Evening star., 1936-08-20
Madrid Is Told
Seas Must
Be Free.
NAZI ADMIRAL
WARNS SPANISH
Advises Loyalists
Fleet to Avoid
Trouble.

BACKGROUND
NeUs OF the bloody Spanish civtl
conflict has become secondary to
the switt-rising tide OF ertra-
national interest in the tlUo fac
tionS.
World uar again threatens. With
Spanish Loyaltsts now making an
effort to blockade sectors OF thee
coastline, Germany. Italy and
France, neighboring supporters OF
tasciSm and socialism, are brought
sharply into ,Dar focus.
International ldw requires that
II the Madrid government is to de-
cree q blockade, it must first make
it effective and all-embractng as to
codstline.
lcopyright 1886. by the Associated sress,'
BERLIN, August 20,-German war.
ships in Spanish waters were ordered
tonight to meet all 'unjustifiable acts
OF force with force.
The stringent orders followed a cur
Nazi ultimatum in which Madrid was
warned the German warships would
take all means" to prevent repetl-
tion of such incidents as the reported
search of the German steamer KAN
erun on the high seas.
German naval reinforcements in the
shape of seven warships now are en-
route to Spain.
Admiral Carl, commander OF the
Nazi warships. wirelessed the COM
mander of the Spanish Government
fleet and advised him he had given
the order to reply to untoward Incl
dents forcibly.
Text of Telegram.
Admiral Carls radiogram read:
After settlement of the first breach
of law made by the cruiser Almirante
Valdez before Seville ian apparent
reference to reported damage to Ger
man property in Seville through bonn
bardment by the warship) the cruiser
Libertad yesterday afternoon forced
the German steamer Kamerun to fol-
low her outside of Spanish waters and
searched her with armed soldiers.
This action against German ship
is breach of the right of free ship
ping on the high seas.
Il am not disposed to tolerate such
acts of force.
II have instructed my sea forces to
meet all unjustifiable acts of force
from your ships with force"
The admirals radiogram was in line
with Reichsfuehrer Hitler's orders, al
ready transmitted to the Madrid gov
ernment.
The official warning resulted from
the reported search revealed yester-
day of the Reich's Kamerun outside
Spanish territorial waters off Cadiz.
An official Nazi newspaper in Ber-
lin said the steamer had been stopped
by Red Spanish pirates"
In Rome it was reliably reported
Italy was delaying demobilization Of
the class of 1914 recruits, and 100000
troops were ordered into war games at
Avellino.
Such steps, it was said, resulted
from Italy's determination to present
q strong front against the possibility
the Socialist regime would be VIC
torious in the Spanish war.
French Plan Handicapped.
The new aspects of both German
and italian attitudes toward a general
European neutrality caused France to
regard with pessimism the chances
Of completing her proposed pact of
non-intervention in the Spanish civil
war, in which rebellious Fascists seek
to overthrow the present Madrid So
c1alist government.
Conclusive answers still were
awaited in Paris from Berlin and
Rome after two and a half weeks of
negotiations led by France and Joined
by Great Britain.
A new line of thought was injected
(See SPAIN, Page A-5.)