Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1937, Page 7

[L DUCE CONFIDENT OF REBEL VIGTORY Believes Franco Now Has Sufficient Strength to Overcome Opposition. EY the Associated Press. ROME, April 1.—Premier Mussolini is confident, informed sources asserted today, that Gen. Francisco Franco’s insurgent forces will conquer the Spanish government. ‘This confidence, they said, springs from two premises: 1. A belief that Franco now has sufficient strength to overcome the opposition he faces at this moment. 2. An assumption that the 27-nation non-intervention agreement would pre- vent the Valencia-Madrid forces from receiving decisive reinforcements. No Further Italian Aid. Accordingly, Italy does not plan to send Franco further assistance even though he may encounter some set- back. A formal statement by Dino Alfieri, Italian press minister, was explicit on this point. It pointed out that re- cent Italian losses in Spain totaled “several hundreds,” but “since we are dealing with volunteers,” precise fig- ures could not be learned. Alfieri denied that any Italian army divisions were ready to go to Spain and declared “the orders given out regurding the prohibition on the de- parture of volunteers for Spain have been and always will be rigorously ob- served in Italy.” It was “inconceivable,” the state- ment added, “that restrictive meas- ures should be applied from only one side, with the result of the advan- tage being taken by those forces which aim at bolshevization of Spain.” If the Spanish government continues to receive foreign aid, it was said au- thoritatively, Italy ‘“stands ready to reassume full liberty of action.” Public Encouraged. ‘The Italian public has been per- suaded by persistently optimistic press reports from Spain that “victory is just around the corner.” Italians in a po- sition to take a more objective view insist that a defeat for Franco would be “unthinkable,” especially since he holds two-thirds of Spain and has, as they put it, “the support of a vast ma- Jority of the Spanish people.” Both Italy and Germany will oppose firmly any deadlock that might result in establishment of two Spanish gov- ernments, a reliable informant said. “Italy and Germany are in perfect agreement not to permit bolshevization of Spain by a foreign power,” this source asserted. “They believe the Spanish people are capable of prevent- ing this themselves, providing com- munists do not receive an absolutely overwhelming support from abroad.” A partitioned Spain, it was further argued, also would be contrary to the “gentlemen’s agreement” between Italy and Britain in which the two govern- ments undertook to oppose any change in the “status quo” of the Mediter- ranean. GERMANS GROWING UNEASY. Anxious Over Future Policy of Hitler Regarding Spain. BERLIN, April 1 (#).—A feeling of uneasiness was growing among Ger- mans of all walks of life today cver the future policy of Chancellor Hit'er and Premier Mussolini of Italy in Spain as a result of recent defeats suffered by the insurgents Official information was as diffi- eult to obtain as information concern- ing the deteats themselves in the regimented press. The closest to an intimation of Reichsfuehrer Hitler's pians in the Spanish situai.on was contained in the terse phrase of a high cabinet | official: “We wiil never tolerate a Com- munist government in Spair. ” There is circumstantial evidence, however, that Hitler and Premier Mussolini have concluded what amounts to an alliance whereby each is obligated to assist the other in case of war. The visit to Italy in January of Col. Gen. Hermann Wilhelm Goering, Hitler’s principal aide, apparently convinced Mussolini that German aid to the insurgent regime of General- issimo Francisco Franco, recognized by both Italy and Germany as the true government of Spain, was impossible on a larger scale than that already given, but that Hitler would help his ally in case the Spanish war led to conflict with other nations. If, for instance, France were to make common cause with the Madrid government Hitler would be prepared to0 help Italy, if Italy became involved in an eventual war as a consequence. Hitler's course, therefore, if the in- surgent defeats continue, will depend informed circles believed, on how far Mussolini might go to end those defeats. i M GRAY LADIES’ VEIL PRESENTED T0 21 Volunteers Will Receive Member- ship Certificates at Meeting April 23. ‘Twenty-one volunteers were pre- sented with the veil of the Gray Ladies Corps at Walter Reed Hospital yes- terday. Although the veil signifies the pre- paredness of the candidate to carry on the work of visiting in the hos- pital, the members will not receive their certificates of membership in the Hospital and Recreation Corps df the Red Cross—official title of the Gray Ladies—until April 23, when another meeting will be held, Mrs. Albert Baggs, chairman of the District chap- ter of the Gray Ladies, explained. Witnesses of yesterday’s ceremony, at which Mrs. Baggs presided, included Brig. Gen. Wallace De Witt, com- manding officer of Walter Reed; Gen. M. W. Ireland, retired, former Sur- geon General, and other military offi- cials. ‘The class of 1937 began their studies last November and have taken & course ©f 20 lectures, Mrs. Baggs said. The receipt of the veil is the completion of the uniform. ENT S N Court Plan Debate Topic. President . Roosevelt's proposed Su- preme Court reform will be debated at the National Educational Forum, 2230 California street, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Linn A. E. Galc, president of the Washington Opeci Forum, will argue lor the proposal, while Samue] Salo- man, author, magazine writer atid lec- turer, will oppose it. A A [ Forty-one purported Italian soldiers captured on the Guadalajara front by loyalist forces pho- tographed in the caves of the Junto for the defense of Madrid at the gumstru of finances. Inthe center is Maj. Luciano Antonio D’Inino; at his right is Lieut. Gaetano®Bornsco, and at his left is Lieut. Achille Sacchi. REBEL OFFENSIVE AINS AT BILBAD Insurgents Smash Through Government Lines in Surprise Attack. BY the Assoclated Press. VITORIA, April 1.—Northern in- surgent forces, helped by secret con- centrations of men and munitions, smashed through government lines in two sectors today in & new drive on Bilbao, capital of Basque supporters of the Spanish government. Sudden attacks at Villareal and Asensiamendo caught government mili= tiamen unprepared and brought Gen. Francisco Franco's troops into new, advanced positions. An insurgent communique reported a small fort, several hamlets and & “whole connecting chain of trenches” had been occupied by the insurgents. The center of fighting was near villareal, 10 miles north of Vitoria and 22 miles southeast of Bilbao. Reports from other sectors along the Biscayan coast indicated heavy fighting. Ochandiano, a village just north of Villareal, was subjected to heavy ar- tillery and aviation bombardments as the insurgent war machine moved slowly northward. LOYALISTS PRESS VICTORIES. Move Against Gen. Franco’s Troops on Three Fronts. MADRID, April 1 (#).—Government troops moved victoriously against Gen. Francisco PFranco’s ingurgent legions on three widely separated fronts to- day and held their ground, it was re- ported, in other comners of Spain’s bloody checkerboard. Marked successes were claimed in a continuation of the Guadalajara Province counter-offensive, in the Cor- doba Province struggle for valuable coal fields and in a push on Franco's erstwhile general headquarters, Bur- gos, 135 miles due north of Madrid. The relentless push against the in- surgent Guadalajara army, about 55 miles northeast of the capital, sprouted into a direct threat against Franco's headquarters at Saragossa, from which he has been menacing the Madrid-Valencia government's link with Catalonia on the northeast Medi- terranean coast. The drive from the north on Burgos carried jubilant “miliclanos” over 14 | miles of territory and brought reports of occupation of several towns, in- cluding Sargentes, about 40 miles north of the former insurgent capital. On the Guadalajara front govern- ment artillery and planes played & symphony of havoc on both sides of the Aragon Highway to Saragossa, 130 miles further northeast. This protective bombardment en- abled Gen. Jose Miaja's men to con- tinue straightening their lines. The town of Ledanca, 54 miles by road from Madrid, was occupied yesterday, removing a “pocket” in the govern- ment front which had hindered the general advance toward Almadrones. Almadrones, one of the small upper Guadalajara towns, fell to Franco's motorized drive on Madrid about three weeks ago. A continuation of the government’s Guadalajara drive would crack the insurgent line which extends to Teruel, only 70 miles northwest of the temporary seat of the Republican re- gime at Valencia. The presence of the insurgent force at Teruel is a thorn, removal of which would substantially improve the gov- ernment’s position. While the general advance toward Saragossa still is many miles from the Aragon capital, government avia- tors swoop almost daily over territory thereabouts and near Huesca and Siguenza, closer bases of insurgent strength. DEATH OF 18 WORKERS BRINGS 6 CONVICTIONS Two Bronx Officials Among Those Convicted in Apartment House Crash. Y the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 1.—Six men, in- cluding two officials of the Bronx, faced prison terms today as a result of the collapse of an apartment house last June, when 18 workmen were killed. The six were convicted of crminal negligence by a jury last night after a six weeks' trial, and faced prison terms of 73 to 15 years each. The defendants indicted for second- degree manslaughter were Michael C. E. Thiede, plans examiner of the Bronx Bureau of Buildings; Albert F. Heine, inspector of masonry for the bureau; Louis Steinberg, owner of the building; his son Max; Harry B. Rut- kin, architect, and Vincent Valentine, masonry contractor. Judge Lester W. Patterson advised the jury that it had only two alterna- tives—conviction of criminal negli- gence or acquittal. ASHES SCATTERED Funeral Services Held for Lieut. Robert C. Love. RIVERSIDE, Calif., April 1 (#).— Ashes of Lieut. Robert C. Love, native of Hickory, N. C,, killed in an Army plane crash last Saturday night, were scattered over the Pacific ocean late yesterday afternoon off Dana Point. Following a funeral service, Lieut. —Wide World Photo. Frederic C. Gray carried out the re- quest of the dead flyer. The victim's mother, Mrs. Paula G. Love, and a party of friends and relatives, watched from the shore. o Resort Site of 0il Well. With a flow of nearly 1,000 gallons a day, petroleum has been found at Salso Maggiore, a health resort near Parma, Italy. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937. RUSSIANS URGED T0 ERASE ENEMIES Stalin’s Appeal Seen Virtual Death Sentence for Hun- dreds in Arrest. BY the Associated Press. MOSCOW, April 1.—Joseph Stalin called upon Russia today for “merci- less” extermination of all bolshevist enemies in what was interpreted as a virtual death sentence for hundreds under arrest as counter-revolution- aries, The demand of the Soviet leader, regarded as an ultimatum to the Communist party, was made in the Kremlin March 5 before the closing session of a plenum of the Central Committee of the party and was pub- lished today. “I think it is clear,” the sec- retary of the Central Committee de- clared, “that the present wreckers and diversionists—no matter whether they have masked themselves under the flag of Trotzkyism or Bukharinism— have lost their influence in the work- jers’ movement and have become simply an unprincipled and idealless band of professional wreckers, diver- sionists, spies and murderers. “It is quite clear these gentlemen should be destroyed, exterminated mercilessly as enemies of the working class and enemies of our country. *“This is clear and does not demand further interpretation.” Observers regarded the speech as signifying Stalin's determination, aft- | er a decade of struggling with “Trot- | zkyism,” to wipe out all Soviet op- lposinon. 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