Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
TROOPS ORDERED
TO KILL RIOTERS
IN SPANISH CITIES
HoodIums Attempt to Raid
Federal Bank, but Are
Routed by Police.
DISORDERS SPREADING
IN SCATTERED AREAS
Cardinal Leaves for Rome to Con-
fer With Pope on Anti-Church
Fight.
BY CLARENCE pUBOsE-

Associated Press btan correspondent
MADRID, May l3.-Orders to shoot
to kill were passed out today by the
nonth-old Spanish Republic to troops
guarding Roman Catholic property as
disorders spread. There was renewed
rioting In many cities, more churcnes
and converts were burned and there
were many casualties.
Soldiers charged and dispersed q
xroup Of youths who gathered before the
Bank of Spain here today, shouting,
Lets break into the bank and distrio-
ute the money to the people!"
TIE youths were knocked down and
beaten and many of them were injured.
All who were able took to their heels,
while the remainder were arrested.
The government did not consider the
Incident serious, regarding 1t as the
work of hoodlums rather than monarch
lists or Communists.
Troops Are Modified.
Moving swiftly on reports that Com
Tnunists planned q raid on the bank
the government had modified troops
and posted them about the building IN
the strongest display Of military power
Madrid has seen in years.
oallopine toward the center Of the
city from the barracks, where they had
been held ready since Sunday, cavalry
men surrounded the block In which the
bank stands, guiding their horses among
the gathering crowd which was to have
staged q demonstration at noon.
Unconnrmed reports said Communists
had organized the demonstration and
planned to raid the bank while the
main body Of the crowd engaged the
Half an hour after orders had been
Issued, regular army units had taken
their positions to defend the bank.
!There were light artillery. machine
gyIn crews, tanks and armoreo cars 70
support the infantry.
Crowd inundated.
Trafac was detoured, stores were
closed and shutters ratified down over
the bank windows as its doors were
bolted against attack.
1t was stirring half hour as the
soldiers swung into the avenue, set up
their guns and prepared for action.
Evidently the strong display 1ntimi-
dated the crowd, for in Is minutes the
demonstrators began to leave and the
troops were recalled to quarters.
In Madrid, Attorney General Galarza
announced the government would issue
indictments against prominent Mon
archists, including former King Alfonso,
at Paris, charging them with plotting
and provoking the disorders In an at
tempt to enbarrass the republic.
CThe correspondent OF the Lonoon
Daily Express quoted Galarza as saying
Alfonsos extradition to answer the IN
dictment. which has not yet been Is
sued, would be sought)
In. many quarters Galarza's an
nolncement was considered an attempt
to appease some Of the intense anti
ronarchial clamor which has marked
the rioting this week.
Arsenal Is Raided.
A mob which formed during the eve
ming at Cordova raided ammunition
stores and fought with civil guards de-
tending the Convent Of Santo Cayetano.
Four rioters were killed and between
20 and 80 wounded gravely. The civil
guard saved the convent from being
burned and when martial law was de-
clared the situation Quieted.
The bodies Of the dead at CorooVa
we're taken TO the municipal morgue
and viii be buried secretly TO prevent
demonstration. The streets were filled
with soldiers with fixed bayonets.
Disorder was widespread over the
country. The Salesian Convent at
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