ign tm ett np EE neice eon Ly Wt DESERT FOX’ GLORIFIES#GERMAN MILITARISTS Hollywood join WITH ITS FILM The Desert Fox—The Story of Rommel, Hol- lywood begins its mission of Whitewashing the German mili- tarists their crimes. Bosses of one of America’s big- 8est industries, the film moguls Needed only a token hint to get into the “cold war” and pour out anti-Soviet, pro-war propaganda Movies. By 1947, films exposing the “Soviet-menace” glutted the Market (significantly, the public has receive these films— The Iron Curtain, The Red Danube, I Was & Communist for the FBI—with indifference or hostility). Simul- taneously, the Hollywood bosses obeyed the order of the Un-Amer- ican Activities Committee to get Tid of all actors, writers, direc- tors, and others with liberal or Progressive views. The American imperialists have Now reached a_ stage War plans where they are work- ing for the re-establishment of the Wehrmacht generals. A vast Propaganda campaign has been launched to induce the public to believe that these elements were Sincere patriots who had no Choice except to obey Hitler, their cCommander-in-chief, and also that they are geniuses of indispens- able value in the fulfilment of the ‘defensive’ measures of the At- lantie Pact. - * * * WE SEB these points advanced Very carefully in The Desert Fox. f CPCCA RNA LUT LLL teh GREETINGS 34 years of socialist progress in the Soviet Union — in their James Mason as Rommel Using the British book by Des- mond Young as its point of de- parture, and concluding with a fulsome tribute to Rommel by Winston Churchill, the film pic- tures Rommell (James Mason) as a brilliant soldier and splendid husband, who undoubtedly could have defeated the Allies had the maniac Hitler (Luther Adler) not ‘insisted on running military mat- ters his own way, and whose death (apparently suicide) was Germany's greatest tregedy. In line with this deliberate fal- sification of historical fact, the film also. distorts the meaning of the 1944 conspiracy against Hit- PEL é PRTC MMC CLC ULL UL & whitewash brigade ler, which was conceived by cer- tain generals and politicals who believed that Germany had a better chance of winning the war if Hitler was removed, or at least that they could arrange @ truce and gain breathing-space before resuming the war. Rommell himself is made out a model of a man. To gain addi- tional sympathy for him, the film starts with his defeat in 4942 at El Alamein. It shows him as trying valiantly to turn the tides of war against the en- emy—the Allies. It. pictures him as turning against Hitler because of patriotic interests. Although it mentions that he was Hitler’s favorite, until he joined the 1944 conspiracy, it omits that he did not belong to the Junkers but was a Nazi, who came up through the fascist ranks. Neither does it tell us that this vicious anti- Semite and murderer was absol- utely devoted to Hitler, turning on him because he’ felt Hitler was betraying the ideals of fas- cism. ; From start to finish, The Desert Fox reeks with admiration of Rommell and the German gener- als, and urges the acceptance of these elements back into the family of “aemocracy”. Its show- ing should be vigorously protest- ed and the real purpose of this glorification of a war criminal © should be made clear to every- one—AARON MAXWELL. "ASSOCIATION 0 WOMEN’S BRANC Vancouver, B.C. F UNITED UKRAINIAN CANADIANS H-MEN’S BRANCH - ENGLISH SPEAKING BRANCH ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN CANADIANS Branch. No. 26 - Port Alberni, B.C. COUNCIL OF “CANADIAN SOUTH SLAVS Vancouver, B.C. “FEDERATION OF =siédtsCt™” RUSSIAN: CANADIANS Vancouver, B.C. ~ LITHUANIAN: LITERARY SOCIETY Vancouver, B.C. FINNISH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA Local 55 - Vancouver, Bile: BURRUEUE ‘ : n pymnyae yyy .m (00080000 RT TTR / For Canadian-Soviet friendship, a people's culture and world peace PT ee THE SPORTLIGHT 6 A | PI en UL ALL UL AL Uh aba THRU EEE HEU EERE Pe PP UL OL th s By BERT WHYTE OCCO FRANCIS MARCHEGIANO, better known to the boxing world as Rocky Marciano, knocked out Joe Louis last Friday night and catapulted himself into line for a shot at the heavy- weight crown. The punch that put Rocky in the limelight also ended the long ring career of former heavyweight champion Joe Louis. ,Don’t weep for Joe; it had to happen some time. Probably the two best heavyweights in the business today are Marciano and Eizzard Charles. The title, however, is held by old Joe Walcott, who lost twice to — wm Louis and twice to Charles before clipping Ezzard with a left hook to win the championship last sum- mer at the edge of 387 or there- abouts. There’s irony in the thought that Joe Louis, who lost all chance for a erack at Walcott when Rocky rocked him to sleep, could almost certainly beat Jersey Joe a third time if given the chance. ae Charles is first in line he'll likely regain the title from Walcott and defend it against Marciano. That would be quite a battle. It is one of the pecularities of the current fistic scene that 27- year-old Marciano is the youngest of the four best heavyweights in the game. Somewhere: in the sticks there must be an ambitious youngster of 19, 20 or 21 with ring ambitions and the qualities to back them up. One of these days he'll come busting onto the scene and we'll have another Manassa Mauler or Brown Bomber in our midst. | Si, ed Here’s the gen on Rocky “Mare - ciano. ‘Comes from Brockton, Massachusetts. Oldest of three boys in a family of six. Father came to U.S. from Italy in 191%, served. in U.S. Army in first world war, gassed and wounded in the Argonne. pied | : Rocky’s life hasn’t been easy. Worked in a shoemaker’s shop. Dishwasher in a diner. Truck driver’s helper. Pick:and shovel man. Brewery worker. ROCKY MARCIANO As a youngster, Rocky’s favorite sports were baseball, boxing and football. Once he had a tryout with the Chicago Cubs’ farm team at Fayetteville, North Carolina, but couldn’t make the grade. In 1943 Rocky found himself in the U.S. Army. He was discharged in December, 1947, went back as a nick and shovel man on a road gang at 90 cents an hour. But the urge to box was still strong, and after winning a number of amateur fights, he turned pro in 1948. Al Weill became Rocky’s manager, and in the manner of fight mentors everywhere, he found plenty of setups for his prospective tiger. Marciano quickly ran un a ‘string of knockout victories over these handpicked opponents, and when Weill figured he was ready he had his first start in New York. After surviving a right smash to the iaw that nearly spelled curtains for him, Rocky went on to kayo Carmine Vingo in six. Biggest thrill in Rocky’s ring career, up to the Louis fight, was. when he belted out Rex Layne with a crushing right hand in six rounds at Madison Square Garden. That victory led to the Louis match, and Friday’s win over Joe puts Rocky right in line for a shot at the heavyweight title. * * * DISA AND DATA: UBC Thunderbirds whipped Central Washington 20-12 Saturday for their second straight win this year. Let’s hope they don’t become dizzy with success. They failed to win © single game last year, had lost three and tied one this season when their winning “‘streak”’ began. . . . VandouverCapilanos continue to lose, and coach Murph Chamberlain's days are numbered. . . . Blue Bombers took their sixth B.C. junior football title Saturday, beating Meralomas 9-1, and now clash with Edmonton, Maple Lecfs in a@ sudden death Western Canada semi-final Saturday this week... . Snaggle-toothed Primo Carnera is making more money in the wrestling racket than he ever made as hecyyweight boxing champ. When Da Preem beat Jack Sharkey in 1933 he had so many managers living on his earnings that one sports statistician figured he lost money every time he crawled between the ropes. After Max Baer handed Cernera an historic beating the big fellow went back to the mothballs for many years, until television opened up a new career. Asa TV performer on the wrestling circuit Primo draws down $100,000 a: vear, owns a villa in Italy and has plenty of cash in the banks. . . . Helsinki, Finland, has a population smaller then that of Greater © Vancouver, and faces severe housing problems for the duration of the Olympic Games there next July and August. There, are only seven hotels in the city and more than 40,000 visitors are expected. Private homes, schools and tent sites will be pressed into service. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — NOVEMBER 2, 1951 — PAGE 11 e | oul Ll