Evening star., 1936-08-04
Reich Officers
Received by
Franco.
FRENCH AWAIT
ITALIAN REPLY
Paris Viewpoint Is
"Fully Shared"
byBritain.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Spanish cicil 1car resulting from
outburSt of FdSciSts and mon
urchiSts against repreSSire meas
ures taken BY Popular Front GOT
ernment, Which came to poicer IN
election February 16. has assumed
international aspect as the LettiSt
French government seeks to pre-
rent interference by Fascist Italy
or Nasi Germany In tdror OF in
surgerts.
In background stands Sortet
Russia. linked BY the RtghtiSt ele-
rents throughout Europe tCith the
Lettist Increment in Spain. tDhlch
is ASSUMING more and more Com
r1unist appearance. especially IN
fndustricliecd Barcelona.
Pv the Associated Press.
A crisis IN the Spanish insurgent
fight for possession of Madrid ap-
peared to be approaching today as at
least two European capitals expert
enced new pangs of anxiety over the
maintenance of European peace.
London and Paris looked anXiousiy
toward the caldron Of family unrest
in Spain-a civil war now in its
eighteenth day-and diplomatic actlv-
ity to obtain a general European
hands-off agreement respecting the
insurrection heightened.
From Tangier, North African in
ternational zone, issued a report tnat
officers of two German warshlps
anchored off Ceuta. Spanish Morocco.
had been received by Gen. Francisco
Franco, generalissimo Of the revolu-
ton.
Europe War Fears Quickened.
Fears in some French quarters Of
another European war growing out
of foreign fingers in the Spanish sit
uation were quickened by the receipt
Of reports on the German warships.
Nor were French nerves Gained any
by rebel resentment against the use
of foreign" war materials by the
Ieftist government at Madrid.
French anxiety over the European
situation incident to the insurrection
was fully shared" by the British
foreign Office. it was stated authori-
tatively in London.
The nub of the situation apparently
lay in the attitudes of the German
and Italian governments. AS yet the
German government has not been
approached with the French proposal
of a non-intervention pact. Premier
Mussolini of Italy delayed his reply.
Some British sources believed II
Duce might seek to profit by the
Spanish crisis by demanding conces-
sions, at the forthcoming five-power
Locarno conference, in return for
pledge to let Spain settle its own
affairs.
Russia Expresses Solidarity.
Though not sponsored by the Soviet
government, meetings were held
throughout Red Russia to express
solidarity and raise funds to help
Spain's Leftist regime put down the
revolt.
On the war front the long-awaited
rebel offensive against Madrid appar-
emily opened with march from north
and south against the capital. On the
barren heights of the Guadarramas,
the mountain gateway to the city,
insurgents were reported attacking
again and again to force their way
to the plateau to the south.
The government, however, insisted
that the bodies of rebels strewn on the
battlefield attested its ability to with
stand assaults.
A rebel announcement said Moroc-
can troops ferried across the Straits of
Gibraltar alresdy we're marching on
the capital to join hands with the
Fascists from the north.
Some quarters believed the climax
Of the battle would be reached We'd
nesday or Thursday.
A rebel communique issued at Bur-
gos reported the bombing Of insurgent
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