New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Radical Dictator
Is Spain's Choice,
Asserts ssTribuna''
Left and Right Parties Op.
pose Revolt, Says Paper;
Sharp Attack Made on
Government in Cortes

MADRID, Jan. IL (By The Associated
Press). - The Catalonian newspaper
"Tribuna" in an editorial yesterday
asserted that both the Left and Right
parties Of Spain are against a revolu-
tion. "1f dictator is necessary" says
the newspaper, "Spsin would prefer q
Radical rather than Conservative"
The afternoon session of the Cortes
yesterday was marked by lengthy
speech delivered by the Radical Re-
publican leader, Alexandra Lerroux,
who made an appeal to Spaniards to
restore order and discipline in the
country. One hour had been allotted
to Senor Lerroux for his speech, and
when the time limit had expired the
President Of the Chamber called his
attention to the fact and also de-
clared that Lerroux had promised not
to attack the government. The Cham
Der demanded that Senior Lerroux be
permitted to continue, but after order
had been restored Lerroux declined
saying: =
II, as a Liberal Democrat, do not
intend to fall into bad ways by show
ing lack of discipline. Accordingly. I
accept the ruling of the chair, but l
shall continue my address at another
time"
Executions Confirmed
Sehor Lerroux began his address
after the Ministers of War and Of the
Interior had confirmed the reports of
the execution of a corporal and six
soldiers at Saragossa for mutiny. The
deputy declared that both the en-
ployers and workmen of Barcelona
were outside the law.
"They have the same faults and the
same merits" said Seiior Lerroux.
'Ths employers were laborers them
selves twenty years ago or their
fathers before them were, and their
code was the same as that of the
laborcrs. The employers first at
tackled the central government and
then decided to make that govern
ment an instrument to suppress, in
many cases outside the law, all pro-
gressive and liberal ideas,
"Juries which were afraid to punish
the true culprits are responsible for
much Of the disorder in Barcelona, and
as result crime has followed crime.
GAS a Liberal Democrat, if r were
the government, I would suppress
juries, because when people do not
make the right use of liberty they have
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that Spain needs to do is to give the
impression that there is justice in the
land, and that movement must come
from the highest places. Spain also
needs discipline, which, I am sorry, il
lacking both among the civil and the
military classes"
Assails Army Promotion
One evidence of the lack Of justice
Senor Lerroux declared, was in the
case of the late Under Secretary OF
War Cavaloanti, who, although fifth in
the list Of generals, prom oted himself
when acts such as this provoke no
protests" the Deputy declared, "the
nation is in bed way" -
"The government" Sehor Lerrous
continued, "should not attack every
body indiscriminately, make arrests
blndly and close all social centers but
should find the real culprits and punish
them, which it can do if it uses all its
force"
Senor Lerroux asked why Minister
of War Villalba had not suppressed
the military juntas but had only
changed their name. Everybody, he
declared, was waiting for this young
and new General Villalba to take ac-
tion.
1t was at this point that the Presi-
dent Of the Chamber informed Senior
Lerroux that his time limit was UP.