The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-19


 with a British military mission, frs since the AolSevik revolution. II attendance.
 British authorities said they be, lieved reports of Italian mohilisa, ton. attributed to the spanish sit Natlon, were inaccurate because theN entrusted with the assurance which Italy gave the British charge d'AtfatreS at Rome.
 Germany Seftens stand
 Germany, too. has Sottened itS position and, regarding c proposed neutrality agreement, is understood to have assured the government that tho United States need not hC included in its stipulation that al countries which produce war ma terial in big quantities must adhere Only European nations arc meant 1t was Satd, But with all these assurances, and with Italy'S ahan- donment of its demand that Brit ain and France must suppress all comment hostile to the Spanish rebels, the fear grew that the pro, posed neutrality agreement will hC worthless even If negotiated,
 Reports Increase Tension
 Reports of the last 2A hours which tended inevitably to increase ten. Sion follow;
 BAreelono; One hundred foreign, CTS arrived by express train iron Par to enlist in the loyaliSt work, erS' IMilitia-A violation of neutral ity,
 London: The News Chronicle re, ported that le French army typC AirplaneS, six hoMberS and "a com, bat planes, arrived at Barcelona for the loyaliStS, piloted by Frenovh Netherlands and Italian anti-faS- eists-A violation of neutrality and . provoeation to Italy and Nazi Germany,
 This story said that the planes, originally intended for RuMania, went to Spain for $6e0, 900, that the hoMberS carry S-A tons of bombs and three masculine guns each and most of the pilots intend to remain as instructors to the loyalistS, The planes were said to he as fast aS any in Europe.
 London; The Hendaye eorre- SEondent of the Exchange Tele- graph company alleged that many foreign officers and men were d. reetlng, or even fighting beside, the loyaliStS In the revolt, They include HelgianS, French, NetherlAnderS, Germans and seandtnavians, the dispatch Said-the Germans most numerous, and mostly socialists communists, Jews and other polit- teal exiles, It vas said that ono man of high rank among the loyallsts was Q former Jewish major in the Germany artillery reserve, The dts patch said there were about 100 FTenehmen and Helgians, and many foreign artillerymen. with the loy- aliStS,
 Manchester: The newspaper Guardian asserted yesterday that Spanish police seized thousands ot documents comprising correspond. enee between Naai branches throughout spain and Naai head. quarters at Barcelona, It was al. leged that German o,oials, particu. larly the foreign oftce. supported the network,
 i Paris; Enc Spanish rebel pro. viSional government has protested to the French government against the delivery of large amounts oi gold sent to the Bank of France by the loyaliSt government,
 Berlin: The government will send replacement naval units to Spanish waters, at the same time relieving units now there without Q net in' crease in strength,
 Rome: Italy has movd Q squad TO of 2l warships from h Adriati' to the west coast, ner the area 1T which war maneuvers will be held
 Britain Given Advice
 Cromer. Norfolk. England. Aug. Il -(uPl-Sir Samuel Hoare, first lord of admiralty, in Q politica speech today stressed the importancC of British neutrality towards Spain He warned that British interven' tion might provoke a European con- flagration.
 Hoare attacked the proposal oi George Lansbury, labor leader, that Britain force the Spanish factions to accept Q truce.
 eff we attempted to impose oul will on the Spanish factions" ht said, i've might well involve our selves in another peninsular war this time with great bodies of Span. iards against us. We might vel involve Europe in a general con fiagration.
 Let us rather maintain strlc neutrality between the rival factions and learn the lesson taught us bl these terrible events.
 If politics degenerates into inter necine struggles between extremists the rifle and bomb will take thu Iplace ef the ballot box.
 Battle, murder and sudden deatl win rend Q great country into frag' lments,"