Eager and Sincere

Pat is not intellectually brilliant, and when confronted by a cool and logical Lecturer in Philosophy whom we subsequently visited, many of his statements such as his assertion that all the Spanish people were fanatically pro-Government—lost a little of their point. He has a one-track mind—he constantly interrupted a conversation on Bach in his frantic attempts to prove the philosopher wrong. The slightest criticism or comment he interprets as utterances of enemies of 'The Cause'; his enthusiasm is tremendous. But he knows his Spain—its past, present, and, perhaps, future —as well as anyone: his narratives carry conviction and his arguments are generally sound: and above all he is thoroughly and eagerly sincere In his Intense hatred of Fascism.

And he is willing to die to rid the world of the object of his hatred.

—R.L.M.

(Next week "Salient" will publish some of Mr. Patterson's remarkable experiences in Germany.)

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