The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-12
ECONOMIC HIOHIIGHTs :

The average citizen has heard relatively little of foreign
affairs lately Events at homethe election the converting
Congress- the STRIKES the unprecedented floods in the
Middle West and South--have taken all his attention
Yet the foreign situation has grown steadily men
acing.
IN SPAN, for example civil is going Every
one knows that What everyone doesn't that gem
eral European war; small scale likewise going on in
SPAIN All the major nations have paid lip to the
cause neutrality Spanish afairsbu the fact remains
according every factfindng newspapeman who has
turned from the Spanish batefronts that several European
nations have troops actively engaged Spanish battles
supplying side the other with airplanes rifles,
non ammunition and food For instance when the rebellion
began. rebel leader Franco had almost tanksnow he
great numbers of the uptodae type And the o
asts had force worthy of the namenoW they have
considerable number of fairly modern welarmed ships
Principal participating nations Russia, Germany It.
ally and France Germany and Italy side with the rebels who
Fascsc tendency and purpose Russia and France
side with the loyass, who rclude COMMUNISTS Socialists
Syndicalists and Republicans
To what extent are foreign nations taking
tive interest IN Spain? Vivid answer is supplied by Major
AL Williams. famous racing pilot who recently made Eur
opean for the purpose of evang Europes air armada
According t Major Williams One pilot who had served in
army told getting tough for native to
find something to do in that civil Russia Germany It.
ally and France had all but taken for warming up
session of their machines
Finally why these nations mixing in a civil that
theoretically of the business? The answer to that
is two-fold q
First, there IS good chance that loyaist victory
would result the establishment of communist regime in
Spain Italy and Germany leading fascist powers deter
mined to do everything possible to prevent that would
threaten their hopes for the gradual extension of fascism
through all Europe BY the token, rebel victory
you'd be Followed by fascist Spanish government Cen
eral France has said And France and Russia feel that
that happened they would be put great danger nasmuch
az they would be surrounded by unfrendly nations
The second phase of the is given by intimaton
n the quotation from Major Williams The chatter of dplo
mats TO the contrary it is reasonable assumption that Eur
ope would be at if the sntagonisc powers not
held back by fear Of each others possible strength is
secret that Germany would attack France tomorrow if she
confident she could wnand that France would do the
thing given the Civil in Spain
is providing these powers with chance to try out their
fighting equpmentand the General Staffs watching
with unabated interest.
This international civil war" has killed thousands of
Spanards It has laid Spain waste And it u.s. perhaps pre-
pairing the way toward the sangunary general conflict
in world history Today al Europe is armed campand
it's weapons infinitely greater both in number and poten
ta destctveness than before the World War It is very
possible that Of the powers becomes satisfied that the
tests made in Spain show 10 be superior to aighbor-
ing unfrendly power the blowon will with breath
taking suddennegs
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