Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-29
Streets of Barcelona Drenched
With Blood Great Guns Now
Down Revolving Workmen
Fighting Behind BauicadeS,
ROYAL PROCLAMATION
SUSPENDS CONSTITUTION
Provincial Governors Ordered
to Crush Revolution at Any
Cost Without Hesitation and
Without Mercy

tBy Morning journal specia, Leased Wirel
Madrid. July 2S.-rhe revolution in
Catalonia has reached serious stage,
There is much bloodshed and artillery
has been employed in the streets OF
Barcelona to qucll the outbreaks.
The city is terror stricken. The re-
Nolutionists are reported to be fighting
desperately behind barricades. The
troops include mounted artillery and
the dofenses OF the rebels have been
raked with Shot.
King Alfonso had turned back to
Madrid from san Sebastian today and
issued a decree providing martial law
and suspension OF the constitutional
guarantees throughout Spain. orders
have been given TO the governors OF
provinces to crush the revolution at
any cost without hesitation ana with
out pity.
Today marks black chapter in
Spains history, for there was tragedy
both at hame ami abroad. The army
at Mclilla had bloody battle with
the Mours which, though the victory
was won By the Spaniards, cost the
lives of twenty-onc officers and tWo
hundred Spaniards Killed and Woun-
dcd
An cNact cstihrate OF the d,au ana
wounded in the clashes between the
troops and rebels in Catalonia is i'm
possible owing TO the riBird censor
shop, and the government has not
fixed a total The government admits,
however. that rioters have been Killed
ana wounded~ in several cities In
cluding Larcelonia Alcoy and Gala
bcrra.
There has been rioting at Sardgossa,
Vondrcu, Rioia, Port Lou and Llansoh
and a general strike was declared al
Bisoaya. There has been much de-
struction of property.
The center OF the rebellion is BARGE
Iona, to which place the government
is rushing extra troops. \ dispatch
tonight said that The Barcelona reNo-
tionists had been defeated as re-
suit of desperate charges Of the troops
Later fighting started again. the artll-
lcry using heavy guns to dcmolish the
barracadcs. At barcelona no liie is sale
ana "a proclamation has been issued
warning peaceful citizens to remain
under cover.
King Alfonso was closeted until
late hour with Premier Maura ana an
official note was issued SAYING that
the situation was exceedingly grave
and that the rebellion must be sup
pressed with an iron hand. as the cat
alonians were struggling To ensult All
Spain in a revolution.
The note says:
The government has acquired PROOF
that the agitators seek at all cost 10
nroducc "a seditious movement
throughout spain Of a character clear
lv Revolutionary. with the object ol
preventing the movement of troops
and to block the action of the gov
ernment authorities so far as its con-
Germs the campaign mt Melilla. The gov
eminent has ordered the governors o'
the provinces concerned to employ the
most stringent measures ana 4" m"ll'-
tain order at any cost.
The hostility OF the people against
the Moroccan campaign which mas
been followed by widespread distu'-
Dances. is Dascd on resentment t""l
the nation has been plunged ln iol-
eign war aud that the nations sons
are being sacrificed merely because
of opposition to private mining un-
dertakiup. Tile poorer classes from
which the regiments are chiefly drawn
are especially bitter. complaining ina
the man who can pay $500 is 'A''"p'
from military service.
The greatest antagouism has o''"
aroused bv the mobilization OF the re-
serves. Nlany Of the men in the re-
serve forces have large families WIN
OUT means 81 support other thhn Nl"'
they themselves can earn. Touchlhs
scenes occurred when the poor Work
men wcr. called To- the colors lheA
wandered di-troctedly about the -tre''s
leading th,ir children whom fnallN
they we're forced to abandon Al th'
last moment. however, the eoNtrnmt tnl
decided to keep the reserves In the
home garri.ons and charitable p "p'r
came forward to care TOR the unp'o
tected wives and children.
Adyices nom the front say that inc
hoIt war sentiment ls spreading among
the interior tribes who. as soon as
their crops arr gathered. are expe'ie"
to flock To the coast and join the ti'-
fians-
While spain b. convinced that she