TO SURRENDER

Grey River Argus, 15 October 1936, Page 5

TO SURRENDER

MADRID QUEST FOR CONCESSIONS From Insurgents (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON. October 13. Torrential rains, making the roads impassable, arc still a factor delaying the rebel advance towards .Madrid. The city, meantime, continues feverish preparations for defence. Food rationing begins to-morrow. Further fierce fighting occurred at Oviedo, where the position is obscure. The rebel wireless claims that the town has been relieved, but the Government claims its troops are still attacking, dynamiters advancing, despite machine-gunning from windows. (Received October 14, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON. October 14. The “Times” frontier correspondent says: General Franco’s Sakimanen headquarters deny that the insurgents are now negotiating with the Spanish Government for the surrender of Madrid. It is explained that certain leadnns of the Madrid Government have been in touch with the insurgent headquarters with a view t_> obtaining concessions for a surrender of the capital, but that General Franco has repined that Jic is not prepared to make any concession to the. “Red-'.’’ It is undei's’rad Geno’al Franco added that, on entering Madr'd, he wou'd bring justice with him. He sa’d that no one would be persecuted, and that the victors would not commit the crimes of wh’ch the Madrid Government has been gui'ty.

Soviet Demand FOR ACTION OVER PACT VIOLATION. (Aus & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received October 11. 11.40 pm..; LONDON. October 14. M . Maisky, Soviet represent a I ive, has returned from .Moscow with fresh instruct to demand “ immediate firm act'on” against alleged violations of the. Spanish non-intervention pact. However, reports that the Soviet has asrain threatened to w'thdraw from the pact if satisfactory steps are not taken are neither confirmed nor denied.