THE NEW SPAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20733, 17 February 1939, Page 7

THE NEW SPAIN

POWERS AND FRANCO DELAY IN RECOGNITION ENDING RESISTANCE (Independent Cable) (Received Feb. 17, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 16 Forty-two Oxford professors end tutors have telegraphed to Viscount Halifax urging Britain not to recognise General FVaneo while the Government holds territory and Italian and German troops remain in Spain. The Evening Standard says that England and France are delaying recognition of General Franco in the hope that the President, Don Azana, will issue a proclamation to the Republic announcing tlie end of resistance and advising surrender to General Franco. SHELLED ALL NIGHT EVERY QUARTER OF AN HOUR (United press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) j (Received Feb. 17, 11 a.m.) MADRID, Feb. 16 The Rebels shelled the city every •quarter of an hour all night, forcing the inhabitants to remain in shelters. Six were killed and twenty wounded as the result of shelling which oci curred throughout the night at the ! height of which 150 shells fell hourly.

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS MORE MODERATE GOVERNMENT (United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel Copyright) PARIS, Feb. 15 !t is believed that Senor del Vayo, Don Azana, Senor Cortes, Senor Barrio, and Generals Rojo and Jurando discussed the formation of a more moderate Republican Government, under the leadership of Senor Barrio, to facilitate peace negotiations. Dr. Negrin is reported to have offered to resign.

REMAINING IN SPAIN ITALIAN LEGIONARIES SNEER AT DEMOCRACIES (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 17, 2 p.m.) ROME, Feb. 16 The journal Informazione Diplomatica says the Italian legionaries will not return from Spain until General Franco announces that their task is finished. It adds that the AngloFrench procedure in recognising General Franco is ranging from flattery to threats. It shows the democracies’ mental confusion, if not ignorance, of Spanish psychology. “It is Italy’s way to march with a friend to the end no matter what happens,” the paper adds. “We don’t believe the comradeship formed on battlefields on the land and in the air are destined to dissolve without a, trace.”