VOLUNTEERS IN SPAIN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 113, 29 May 1937, Page 5

VOLUNTEERS IN SPAIN

T - #' Hope For Withch^wal (Received 29, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 28, Tbe Foreign, Secretary, Mr R. Anthony Eden, at the League Councfl, said that" replies from the various Governments with reference to the withdrawal of Spanish volunteers varied in temper bqt they by no tneans precluded tbe possibility of agreement. "Oceasionally a tendency has been shown to misunderstand Britain's motives in Spain," he said. "No details are available, but at a eonservative estimate, more tban 20,000. refugees , have been transperted by British

ships, Qharges of partialty are fied."The Spanish delegate, Senor Delvayo, saying that the Valencia Government apcegted the proposals for the withdrawal of volunteers, demanded that the Leagu© take a firm stand to save Spain from foreign aggression. He deplored tlie fact that 78,000 Italian s had been poured into a sovereign independent country in order to hew their way by fire and sword into the capital. Al'ter accusing the Germans of razing Guernica, Senor Delvayo concluded: "The fact that Italians taken prispner in the last battle were equipped with gas masks gives reason to fear that gas may be used in an attempt to break into Bilbao,'? The New Zealand delegate, Mr W. J. Jordan, asked the Council to support the cessation of hostilities. The meeting was adjourned.