Montana labor news., 1936-08-13
In Spain
Stopped In Tracks
By People Forces
Unless Foreign Aid Comes Quick
ly Army of Reaction Will Be
Chased Into the Sea, Observers
Declare; France Promises
Arms To Government IL Italy
and Germany Furnish Rebels;
Workers of World Raise
Money To Buy War Supplies.

NAoAhSy AZ RGS war
The Peoples Front government Of
Spain promises to deal Fascism the
most crushing blow it has received any
where in the world. The only chance
Of the Fascist rebels seems to lie in
powerful assistance from abroad, but
France had announced to all Europe
that if any nation helps the Spanish
Fascists, France will permit the Span
ish government to import munitions.
On Tuesday, the Fascists still held
the Northwest, West and Southwest of
Spain, while the capital and the indus
trial cities of the Eastern coast were
safe in the hands of the government.
The Fascists had ~retreated rather than
gained on all fronts, and their boast
that Madrid would fall by July 80 was
still far from achievement.
The governments superiority in
aviation was the principal factor in
driving back the rebels, just as the
workers militia in Madrid and BARGE
Iona was the force that prevented the
Fascist uprising from taking these
cities. Government aviators were
hurting bombs on the camps Of the
Fascists and on buildings in Fascist
controlled cities suspected of housing
Fascist officers or Of being used as
storage depots, The loyal warships,
whose crews threw rebellious officers
into the sea, still p~atrolled the Straits
of Gibraltar, harassing the Fascist
strongholds in Morocco and the south
western coast. The government also
conscripted the Spanish merchant ma
rine, so that a close watch on the
smuggling of arms from Germany and
Italy may be kept.
Money Taken From Churches.
The government was raising money
by raids on churches, authorized under
the constitution, but never put into eff
feet before. In one bishops palace,
100000 pesetas were found. A
priest fleeing with his sister was ap
pretended and searched and another
/ 100000 pesetas taken for the govern
ment treasury.
Economic life was being restored to
normal. Except for members Of the
workers militia, the working populace
was sent back into the factories by la
Dor leaders. To assist in the restora-
ton OF normal industrial activity, sew
eral DEGREES were issued by President
Manuel Azana. They were;
1.-The Minister of Industry
was authorized to take control of
essential industries and the public
services to see that production is
maintained.
2.-Owners of factories which
have been closed during the re
volt or before are given two days
to resume production. The gov
ernment announced il would con-
fiscate those not open by that
time.
3.-The government will take
over all private charity organiza-
tons.
4.-The issue of eviction orders
for n~on-payment of rent is for
hidden, and a moratorium on back
rents declared. All rentals of less
than 2O1 pesetas (about $27 a
month"; were ARBITRARILY reduced so
per cent.
When a plane carrying five Italians
landed off French Morocco the French
government became alarmed at the pos
sibility of assistance to the rebels.
After long cabinet sessions in Paris
the French government decided to ap'
peal to world powers not to intervene
But if other powers insist on furnish
ing the rebels with guns and airplanes
France will reverse her original neu'
trality position and the Madrid gov
eminent will get all the war supplies
it can pay for.
From France, Mexico, England and
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