CORTES ASSEMBLES.
LEADERS UNDISMAYED. MADRID, Oct. 1. The Spanish Parliament met in the capital with the rebels’ ring of steel only 20 miles away. Speakers hurled defiance at the rebels, expressing optimism regarding the future. Senor Barrao, the President, said: “Spain prefers to die on her feet ratner than live on her knees.” The Premier (Senor Caballero) said: “We declare before Parliament and the world our profound conviction that victory will lie with Spain as represented by this House. We will fight to the last moment w'hile there is a square of soil to defend.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 October 1936, Page 7
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95CORTES ASSEMBLES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 October 1936, Page 7
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