Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-08
Moroccan Report Denied.
SITUATION WAS GRAVE.
Revolt Caused Serious Concern in
Madrid, Says Witness.

ST. JEAN DE LUZ, France. sep
TENDER s OP).-The gravity OF the Slt-
uation in Madrid which eliminated IN
the revolt Of the artillerymen did not
become known until noon last sun
day. saws an eyewitness Of the events
in the Spanish capital who has ar'r1v-
ed here.
The rebellion started Saturday. he
said. There had been rumors OF
contradictory nature, but an officlal
statement Was issued at noon SUNDAY
admitting that there was a conlllct'
1t said that loyal troops had surround
cd the artillery barracks and that no
zone was permitted to approach them.
The commanders and officers or the
co,.ps had been told to go TO theH
homes and remain there.
Newspaper men besieged the 6uein
vista Palace, where Premier Primo de
Rivera and his ministers were conSlu-
erinp the situation, in an endeaVor TO
obtain information. other newspaper
men went. to the artillery barracks
All the latter could see from the out
side we're the muZzles of guns OF the
guards or look into the mouths OF call
80, ep,nlaced before the barracks. me
doors we're bolted Journalists Intent
on getting close to the walls We're
warned off by the guard, ana even
threatened.
Scene Like War Days.
Inside the barracks the scene re-
sembled war days. the Officers "0ie
awaiting orders for their arres, vi
Satan+ion and also of similar orders
FOR the soldiers who had mace coiii
mon cause with them.
Military headquarters, mean"hile:
issued a proclamation of state Oh
var The customary ceremonlal was
n,rsued. Soldiers astride horses anu
accompanied by trumpeters posleo
tho proclamation. The public, nov"
ever read it with indifference
ARMY engineers were said to nave
Joined the movement. and II was re-
norted that army physicians hs@i
abandoned their hospital posts;
wave of uneasiness pervaded oh,cleai
circles. Those vitality lnteres'eu "a
the welfare of the nation expressed
Tho belief that King Alfonso would
refuse to approve Primo de rivera
dacrea of a state of war as being
nreiudicial to military dicipl1ne.
Otficials began to realize that tne
country was passing through a Crltl-
cal period. The general stan onicers
who were ordered to take over the
artillery barracks refused to 90 80
There were rumors that the entire
army would rally to the side OF Tie
artillery corps.
Citizens Remain Indifferent.
Primo de Rivera acted without the
express authorization of the KING III
issuing the decree of a state OF war
All communication was suspenoeu'.
both inside Spain and to points
abroad. The citizenry met the sltua-
lion with marked indifference. They
vent to church, to the bullfshts ana
theaters. They viewed the develop
ments as none Of their business.
At 2 pm. Sunday the government
communicated by telephone with the
artillery barracks in Madrid, ordering
the men to surrender with their guns
and their equipment. The men SIMPLY
received the orders and did not reply
to them. A committee of artillerymen
went TO see King Alfonso. who had
hurried back by automobile from San
Sebastian. and presented their de-
mands to him. The King said he would
soc that the demands were met on
CONDITION that the officers ceased their
activities.
The movement already had spread
TO other military bodies. principally
those which had been ordered to ar
rest the officers and soldiers in the az
ttllery barracks, and which refused
10 comply. This explains why civil
guards finally were sent to perform
this task.
The captain general Of Madrid per
sonallv went to one of the barracks
to make an appeal to the men to
cease their activities. He was given
the honors due his rank and delivered
the governments decree. To this he
received no reply and withdrew.
Then. says the eyewitness. began
10, come news that everything had not
passed off as peacefully and without
bloodshed as in the capital. Disorders
we're reported to have occurred IN
Pamplona. Corunna, SegoNa. NaIia-
doI,d barcelona and Seville. Details
of these however, were not available.