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- W- ~ v Why Spaiiish War Welcome • IN AID OF PEACE As the danger of "the little World War" in Spain spreading tbroughout Eyrope becomes less, the more is heard in Whitehall that Spaln's mis^ fortune was the greatest stroke of luck imaginahle for the rest of Europe (writes the London corres.pondent c»f the New York Heraid-= Tribune). This sojnewhat pecullpr statement will bear the scrutiny pf reason. The arguipent runs like thjs, If it had npt been for the civil war in Spain there would have been no intervention by other Powers, not" ably the "volunteers" from Germany; Italy. France and Kussia. Spain became a sort of proving ground for thp modern weapons of the various militaristie Powers. 1 These weapdns were pitted against , each other in such a way that the general • staffa hack home got information as to how they worked under actual service Qonditions. The Gernians found their tanks and aeroplanes wore inferior and, according to reliahle rcports in. London, learned tbeir aeroplanes on the Mad rid front were definitely inferior to those posscssed by the Bussiang and the Frenclu
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 129, 17 June 1937, Page 7
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