Evening star., 1936-06-11
BY the Associated Press.

MADRID, June 11.-Antonio Ro-
mano, 81, President of the Malaga
Provincial Parliament and the prov
ince,s leading Socialist, was assassi-
mated today in the city of Malaga.
Street fighting Immediately broke
out between partisans of the Socialist
and Syndicalist factions. although
both are members of the Leftist
coalition which governs Spain today
Meanwhile the government reported
it had smashed Rightist movement
in seven provinces.
A group of unidentified men opened
fire on President Romano as he ap-
peared on the street.
Socialist Club Attacked.
At the same time, band of alleged
SyndicalistS attacked the local Social
ist club and wounded one man with
pistol fire Business in Malaga was
paralyzed by a general strike.
Premier Santiago Casares Quiroga
assumed personal supervision of gov
ernment efforts to increase precau-
tons in two provinces.
simultaneously more than 10000
farmers in Malaga Province voted to
end their Ions strike for higher prices
and increased wages for agricultural
workers.
Campaign Plan of RightistS.
The Rightist campaign was planned
to break out in seven sections. Fran
cisco Llopis, Socialist parliamentary
secretary, asserted.
He named Madrid, Malaga, cara
goza. Navarro. Burgos, Seville and
Huesca as the locations where the
plotting against the new Casares ad-
ministration centered
The Leftist premier took over the
offices of the ministry of the interior,
where he ordered special precautions
taken by government forces in Sara
goza and Navarro Provinces.
Details Are Withheld.
In these two sections, the govern
ment declared, the movement was to
have started. Details of the discovery
of the alleged conspiracy were not
announced by authorities.
(Only Tuesday high government
official announced Illustration of a
monarchist plot after the seizure OF
scores of civil guard uniforms.
(The uniforms were manufactured
in Zaragoza and police believed mon
archist conspirators intended to dis
guise themselves to confuse the reg
ular police force and create a panic
"a raid on transport agency near
Syndicalist headquarters in Madrid
produced the ofhcial-appearing gar
ments. The government asserted the
monarchist movement had little foun-
dationl
Announcement Of the governments
action in the alleged Rightist cour
followed by only few hours a ma
chine gun battle between Communists
and Syndicalists in the streets OF
Malaga, capital city of the province oi
the same name. Socialists called q
general strike after a Syndicalist
leader and a Communist lawyer hac
been killed.
The general labor situation in the
republic was considered improved with
the end of the farmers strike and the
return of Syndicalist walters to their
jobs in Madrid.
Settlement Seen Near.
Employees in elevator factories and
the building trades continued negotia-
tions with employers with settlement
regarded imminent. Miners in the
Asturian Basin we're still refusing to
work, but their walkout was quiet.
A Socialist leader died during a po-
litical quarrel at Aznalcazar in Seville
Province and Leftists and RightistS
fought at Badajoz.
Five men were held incommunicado
last night. IN addition. two employees
OF an American firm, Barcelona curb
broker and two Spanish subdirectors
of the Anglo-South American Bank
were taken into custody as the in
vestigation progressed.
Government officials emphasized
employed are in no way involved.
Police said 100000 pesetas (about
$7Oo,000) was smuggled from this
country into France in disregard of
stringent foreign exchange regulations.
Benjamin Fulgensi of San Antonio,
Tex, assistant director of the Madrid
branch of the International Banking
Corp, and Francisco Quijano, assist
ant director of the Barcelona branch,
were detained. The corporation is
controlled by the National City Bank
of New York.
Authorities arrested Pedro Casas,
curb broker of Barcelona. and said he
was head of an alleged band of cur
rency smugglers.
CLEARED IN SMUGGLING.