Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
SOCIALISTS PASS"
SPANISH CABINET
Convention Votes Down Pro.
posaI to Organize as
"TreasonabIe."
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, July ll.-Spanish Social
lists decided In convention today that
1t would be treason" to the cause of
the republic to try to form a cabinet
to succeed the present coalition pro-
visional government when the latter re-
signs at the convocation Of the National
Assembly next Tuesday.
The proposal was made in the con-
VenClon on the ground that its sponsors
believed a Socialist cabinet could bring
order out Of chaos in SPAIN" The
proposal was defeated by a majority
vote Of the Socialists.
The possibility of Socialist control of
the constituent Assembly was believed
70 nave been removed by an agreement
Tor concerted action on the part of
various Republican groups.
The left-wing Republicans, under
Manuel Azana, minister of war; the
Radicals, under Foreign Minister Ale
Jandro Lerroux. and the so-called
autonomous Republicans" under Min
lister OF Communications Martinez
Barrios, agreed to maintain their al
lance during the sessions of the
Assembly.
Left Republican Bloc.
Such an alliance means that the left
Republicans will have a bloc of at least
$50 seats, while the Socialists will have
only an estimated 1872, although they
emerged from the recent elections as
the most popular single party.
The move caused a Widespread belief
that Foreign Minister Lerroux may be-
come the FIRST president CT the constitu-
tional government.
Tilian Vesfatrn Gania1iet aoS.~ ,,,ill
be speaker. The deputies will receive
a salary Of about 500 per month
The cabinet tonight was rushing its
program Of details for the Assembly s
opening.
The telephone strike continued to
cause further trouble today and fire.
quent cases of wire cutting were re-
ported from many places throughout
the country. A number of arrests were
made. Telephone Company officials
announced that they were beginning to
I'LL strikers positions.
The provincial governor at Seville
sent troops to the village of Guillena
to care for live stock which was aban-
doned by striking farmhands.
Rumors persisted in Madrid Bilbao
and various other cities that general
strikes might be declared Monday or
the eve of the opening of the new Con-
Stituent Assembly. Members Of the
government said they believed that rad
ical Let's were seeking to embarrass
the Alcala Zamora administration.
Assembly Meeting Tuesday.
SPANS new Constituent Assembly is
to meet in Madrid next Tuesday, but
it will not remain long If any of the
resort towns clamoring for its transfer
have their way
Madrid is swelteringly hot in Mid.
summer and that argument Is being
used for all it is worth by seashore anc
moutain cities as a reason why the
second Spanish republics first, nationa
assembly should work in a more pleas
ant place.
San Sebastian and santander on tn.
north coast, where the court Sum-
mered under the monarchy, have stronl
bids. San Sebastian offered free use
of its casino, which once sought to riva
Monte Carlo, but in which gambling ha.
not been allowed for years. for the AS.
sembly's meeting place. 1t raised hal
million pesetas (about $47,500) By
popular subscription to pay the ex-
penses Of the Assembly. Hotels Offered
special rates to Assemblymen.
Other cities made attractive bids
and everywhere the hotel keepers tolc
pitifully about their hard times anc
how much it would help to have ar
Assembly in town.
Then Madrid hotel men and mer-
chants got busy. They told the gov
eminent they were having hard times
too. They said the only reason they
we're keeping open and losing money
was because hope OF the Assembly was
buoying them up-to say nothing, they
added, Of their patriotic duty.