The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-26
SAY RUSSIANS
Are DIRECTING
MADRID ARMY.
Portugal Charges Reds in
Effort to Promote
Revolution
EFFORT TO START NEW
WAR ALSO CHARGED
Bv FREDERICK KUN
Copyright by United Press)

LONDON, Oct. &c (UP).-Por-
tuguesc charges against Soviet
Russia, so serious that war has
been declared on less provocatlon,
were revealed last night. They
were that Russia is trying to In
stigate a Red revolution in the
little Fascist country and is at
tempting to foment a Spanish
Portuguese war.
The charges were contained in
a notc-one of the most heated
official communications in the his
tory,-delivered Saturday to the
international committee for non
intervention in the Spanish civil
war. 1t replied to Russian allega-
tons that Portugal was aiding
Spanish rebels.
The note charged further that
the SoTiet ambassador to Madrid,
Marcel Rosenberg, dominates the
Spanish governments and himself
called a secret gathering of Com
munists in Madrid at which Fran
cisco Largo Cabellero was chosen
prime minister. The note alleged
that Russian army officers are d.
recting the present defense of
Madrid.
Portugal's note, signed by For
eign Minister Armindo Monteiro,
said that Soviet agents in Portu-
gal were plotting to overthrow the
government and that other Boil
sheviks were sent to the lberlan
peninsula, charged with provoking
a Spanish war against Portugal.
The document leveled amazing
charges against Rosenberg, Jewish
ambassador to Spain, appointed
last night by the U.S.S.R. Inc
note said Rosenberg was the hid
den spirit" of the Madrid cabinet
and that he personally attended
meetings of the cabinet. 1t charg-
ed that when Rosenberg came to
Madrid he brought to Spain l4O
Soviet agents.
The note continued: =,
"From a military aspect, the
Russian influence also is FREEDOM
inant. Higher command operations
are, in effect, in the hands of Of
fcers from Moscow and in many
instances, immediate direction as
we'll.
"For example, two columns
which fought at Talavera were
commanded by the Russian off
GERS Tcheaidef and Dimitrof. The
fertilization and defense of Ma
drid is being directed by foreign
officers, according to the admins
tration of the minister of the IN
terror of the Spanish govern
ment."
Insisting that "Russia's inter-
vention" lis prolonging the Span
ish civil war, the note lists many
alleged cases of Soviet aid TO
Spanish loyalists, ranging from
several dozens Of Russian airmen
at Getafc airdrome" to delivery
of poison chemicals for poisoning
food and water"
The note attempted to refute
all allegations Russia made against
Portugal on October 6. Respond
ING to Moscow's charge that a
Portuguese state-owned plant had
been producing war materials Tor
Spanish rebels, Monterio described
this charge as Childish" explain
ing "this state factory only manu-,
features physical gunpowders ano
fireworks"
He emphasized that Portuga
was an importer of ornaments
and declared there were "abso'
lutely no grounds for any accusa'
ton that war material has been
sent abroad"
In conclusion, Monterio de-
scribed the alleged Soviet plot to
start a revolution in Portugal as
a plan Opening the way to fulfill
ment of Russia's revolutionary
aims on the Iberian peninsula as
the first stage of still great i'm
perialistic ambitions. Through In
ternal warfare the Soviets wish to
drag Europe into the next exter-
nal war"
The Portuguese government re-
served the right to submit a pro-
posal in the future ITO avoid nus
sia's constant violation of the nom
intervention agreement