Evening star., 1936-10-05

Money gathered from 800 cheering
Washington supporters OF the Loyalist
regime was hurried on to Spain today
to aid the Madrid governments re-
sistance OF the Franco rebel forces.
The Popular Front sympathizers,
white, colored and Oriental. packed
the Typographical Temple auditorium,
423 G street, last night in a mass
demonstration of Loyalist enthusiasm
to hear a series of excited speeches
as a prelude to the collection Of
s328.32 for the cause.
A "non-auction sale" of pictures.
fans, castanets and combs donated
by Spaniards living here brought $l44
and donations dropped in tin picnic
plates passed among the spectators
swelled the fund to its total. The
money was turned over to the WASH
lngton Committee to Support the
Spanish Democracy, which arranged
the meeting.
The throng, few of the members
of which were dressed like the prole-
tariat, applauded long at a resolution
demanding an end Of the United
States neutrality policy.
I'VE urge this Government. the
resolution read, "in pursuance OF the
principles and ideals on which our
Nation was founded and by which it
has progressed, to sanction forthwith
the shipment of arms to the
beleaguered and betrayed democracy
of Madrid, while continuing in full
force its present stand against trafnc
with the Fascist insurgents"
Attache Hits "Gangsters."
Jose Gibernau, commercial attache
OF the Spanish Embassy here, one
of the three members of the staff who
did not resign at the induction Of
the new cabinet six weeks ago, brought
a still louder outburst. with his de-
nunciation of the rebels as OUTLAWS,
like the gangsters your Government
wars against"
volt began" he reminded the group.
Eighty days of fighting, 80 days Of
blood.
MY many years in America have
been suficient to give me an idea Of
the ideals under which you are gov
erned. They are in danger now. The
fight in Spain is to save democracy
not only there, but all over the world"
The sale, conducted by Gardner
Jaskson, Washington representative
of the Southern Tenant Farmers
Union, was, he said, counter
offensive against the recent auction
of the effects Of Maj. Ramon Franco,
brother of the leader Of the rebel
lion and a supporter of the revolt.
Jackson and his fellow officials of
the committee turned down the offer
of Benjamin Bell, the Franco auc-
tioneer, to conduct the sale gratis.
These trinkets we are selling are
symbols of our interest in dcmoc-
racy," Jackson explained. We will
sell them here as a prelude to col
lecting greater sum-"
auction Sale"
Because of legal difficuities in
volved, Jackson said, II will not con-
duct q real auction. Will name q
price for each item and turn 1t ever
to whoever pays the price"
jackson said he had spent two
hours In the office Of the corpora
ton counsel seeking q dec;sion on
whether he could conduct an auc-
ton without license and permit.
Opinion Of the counsefs assistants
was divided.
Everything except a stickpin, the
Jewel of which was q piece OF gold
ore mined In Spain, went for the
announced price. The pin brought
50 instead Of the IS asked.
There was . tense moment, how
ever, at the opening Of the sa)A
when Jackson put q copy Of n
Greco's THE Man With His Hand
ON His Chest" On the block for $40.