WAR WON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 November 1938, Page 6

WAR WON

ACCORDING TO GENERAL FRANCO NO AMNESTY OFFERED TO OPPONENTS. GRANT OF BELLIGERENT RIGHTS SCORNED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 7. The British United Press correspondent on the Ebro front says General Franco, in an interview, declared that the war had been won, but that fighting would not cease until the loyalist soldiers broke away from their leaders’ influence. General’ Franco scouted the suggestion of mediation and added that a general amnesty would not follow the war but that redemption through labour would be enforced. “We have over two million persons on a card index, with proofs of crimes,” he said. “Amnesties are demoralising.” He instanced Senors Negrin, Caballero and Oliver, who were granted an amnesty in 1936, after which, he said, they instigated a revolution and caused the death of half a million. German and Italian racial doctrines would not be applied, but the Liberal -epoch had ended. The Powers’ failure to grant belligerent rights had prolonged the war. A recognition of rights would now be an unimportant and insignificant gesture.

SURPRISE ATTACK LAUNCHED BY LOYALISTS. LOCAL SUCCESS CLAIMED. (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) BARCELONA, November 7. The loyalists, launching a surprise attack thirty miles north of the Ebro battlefield, crossed the Segre River at Seros and captured several hundred rebels. Fighting continues. NATIONALIST CRUISERS PATROLLING NORTH SEA. STATEMENT AT BURGOS. (Received This Day, 1’2.15 p.m.) BURGOS, November 7. It was officially stated in reference to the Cantabria, shelled off the coast of Norfolk, and the Rio-Meira, which was captured in the North Sea and taken to Emden, that several Nationalist auxiliary cruisers were patrolling the North Sea to recover Nationalist ships detained by the Barcelonians, who were using them for trade with Russia. From that country, the ships often failed to return; being detained as payment 'for war materials, thereby becoming an irreparable loss to the merchant fleet. It was added that the attackers were Nationalist navy units. WATCH OFF GIBRALTAR By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.55 a.m.) GIBRALTAR, November 7. The Nationalist cruisers Canarias and Almirante Cervera have arrived at Ceuta ,two destroyers, two armed trawlers and one sloop have arrived at Algeciras and a mine-layer is patrolling between Algeciras and Gibraltar as the result of a rumour that the Jose Luis Diez (a Spanish Government destroyer) was leaving for Cartagena.