Evening star., 1939-01-29
Mccormack Urges
Recognition by U.s..
Of Franco Regime
Boy State Representative
Cites Rebel Strength
In Letter to Hull
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
Representative Mccormack, Dem
ocrat, of Massachusetts,. in letter
to Secretary of State Hull, urged
yesterday that the United States
recognize the regime of Gen. Fran
cisco Franco as "the government
preferred by the Spanish nation
Occurrences during these days in
the civil war in Spain remove all
doubt as to the inability of the Bar
celona government, sometimes re-
ferred to as the popular front gov
ernment, to exercise political juris-
diction as national government of
Spain" Mccormack wrote.
"On the other hand, more than
two years of experience have dem
onstrated the ability of the insur-
gent government to exercise politi-
cal Jurisdiction with order and jus
tice. accompanied by constructive
and humane policies wherever it has
had jurisdiction"
Cites 10000, 900 With Rebels.
Representative Mccormack letter
was dated January 81. when it was
apparent Barcelona had fallen into
Ger. Frances hands.
Asserting the insurgent govern
ment had been accepted by 10000
0C0 of the 24,000. 900 people of Spain. y
Representative Mccormack said it
was logical to expect other gov
ernments which have not already
done so will now proceed to extend
to it their recognition and establish
with it friendly relations"
Representative Mccormack said
he recommended sympathetic con-
sideration" by Secretary Hull of
steps necessary to be taken at this
time for the establishment of diplo-
matte relations between the Gov
ernment of the United States and
the government of Spain repre-
sented by Gen. Francisco Franco"
ITO extend this recognition at
this time is the acceptance of the
de facto status of that government
and cannot fairly be interpreted by
any other nation as an unfriendly
act" he wrote.
Indeed, I feel that the interests
of American institutions and of rep
resentative government require that
we neglect no opportunity to exer-
else in a friendly manner our in
fluence during the period of recon-
struction that from all appearances
is now about to begin in Spain"
Congressman Decline Comments.
The Mccormack proposal aroused
no immediate reaction among his
congressional colleagues. Members
Of the House Foreign Affairs Com
pittee declined comment.
Representative Luther johnson,
Democrat, of Texas said the COM
mittee would hold its first meeting
of the session Tuesday, but because
of the absence of Chairman Mercy
nolds, who Is recuperating from
illness, no controversial measures
would be considered Representa-
tive Mccormack told Secretary Hull
it was peculiarly important that
our Government be at all times in
friendly communication with the
government of Spain" because of
Spain's historic connection with
South America.
The people Of Spain and their
government because of like tradi-
tions and language have always
been in close cultural communion
with the peoples and the govern
ments of other American republics, y
he said. "It will doubtless be a
policy of the government of Spain
in the future to promote and foster
these cultural relationships"
Problem for u. s. Officis Is.
Gen. Frances capture of BARGE
Iona poses for admisintration off,
cials what may be one of the most
important questions of American
foreign policy this year:
What effect will Franco vic.
tory in Spain have on American
interests in Latin American"
Some officials tentatively have
reached the conclusion such a vic.
tory might:
/. Promote German and Italiar
influence in Latin America anc
enlarge their trade.
2. Enable Germany and Italy te
obtain flying bases such as the
Canary Islands and fthrough theil
(See MCCORMACK, Page A-3D
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