Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-16

mally attached by the new government
and declared national property Of the
republic. It is closed and carefully
guarded while Republican officials are
taking an inventory. A similar course
has been proposed for other royal
palaces.
The people of Spain are continuing
to assume that King Alfonso formally
abdicated. Nothing to the contrary has
been indicated in any newspaper. Re-
ports from abroad that the King still
claims hts royal rights have not been
printed and are generally unknown here.
When the change Of government was
accomplished the authorities feared
mobS might attack the palace or the
members of the royal family If the
public had a notion that the King was
not abdicating fully. Because of this
the announcement was made that the
King had abdicated and Spain still
knows nothing to the contrary.
The Catalan problem Is one of the
difficult immediate situations. Madrid
Republicans doubt the expediency Of at
tempting 20 set up two Independent
republics just now. one in Spain and
one in Catalonia. They are attempting
to persuade the Catalan Republic to
accept for while state rights within
the Spanish Republic.
Demand for Foreign Money.
Banks have had brisk demand for
foreign money, mostly from grandeeS
and wealthy aristocratS, but some from
business men who are sending money
abroad. The peseta was quoted at
Madrid today at around 3.52 to the
dollar. with some feeling Of timidity
and uncertainty about future develop
nentS existing in the business and
banking world
The council Of ministers was under
stood today to have decided that the
integrity Of Spain must be maintained
until a constituent corteS or constitu-
tional convention can work out its fu-
tl1re status, and that separatist move
ments, such as that at Barcelona,
where a Catalan republic has been pro-
claimed, must be suppressed.
President Alcala has asked Col Fran
cisco Macia, President Of the Catalan
Republic, to come here for a conference,
the Madrid Junta's attitude meanwhile
being that it cannot consent to any
separate movement. Another such
movement has appeared in the Basque
provinces, where a republic, which some
hold to be disassociated from that at
Madrid, has been proclaimed.
Tie governments program Is to call
parliamentary elections at some date
not yet decided, allow the Parliament as
q constitutional convention to write the
permanent constitution and then e.th-r
by direct vote OF the pecp,e or by the
action Of Parliament to name constitu-
tional cabinet to replace the present
provisional government.
Manifesto Held in Secret.
Meanwhile the manifesto of Alfonso
to his people which he left with the
Condo de Romanones when he departed
from Madrid Monday night was still
Kept secret today in Spain, although
soon as the last member Of the royal
family had crossed the borders into
exile
Although not revealed in Madrid, the
departing Kings manifesto to his peo-
pie was made public in Hendaye, en-
the Franco-SpaniSh border In it Al
fonso, admitting that he has lost the
love OF his people, declared that he
was still King, but was suspending his
royal prerogatives in the hope of avoid
ing plunging his country into civil war
i renounce none of my rights" said
the manifesto, because, more then my
own, they are the deposit accumulated
by history for which I shall one day
have to answer for their preservation
I await the truthful expression of the
collective opinion and while waiting for
the nation to speak deliberately sus-
pend the exercise u royal preroga tive
and take myself from Spain, knowing
thus that she is sole mistress of her
GestinieS"
The impression gained here that Al
1onso has not given up his throne or
aodicateo, but has merely left Spain
until the future status Of its govern
ment can be worked out in constitI-
tional convention, and that until this
convention is held reforms of the pro-
visicnal government necessarily will
be somewhat restricted Plans on foot
however, include partition Of some of
the estates OF the gTandees abolition of
titles Of nobility and the like.
The last of the immediate royal
family today had left Spain, the Queen
and five Of her children crossing into
France last night at Hendaye and
Alfonso reaching Marseilles at dawn
today aboard the cruiser Principe
Gibraltar end probably viii JON his
father and mother later in England
Trains reaching the frontier were
crowded with emigres, perS- rs OF title
aristocrats and others fleeing Spain, not
so much because of fear but in recogn!-
t!cn Of the provisional government
wish to work out its problem without
their possibly disturbing presence Gen.
Damase Berenguer, the man who f-l-
lowed Gen. Primo de Rivera as premier,
was understood 10 have fed TO Portugal.
Republican Flag Everywhere.
The Republican flag, thousands of
them, few everywhere today. Bunting
was draped from statues Of former
royal perSonages In the parks and about
public buildinga. Workmen effaced
royal insignia On public buildings as
crowds standing about cheered
Among the problems facing the min
istry is that OF the peseta, which low
cred in value steadily through the long
period OF revolutionary turmoil and
dictatorship Indalecio Prieto, returned
exile who has become minister of
finance, said today that .he govern
ment would attempt first to restore
normal conditions. trusting to the Pc
seta to reach better level as con-
sequence.
He denied that he had stated the
provisional government would recog-
f1ize the $50 900 900 credit recently es-
tablisi1ed with the Morgan inters--s