New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-13
PLOT
AGAINST RIVERA
Artists Foil Plan to Rid Spain
Of Premier

Madrid. Sept. 1s.-1R-Frustra-
ton OF plot against the government
OF Primo di Rivera. who today cele-
brated the fifth anniversary OF the
establishment of his dictatorship,
was announced In an Official state
ment today.
Arrests nipped the plot in the bud.
The statement said that the anti
government movement was to have
come out into the open tonight with
various elements participating. That
1t appeared the plotters were trying
to satisfy their own pride and ambi.
ton.
Primo De Rivera in 4 statement to
the Associated Press indicated that
the military had no part in the plot
the arrests being made among poll
ticians, revolutionists and other ele.
ments which live and prosper by
provoking disorders" His statement
read:
THE condition Of public order In
Spain could not be better in all the
country.
Plot Formed
1T is not certain that delegates to
the labor congress-. which is being
held TRANQUILITY. have been arrested,
nor also 4 single soldier, although 1t
was proved that q plot to produce
disorders on September Is had been
made.
'There have been some arrests
among politicians. revolutionists and
other elements which live and pros
per by provoking disorders"
Paris, Sept. - P-HavinK crush
ed widespread plot against the
dictatorship Of Primo de Rivera. the
Spanish government today appeared
to have the situation we'll in hand.
Some border advices place the num-
Der Of persons under arrest as high
as 1000.
The plotters were stated by travel
ers from Spain to have intended to
overthrow the government and ar
rest high officials for immediate
trial and prompt deportation.
The Bordeaux newspaper La Pc
tite Gironde said the Spanish police
claimed liberals. republicans and
communists joined in the plot. No
high military officers we're known to
be involved.
The blow to overthrow the gov
eminent was stated to have been
prepared for tonight in connection
with the fifth anniversary Of the es-
Enlistment of the Spanish dictator
ship. 1t had been set originally for
later in the autumn but the plotters
took advantage Of the absence OF
King Alfonso of Spain.
Plan Found Out
Martinez Anido, minister of in
terror, got wind Of the plot early
Tuesday. He Immediately conferred
with police officers and a list of per-
son to be arrested was drawn up.
The police in taxicabs rounded up
more than score OF persons in
Madrid. Among those arrested was
Alexander Lerroux. leader of the
liberal republican party.
The newspaper said the Rev. vi
dal Y Veraguer, archbishop of Sar-
agossa had been invited to retire
to convent in order to save himself
from going to prison. A late dis
patch from St. Jean De Luz on the
frontier said that the archbishop
had been received in a convent In
Tarragona.
Advices on the number under ar
rest was conflicting. La Petite Gil
ronde said that Hendaye and Bay
onne heard that there were nearly
1000 arrests In different parts of
Spain. A Madrid dispatch to LIE
Journal OF Paris stated that the
number OF those arrested would fall
far short Of the several thousand"
which had been reported to have
been Jailed. A Hendaye dispatch
asserted that information from
sources usually reliable was that
there were numerous arrests" in
cludirs - at Bar clona.
Ex-DepMty Held
Those arrested at Barcelona In