The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03

(Continued from Page D Spanish blue division on the Rus nan front, Franco said:
 This involved no idea of con- quest noN passion against any coun- try but rather g. definite anti Communistic purpose in accord with the tradition of foreign le- gions. When the Spanish govern ment learned that the presence of these volunteers might affect our relations it took the necessary steps to order those volunteers to return to Spain"
 Franco received this correSpon- dent and Ralph Forte, United Press staff correspondent in Madrid, in historic Pardo Palace. He was wear ing his full military uniform. and sat behind a desk in quarters for merly occupied by Alfonso XII, father of the last king of Spain.
 Modification Period
 Spain, he said, has now entered period of pacification and hundreds of thousands of Spanish exiles al- ready have returned home.
 "A civil war;" he said, 'is dif- ficult to settle. It inevitably leaves in it's wake, among other evils, the existence of emigre groups in other countries. The unhappy lot of those who are forced to abandon their homes always moves the sym- pathies of those who harbor them.
 "On the other hand it is impos- sible in a majority of cases to take these exiles at their word. The distances involved, the lack of &C., curate information from home, the natural bitterness of those who have lost the fight, and their pas sion-all these things usually pre- vent them from being fair in their judgments.
 Tt is dangerous, therefore, to be- lieve what such exiles say when they speak of those who govern in the country wherein the fortunes of politics have prevented them from living. But hundreds of thou sands of Spain's sons who left their country after the civil war have now returned home. Distinguished personalities who were exiled from Spain during the civil war already occupy important posts here in va rious fields and especially In ln- tellectual activities.
 Invitation
 "Forgetting the bitterness of the struggle we often have extended an invitation to return home to those desiring to live here and l repeat those who have accepted our invi- tation are innumerable. It is to be hoped that others will return to continue among us useful and pro- ductive work.
 In evidence of his statement that Spain was not allied with Axis powers, Franco said:
 When in July, 1940, the German armies occupied France and reached the Spanish border and France was totally disarmed, instead of se11ing upon these circumstances to attack France from behind, which our tra- ditional chivalry would never have permitetd, Spain, on the contrary. adopted friendly attitude toward that neighbor.
 Speaking of Spain's internal situ- ation, Franco said: -
 Tanks Invited
 q invite all Americans to come and see for themselves with their own eyes and contemplate what goes on in our country. They will ap- preciate especially our insistence on maintaining order without which progress is impossible.
 Due to certain pecularities of the Spanish temperament political in- stitutions which produce excellent results in other countries lead here to the exact contrary. Forms of government which appear moderate even when directed by men of mod eration here in Spain only serve to unleash acts of violence which im- mediately destryo these very same men and institutions. Hence the necessity for reinforcing the author ity of the government"
 Franco said he hoped to improve the news system in Spain. charac- terizing the present rules as mot very severe"
 lie said the time for restoration of the monarchy had not yet come but indicated that it might after the WAT