The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
By n. R. KNICKERBOCKER
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LONDON, May 10 QN.S0.
Anarchism has split the red front
Of Spain again, and today
Valencia's new cabinet, headed by
the hitherto obscure DR.. Juan
Negrin, faces a civil war within a
civil war.
The powerful anarchist party,
"F. A. L." and the more powerful!
Anarchist Syndicalist Workers
Union, &C. N. t." with more than
a million members, have declared
open opposition to Negrin'S
cabinet, refusing membership and
asserting they will collaborate
neither directly nor indirectly.
This sort Of declaration by
anarchists who avow assassination
is a legitimate weapon, and have
committed most Of the murders on
the red side. bodies i'll for the new
government.
Issue Forced
The reds have always known
that sooner or later the liberal,
socialist and communist elements
in their government would have
to fight it out with the anarchists,
whose political philosophy is IRE
concilable with socialism, but until
now they hoped to postpone the
internal fight until after the civil
war.
The anarchists, however, con-
tinually forced the issue, and after
the recent rising at Barcelona
have split from the central govern
ment and given evidence they wish
to settle scores within the red
family before proceeding with the
war with Insurgents Generals
simo Francisco Franco.
Divisions Deeper
The Valencia government hopes
by its latest reorganization to win
sympthy for Democratic, Repub-
lican" Spain and present the out
side world with a truly united
front based on the result OF the
February Q936) elections. But the
outcome has revealed that the
divisions within the red ranks are
deeper than before.
Even in the face Of life and
death danger, the Spanish red
leaders have appeared unable to
sink personal and party ambitions
for q common cause.
The former Premier, SOCIALIST
and trade unions chief, Largo
Caballero, miscalled the Spanish
Lenin," dropped out Of the cabinet
because he could not induce all
parties to give him dictatorial
powers as prime minister with all
the defense ministries in his
hands.
Rivalry between Largo Caballero
and the second Socialist chiefta1n,
Indalecio Prieto, played role
here. These two have been bit
ter competitors for decades.
Army Yields Power
Largo Caballero especially
wanted to take the marine and air
ministry from Prieto. When Ca.
ballero quit in a huff, the govern
ment put all the defense ministries
in Prieto's hands.
Caballero, retiring, took with
him the popular and efficient for
eign Minister Julio Alvarez del
Vayo, who has a score Of friends
at Geneva and was counted upon
to help bring the League Of Ma
tons to red SPANS support at the
coming assembly session. The new
foreign secretary, Jose Giral, is
little known outside Spain.
Discussions within the Basque
government emphasize the weak
ness Of its control. The actual
power in red Spain Is now exer-
cised by army committees at Mad
rid, Barcelona and Bilbao. This
was illustrated today by the fact
that the Basque President De
Aguirre, desiring the Catalonians
to launch a counter-offensive to
relieve pressure on Bilbao, was ig-
nored by the Valencia govern
ment, which addressed President
Luis Companys Of Catalonia d.
rectly.