Evening star., 1923-09-18
COUNTER UPRISING
IN SPAIN AGAINST
RIVERA EXPECTED
People and Political Leaders
Stunned by Rapid Events.
Expulsion Hinted.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORT VENDRES, Franco-Spanish
Frontier. September 1s.-It is feared
In many quarters that counter rev.
olution in Spain will occur sooner or
later, but for the moment the people
and the political leaders seem stu
pefied by the rapid turn of events IN
the last few days and unable to form
ulate their ideas. Party CHIEFS VINO
have heard rumors that many are
to be expelled from Spain are great
ly .perturbed. These reports are ap-
parently we'll founded and various
prominent persons are making prep
arations to leave before they are con-
Quoted to the frontier.
Some surprise followed the an
neuncement of the steps taken az
last Saturday nights conference OF
the military, direetorata,w W hicn, n y, : :
stead of appointing ministers, ueciu
ed TO continue to act as a. dictaLpItai
body, leaving the Work OF aonit
tration to be done oy sne ptrnants
officials of the various departments
workers Are Quiet.
The workers in the suburbs of Ma
dr,d remain quiet, but gather In the
taverns in the evening to discuss the
situation.
Few soldiers<are seen in the capi-
tai. although patrols occasionally ap-
near in the principal thorougnraree et es
II is known, however, that Ine
tarY Is prepared for any asntyratesic e posi-
ttans while the civil guards nave
: sn,. ,resent in Madrid in considera-
HE strength for some time.
Newspaper opinion demands hperts
for the press. ,. IN the
of conversations with seVerai
fr;ands has expressed his intention ol
rasnecting all institutions that reauy
oaresent public opinion so long az
thev act within legal Iimits.
workers organizations, VIII nos DC
touched, but they must strire r.
;n onined that they will fall In line
with the new regime.
Will Attack spain's Foes.
p-irro Rivera intends to make an
.oa;o+e attack on those whom he
aan.idars the greatest enemies of the
cnanieb neople. It. is believed that
- laws are unnecessary, as spain
already possesses too many wnich are
not enforced. a,o.o. hv the
Speaking of the coup q p;,,ere
aatd +hat heyond the actual leaQefs
-, Tho movement the only persons
,uho were acquainted with the lnten-
tfons of himself and MS Iolio"eTs
were the Spanish ampassauors III
London, Paris and and R6mSf Sacfsred martial
law in Catalonia, thus risKing tneir
naraers and an outbreak or the popu-
Lace they sent copies OF their pre-
uared manifesto to the samoassauors
mentioned. relying upon tnelr noroa ~.
not to divulge information OF ihe
plans.
secret Was Well Kept.
The officers requested the ampas,
sadors, as soon as the Inosea e,,aTn,nants @ 3
70 which they were accredited or It's
exact nature in order to avoid raise
conceptions of it abroad.
In event the coup. detat Iaaied'
to send urgent kilograms to the dip
lomats requesting them to destroy
the documents in their possession. Tne
annba ssadors kept the secret. = !.
THE Marquis de Aihucemas,. head OF
the government ousted- Dy Zen. fH
mo Rivera, has asked in a letter that
he he placed on trial IL the present
considered him culpable
The geenral replied that he would IN
vestigate the subject at a more OPP
nortune time and verify whether AL
hucemas was responsible in any way
for the misconduct of the late gov
ernment
Rivera Explains Policy.
Gen. Primo Rivera explained his
views on the military directorate to
a gathering of newspapermen and
various writer's. s-
''The present movement Is an attempt
TO avoid the demoralizatiop and per-
version of political parties" he said.
(which became so dangerous during the
last regime as to threaten the army,
thus also nenacing the MONARCHY. The
army maintained discipline, despite the
fact that 1t was under the orders of
undisciplined authorities, and IL such a
state had continued revolution would
have imperiled the monarchy"
He denied that the movement had
been brought about by military juntas,
"I have nothing to do with these.
He also denied being Germanophile
Agitators Are Warned.
Relative to the question Of separatism
in Catalonia and Galicia, he declared
that the decree signed by King Alfonso
would prevent further propaganda. He
warned agitators that the 1eniency of
the authorities had come to an end.
Gen. Rivera urged that he be given
lust ninety days so as to make II pos
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