The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
By MILTON BRONNER NEA Europca0 Manager

Madrid. passions will reached the boiling point when Spain's Constituent assembly met July 14 to draft n new constitution for the republic. The arguments threatened to drag out until fall comes.
 Up to now, with the exception of the serious riots during which Catholic churches. nunncries and monasteries were burned all over Spain and q few election day clashes, the young republic has been q regular springtime affair. The monarchy of cx-King Alfonso was go unpopular that people were glad to give the provisional government full lceway.
 In London and Paris one hears lot of talk that President Ia-, mora is only Spanish kercnsky' and that the Spanish Ienine and Trotsky are sure to appear ulti- mateIy. No prophecy will be at- tempted here. The present peace and order Spain is enjoying may possibly resemble that of the lit- tie farms in the vicinity or NJ Nesuvius just before IL Is about to erupt. But IL is difficult to find any responsible anan'hrd or any American businessman who thinks Spain K in for a real ter TOT
 They admit her trial and troubles are just beginning. Bnt they fell sure things will ulti, mately work themselves out and settle down. They are united in saying that for the time being at least any return of ex-KinR AL fopso or bis sons K out of the question.
 Pace Big Problems.
 The Constituent Assembly is going to be confronted by the necessity of solving problems which for Spain are simply gigan- tic. crucial and fundamental:
 First--Shall the republican gov ernment be unitary or fcderaH With this is coupled the demands of Catalonia. the Basque prov inccs. Galicia and Valencia. The Catalans, even in the days of the monarchy, always objected to be- ing ruled from Madrid. Ther" are no legs determined now thai Spain k republic. There are extremists who vision a separate country altogether. but the cooler CataIans realize that the country would have q hard time existing if the Spanish hinterInnd were cut off from it by tariff walls. The chances are that they will con tent themselves by demanding soris form Of federal government similar to that Of the United 'EhGn in. fnt1lHnH Basques. Galicians and other rninorities would have self-gov- errment In the shape Of separa'e statehood within the nation, aa the American states know it.
 Second d--Oncc the form of the state is dispoged of. another light will arise over the shape of the Cortes or congress. Shall it be single chamber body or bicam- eral? If tho Cortes IA io consist solely of one chamber, things will be easy. as Inc deputies can be elected by popular vote. But if inc Cortes iB 10 consist of q lower chamber of deputies and an up- per senate, there will be n merry row over the latter. To rcpubli- cans there k Il bad odor about th" spanish senate az they knew ' In the past. The people had no voice at all In its selection. IT ~as inc king's packed body--h fortress of reaction.
 Choosing n President.
 Third-~The manner in Whica the president shall be chos"n and his cabinet selected. Thcr" arc partisans of the American meth cd Of direct election and of the French way of having the parliament elect. The trend h3 to the cabinet is that the leader of Inc biggest coalition com. Inanding Il majority in Inc lower house of the Cortcy. shall b" pre- rnier and namn Inc reh of ih' cabinet aE iR the cast in most Eu ropcan countries
 FOurth--Ths Cathode church is q political problem in Spain. There is q Concordat between th" church and the state. The Catholic religion is tho statc religion. Tn" hulk of the people in the country districts are probably still loyal Catholics In the cities many rf the socialist and radical workm"n have broken away from In" church. There is undoubtedly a I,IT i,, Ca f