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weeks of conflict, pictured Madrid
as the scene of perpetual Walpurgis
Night of red terror, with hundreds
of persons being shot down and food
supplies running low.
Prepare New Trials.
The Catalan autonomous govern
ment at Barcelona prepared to start
trials of rebel Fascist prisoners by
new peoples courts" next Monday
Previous executions have been the re-
suit of military trials.
The rebels also declared their Thurs
day air raid on Madrid had wrecked
government airplanes and hangers
although the government denied there
was material damage. Madrid took
intensive precautions against another
assault from the air, however.
Outside of Spain, Fascist Italy COM
pleted her adherence to the interna-
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formal embargo on arms shipments
to either side. The Spanish govern
ment has accused Italy of helping the
rebels, and says II Duce will continue
to do SO, along with Germany and
Portugal, despite the pact. Officially,
however, Germany already has de-
clared an arms embargo and Portugal
has taken similar action.
U. S. Gets Apology.
At Washington the United States
State Department acknowledged Mad
rid's profound regret" that official
mail addressed to the American En-
bassy in the Spanish capital had been
opened. 1t will not happen again, the
Spaniards said
Two thousand militiamen of the
Madrid government comprised the
surprise attackers moving in Burgos.
They were reported near Briviesca,
less than Is miles away, and Gen.
Emilio Mola, Northern insurgent COM
mander, moved his forces into posi-
ton to Withstand the onslaught.
brilliantly, the Burgos government
announced restoration of communica-
ton with the rest of the world. Of
flcials here charged they had been
cut off by France and England, but
had re-established cable service by
agreement with German communica-
lions agencies to accept messages from
Vigo.
Send Protest to France.
The Fascist junta sent a formal
protest to the French foreign office
against 1.-The inconceivable immortality
of sacking the Bank of Spain" The
protest demanded that France refuse
to receive gold shipments from the
Madrid government.
Madrid has shipped gold in large
quantities to France since the revolt
broke out, presumably intended for
the purchase of arms and munitions
if the French government could be
prevailed upon to permit their sale.)
The first step in setting up an army
dictatorship if they are successful in
capturing Madrid, the FaScists said,
will be cleansing" of all public offices
and immediate trial Of all Loyalist gov
eminent leaders.
The Loyalist press will be suppressed,
they asserted, and then will come the
plebiscite on the monarchy.
Would End Strikes.
q. Other steps in the program of Gen.
Mola and Commander in Chief Fran
cisco Franco included:
Suppression of the right to strike and
"lockouts" by employers.
Creation of a political council to act
as adviser to the military dictatorship.
Annulment of the Socialist govern
ment's extensive agrarian reforms
(parceling of land among peasants).
Restitution of all confscated prop
erty Churches, educational institu-
lions, factories and estates seized by
the Madrid governnent).
Suppression of Loyalist labor organi-
cations to be replaced by Fascist bodies.
The Burgos Junta asserted 1t had
decided to punish provinces refusing
to join the revolt by "wiping them of
the map"
Navarro Would Get Port.
If the revolution Is successful, the
ancient kingdom Of Navarro, which
sent thousands of troops to the rebel
cause, would be given an outlet to the
sea through Guipuzcoa Province on
the Bay of Biscay. It is there that
rebels are battling for possession of
Irun and San Sebastian.
Semi-autonomous Catalonia would
disappear under rebel plans and be-
come part of Aragon.
Asturias, where hard-fighting miners
cause the Fascists much trouble, would
be split into new administrative dis
tricts.
Possession of seaports by the inland
provinces siding with the rebels would
give them increased tax revenue.
The Loyalist troops advancing to-
ward Burgos were commanded by Jose
Billaries, former governor Of Burgos
when 1t was In Loyalist hands. He
fed to Santander when the revolt
broke out.
Made Forced Marches.
The government troops made forced
from their base at Santona.
Huge army trucks sped the Fascist
forces northward to meet the invaders.
The Loyalist fighters had met little
resistance in q 12-mile march and
the Fascists did not expect
hem and had few troops in the area.
Some rebel officers said the LoyaliSt