Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
Jesuit Headquarters and
Nine Other Catholic lnstl-
tutlOns Burned as Troops
Take Over City.
GOVERNMENT BLAMES
RIOTS ON COMMUNISTS
Minister Maura Announces That
City Will Be Turned Into Armed
Camp, With Barbed-Wire En-
tanglements, and Machine Guns
Placed at Strategic Points.

~ the Associated Press.
MADRID, May 1t.-Defant NJ
every effort TO restore order. MODS
surged through the streets OF
Madrid today burning 10 Cath
clic institutions and attacking
numerous others in anti-church
demonstrations.
The Republican government
which blamed the r1ot'ng on the
Axtreme let's or Communists, de-
clared martial law and announced
that II would maintain the repuo-
lie by force if necessary.
shortly before 4 pm, regular
army infantry and cavalry
marched into the streets ano
began taking over the work OF
the civil guards. Despite TINS
Showsof force, with its threat OF
omen street warfare, the MODS
continued their attack on Catno-
lie institutions.
The rioting, which began yes'eros "a
In antt-monarchial demonstta!n.,u .as de-
sitting in the loss OF two yves, &c
veIoued- into anti-church demonS1a-
tons early this morning
Tne Jesuit headquarters were nrst az
tackled and burned, then the moD
turned its attention to cnurcn 40
,oininR the headquarters, and THIS also
waz burned.
pcus Gasoline ~ StEaetHres.
Rror, there the mob surged to fhe
cerreli.s monastery IN the Plaza Es-
nana near the former royal palace'
Here the same procedure was 1oIioWeo;
rasoline being poured on woodWorK ana
are applied. All the monks escaped;
After the monastery had been nreo
the rioters moved on TO the Jesuit aeml-
nary. In the center OF Maorid. GaSo-
line again was poured on the WoonNoLA,
torches were put to the structure ano
tine seminary. which is . college toE
priests. coon was mass OF flames. 80,
While the Jesuit seminary was sal
blazing the mob went on to the Fran
ciscaY1 School in the Cuatro Camlnos
ouarter of Madrid and set that af1re
Most Of the monks were led OUT Dy
the police The mob set upon 1oul
rho fed by rear door but tney TOOK
a ths!.. heels ana gained sheAe- IN
nssroy n.rl6ing.
Az mi: time ososr moos Psfe str%cS =
ing nupfelous CscnoljG 1nsun tlon'
nnyiinx stones ano brickos " $40 W.elo :
log bou bars TO brsaI doors sao
while flremen were pouring water on
the smoking ruins Of Jesuit neao.
quarters the flames threatened to spread
to nearby buildings from the showers o.
sparks.
Ten Buildings Fired.
Az twilight gathered smoke was ms
ing from 10 Catholic buildings hred by
the inturiated mob.
Miguel Maura, minister OF the IN
terror, came out Of the cabinet meeting
which had lasted ell day, and announced
that the government would turn the
city into an armed camp with barbeo
wire entanglementS stretched In the
streets and machine guns set up where
they would do the most good.
Troops called into action today would
be reinforced by soldiers brought In
from the provinces. he said.
The cabinet sent word to all the pro-
vinciaI governors directing that they
take such steps as ere needful IN
maintaining order. The message In
Vested the governors with the power N
proclaim martial law in their own dis
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