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This carries, in addition to needful reminders of the work to be done and suggestions as to the best manner of doing it, striking and htnnan-interest stories of recent happen- ings in Spain. Effort nowis being made to get this bulletin out regularly once a week.

Tim FILM

l Nine prints of the film "The Heart of Spain" have been secured and have been distributed as follows: British Columbia -- 1; Alberta - 2; Saskatchewan -- 1; Quebec - 1; Ontario - 3.

‘One of the prints in Ontario is an original uncensored one. Two others are in use in A various mwtings throughout the Province. 0 » I

l The cost of these nine films was on the average of ap oximately $400.00 each. %e , its films, have been invaluable for propaganda poses but ?t cannot be thate they have raven f a success for mone raisin ‘ purposes. that from the interest in Spin which their s owings have stimulated, w ich wil undoubtedly t indefinitely express itself in increased givings, we cannot trace, to the=f ilm directly», a return that vi 1 balance its cost.‘

In addition to the films the Comittee has projectors and equipnexit to the value of approximately $1000. “ c ‘ g - . l g.

While the films have no value other than for propaganda Apuarposes the projectors are an actual asset which could berealized at any time or a substantial amount. V i

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Negotiations have been continued with the Ontario Board of Censors with the view to inducing them to restore cuts that had been made. i e v ‘

Up to the moment our representations have not been successful.

At the meeting ofhpril 22nd,’ it was a reed that if the local Cmxittee in any place decided that they would prefer to make col ections themselves of subscriptions made at meetings held in their respective localities, that they be furnished with a list of names and any other

help the office can afford.

In an effort toarouse interest throughout -the Province at lareg harrangementswere made with several gentlemen to act as Field Secretaries: Rev. W. B. Smit , Rev. W. E. 3. James, Mr. Arthur Wipliams, and Mr. Harry Farmer. e

Mrs. Satith visited a number of points in Horth Western Ontario, and also in New Ontario. These meetings being arranged by Mr.James. _ , ~ ' e . a

He also ‘arranged a nmnber of meeting~s in och/urches in and around Toronto. These were * only partly successful and it was decided to discontinue that of work. '-

Mr. Arthur Williams yvisited South western Ontario; gcingas far as Windsor.

Mr. HarryFarmerv visited‘ Eastern 0ntari7o— touching at Kingston, Brockville,Pre:scott, Cornwall, Carlton Place, etc. o r 0 e ‘

gthep E551-‘ex-on trip read a, loss‘ on operation. a The Western trip Mrfiwilliams broke about even.

_ At a meetin of the Executive held on July7th 1937 the matter of National Organization, which had been scussed on various occasions was rou ht to a head by recommendaltions presented by the Chairman, which provided for the sett ng up of a National Committee ccnsist-- ing of representatives of Natiofna organizations and of the various Provincial Committees, also thesetting up ofanalogous c tteesin each province. s

It was reconmended that the work of the organization he disassociated from political activities in Canada and from militaristic organizations irrspain. o I

The financial reports of ‘each of the Provincial Committees to be sent monthly to the

. central Committee andthere be a regualr exchange of reports of activities, carriedonve

and projectod. o yThe recomtnendati on was that:

"These Conmittees should be simple in the form of organization. It issug ested ; ‘ o that there be a Chairman, a Secretary, 9. Treasurer, and a ntmber of Vice- esidents 0 representing various interests such as Church, Trades Unions, C.C.F., Communists, Women, Youth. The work might hecarried on by Committees in charge of each p department of activity suo as - ginance, Public Meetings, Public ty, Youth, Women, * 3tGa . l ‘

ihis was considered at various subsequent meetingsbut nothing was done. 4

With the development of the rorIc,f the need for re-organizationahas became more and more evidenced. As a matter of fact there has not been a National Conference onus 0 sh eeffairs at which representatives of Na-ti one]. and Provincial organizations were present and together planned for and decided regarding national work. . > .

The Committee which was formed in Toronto tacitly assumed the functions of a National *

~. Committee and came to’ be recognized as such by the various provinces. Itowas self-econ-i

stituted rather than representative and really had no right to usurp the functions of a National Committee. c A‘ r 0

This partly explains the misunderstandings that have develo ed for as the work enlarged it became obvious that there were three distinct functions whic Committees should fill. Local’, provincial, national. In Toronto, thecommittee which was local , became provincial,