PROBABLE PEACE

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 223, 1 September 1936, Page 6

PROBABLE PEACE

SPANISH NEGOTIATIONS. HUNDREDS SHOT. Legionaires Mutiny Against Their Leaders. IRUN AGAIN ATTACKED. Press Association —Coi)yright. London, Aug. 30. Negotiations in Spain may lead to me establishment of peace, the Ne«v>j Chronicle's St. Jean de Luz correspondent considers. Four delegates from San Sebastian representing the loyalists met four from Pamplona representing the chcls and discussed the cessation of hostilities and methods of satisfying tne iaims lor independence of Guipuzqoa, Navarre and .Catalonia within a federal /■stem. The ambassador- may enlist the id of Professor Gilb'eii Murray.

The Madrid correspondent of the News Chonicle says Foreign Legionaries whom General Franco induced to Spain by promising extra pay, free loot and grants of land are rebelling against the insurgent generals on the Guadarrama front. Some crossed "No man's Land" at Navalperai and Somosierra and surrendered Some wefv shot and others were disarmed -md imprisoned. Deserters from Navalperai assert that before embarkation troops in three camps in Morocco rose against General Franco. Numbers were shot or imprisoned for refusing to take up arms gainst the Gove-.iment.

The St Jean de Luz correspondent of rhe Daily Telegraph regards the desertions, which have extended to the army attacking lrun. as significant They are so frequent that the officers cannot trust the men. Some fear that if the war does not favour the insurgents thousands of privates in cities behind the lines may mutiny and join f he S ?ialists and Communists.

A Madrid message says the American and German Embassies have left Madrid for Alicante. Over 5000 refugees from lrun crossed the French frontier after the insurgents' ultimatum that they will begin a .bombardment of lrun at dawn. It is reported that only fighting men remain.