Evening star., 1939-02-06

the gates of France. Saturday
Premier Juan Negrin 1DdS re-
ported to be seeking peace Uith
Gen. Franco through Great
Britain.
BY the Associated Press.
PERPIGNAN. France, Feb. O.
Premier Juan Negrin of the Span
ish government called a conference
today with British and French en-
yoys to Spain, presumably to take
up mediation of the Spanish civil
war.
Premier Negrin's foreign minister,
Julio Alvarez del Vayo, joined in
arranging for the late afternoon
meeting while Premier Negrin's de-
feated Catalonian army poured into
France.
With Catalonia abandoned to the
armies of Insurgent Generallsslmo
Franco, the Spanish government
leaders were believed by diplomats
to be discussing the possibility OF
ending the civil war by surrender
of their remaining one-fourth OF
Spain.
Terms May Be Drawn.
It was presumed Premier Negrin
and Alvarez del Vayo would draw
up terms on which surrender OF the
central and southeastern island
territory might be carried out.
The meeting coincided with re-
ports from Madrid that Gen. Jose
Miaja. supreme commander in Gen.
trail and Southeastern Spain, had
conferred at length with all civil and
military authorities for that terri
tory.
The governments remaining one
fourth of Spain embraces Valencia
and Alicante as we'll as Madrid.
Government forces there are esti-
mated to number 100000
On London it was reliably re-
ported the Spanish insurgent au-
thorities have informed the Brit
ish government their peace terms
were unconditional surrender"
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A-3)
Flight Begun Yesterday.
The broken government forces
started their disorganized flight yes
terday afternoon when French au-
thorities decided to permit their en-
try, to disarm them and to put them
in concentration camps until their
future could be arranged.
Twenty thousand had crossed into
France this morning along with the
continuing flood of civilian refugees.
Sixty thousand more were expected.
The rest of the northern force OF
100000 had died, deserted or been
taken prisoner.
The greatest flood of refugees and
soldiers entered France at LIE Per-
thus. about Is miles inland from
the Mediterranean.
Enter at Bourg- Madame.
At Bourg- Madame, about so miles
finland, French and Spanish border
officials decided to permit entrance
into France of about 10000 govern
ment soldiers from the Puigcerda
region along with Puigcerda civil
ians who already were en- route.
. Soldiers, artillery and large stocks
of war material were expected to
fow across the border this after
noon.
Insurgent planes flying over the
Puigcerda area refrained from
bombing either refugee or troop
concentrations. Military observers
said Puigcerda probably would be
yielded to the insurgents without
a fight.
Insurgent Generalissimo Franco
ruled the rich Catalonian provinces
his enemy forsook.
Enter at LIE Perthus.
The Premier and four cabinet
members entered France at LIE Per-
thus at 3:45 am, after con-
ference with other ministers in the
Spanish border village of Agullana.
President Manuel Azana, who was
said to have favored peace along
with the Catalonian and Basque
provincial government presidents,
preceded Premier Negrin and was
reported en- route to Paris.
With Premier Negrin were Tomas
Bilbao. minister without portfolio;
Segundo Blanco Gonzalez, minister
of education; Ramon Gonzalez Pena,
minister of justice, and Pauline
Gomez Saiz, minister of home
affairs.
Windshield Bullet -Punctured.
Mattresses and suitcases were
strapped on the roofs of their eight
automobiles. The windshield OF one
car was bullet-punctured. Body
guards handed over to the French
frontier guards an arsenal of pistols
and sub-machine guns. The party
drove away swiftly.
Insurgent domination Of the north
(See SPAIN, Page ABB