An unusual patient...

re Zoo in the city of
bn tliningrad has. a tiger
ur brought from the
a Taiga. There was a
Mouth ulcer in the _ tiger’s
ines Near one of its can-
he ulcer would now
Bain ever. now open up
gy . causing Amur no end
tle, ammoyance. It became
T that the animal would
®'to be operated on.
i how was one to go
it with such a ferocious
Amur was placed
Dortat Cage used for trans-
aa with a special
beag. = for the animal’s
Necee The zoo veterinarian
% eded in administering a
Mfic to the animal.
ity * the tiger fell only
to 4 state of semi-stupor
. the dose, which was
itily ames the amount ordin-
Wiy, “Ven to human beings.
Milty |, ,8teat deal of diffi-
5 ti the unusual patient
Meat ey prepared for the
ie | 2OR: he was laid out on
Day, his fore and hind
Ot Were bound to the bars
ag © cage, and his head
reliably clamped.
Minis anesthetic was ad-
Yep fred and the operation
Rong The operation sur-
Were Anatoly Pirogov

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Folk Festival

aed of Canada’s top
on pects were again
a and at this year’s
on ,poSa Folk Festival
cust 10, 11 and 12,
Doky tia, Ont,, 80 miles
Of Toronto. —
Wer ° Of those present
Taye’ McCurdy, The:
Vig €rs, Ian and Syl-
Sto, a Jane and Win-
thers. Oung, and many

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by yess for Entertainment,

ihe heoman. Price $1.45.
Deals his book, Perelman
Dhysie of many interesting
We a Phenomena which
lif, “Counter in everyday
thing Without stopping ~ to
& weet them. The read-
lusion learn about optical
Recinats and various other
lene Mg scientific prob-
,

Meson, SCinating manner of
the oad his material and
Make U™Merous illustrations

| fo, an € book easy reading

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be .

and Ella Melts, Head Stom-
atologist of Kalingrad Region.

The diagnosis was clear:
osteomyelitis of the jaw had
set in as a result of caries of
a canine tooth and had eaten
right through the bone. The
big tooth was completely
hollow inside: just the ena-
mel remained.

It was extracted and the
wound was cleansed and
stitched. Threatening roars
issued now and then from
the mouth of the half-asleep
tiger set the assisting nurses
trembling. The operation
lasted three hours and pass-
ed off without any excesses.

Today Amur feels fine, not
in the least mourning for his
extracted canine. After all,
what does he need it for in,
the zoo!

What reasons are behind
India?

the partition of

The Last Days of the
British Raj, by Leondrd Mos-
ley. Available upon request
at People’s Co-op Book Store.

e ’

HE partition of India in

1947 will forever rank
as one of the most tragic
events in modern history.

The collapse of the British
Raj was imminent due to the
growing militancy of the In-
dian masses, which found
powerful expression in the
revolt of the Royal Indian
Navy in 1946.

To prevent, at any cost,
the emergence of a strong,
united India, the British
Government hurriedly im-

plemented the Mountbatten
Plan, dividing the country
into India and Pakistan.

BOOKS

Murderous riots and mass-
acres preceded and followed-
this plan and millions of
Hindus and Moslems became
victims of comunal frenzy.

The Hindus and Moslems
have for centuries lived in
amity and harmony. Commu-
nal strife, as described by
Mosley was a direct contri-
bution of the Raj. Even the
Simon Commission was forc-
ed to acknowledge this.

True, the Congress failed,
until very late, to make a sus-
tained and serious effort to
win over the Moslem masses.

The leaders of the Moslem
League, on the other hand,
often indulged in activities
which. played straight into

India’s Nehru and Mohandis
was granted independence.

the hands of Whitehall. _

Nevertheless, failure to
point out that the primary
strategy of imperialism .in
India, from the very begin-
ning, was to provoke com-
munal antagonism and foster
every reactionary social and
political force confuses the
whole question.

There are many factual
errors and devastating mis-
statements in the book.
Many of the claims remain
unsubstantiated.

Some interesting points,
however, are made. Lord
Mountbatten is blamed for
the delay in the publication

Ghandi, shortly “before India

of-the Radcliffe Award on
the boundary between India
and Pakistan which cost in-
numerable lives. Sir Conrad
Corfield, who was scheming
on behalf of the corrupt
princes to balkanize India, is
rightly criticized.
Mountbatten is accused for
the accelerated pace of the
dismantling of the Raj. To
say that this was because he
had wanted to return to the
Royal Navy speedily and not
due to the _ revolutionary
temper of the nation betrays
lack of correct understand-

Master of mime’s

arcel Marceau, “the
M greatest living exponent,
of the ancient art of mime”,
who toured South Africa last
spring as part of an official

cultural exchange between
the governments of France’
and South Africa, has been,
criticized for performing to
all-White audiences during
the course of his tour.

Non-Whites were given an
opportunity to see Marceau
only in Johannesburg and in
Cape Town.

When a reporter from the
Communist and progressive
South African publication
“New Age” tried to inter-
view Monsieur Marceau tO.
ask him whether such a limit-
ed number of shows, plus
the insult of segregation, did
not’ conflict with his own
statement that ‘“Pantomine is
a universal art form and a
method of communication be-
tween all those in the world
who seek love and beauty,”
the reporter was told by Ro-—
bert Langford, the artist’s
manager:

“Why don’t you people just
let him go on with his work.
This isn’t his business. He is
from outside the country —
color bar fights have nothing
to do with him.”

Mr. Langford said further
that he might have granted .
just an “ordinary” press In-
terview, but “for this reason
particularly I won’t let you
see him.”

* * *

Why did such a great artist,
a man who was himself forc-
ed to live underground in

France for years during the
Nazi invasion, agree to tacitly
comply with these apartheid
terms? Ata time when South
African apartheid is viewed
with such horror throughout
the world as an insult to
man’s dignity, it is sad to
find someone who can por-
tray such warmth, tenderness
and profound compassion for
his fellow man on the stage,
giving implicit support to
policies of racial hatred.

The symbols and conven-
tions of the mime are truly
universal, and would be un-

derstood and enjoyed by all,”

if they had the chance to see
them.

Apartheid is obviously very

much Marceau’s business .. .
as much as it is the business
of Charlie Chaplin (who has
never dissociated himself
from man’s struggles), of Pic-
asso, Siqueiros and every
other living human being.
* * *

Following this -unfortunate
episode, South African artists,
writers, painters and theatre
people formed the South
African Cultural Association.
One of the first acts of the
association was to send a let-
ter to Equity, the British act-
ors’ union, protesting the pro-
posed tour of South Africa by
the musical “My Fair Lady.”

The letter pointed out that
the likelihood of the touring
company playing to non-seg-
regated audiences was only

slight, and that Whites only

would be able to see the
show, and concluded:

“SACA and the Non-White
people of South Africa would
rather see no overseas artists
appearing in South Africa
than that these artists serve
merely to strengthen the
privileged position of _the
racialists.”

The letter also stated that:

“The cause of artistic free-
dom in South Africa would
be best served if artists visit-
ing our country made their
talents available to all and
refused to accept apartheid
conditions on any occasion;
rather than tacitly accept seg-
regation, artists should refuse
to visit. South Africa.”

MARCEL MARCEAU

At its annual meeting on

June 24, Equity showed that
it upheld the position of
SACA.

By an overwhelming ma-
jority, British artists showed
their solidarity with the de-
mocratic forces of South
Africa by passing a resolu-
tion which called upon Equ-
ity’s council to stiffen exist-
ing arfti-color-bar policy by
instructing members not to

accept any engagements: in
South Africa which neces-

sitate playing to segregated
audiences.

North American artists, re-
grettably, have not yet given
any indication of where they

on this vital question.

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