MOORS MASSACRED
Ruthless Reply to Protest FRANCO'S BROKEN PROMISES (Eeceived 15, 1.5 p.m.) GIBRALTAR, Nov. 14. Guards Ut the Spanish Commissioner 's office at Tetuan are reported to have fired on a crowd of elderly Moors, women and children carryiivg placards refusing to allow young Moors to go to Spain because so many have gone under broken promises and many have not returned, Several were killed, and 50 were arrested. The ringleaders were siiot. Skirmishes occurred throughout the day between armed tlibesmen entering from the desert and Falangists (SpaniFn Faseists) patrolling the streets with machine-gufls. Frontier guards stopped European residents fleeing to Tangier.
answer, we are ready to act. JVe havt photograhs and reports of investigators to substantiate the chargea. ,W« may not be ready to start the boycott on Monday, but when we do Jfhere Will not be a single Japanese ship to move cargo in or out of Pacific Ooast ports thanks to the support of 40,000 mem bers of the Maritime Federation. 5 "We have T.-aited patiently for the Government to r.ct. If it does not take, drastic action quickly we will take matters in our own hands."-* "
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 44, 15 November 1937, Page 5
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