The Washington times., 1936-07-25
CAPTURE HELD
VITAL TO END
RED RULE
Knickerbocker Tells
Of Repercussions
Over Wide Line

LIZ ul@NC w VAC oAAAS ~ %A@SAS
archiStS and FascistS to take
Lozoya. The insurgents are now
hurting their forces upon this
point and Madrid's defenders,
fully realizing importance Of the
engagement, are fighting with
their backs to the wall.
If the insurgents break through
and cut off Madrid's water, the
Spanish government will fall. II
the insurgents fail it means only
inevitably that the government
Of this country will go Red.
II Spain goes Red then France
may 60 Red. II France goes Red,
Hitler has declared he cannot
tolerate q Bolshevik neighbor and
must attack.
Ridiculous Reports
Thus it seems the fate Of Eu-
rope really does depend upon the
combat now raging over control
Of this obscure water supply sta
ton in Spain.
The insurgents announced, with
out any shadow Of confirmation,
that Madrid already has been re-
duced to . condition Of plague,
with bodies lying about in the
streets, uncollected for fear Of wild
and indiscriminate shooting.
This sort Of report deserves no
credence, but 1t would appear
probable that the capital 10 grow
ing short Of supplies. It appears
uncontradicted that the insurgents
have surrounded the city and.
although they are still so or so
miles away, it is cut off from its
normal sources Of provisions and
fuel.
Now, If It's water supply also IL
stopped, the insurgents may well
count upon victory. From 10 to
Is miles separate the insurgents
from control of Madrid's water
and the next 48 hours Of fighting
for these few miles may be fateful
for many more than the people
Of Spain alone.
Government Formed
The insurgents paused In their
"putsch" toward Marxist Madrid
today long enough to announce Q
provisional government whose
head, Gen. Miguel CabaneHas,
told international News Service
it would be liberal republican"
Flying here from SaragoSSa,
where he was commander Of the
garrison, Cabanellas spoke from .
balcony to several thousand
women, children and old men and
Immediately thereafter received
this correspondent for his first in
terview.
Cabanellas Is distinguished BY
an enormous but carefully
trimmed Snow-white beard and
bushy white eyebrows undo
which eyes of navy blue look out
truStfully. He has Courtly man"
ners and wears with . grandfath-
erly air q big revolver In Q white
and red belt. He said:
ut is only q matter Of days
before we get to Madrid. ! per-
sOnaIIy modified entire AragOn
and every man Is with me.
"In SaragOssa / gathered
vast lots Of war material and
enlisted $4,000 men in my mill
tia"
NAMES 6 MINISTER'S
Incidentally, it was these $4,000
men, representing the largest
single unit Of insurgents, which
led to CabanellaS' selection as
head of the provisional govern
ment. He said:
~ have not yet completed my
government, which d only . pro.
visiOnal one"
CabanellaS handed me q list Of
ministers so far chosen. They
are four observation-disclosures, Pom
to, Mola and De Airla-and two
colonies, MontaSaerio and Mo-
reno Calderon, all except Caba
nellas himself well7known mon
archists.
But Cahanellas Is an old.fast1-
toned Liberal Republican. He
said: -
II am only provisional presi-
dent Of q provisional govern
ment whose duty is to prepare
. military directory for . Pc
riOd Of turmoil. But please do
not make the common error
Of thinking our movement ID
monarchiSt. No, no. It il not
mOnarchist and not fascist.
Gan my life / have been q