Our Spanish comrades, exiled in France since 1939, have always maintained their organised activities. In the shameful system of concentratiom camps, to which they were submitted by the Popular Front leaders of the liquidated 3rd Republic, they established a skeleton organisation which has successfully lasted to the present day.

Throughout the period of German occupation the underground activities of the C.N.T. men were maintained, in spite of terrible reprisals which cost them hundreds of invaluable comrades. However, their main objective--that of maintaining their regular contacts and keeping the organisation alive in preparation for the day when they will be able to resume their revolutionary work in their own country—was achieved with complete satisfaction.

Today they are able to appear openly in France, powerful as ever, and determined to continue the fight to make the old Anarchist slogan:

“ The World is my Fatherland, and Humanity my Family."

a reality.

"They meet in Congress at Toulouse on May Day and we are confident that the spirit of the First International will prevail in any resolutions they make.

Delegations of Spanish comrades in exile and likewise organised in other countries will be present. These comrades, who have not seen each other for more than six years will gather to exchange and study their experiences and ideas. Mexico, Britain, North Africa, etc., will send delegates, and a delegation from the National Committee of the Underground C.N.T. in Spain will be present.

The problems to be dealt with by this Congress concern mainly, as was to be expected, the final reorganisation of the Spanish Libertarian Movement. The “Spanish Question ” takes a prominent place on the Agenda. International cohesion through the I.W.M.A. forms another of the vital points and in all 23 different items constitute the questions in debate.

Three hundred local Federations have taken part in the preliminary study of motions and suggestions for the Agenda.

In all, through the hundreds of delegates attending this Congress, more than 2,000,000 workers will be represented. The enormous significance of such an event today—in the midst of so many pseudo- “ progressive " and -“ democratic " gatherings, speeches and meetings—means that at heart the workers are not deceived by symbolical "freedoms" offered from above by professional politicians, priests and demagogues.

We shall keep readers infonmed of the proceedings and resolutions of our comrades, to whom we have sent the following greetings:

Spanish Libertarian Movement in France.
To the National Congress

Comrades:

The A.F.B. salutes the meeting you are holding. We see, in it, the revival of the invincible "forces of progress and revolutionary justice which Spanish Anarchism has always held. We look forward to the time when you will be able to return to Spain to continue the struggle of July 19th, 1936, for a free system of society. We expect to meet you half-way in the mutual struggle and work towards an effective co-operation of International Anarchism.

Transcribed by Juan Conatz