The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-01
BY RALPH HEINZEN

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Bilbalo, Spain, April 1.-UP)-
The Loyalist Basque government
has protested to the Vatican against
assasSinationS by Natoinalists OF
Roman Catholic priests supporting
the Loyalist cause, President Jose
Antonio De Aguirre announced to-
day. Augirre also broadcast an
appeal both to the Vatican and to
the Roman Catholic hierarchy to
raise the voice of the church in Wig
orous protest against the use by the
Nationalist of Moors against Loyal
ist Catholics. Himself an ardent
Catholic like most Basques, Aguirre
announced his protest to the Vati-
can in an interview with the
United Press. On his desk as he
spoke was tall ebony and gold
crucifix.
DenOunces Assassination
He denounced angrily the alleged
aSsassinations of priests by the Ma
tionalists, and promised that there
would be complete freedom of re-
ligion in the Basque provinces-th
Provinces of Biscaye, Navarro, Alava
and Guipcoza in the north border
ing on the Bay of Biscay and
France. Even while the Natoinai-
lists are starting a new offensive in
the Basque country, hoping to re-
trieve their losses elsewhere, Aquirre
asserted that his men were organiz-
ing for a big offensive of their own
which they meant to maintain until
tie provinces, three of them over
run by Nationalist, were all under
Loyalist control He said he
thought his government was justi-
ned. in its bid for men, in calling
a holy war by all Catholics against
the Nationalist for their use OF
Moors.
Black Infidel Forces
BLACK infidel. forces have been
brought to Spain by those who in
their madness have taken the re-
ligion of Christ as war banner
They call themselves successors of
the Christian knights who fought
against the Moors and finally ex-
PEELED them from Spain.
"Now they have flouted western
civilization by bringing back the
Moors as their allies to kill other
Spaniards.
"As a practising Catholic can
not help but protest against the
murder by the rebels of great
number of priests on the sole
ground that they loved their Basque
country.
Reports of those assassinations
have been sent to the Holy See.
Speaking in the name of the
Basque people, faithful observers of
justice, law and order, speaking for
the Christian conscience Of so many
of my compatriots I appeal to the
father of Christianity (Pope Pius)
to break his silence"
Outlining Policies
Outlining the policies of his auto
nomous government, Aguirre said:
1.-TWO conceptions are now strug-
Cling in the world. first the old
capitalist conception, clinging to
abuse Of privilege, and secondly a
deep feeling for social justice latent
in the masses who work and suffer.
Generally those whro protest ioudest
against the petitions of needy peo-
Piles are those who were always
over-privileged. Branding this
deeply just social cornmotion as
communism Is wrong.
The program Of the Basque gov
eminent, Aguirre said, includes re-
of wealth and the break
ing up Of big landed estates to pro-
vide farms for the poor. He prom
ised respect for and guarantee Of
social and individual rights, freedom
Of worship, and security for men,
bers of religious orders and their
property.
"Our social advancement policy Il
q daring one" he said. I'VE will
promote access Of workers to capital
profits and to the co-administratior
Of business enterprises. We are EN-.
powered to socialize or appropriate
All elements Of production"
socialise