The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

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then become the parliamentary body
No party won a majority, though
the socialists, thanks to their ability
to mask their alliance with the most
reactionary elements, have gained a
larger number Of seats than any
other single party, though they do
not hold majority. Their leader
is the present finance minister,
Indalecio Prieto, who is negotiating
a loan of $3o,0O0,O0o with Morgan
g. Co. of Wall st. The Spanish So
cialists have already received the
blessing Of American imperialism.
They are against recognition OF the
Soviet Union and are for a counter
revolutionary front with the imper-
ialist powers, wavering between
Great Britain, France and the
United States.
The second party in order of depu-
ties gained is the Radical Repubn-
cans, with Foreign Minister Lerroux
as its leader. Lerroux is bitter
enemy of autonomy for the Basque
and Catalonian provinces.
In view of the overwhelming vic
tory Of the nationalist forces in these
two states, demanding complete au-
tonomy from the central govern
ment of Spain, sharp clashes will
take place. After Overwhelmingly
defeating the opponents Of Catalon-
ian nationahsm, President Macia, the
leader of the nationalist party, de-
clared:
After this election those in Ma
drid (the central government) do
not command here. 1t is we who
command. Catalonia has demon
strated at the polls the want Of a
federated republic and with it the
other provinces will gain the same
liberties we will"
While the masses in Catalonia eX-
pressed tremendous enthusiasm for
the nationalist victory, the party Of
Macia, which is in the lead, repre-
senting the bourgeoisie, will not
press their demands for national
autonomy. Only the proletariat in
power would carry this through to
its logical end
A very interesting situation de-
veloped in regard to the chief can
didates of the third party in power,
the Right Republicans. The present
president of Spain, an out-and-out
reactionary under the guise of re-
pubhcanism, President Alcala Fam
ora, is reported to have lost in his
home district. This shows the grow
ing leftward swing of the masses.
Several other parties gained seats
The Communist Party. which had
been terorized, its leaders jailed, its
meetings smashed, put up candidates
in II out of 10 districts. The latest
reports by the New York Times state
that in one district Communist
candidates we're elected
In Madrid, a priest who spoke for
the Monarchy was severely beaten
by the masses. AS the result of the
terror at the election polls, 10 we're
killed during the voting.
The Communist Party OF Spain
concentrated In the cities of Madrid,
Barcelona, Bilbao, Asturia, Anda-
lusia, Cordoba, Malaga, Cadiz, Toledo
and Pontevedra
The Communist Party Of Spain
conducted its election campaign on
the following program, declaring
that the final aim is the establish
ment of a Union of Spanish Soviet
Republics, the dictatorship of the
proletariat and the revolutionary al
lance of the city and rural prole-
tariat with the poor and middle
peasantry.
Land to the peasants. Higher
wages for land workers. Seven hour
day for the city proletariat, with
wage increased. Unemployment in
surance, paid by the state. Irrecon-
cilable struggle against the catholic
church, the most powerful banker,
capitalist and landowner in Spain,
protected by the Socialist Republican
alliance.
Despite the extreme difficulties
under which the Communist Party
of Spain is working it is making
Roadway among the masses. The
conclusion of the present election,
contrary to the belief Of the social
lists and republicans, does not quiet
matters. 1t intensifies the situation
and brings more and more 10 the
front the basic problems which the
socialists and republicans cannot
solve, which will be solved only by
victorious proletarian revolution.