The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-15
Both Spain and
 Mexico In Strife

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 ble to break centuries of Catholic Influence by a single political stroke, was not discounted. There was prediction of civil war and spiritual civil war" by deputies from the Basque and Navarro countries.
 Manuel Azana, who led demands for standardization of Jesuit prop- erty, warned that the government was ready to back it's religious re- forms sanctioned by the constitu- tional assembly.
 The republic has right to be respected" Azana said, "unfortun- ate will be he who dares to lift a hand against her."
 N1ceto Alcala Zamora, who was freed from prison by the revolt which overthrow former King AL fonso and became first provisional president of the republic. resigned because he thought the constitu- tional assembly sanctioned too se- were measures in restricting the activities of religious orders,
 A devout Catholic, Alcala Za- mora pleaded for even further qualifications of article 24 of the new constitution, which dissolved the Jesuit order, provided for na- tionalization of their property, and barred religious orders from teach ing. commerce, or industry.
 Miguel Maura, minister of the interior, resigned with Alcala Za- mora. Azana formed a cabinet and received vote of confidence within three hours.
 1aa A1N separation of church and state were prolematical. Deputies from the Basque and Navarro countries. where almost every family has member or relative connected with a religious order, clashed with so- cfalists during the closing stages of the debate.
 There were several demonstra- tions in Madrid by anti-clerical elements. Police dispersed the meetings without incident.
 Members of the new cabinet fol- low:
 Premier (provisional president) and minister of war, Manuel Azana; leader of the republican action"
 Minister of Interior-Santiago Casares Quiroga, republican feder- ation.
 Minister of Foreign Affairs
 Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts-Marcelino Dom- ingo San Juan, radical.
 Minister of Public Works-Al- varo De .Alborno, radical-republi- can-socialist coalition.
 Minister of Marine-Jose Giralt, republican action
 Minister of National Economy Luis Nicolau D'Olwer, Catalanist republican.
 Minister of Communications-D ego Martinez Barrios, republican federation.
 Minister of Justice-Fernando de Los Rios, socialist.
 Minister of Labor-Francisco Largo Caballero, socialist.
 Minister of Finance-Indalecio Prieto, socialist.
 Jose Gira1t is the only new min- fster. Alcala Zamora and Miguel Maura, resigned, were members of the right wing republican party. Detention of members of the old government indicated that Azana contemplated carrying out the or iginal program of the first repub- lican ministry but with a firm hand in religious matters.
 The press featured Azana's re- marks during the debate, in which he said, Spain is no longer Cath olic."
 Some newspapers asked what right the state had to prevent par- ents from sending their children to Catholic schools and pointed out the danger of turning hun- dreds of thousands of scholars in- to the streets.
 Alcala Zamora told the United Press that he was satisfied because he had obeyed his own convictions and that he could achieve more a member of the constitution than as its president.
 From now on I will act in the | assembly only as a member of the | progressive group" Alcala Zamora | said. 'I can fight my battle now | with full liberty" Among the con- | stitutional reforms he will demand | are two houses of parliament in- | stead of one and limitation of | powers of the president.
 Miguel Maura said he was satis- | fled with the solution of the crisis | because the new government would | have a definite majority in the as- sembly.
 Manuel Azana told the assem- ply he claimed no talent for com | plex political work but believed his | government strong enough to com | plete work of drafting more than | half the remaining 128 clauses of | the constitution and electing. a | constitutional president. xxyilI OnVarn the rannhlic | a republican for all Spaniards, re- membering that my main task is to save the republic" Azana said. | Deputy Leizaola charged that approval of article 24 and the de- claration that ''the state has no off, ficial religion was tantamount to | losing America for a second time because Spain will lose her fnflu- ence in Latin Ameria when Span- ish monks no longer are sent from the mother country.
 Other deputies said the expul- sion of Jesuits would mark the start of civil war" and that aboli- tion of religious teaching would cause "a spiritual civil war"
 The New Premier
 Madrid, Oct. 15.-(UP).-Spain's new premier, Don Manuel Azana fllcZ, IS d OV-yCdl- He became an active republican after the fall of Primo De Rivera and in 1890 became president of the political group known as the "accion republicans" His was leading role at the San Sebastian conference of August, 1880, at which a union of the various shades of republican forces, with the socialists, was effected. It | brought about the fall of the mon- archy and the expulsion of Alfonso XIII.
 Azana was one of the signers of the republican revolutionary mani festo issued at Madrid on Decem- Der 1b, 1880, after the unsuccessful uprising at Jaca. After that he south of France for while but went to Pau and was also in the returned unnoticed to Madrid the dav after the famous municipal |