SPANISH REVOLT

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1932, Page 5

SPANISH REVOLT

STILL ACTIVE EFFORTS FOR SUPPRESSION. ■' ' i ' ‘ . (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Madrid, August 10. iSanjurgo is hailed in Seville as the Mussolini of Spain. There is 'no .direct evidence of Alfonso, who is at present ' i'h . Czecho-Siovakia, having any direct influence in the revolt. . Sanjurgo hag enormous physical strength and inip'etuofis courage, which he displayed' -in the Moroccan war. iollow;.ug the' proclamation of a reF public, Sanjurgo nipped • a .military revolt in Morocco in the bud, by driving to the barracks seizing the two ringleaders and cracking their heads together,’ and they fell senseless to the ground whereupon the rest of the rebels . capitulated. Saojurgo has since wearied of 'Republicanism, and apparently aims &t a dictatorsh p. _ A (revolt has ‘also broken out at. Cadiz, and troops 'are rushing thither. Senor Azana told the Cortes that the situation in Seville was serious. The Under-Secretary, later in the evening announced that the rising" at (Seville and Jerez had been suppressed. The whole 'garrison at- Seville joined iSanjurgo'* revolutionary movement. The (jlviii Guards have taken charge of the, city. Sanjurgo ia, one of Spain's strong, men- nod for many years was Commaoder-io-Chief of the Civil,. Guard. •' Governors of other provincial pities have, been ordered to quell, the rebellion at ali costs. - • ,

Official . statements (say that " the trouble is confined to Seville. There arb reports from Seville that the rebels there haye surrendered and that Generals iSanjurgo and ' Herranta have ’fifed'' to PortugaL. . Some time , ago General Goded was suspended by his second, i General Masquerelie, and General Caballeras and iVillegas dismissed, as the outcome l of an incident pn the,'parade ground at, Carabanchel Camp, 'some twenty-five miles outside Madrid, where, military had been taking place with '.'regular .battalions and military cadets. ;• * v' '

The Chief of the General Staff, Gen-eral-Goded, after making an address to the assembled troops, called for: cheers, "Viva Espana,” Cadets «Ad the .other troops responded ‘ enthusiastically, with the sole exception of a lieut-colonel of an infantry regiment, Don Julio Mangada, who objected to reference to the (Republic by the General, showed by his agitated manner that he did not intend to jom ifi, the cbieirsV’ .General Goded called hifri to. account. A heated discussion followed andthe ■ Lieutenant-Colonel. tore off ' his epaul-. :«ttes, and Y , "I would rather lose this rank than submit' to the orders of such a General;" ' '

The incident, terminated with’ .the meat of the Colonel, who was committed to a roUitary.prison. The incident gave, rise to a great deal of comment aa reflecting the change of sentiment in the -Spanish Army, v'-.j

GENERAL SANJURGO ARRESTED. DISORDERS NOW WELL IN HAND. (Received this day at 9.25 a.uo) ■ .. • •: MADRID, August 11. ’ With Sanjurgo and Herranza fleeing towards Portgugal from Seville where the rebels have surrendered, the Royal'.••ist insurrection has been practically crushed within twenty-four hours. j General GonsalelZ assumed command pi •Seville, wherewith communications are .'Ktili interrupted, : f, j apparentf.y. (attempted /to secure support ,outside of .Seville; which was not forthcoming, so the white flag was hoisted tp-day peace emissaries declaring Sanjurgo "had misled them. They vigorously condemn him for fleeing and letting them down. ' . A later messages states Sanjurgo was reported to be arrested.

Saninrgo, ;ifCjcompa/hied My 'His son, and Hirranza were arrested at 'Huelva. They -stopped the car to ask a policeman the way. (to Portugal, and the .1 policeman, recognising -Sanjurgo, levelled his rifle at the. party who, though arm- \ ed, did not resist. Mobs violence continue at Seville, •where a crowd tried to set fire to San- : jurgo’s headquarters and also St. Mar- • tin’s convent. ■■ . - FURTHER DISORDER REPORTED. MADRID, August 11. Premier Azana announces five Generals ■will be placed on the retired list or relieved of their posts.' A. .strict censorship 'is. still stifling the news. The former dictator, General Beren--1 guer, who,, was recently released on parole/, has been re-arrested; Anti-Monarchist rioting is reported p-f' :in the jorovincri. Two Monarchists / *** club* at . Santander were bujrped down, > while the office of a'Catholic'newspaper > was wrecked. The frontier between Spain and "Gibraltar has been closed.