CRISIS PREDICTED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16927, 16 April 1929, Page 7

CRISIS PREDICTED

UNREST IN SPAIN DICTATOR'S STEEN MEASUEES {United Service.) LONDON, April 15. Primo Do Rivera, interviewed by the Daily Mail's Madrid correspondent, recited his measure for the defeat of the anti-Government campaign, which he said was "stimulated by financiers who fish in troubled waters and saw the finish of their illicit profits brought about, by the renascence of Spain's vitality." General De Rivera categorically recounted plans for the economic reorganisation of the country, and said that the King and nation would decide upon his successor when he retired. The Times' Madrid correspondent says that a demonstration organised by General De Rivera's supporters passed off uneventfully. It was well organised, and included a three hours' patriotic procession representing Madrid and the provinces, many women participating. General De Rivera broadcast three speeches proclaiming faith in the dictatorship. It is understood that over 1,000,000 de-, durations of fealty were received. The Daily News' Paris correspondent reports that messages from Madrid indicate that the Dictator's recent actions have left many sections of the society boiling with indignation. Huge posters, "Down with the Dictator, Long Live the Republic!" are being plastered in the principal streets. Resentment at the Dictator's restrictions must shortly lead to a crisis.