PEACE TERMS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20734, 18 February 1939, Page 8

PEACE TERMS

THE WAR IN SPAIN PROCLAMATION DELAYED ANGLO-FRENCH ATTITUDE fUnited Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 18, 1.10 p.m.) PARIS, Feb. 17 Despite the persuasion of Senor Del Vayo, who Is going to Alicante, Don Azana (President) and Senor Barrio decline to go to Madrid. Senor Del Vayo’s chief success was In Inducing Don Azana to defer his peace proclamation. M. Barard Is agin going to Burgos In order to discuss conditions permitting a de Jure recogtion of General Franco, Involving assurances regarding the evacuation of foreigners. The British Ambassador is simultaneously negotiating for Britain. The terms apparently depend on guaranteeing the safety of Loyalist ex-com-batants and the termination of foreign intervention. The Paris correspondent of the London Times understands that England and France favour this basis, to ■which the Loyalists will probably agree immediately. REBELS IN BELGIUM SEIZURE OF THE CONSULATE EJECTION BY THE POLICE \ (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 18, 11 a.m.) BRUSSELS. Feb. 17 Spanish Rebel representatives occupied the Republican consulate at Brussels and forced the occupants to leave following Belgium’s de facto recognition of General Franco. Police later arrived at the consulate and told the Rebels to leave, but they refused. More police and firemen arrived and struggled with eight Rebels who had appeared on a balcony with a flag, which they cut up and fashioned into sashes, shouting “Vive Franco!” The police took them to the Palais de Justice after a brief skirmish. PERNICIOUS POLICY DISMISSAL OF PROFESSORS ACTION BY THE NATIONALISTS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 18, 3 p.m.) BURGOS, Feb. 17 On the ground of pernicious policy towards Spain the Nationalists have dismissed from the Central University Professor Pable de Azacarate, the loyalist Ambassador to Britain; Professor Luiz Azua, former Ambassador to Czechoslovakia; Senor Jose Giral, War Minister, whom General Franco warned in 1936; Senor Fernando Rios, Ambassador to the United States; and Senor Julian Besteiro.

ABBISTANCE OF CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL RELIEF FUND BRITAIN HEADS THE LIST (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received Feb. 18, 1 p.m.) GENEVA, Feb. 17 The following donations for the Spanish relief fund organised by the International Commission for the assistance of child relief have been received : Britain £BO,OOO, Sweden £10,298, Australia £2500, New Zealand and South Africa each £2OOO, Switzerland £1175, Norway £llO4, Ireland £IOOO, Denmark £893. India £750, Belgium £686, Egypt £SOO, France £3OO, Italy and Germany each £235 and Poland £196.