SPAIN BECOMING QUIETER

Hawera Star, Volume L, 20 December 1930, Page 5

SPAIN BECOMING QUIETER

REPUBLICANS TO FACE TRIAL DISCUSSION ON CONSTITUTION MANDATE URGED BY LEADER'S (United Press Association—By Electric. Telegraph Copyright, i LONDON, Dec. 19. The Madrid correspondent of “The Times” states that the situation is rapidly improving, .and workers are resuming .in many towns. Four more military judges have been appointed to deal with the Cuatro Yientos rebels. A special judge will open the ease against, the arrested members of the Republican directorate, one of whom, Lerroux, is l suffering from .anthrax. Political leaders urge that the elective constituent in the Assembly be invested with a mandate, to decide a form of Government which the nation desires. The Monarchists most strongly wish to avoid this and 1 , for this reason, an election deadlock exists. The casualties in the recent insurrection numbered 11 killed and 80 injured. Five hundred were imprisoned.

iCuatro Yientos is an aerodrome, just outside Madrid. There the prelude to rebellion mas manifested by; six aeroplanes with red wings flying over the city in the early morning, dropping leaflets.

When troops and workmen arrived at the .aerodrome they found l 500 rebel officers and soldiers in occupation. They announced that a republic had been declared, and they told the troops and workers that they would be shot unless they joined the revolution. Troops arrived and shelled the aerodrome whereupon the rebels surrendered.