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An Englishwoman, problem of spring: nice warm days and the promise of green things now sprout- her best-known novels in this country are ing. Why should we be cooped up in this “Lolly Willowes,” the first Book-of-the- office? There is a park around the corner Month Club selection, and “Mr. For- and we would like to sit on a bench for tune’s Maggot.” We are curious to see fan hour or two and do nothing. But the whether her forthcoming novel takes an war makers are very busy these days and anti-Fascist stand. we therefore are kept on the go. Come to think of it, we couldn't sit in that park HARRY STERNBERG, who illustrated anyway. It’s locked and only the few Miss Warner's story, is a winner of who can afford exclusive apartments have 1936 Guggenheim fellowship. His work the key to Gramercy Park. is on permanent exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art, Newark Public Library, BUT our little office looks pretty good to tus and it’s a very busy office, too. We and other institutions. have been swamped with hundreds of World War exhibits moved to the Imperial Museum, London WALTER WILSON is 4 native of the letters, telephone calls, and personal mes South. He is the author of “Forced Labor sages about the new FicH. We had an in the United States” and is now finishing idea there would be quite an interest in a book for Harper's on soldiers. He has the magazine but this response is beyond contributed to many publications, includ- four expectations. But that's life anyway. ing The New Republic, Harper's, ec. TING ee rela) ISSUE "“AKE the New Republic for instance. KEITH SWARD, author of the article they blossomed forth with this editori fon steel, is the Federated Press corre- ‘The nearest thing to a miracle May, 1936 spondent in Pittsburgh. has been achieved by THe Fiont, organ of the American League Against Wa LOUIS LOZOWICK, whose conception and Fascism. With a paid editorial staff of industrial scenes ranks among the fin est examples of modern art, has appeared ‘of exactly one, and with financial re in Theater Arts, The Nation, The For- sources hardly big enough to buy a frayed Passed With Honor um, and Harper's Magazine shoestring at market prices, it has now By Sylvia Townsend Warner become a thirty-two page, four-column ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY STERNBERG PIERRE VAN PAASSEN was sent to monthly printed in five colors—yes, and Europe by the New York Evening World with a list of able contributors. .. It is Frick’s Millions in 1925 and has been roaming the world mass support that achieves the only fever since, excepting for a brief lecture miracles of modern times.” By Keith Sward ILLUSTRATED RY LOUIS LOZOWICK tour in America in 1932. He witnessed I think your April number of Tue the Druse revolt in Syria, the Abd-El Ficut is a triumph,” writes Robert Letters from Soldiers Krim uprising in Morocco, Pilsudki’s Morss Lovett “and as the New Republic By Walter Wilson WUSTRATED BY BILL JAMES putsch, the disturbances in Palestine and says, a miracle, The magazine contains the rise and fall of the Commune of the an extraordinary number of vital and Burning Fuses 10 Asturias in 1934, He is now foreign cor- timely articles, and its format is ex- By Pierre van Paassen respondent for the Central Canadian tremely effective. Apart from other ac- Press and has made three trips to the tivities of the League, the magazine justi “Aitaboy, Be a Fence-sitter! 13 front in the Ethiopian War. fies the existence of the American Le By Hoff SYDNEY HOFF is one of America’s Against War and Fascism. jgest_and most brilliant humorous FROM, Washington, U, S._ Senator As Labor Goes 1s aturists. FigHt welcomes him to its Elmer A. Benson writes that “although By Heywood Broun \LLUSTRATED BY AD REINHARDT growing list of distinguished contributors. the periodical undoubtedly was effective HEYWOOD BROUN is President of in its previous form, the innovations Haymarket 18 the American Newspaper Guild and a should greatly increase the scope of its daily columsiist for the Scripps-Howard influence.” Max S. Hayes, a pioneer in By Leslie Reade ILLUSTRATED BY PHIL WOLFE newspapers, Echoes of his radio speech the trade-union movement, writes from for the New York Trade Union Com- Cleveland that the new magazine is “a China Digs In 21 mittee of the American League Against very profound improvement in make-up By Michael Pell War and Fascism, which is reprinted and ahead of other publications in here, are still ringing throughout labor contents relating to the great problem of The Nazi Inferiority Complex eae 22, circles. four generation—Fascism and war. By Dr. George A. Coe ULUSTRATED BY HARRY GOTTLIEB LESLIE READE, who writes the article OUR Glamorous Spy idea was not con the Haymarket tragedy, is an English liked by Quiney Howe, “but this one DEPARTMENTS playwright and. barrister’ whose play, weak spot,” he informs us, “is more than “The Shattered Lamp,” was produced on overbalanced by Hallgren, Seldes, Radio i 12 Letters. 24 Broadway. He has contributed to The Your excellent departments.” Wa New Republic and other publications Frank thinks that we have made a maga Movies 14 Building the League 27 DR. GEORGE A. COE, who writes on zine “which should broaden enormously the Nazi inferiority complex, is Professor the popular appeal of the fight against ‘of Education (retired), Teachers Col- war and Fascism, Books .. 18 Youth Notes. 28 Tege, Columbia University, and is, the Wall Street -..20 Oh, Say Can You See? 31 author of “The Motives of Man,” “The WE have always had a weak spot for children’s magazines, and why not? Paychology of Religion,” ete. Read what the editor of the New Pioneer THEODORE SCHEEL, a native of St. Louis, is a satirical artist who has: con- says: “The April Ficur is a wow, a Knockout, a honey! . For look JOSEPH PASS, Ed tributed to Collier's, The Saturday Re- readability, and content, it has them all view of Literature, and other national beaten,” And the Rev. William Lloyd ‘The Fight Against War and Fascicm, shed mont ly by the National publications. Imes writes that the magazine is now in Executive Committee of the American Le gue Agai it War and Fascism, the “very front ranks of the thoughtful 112 East 1 Street, New York, N.Y. Chairman, Harry F. Ward. GEORGES SCHREIBER, who drew Vice-Chairmen, Robert Morss Lovett, Mrs. Victor L. Berger, Earl Brow the cover, is a regular contributor to Pie- and purposeful propaganda magazines of der, Max S.