Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Martial Law Declared and
Hundreds of Political
Prisoners Freed.
COMMUNIST FLAGS
RAISED IN SOME TOWNS
Huelva Province Killings Follow
Attack by Extremists on Vii.
lage Conservatives.
BACKGROUND

Spanish elections OF tdSt sunday
resulted in s,Deeping pictory for
Lettist faction; rioting started on
that day and has continued inter-
mittently since then. Victorious
faction campaigned for release OF
political prisoners of Socialist re-
bellion; since election day hare
demonstrated against administra-
ton of President Zamora.
Spanish Republic ,Oas established
on April II. 1881. Alfonso. former
King, is notD in Grille.
Copyright. 1896. by the Associated Press,
MADRID, February 2l.-Civil Guards
killed extremist rioters and wounded
10 more at Bollullos del Condado,
Huelva Province, today raising the
total of election dead to q persons
The new Leftist government OF
Manuel Azana was forced to declare
martial law in many communities as
result of increased rioting by the
celebrating Leftists.
Civil Guards and troops were active
everywhere, attempting to restore or
der. while hundreds of political pris-
oners were released from jails.
Red flags were raised by Communists
in several isolated villages.
Conservatives Attacked.
The killings at Bollullos del Condado
were precipitated by crowd of ex-
tremists who attacked Conservatives
of the village.
The Civil Guards, SPANS semi
military constabulary tried to break
up the fight. but failing, shot a VOL
ley into the extremist ranks.
One of the men wounded in last
nights riot in Barcelona died today
One hundred guards, armed with
machine guns. were dispatched to the
town Of Ecija, in the far southwestern
Province of Huelya, where Com
munists proclaimed a Soviet state and
raised their red flag.
Police clashed with another group
Of demonstrators, displaying the red
flag in Hoyo Pinares, Avila Province,
and one woman was killed there.
Question of Amnesty.
The government decided to ask
President Niceto Alcala Zamora's sig
nature to a decree authorizing the
cabinet to submit to the Permanent
Parliamentary Committee the question
of an immediate amnesty for all polit-
ical prisoners.
In view of the mounting demonstra.
tons by the Leftists. reluctant tt
wait until the amnesty could be de.
bated by the Parliament, the govern.
ment arranged for an early meeting
of the parliamentary commission on
the question.
Informed sources said a decree OF
general amnesty for all political pris-
oners-many of them held since the
Socialist revolution of October, 1884
probably would be drafted and signed
Saturday, to become effective upon
publication in. the official gazette
Monday.
A riotous demonstration at Bar
celona, where Leftists carrying the
Catalonian flag of independence, used
during the 1884 revolution. demanded
quick liberation of all persons held
for political offenses, prompted the
government action.
Release of 10000 to 10000.
Prison cells were emptying already
under government order granting
provisional liberty to from 10000 to
10000 persons against whom charges
had not yet been preferred and those
convicted but not yet sentenced.
Those sentenced to short terms were
ordered released pending appeals, but
the more important prisoners, includ-
Ing leaders of the Austrian revolt
serving life sentences, were forced to
await geenral amnesty law.
Two demonstrators died in clashes
with police and three were wounded
seriously when Rightists fired from a
balcony into a group of parading
Leftists. Five persons we're killed in
(See SPAIN, Page A.