Evening star., 1930-12-16
STRIKES THREATEN
FAMINE IN SPAIN
$4,000 Troops Are MasSed.
Martial Law Enforced.
Situation Uncertain.
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and will continue to perform its duties
without fear and without reproach."
Maj. Ramon Franco, Gen. Oueipo de
Llano and 10 companions who aided
thsm in staging the unsuccessful effort
TO unSeat King Alfonso and establish 9
republic escaped in four planes in which
they fed after witnessing collapse OF
their conspiracy when artillery opened
fire upon those who had joined them al
Cuatros Vientos Airdrome here They
were at first received with friendship
and open arms by Portuguese military
officers, but later were ordered brought
by the government to Lisbon, where
after interrogation by the minister OF
war they were interned.
The government counted four dead
and perhaps 20 wounded as the price
of yesterdays events, which developed
into desultory rioting in widespread
cities and the clash of armed forces
here. Two of the dead were at San
Sebastian, where two civil guards were
killed and five others wounded in a
clash with strikers. Two strikers were
killed at Santander
Aside from several wounded persons,
their exact number unknown, there
kere no casualties in the shelling of
the Cuatros Vientos airdrome. Loyal
troops, as IN suppression of the Jaca
to wound rather than to kill PriS-
oners taken there will be tried before
courtS-martial, which are beginning
their sittings today.
The police are continuing a round up
OF persons suspected of participation
In the conspiracy and hundreds of per-
sons have been arrested among them
many prominent in Spanish civic end
professional life. The government
IAsw -
measures to have stamped out the gen.
eral strike in Zamora and Saragossa
and to have curbed it greatly in Va
lencia, Santander, San Sebastian and
Malaga
A government manifesto issued today
gave an account of yesterdays events
1t says that group headed by Mai
Ramon Franco and Gen. Queipo de
Llano appeared at Cuatros Vientos Air
drome at $50 am. yesterday and, after
haranguing the garrison there, secured
some promises of support.
Government Moves Quickly.
Those who would not join them the
group forced with pistols into a hangar
and locked the doors, meanwhile splash
ing red paint over the government
markings on airplanes nearby. Three
Of these they took into the air to dis
ing republic and threatening to bomb
military garrisons and official quarters
II the soldiers and officials did not i'm
mediately join the revolution.
The government quickly moved the
Leon Regiment Of 1000 men, under
: Gen Orgaz, up, and meanwhile some
government artillery began a lombard
ment of the airfield. AS the Leon Regi-
ment advanced with fixed bayonets
white nag was run up, and the mutt
neers. numbering perhaps 1000, sur
rended
Franco and his companions took to
their planes again and fied, to descend
later in various parts of Potugal
There was rioting in San Sebastian,
Santander and Bilbao incident to the
general strike, but the movement no
where had the aspect Of a general Re-
publican uprising, which the con-
spirators had planned. This may have
been due in part TO the governments
precaution in arresting Republican
leaders Sunday.