Fascist Meet

The National Social Christian Party of Adrien Arcand has found a happy home in Quebec. Leader Arcane! is publisher of Montreal's new Fascist party organ Le Combat National, editor of L'Illustration Nouvelle, semi-official organ of Premier Maurice Duplessis' Provincial Government, and his Jew-baiting, corporatist teachings have fallen on approving ears in Canada's most conservative spot. But Leader Arcand has long aspired to become a national as well as a provincial politician, so last week he scheduled Canada's first national Fascist convention for Kingston, Ont.

Mayor H. A. Stewart and his City Council did not want a Fascist convention held -in their city, called out the police to prevent it. Defiantly, Leader Arcand slipped 45 of his leaders into a room near Police Headquarters, held forth unmolested for five-and-a-half hours. Upon emerging, Leader Arcand wired thanks to the mayor for "courtesy extended," announced the formation of a new National Unity Party. A flaming torch will be the new party's emblem, "Canada for the Canadians" its slogan, the upraised arm its salute and "King, Country and Christianity" its program.

Moving on to Toronto. Leader Arcand, supported by 85 of his blueshirts (he claims 80,000 members), held a meeting at Massey Hall attended by about 800 sympathizers. More impressive, however, were three anti-Fascist counterdemonstrations held simultaneously. Two outdoor anti-Fascist meetings drew 400 persons until broken up by police fearing a clash between the two groups. But at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Canadian League for Peace and Democracy attracted 10,000, heard former U. S. Ambassador to Germany William E. Dodd describe Germany under Adolf Hitler.

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