The sub., 1946-06-20
World Problem Number One

"Overconoinq even the raonng problem in the United States the pertinent world shaking problems Europe Last World War and present World War Il have helped +o convince the United States of America that in wise ducn our world responsibility Our Is happy lot n amuch as death of the late President Roosevelt e1t us VicePresident who of vision who can race facts knows that he cannot expect to ind them oy LOOK ing inward from Atlantic to the Mississippi nor from the Pacific the Mississippi. President Truman has raced HIS problems as of worldwide scope and has accepted the torch of democracy and raised high that it's glow be seen around the world He is not helpless deast but races issues with practical down to earth solution.
 The hope of America for peace in Europe and indeed neace throughout the world will the way President Tr han handles the SPANISH SITUATION! The need Tor hands off that evsmeng Fascist government that forced by diplomatic to earlier in the war is now gone doubt that the Franco regime has been an arrogant challenge to democracy and freedom erywhere had been earlier in recognizing this fact perhaps there had been need of the Europe nor the dreadful loss of lives of this nations and other nations best. . ~
 with our desire to closer friendship and rela tonship with Latin America cannot overlook the fact that Spain is Latin Americas motherand and even today looks Spain for certain amount of leadership The standing example of Fascsm in that nation can well build in our hemisphere growth that would de- sroy international trade, freedom and democracy 1t Is evident to anyone who studied the Spanish situation from the overthrow of the Royas Government and the growth of Fascsm planted there by the team that 8O96 of Spanish people which make the part working class hate fear and despse Fascism It would take little than moral encouragement from the worlds Big for the workers of Spain to rise and overthrow their oppressors Indeed through the same diplomatic strings that this nation Britain and Russia have pulled in the past would seem that this could be accom- pished as a boodess revolution.
 To-day is the day when EVERYWHERE ON THIS EARTH WORKERS rising to seize the reins of dem ocrac government and establishing majority rule Even in England, WINSTON CHURCHILL, OVER AND BY FAR THE MOST POPULAR BRITISHER, defeated NOT FOR PERSONAL REASONS BUT BECAUSE HE REPRE- SENTED A CONSERVATIVE AND EXTREME RIGHT1ST GOVERNMENT that leaning towards the very kind of Fascism that exists only in SPAIN AND THAT HATED AND DESPISED NATION JAPAN!"
 The foregoing excerpt from the SUB editorial of August 9 1945 before the fall of Japan Japan has fallen and is fast being exper directed and freed into real real izaon of DEMOCRACY But the situation of Spain still remains an international loggerhead.
 number years ago looked at the serious internal condition of Spain and comfored ourselves that it wasn't large nation and that beref of colonial possessions that could real alarm. SPAIN WAS THE BREED- ING PEN for WORLD WAR III The FACT THAT MANY OF THE NOTORIOUS FASCIST and NAZI WAR CR1M1N- AIS WHO PERFORMED THE SPANISH EXPERIMENT TEN YEARS AGO ARE HIDING OUT IN SPAIN AWAY FROM INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND WELL POSI- TIONED TO PUSH US INTO WORLD WAR III, should arouse if nothing else will!
 We can reflect now and KNOW THAT IF WE HAD IN 'TERFERED IN SPAIN TEN YEARS AGO THERE WOULD