STRONG PROTEST

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20492, 7 May 1938, Page 7

STRONG PROTEST

BOMBS IN BARCELONA AIMED AT BRITISH SHIPS SEAMEN CRITICISE GOVERNMENT United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received May 7, 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 6. Captains Davies, Hewitt, Scott and Evans, respectively masters of the British ships Stanbrook, Sea Lass. Stancroft and Clintonia, in port at Barcelona, have cabled Mr Lloyd George, personally protesting against the apparent betrayal of British interests and disregard of the lives of seamen in the Government's assumption that the bombardment on April 30 was not a deliberate attack on British shipping but aimed at power stations on the outskirts of Barcelona. Tiie cable adds that all the bombs in the morning raid fell in the immediate vicinity of British shipping, many miles from the power stations. No British representative, as far as Is known, visited tiie port after the bombardment.

Unless the British Government condemned Illegal and deliberate attacks on neutral vetsele in the same strong words as were employed against the German unrestricted submarine warfare during the last war an appalling loss of British life might occur. BOMBING OF VALENCIA MANY KILLED OR WOUNDED FRANCO RESUMES OFFENSIVE United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, May 5. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says the rebel aerial bombardment of Valencia killed fourteen and wounded forty. A born!) struck a French merchantman and another destroyed thirty houses. The Saragossa correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says General Franco resumed his drive against Valencia with troops protected on the flanks by warships and aeroplanes, but is meeting with savage resistance. THE FUTURE OF SPAIN PLEBISCITE TO BE TAKEN RE-CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTRY cnlied Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright WASHINGTON, May 5 The Spanish Republican Government has sent a Note to the United States promising to hold a plebiscite after the war in which the people shall express their will regarding the nation's social structure. It pledges itself to extend a political amnesty to those Spaniards who co-operate in the reconstruction of the country.

THE ARMS EMBARGO

ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES REPORT NOT CONFIRMED United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright NEW YORK, May 5 The State Department has not confirmed the report that the United States Government has decided to support Senator G. P. Nye's resolution to lift the arms embargo against Spain, says the Washington correspondent of the New Y'ork Herald-Tribune. Sucli o course would be inconsistent with the Department's policy hitherto and would embarrass the Government in the pursuit of its objective of holding strictly aloof from entanglement in European eon flirts. Mr Nye's resolution would not simply lift the arms embargo but would permit of sales to the Republicar Government and disallow them to Gen oral Franco. SURPRIBE IN BRITAIN TOO LATE IN THE DAY EFFECT ON NON-INTERVENTION United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlgh LONDON, May 6 The Britisli Government is awaiting an authoijjtative statement from Washington about Mr Nye’s reported proposal that the United States’ embargo on war supplies to Spain should be lifted, says the diplomatic correspondent of the Times. The news of the resolution has caused surprise, adds the writer. It seems late in the day for It to be put forward and the reasons for It are hardly clear in London, although one effect* would be immediately clear, namely, one more 6tonc would be thrown into the troubled waters of non-intervention.