SPANISH INSURRECTION

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1930, Page 9

SPANISH INSURRECTION

I / ARMY BELIEVED TO BE SAFE

THE ELECTIONS TO PROCEED

MARTIAL LAW CONTINUES

INVESTIGATION OF REVOLT

By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright

Rec. 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 20. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Madrid reports that General Berenguer. in his first interview since the revolt said the Government plans for holding the elections on March 10. were unaltered. Martial law would be maintained only during the investigation of the recent events. ? General Berenguer declared that he intended to resign as soon as a constitutional regime was established. He thought it unlikely that a single party would; emerge from the elections strong enough to form a Government.. He hoped sufficient groups approving of the. present Government’s programme would combine to constitute a new Ministry. He regarded the revolutionary movement as suppressed as far as the army was concerned but admitted it would probably continue ’ among the Communists and Syndicalists.'/ Asked whether Moscow financed the re 4 volutionary movement General Berenguer laughingly replied that he . did not think the Soviet had money to spare at present. •The Portuguese Government has , given permission to Commandant # Franco and other Spanish rebels to leave the country, states a Lisbon message. . A