Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-06
SPAIN IS DECLARED
IN STATE OF WAR
AS TROOPS REVOLT
Two ArtiI|erymen Are Slain.
Two Wounded. When They
Refuse to Surrender.
KING ALFONSO RUSHES
TO MADRID COUNCIL
Government Reports Trouble Sub
siding-Nation Put Under
Martial Rule.


MADRID september 6.-The first
hloodshed in SPANS latest military
revolt was reported today. A lieu
tenant and a private were killed ana
a sergeant and a private wounded at
Pamplona when they refused to sur
render. All belonged to the artillery.
in which section the mutinous move
ment also centered at Segovia and
valladolid.
tPamplona, a fortified city and capi-
tai of the province Of the same name,
Is III miles northwest of Sarag agossaD
News of the incident was given by
Premier Primo De Rivera to the
newspapers The premier added that
il was hoped the whole affair would
be settled by a council of ministers
TODAY under the Craftsmanship OF
King Alfonso. who raced back to the
capital by motor car from san Sebas-
tian when news of the revolt first be
came known.
Council to Study Penalties.
The premier said the ministers
would draw up the general lines OF
the punishment. apart from judicial
nenalties, which the government
'put themselves outside the pale of
the law"
No untovard incidents have been
reported elsewhere than al Pampiona.
nispatc tches received in the capital in
dicate the subsistence of the movement
everywhere.
II was announced this afternoon
that Gen. Fahriciano Haro had been
relieved s chief of the artillery sec
of
Army Decree Blamed,
The official statement issued by the
Government on the situati reads a s
follows:
''The government cannot longer
delav informing public opinion OF
fact of greater gravity. The salts
factory solution of which depends
above all on its active sovereign IN
tervention. It relates to a question
arising from the ROYAL decree or
June 6. which modified the fegula
tion regarding recompense III War
time and suppressed the article
which granted the right TO resign.
thus cancelling all designations
since 1872
Since that day series OF acts
Of resistance Of the nature of Nerlt-
able indicipline has occurred with
ont the minister of war having the
proper penalty applied in any case
To-day. however, the minister learneu
Of Instructors to return 10 lhelf
regiments issued by the head OF me
ARTILLERY section of officers on leave,
without prior knowledge of the min
lister or the captain generals.
Furthermore, the colonel COM
manding the regiment of artillery
at Segovia, acting without authofltN
from his superior. ordered his forces
to remain in barracks as measure
Of precautlon in case they should ne
attacked by other troops sent from
faults. the minister relieved these
authorities OF Office and decreed their
arrest.
Students are Involved.
"Suhseouently, during the night,
the CAPTAIN general Of \alladolld and
the civil GOV ernor of SegoNla report
cd a Corlplete state of indlSClpllne
In that garrison. in which the staff
Of the artillery academy are partlci-
pating. as are also the students. who
have in senseless fashion been drag
Ged into this affalr.
I'm view Of this state of affairs.
.be government intimated to the
Il
Madrid and being Immediately re
ceived by his ma jesty, requested his
authorization 10 declare martial law
throughout the peninsula and ad-
iacent islands, and finally TO take a
further series of measures, TO he puh-
lished in the official gazette by the
Minister of War.
One decree declares that all the
higher officers and officers on the
active list of the artillery. are sus-
rended Withholds their pay and Tor
bids them the prerogatives Of ihelr
uniform II also relieves the soldiers
of All classes Of the Army Corps from
obligation to obey the heads and Off
GERS on the active list of the artillery.
whatever their posts or rank. ana
forhids such heads and officers access
70 their barracks or centers 70 when
they are attached.
Holds Punishment Ineffective.
The gravity of these measures
corresponds TO that OF the fauits'
which neither eXhortatlon nor prud-
ant punishments succeeded In avert
,,~ ~, sunpressing. 4 veritahle state
of ohfuscat ton led the artillery officers
~ mt their sentiment of solidarity
t,efore their military duty. and even
before their love Of country.
This deep rooted and long per.
ritted evil produced other evils and
bitter complaints from the country
Circumstances have forced rs now 10
combat IT. and the government can
net agcravate il by a haiting ath.
tude. which would only SOW mof'a l
germ Of rebellion. The government
Is assuredlv supported by the knowl-
edge that it is doing its undeniahle
AlfN and hv the hacking of the pub