Evening star., 1936-12-01

today in combined offensive di-
rected at Burgos, seat Of the in
surgent junta.
Ey the Associated Press.
The Spanish government announced
today it had thrown back strong in
surgent drive to smash the defenses
of Madrid and claimed strategic sue
cesses in the northern Bay Of Biscay
sector.
The military success of the Socialist
armies snatched some of the world
interest from the larger Leftist-R Right
ist conflict on the international diplo-
matte front
Blasting their way through the uni
versity section in the northwest Of
Madrid, the Socialist militia captured
the long-held Hospital Clinico from
the insurgents.
An insurgent attack in force all
along the northern suburbs of the
city. Socialists said, was repulsed,
thwarting a Fascist attempt to en-.
circle the capital.
In stiff fighting around the insurgent
stronghold of Vitoria, in the north OF
Spain, government forces announced
an advance of miles in two days and
claimed the capture of numerous
towns and villages.
Vitoria Is Threatened.
The junction city of Vitoria itself.
they said, was threatened by the
rapidity of the advance.
Although officials refused to confirm
the reports, It was said in the Paris
press that France and Great Britain
were preparing an attempt to mediate
the civil war.
Vatican prelates denied rumors the
Holy See was participating.
London reports said that any move
toward any armistice would be made
by the League of Nations Council
charges that Germany and Italy were
actively aiding the Fascist attack.
Authoritative British circles mean.
while heard that between 1000 and
5000 Germans" were concentrated at
the insurgent stronghold of Seville.
IF they are regular soldiers" an
Informed spokesman in London said.
his majesty's government will most
strongly deplore it,"
League Council to Meet.
The League of Nations Council was
summoned to meet December 10 to
discuss the civil war in Spain.
The Spanish Socialist government
appealed last Friday to the League
to consider Italian and German rec.
ognition of the Spanish Fascist ad.
ministration and determine its effect
on international relations and the
peace and good win among nations"
Insurgent guns and airplanes
opened heavy bombardment IN the
Rosales and Cuatro Caminos districts
of Northwestern Madrid.
Socialist commanders described the
attack as the heaviest since the
beginning of the war;
Fascist troops followed up the bar
rage with machine gun and rife fire.
reviving the attack which strength
ened government lines have repulsed
for days.
In London, the British government
encountered stubborn opposition to its
attempt to enact an embargo against +
arms shipments to Spain.
Both Wings Protest.
Both Liberal and Labor wings pro-
tested against unilateral action BY
Britain and pointed out no other
members of the Neutrality Commit
tee had undertaken a similar pro.
posal.
Laborites also contended the bill
would benefit the Spanish insurgents
because it did not include Portugal.
which they saw as q gateway for
Fascist supplies.
Mariana Vasquez, new national sec.
retary of the powerful Anarcho-Syn-
dical organization &C. N. To said at
Barcelona the Spanish government
was determined to respect foreign
property and debts.
Disclosing a c. N. r. plan for q six
months moratorium on all Spanish
debts, the secretary said the govern
ment would not forget its obligation
to indemnify the American-owned
telephone company, the electrical
company and similar organizations.
Vasquez said that he was sure the
plan would be proposed soon to nations
with which new trade agreements were
desired.