A Common Front
rHE SPANISH PROBLEM
HITLER AND MUSSOLINI CONFER WITH FRANCO (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 20, 3.15 p.m.) ROME, Feb. 19 It is reported that Herr Hltier. Signor Mussolini, and General Franco will confer In a northern Italian city In order to establish a common front on the Spanish problem.
BURGOS, Feb. 19
The Franco Government has requisitioned 230 ships under a decree authorising the employment of the Nationalist merchant fleet for public purposes and national defence.
The agricultural services have taken over 30.000 deserted farms in Catalonia, and are developing them with captured material.
H END AYE, Feb. 19
A normal Franco-Spanish railway service through Nendaye and Irun will be resumed on March 23.
MOVE FOR PEACE
PROTEST AGAINST PRESSURE WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGNERS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright* (Received Feb. 20, 3.45 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 19 The Council of International Peace Campaign passed a resolution that while desiring to end the cruelties ravaging Spain it protested against pressure on the loyalist Government in the direction of unconditional surrender, and asked States devote to peace and Justice to endeavour to secure a settlement, the immediate withdrawal of foreign forces, and a guarantee that no Spaniard would be persecuted owing to his political attitude.
Another resolution demanded an embargo on arms and was material for Japan, and urged the Powers to refuse all Japanese imports.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20735, 20 February 1939, Page 8
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