SPANISH UNREST

Grey River Argus, 19 December 1930, Page 5

SPANISH UNREST

FAILURE OF RISING The King’s Challenge ARMY STANDS BY HIM. (Aus. & N Z. Cable Aesu ) LONDON, December 17. The “Daly Express’s” Madrid correspondent quotes King Alfonso as fo lows: -‘lf the people want a republic, they must light for it. .1 shall nut g> until forced to go.’’ The cor..esp<ndent adds that the revolution is def.’.iitely over for the time be ng. Tho Government won because at t’.ic eleventh hour, the a my stood by the Ki‘.ig. All the Republican Icudut’ are now in flight or in prison. A message from Madrid says that abolnte tranquility prevails. The Palace guard -as been reduced. A sem -.official report states the declaration oi’ martial law in every large city neutralised the' effects of the strike (utbreaks. At the Cabinet meet ng, GD.ieral Marzo that the situation was satisfactory. London Press Version I.OXHOX. li-.-ecnil-cr 17. *’ r’i" 'l'iniC '. ” ?d: (laid correspondent reviewing the situation in Spain. p (-'-'bviGiisly the military si/l' - (on\ic* on. The s nior officers are i.r.ust wor but the ju:i or> :'.-e large' ly rurmlil c.-tn, wlii. e the rank and Til • are divided. The coTyc.ript ar as reI aldo as are conscripts a.ny \\ hi're, but there ’a ‘'lass of soldier who pay th" Guv T-'imciit- for a uho/c" as to '■ In '• ’’ey :ire to be stationed, ihi;..s u nr ; vilcged and i nlliien tin ’ veoinamc. who inter- -ted in p->l i cs, --i/id rumy of whom are r- jnibl cans. The strike is now in full swing but -*■ is :iow conducted in cam goo J humour. The transport workers arc not nvidved in the strike. Th Reser\ii '!.s an* now staffing the railways King Alfonso : ed the artillery <-■’ E.-gji’ -r-- at the Cnr.‘iban< hel Crimp, .rd he -'X’ dlud their so’.dicrl-.-<1 scii'lino i’irc Bank of Spain has opened :• National Subscription for rt II st imoii:;-.- for th - (' vie Guard. Ti e Min ster of the l.iterior has admitt J that. th.u ag’iat'on affects 23 out of 59 ot rhe ]-‘rovinees. while the gener:: 1 strikers are In the principal towns in ti 'I cf lhe provinei-s. These are purely pel tieal. PORTUGAL'S DECISION. TO EXPEL REBEL LEADER. LONDON, December 17. The “Daily Mail’s’’ Madrid corres pondonf, says Iv understands that PortwC. has re-fused to hand over Ctnuniandant Eraned- the Spanish K.--valiittonai-,.’--, but has promised to keep h'in and Ids eompaniofis under sur-veil'a-m-e and Io exp-1 them to Eu;p Irind or Holland.