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In Czechoslovakia, mass gymnastics are a national tradition.

Right now the

entire
Country is in the midst of preparations for the second great Spartakiade, a mammoth
estival of physical culture held every five years. Above is a scene from the first Spar-
takiade in 1955. 650,000 sportsmen, young and old, took part.

150TH ANNIVERSARY MARKED

FREDERIC CHOPIN’S GREAT MUSIC
LEFT RICH HERITAGE FOR WORLD

_On September 27, 1939, the
City of Warsaw fell to the Nazi
Mvaders. For nearly two
Weeks, the people had furious-
ly resisted the savage fascist

°mbardments. Radio Warsaw,
the only free voice left to the

Completely isolated city, had
filled the air with the music of

hopin, a symbol in the fight
for freedom. His “Revolution-
ary Etude,” again inspired his

€loved country.

_The musie of Frederic Cho-
es is inseparable from his
Verwhelming love of Poland.
seg In 1810, just 150 years
0, he grew up in a con-
duered country held in thrall
at @ corrupt ruling class
cae with the Tsarist des-
fille. The Polish people were
=e €d with the spirit of revolt

d the ferment of freedcm.

Chopin’s childhood was a

h

aey One, His teacher parents
fi tly recognized, his excep-
lona] j

mai Musical talent and de-
is €d themselves to furthering
Ig Career. His teacher, Joseph
ey understood the sensi-
ig peas boy and allowed
freely Ividuality to develop

eaten his studies ended, he
With oe to Vienna, carrying
Soil ; im a handful of Polish
a silver urn. The words
“Ma Isner echoed in his mind,
hativ, you never forget your
it min land, nor cease to love
in Vj a faithful heart.”” While
ch ania he learned that his
Maine ee had risen in revolt
Tee : the tyranny of the
live _ arsaw was free. Chopin
ang oe for news of Poland
Tooded over his absence

from the struggle.

After a nine-month struggle,
Poland was vanquished. The
young composer, exiled from
his country, placed on paper
the heroic, clear notes of the
“Revolutionary Etude,” and
through it, expressed his great
love for his defeated people.

Chopin left Germany for
Paris and soon’ established
himself in the salons of the
most highly cultivated intelli-
gentsia of the day. He was
gaining recognition as a com-
poser. His dramatic incorpora-
tion of Polish folk music into
his mazurkas and_ polonaises
intoxicated his hearers. His
sensitive, tragic nocturns set
new standards of piano com-
position.

The role played in the life
of Chopin by George Sand has
been a subject for much con-
troversy. This brilliant woman,
much in advance of her age,
rejected the conventions of the
day and claimed for herself
complete freedom of thought
and action. Older than Chopin,
she both repelled and attracted
him, His delicate and troubled
mind found in her something
of a mother substitute. It was a
strong relationship, doomed to
destroy itself. An idyllic so-
journ in Majorca ended in a
complete breakdown of health
for Chopin who returned to-
Paris a victim of tuberculosis.
Despite his illness, the next.
few years found him at the

His mastery. of composition
created new mobility for the
piano and left a heritage of

beautiful music for the people

height of his musical prowess. |

of all nations.

Chopin died in 1849. His
body, together with the hand-
ful of Polish soil, lies buried
in the Pere Lachaise cemetery
of Paris. To this day gratefui
visitors place fresh flowers on
the simple memorial. His cry
of revolt against tyranny and
his joyous belief in ultimate
victory, gives inspiration to all
mankind.

@® KAY EDWARDS.

Attempt fo revive
film blacklist

A secret report seeking to
revive the blacklist in Holly-
weod is being circulated to top
film executives:in New York
by McCarthyites in the Amer-
ican film industry.

Writers singled out for at-
tack include John Howard
Lawson, Dalton -Trumbo, Al-
bert Maltz, Nedrick Young,
Michael Wilson and Howard
Fast. Producers are.also: warn-
ed. Singled out and named are
Stanley Kramer (“On the
Beach”’) and Otto Preminger.

Expensively done, no one in
the industry, nor those asso-
ciated with the previous black-
list which resulted in the loss
of more than 200 jobs, wili
admit responsibility for the re-
port.

The report bears a striking
resemblance to an attack -re-

cently launched in the US.
publication, American Mer-
cury.

More on

EDITOR’S NOTE: This week
we print two more letters on
the subject of Canadian neu-
trality. The Pacific Tribune
will appreciate hearing from
more of our readers. Again a
reminder: please keep your let-
ters within 200 words.

&

Alex Kucher, Vancouver,
writes: “To break away from
apathy and subservience to the
U.S.A., Mr. E. Rodgers scoffs
at. rising neutrality as a teol.
He defires neutralism “of be-
ing unengaged in disputes or
contests between others, and,
the state of taking no part on
either side.”

“As a substitute he proposes
we should use a more dynamic
weapon — independence. It
would be good if we could,
like the proverbial Paul Bun-
yan who leaps over all ob-
stacles in the way, achieve our
independence in this manner.

“Does he imagine all we
have to do is request Diefen-
baker to respond to our cry
for independence and, presto,
all our chains will be un-
locked, and we will be free to
thumb our noses at the Yan-
kee? He is probably dreaming
| that dynamic Fidel Castro is
lour prime minister.

“No, Mr. Rodgers, first to
win our independence, we
must free ourselves from the
clutches of that bird of prey—
the American eagle. Can we
become independent while still
hooked to the U.S. war ma-
chine? No! First. we must put
an end to the squandering of
billions of dollars on senseless
war materials by demanding
disarmament now.

To achieve neutrality we
must become disengaged from
all military alliances. Econ-
omic and political independ-
ence from the U.S.A. would

neutrality |

still be on the agenda. How-
ever, an important first step
for the restoration of our inde-
pendence in the world: of to-
day is to make Canada neutral
now!”

@
Lewis Agassiz, Vancouver,
writes: “In regard to Mr. Rod-

gers’ letter re neutrality. It
appears based on a natural
emotional wish, but ignores
immediate needs and pessibil-
ity. Its final objective is good,
better than neutrality, and car-
ried away by the better pic-
ture, he sees it as now obtain-
able and ignores the steps to it.

“It is.an old and constant
question of objective and prac-
tical means. The extremes are
the opportunist who associates
himself with a desired objee-
tive (for instance Socialism)
but who is interested chiefly
in steps which appear as ad-
vances and are obtainable now.
Thus he appears to get results
but does so without really ad-
vancing toward the good ob-
jective.

“Emotionalism reverses this,
It points always toward the
final objective, ignoring the
necessary immediate steps ob-
tainable now. Thus a hungry
man, seeing fruit across a wide
and deep stream might be
tempted to jump it, ignoring a
log one could slowly walk
across.

“Disassociation from war is
a step toward peace, especially
with Canada a neighbor to the
warlike U.S.

“Independence is even more
desirable, no doubt, but peace
and survival are the imme-
diate problem. And survival
cannot wait. However, I am
sure Mr. Rodgers’ intentions in
writing were good and his ob-
jective is better were it as pos-
sible and as potent for survi->
val.”

the Pacific Tribune.

Photo shows Soviet technicians experimenting with 3-D
color TV equipment which was recently reported on in

July 15, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 5