The New York herald., 1921-03-10
DEATH WARNINGS
IGNORED BY DATO
Spanish Premier Said Such
Are the Risks Of the
Trade
SLAYERS SHOWED SKILL
Kept Pace With Automobile
in Motorcycle While They
Poured in Volleys.
SLAYERs SHOWED SKILL

MADRID. March e.--EI fnporciot pub
fishes a report that the assa assination OF
Premier Dato was planned In Paris. It
says that Senior Dato received a cipher
communication from Paris several days
ago informing him that Spanish anar-
chists intended to carry out sensa-
tional crime in reprisal for the suppress
sion o. the recent disorders in BARGE
lena, and that they were only awaiting
a favorable moment
According to another account Premier
Dato was warned that an attack was
contemplated against him and King Al
fonso. Tie Premier, however, refused
to be accompanied home by an a'de-de-
camp. saying that such We're the risks
OF the trade"
The police have organized a search
for the assa ssins and have ordered the
detention OF all motorcycles and auto
mobiles, but their efforts had proved
fruitless up to this evening. A youth
named Julian is being held on suspicion
that he knows something OF the attack.
but It does not appear that he was an
accomplice-
Witnesses OF the shooting say that
two motorcycles were employed, one
blocking the way OF the Prerl,ier's auto
mobile while the other carried the as
sassins An official report says the as
sassins are believed to have been Syn
dicalists
Premier Dato left the senate Cham
Der at 5 80 o'clock and entered his car,
which was waiting for him. The ma
chine was driven through Gale Arenal
10 puerta del Sol ard thence through
Calie de Alcala- A motorcycle with a
side car carrying two men had followed
the Prem:er's motor unnoticed. When
the Premier's car had reached Plaza
Independencia, near Senor Dato's home,
the motorcycle Increased It's speed and
approached the side OF the Premier g
automobile.
When the motorcycle had drawn UP
even with the automobile the two men
in the side car and the driver OF the ma
chine opened fire upon the Premier.
twenty-one shots being discharged Tne
whole tragedy was enacted in a few
moments and as the last shot rang out
| the motorcycle swung into SIDE street
| and vanished.
The driver Of the Preruier's car, hear
ing the firing, increased his speed but
! the Premier shouted II am wounded !;
stop the car" The chauffeur found the
Premier terribly wounded about the
| head, but able 10 speak. The driver
/ leaped TO llis seat and drove to dis
pensary nearby. where first aid was ad-
ministered. Senior Dato was conscious
when taken from the automobile. but
collapsed IN a few minutes and died
while at the dlspensary.
! The funeral viii take place Thursday.
The King wished 10 pay honors 10 the
dead Premier similar to those paid u
former Premier Canalejas Y Mendes.
but the family demurred. desiring to
fulfil the last wish of the Premier. who
asked only that the body be wrapped
4 in the Spanish flag and ouriCd with sim
\ pie ceremonies. 1t is understood, how
ever. thai the title OF Duke will be con-
1 ferred
In explaining the failure to protect
the Premier. the police authorities point
out that they are not supplied with
modern appliances for the prevention Of
crime: they lack motorcycles. and the
two policemen guarding the Premiers
car were mounted on ordinary bicycles
which were unable to keep pace with
the fast automobile.