The Truth About Spain - Rudolph Rocker Pamphlet about the Spanish Civil War and Left-Wing unions rising up to fight Fasicm
"THE TRUTH ABOUT SPAIN by Rudolph Rocker If there is any event that can bring about a rediscovery of inner strength on the part of organized labor and the libertarian elements of the world, it is the grand struggle against Fascism now being waged in Spain. After the unresisting defeat of the labor movement in Germany the effect of the heroic battle of the Spanish workers, peasants and intellectuals against the Fascist bandits is that of a refreshing thunderstorm. It is the first time since Fascism made it's appearance in Europe that the entire population of a country offered such a spirited resistance to imminent danger. That is why the example of these struggles is international in its significance, far transcending in scope the frontiers of one country. The desperate struggle is the common cause of all movements that do not want to fall under the bloody yoke of Fascism. Yet one must single out the surpassing promptness of action shown by the C.N.T. [ Confede...