist Spain and the suffering fipanish people by asking your local editor "Why?" »

And remember, that a paper which is consciously friendly to Franco, probably is friendly also to Fascimn in all countries, including our own.

In add ition to the press release referred to above, all local comittees and I sympathisers have been fully apprised of the Committee's work and of the growing needs of Spain by means of a periodical bulletin. ./

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