The Washington times., 1937-06-01
NATIONS SEEK
RESTRAINT,
HE SAYS
Both Want Someone
ToHoId Them Ayers
Noted Writer

The German Spanish crisis is
unlikely to produce European
CONFEDERATION, H. r. Knicker-
booker. famous International
NeUS SerUice correspondent, re-
ports today from London in a
dramatic dispatch dndlyzing the
latest international deDeLop-
n,entS of Tpdin's ciDil conflict.
The nations involUed are notD
Hooking for someone to hold
them" he tDriteS, and England
has Shouldered this tGSkJ
BY H. R. KNICKERBOCKER
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LONDON, June l 0N.So.
After an exchange of three sharp
blows, Europe's battling nations
drew off today and. pointing to the
other fellows injuries, declared
that would be all for the present.
They do not want war, but like
uuarreling men who have just
struck each other, yet don't want
to fight, they have backed away
crying:
THAT will teach you"
Now they are looking for some
one to hold them and England, as
usual, has accepted the job.
Much BlOOdshed
During the last 48 hours crisis
between Germany, italy and in
surgent GeneraliSsimo Francisco
Frances Spain on the one hand,
and red Spain backed by France
and Russia on the other, nearly
100 have been killed and 200
wounded, which is more bloodshed
than in all the crises which dis
turbed Europe in the 43 years from
1871 to 1914.
A mere fraction of this violence
would have precipitated war in the
period previous to 1914, yet today,
though war always is possible AND
Europe's nerves still are jittery,
was is unlikely, despite the success
sion of brutal attacks which have
set a record even for this turbulent
decade.
The Spanish Reds struck first.
Their warplanes, crashing bombs
upon the decks of the proud Ger
man pocket battleShip DeutSch-
land Saturday afternoon in 1biza
Harbor. killed "a and wounded 80
and that was for Guernica,'
where German warplanes had
killed 800.
Submarines Attack
fo,,r OF 20 ma O
stealthy blow from an unknown
submarine, reported Italian. tor
pedoing the red Spanish liner
Ciudad de Barcelona and drown
ing so. Another II hours later,
Germany struck, and with sister
ships of the Deutschland pounded
the red Spanish port OF Almerla
until 10 were dead and IS wounded.
France and Russia looked on,
Indignantly restraining their rage.
Here was material for war OIL a
continental scale. For If Germany
and Italy continued open warfare
upon red Spain. France and Rus
STA, to protect themselves against
the menace of Nazi-FaScist Spain,
would have to act as they have
threatened to do in the past.
Now again, as half dozen tines
in the last four years. the powers
are guaging to a hairs breadth
how far they can go without in
curing an international war.
Today, Germany officially de-
clares her honor satisfied, but
warns that her vessels will shoot
on sight approaching Spanish Red
warships or WarplaneS.
England Makes Plea
England, leaping into the breach,
implores both sides to halt. Ger
many, half grateful for restraint
and wholly DESTROYS of winning
England's support, declares she
will halt if the enemy is restrained.
To attest to their desire to
avoid an ultimate trial of strength
with their potential enemies. Ger
many and Italy even admitted
that they do not intend at this
moment completely to repudiate
the agreement not to intervene in
Spain, but that they won't partici-
pate on the non-intervention COM
mittee until security of their patrol
vessels is guaranteed.
This means they are not ready
yet openly to send more troops and
engines of war to Spain. but by
stepping halfway out of the agree
rnent hold themselves ready to do
So at any moment.