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Be ee OM ibe SEL ne a Pee perme e+ oo By Rex Pitkin — Tee Y friend, Karl, a seaman on a: Nazi liner, and I sat ‘in - . - a Httle cafe on the lower East side, drinking beer, and - talking about the wonderful victories the people of* Spain. . were Winning against Franco and Hitler and Mussolini. : _ Karl held out a ‘package of cigarettes. “Have one?”. he asked. T told him 1 didn’t smoke. ee oh “But you'll enjoy this cigarette,” ne ‘states. “t's made of enti, fascist tobacco.” 7 Hesitatingly ‘and curiously I lt the cigarette and ‘puffed on ite: Tt didn’t taste any diferent Shan, other cigarettes. . Buddenly it went out. : . ¥ looked st Karl in surprise. He seniled. _Was this ove of thowe ” trick exploding cigarettes—which ‘had failed to explode? .* “Break it open,” he suggested, sippizg his large achooner of beer, “Find out why it doesn't burn.” I tore the clgarette apart, and ‘in its center between the tobacco and its ends was a tightly rolled piece of thin paper.. I unraveled it and in amazement read: “German. soldiers! adman. workers and peasanis! Hitier’s grime ‘has reached its apes!’ He ts now sending German soldiers to Spain. This foreign adupnture is for the deneft of the traitor of Spain. Why should the German people—scho are Franco's enemies—de made to fight for Franco against the Spanish People who are defending their democracy? _ “Hitler sends troops to Spain nat alone ‘in the interests of Spanish reactionaries but also ta the interests of the German enpitalists. Hitler has embarked on the Spanish venture because he hopes for a way out—tut hig defeat is inevitable.” - ‘ “For four small pages the leaflet went on explaining In “eoncise, . mucelict sentences the reasons why German troops should not fight Figer’s and Franco's wer in Spain. [t_was signed by Helnrich Mann, brother of Thomas Mann, distinguished novelist who Just 1éff América” Jast week-end. Heinrich is head of the newly formed German Liberty Franco. “You will be slaughtered to benefit Franco and the rich men Party, the People’ J Front movement. | o a : * > a looked at Kari in amazement. - Z “There are many of us,” he said, “who are very polite. We offer our ca ex orew cigarettes at every opportunity. - “OUT CUIEAEUeS Tike Our cigaventas very “much. They sre very anxious for them, and we see that they receive them regularly. “After we give our friends | few times,” he continued, “we carefully make it a point to Jeave_one of these in « place where they are sure to find them.” He held up a imell paper. ~~. ” Be ee ee -_ ne This is the Schiffahrt, the underground BRS Genes trom te There are many ny such papers in many industries.” He Fond from the | ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED tiny sheets: HEREIN {S UNCLASSIFIED bee aT a