New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1926, Page 3

NEW BEVIAIN DALY HER UNREST IN SPAIN TAKING FORM OF PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO DICTATOR . | Actual Mutiny Reported in But One Instance— Rivera as Much Dis]ikedi” as New Army Regula- tions—Saturday’s vefer- endum Causes Worry— War-Like Scenes in Bar- racks. Paris, Sept. 8 (P—Unrest, in the form of passive resistance, is gen- eral throughout the entire Spanish army. It has culminated thus far in actual mutiny, however, only in the artillery corps. It is directed as o'uch against the premier, Gen- eral Prima Rivera, himself, as against the new army regulations, ch provide for elec- tion instead of elevation by the old ethods of seniority. This is the concensus of rellable information trickling through the Spanish censor: y border towns like ritz and St. Jean De Luz. quote & . who de- clined to permit his name to be used, as expressing the opinion that the quarrel between the artillery branch of the army and Primo De Rivera means the downfall of the dictator. He said the premier possibly, in order to save appearances, retain office for a short time but that the end of his rule was in sight —that the armed forces which brought it into power would destroy | the dictatorship. Says Strife is General A high Spanish army officer in Madrid is authority for declaring | that the strife, while at present ma- terially affecting only corps, is general in the army. It came to the surface, officer, “through complaints of in- feriors who gained the confidence of the government after having been unsuccessful through the regular channels. To reply to the com- plaints with words so viclent and so radical as the government has done gcems to be to have been il ad- vised. Primo De Rivera cannot have lost his mind, and I cannot under- stand how he reached out and brought about the present situation of tenseness and violence. “I believes that the army is on the side of the government less to fight its comrades than to give just another example of obedience. I do not believe the government will or- der the army to fight its brothers, or that it would fight them if It were 0 ordered. The dispute will be set- tled by negotlations but it will un- doubtedly weaken the government.” The optimism manifest in the Primo De Rivera's communiques s said not to me shared by other gov- ernmenc officials in Spain. It is as- - you buy a car on credit When you buya on credit, you may be sure that the purchase plan is as dependable as the car iteelf. The purchase plan offered by Gen- eral Motors dealers is another way by which you secure greatest value for everv dollar you spend for a General Motors car. This is the GMAC Plan, operated by a mnember of the General Motors family. It combines sound credit prac- tice with very low The General Motors line is a com- plete line—"a car for every purse and purpose.” And under the GMAC Plan, purchase may be arranged ac- cording to the circumstances and assured income of individual buyers. Any General Motors dealer will be glad to explain the GMAC Plan. GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION operating the GMAC Plan for the purchase of CHEVROLET OAKLAND FRIGIDAIRE promotion | might | the artillery | said this | * PONTIAC BUICK serted that it is true the artillery officers and the men who made com- | to comply. mon cause with thelr superiors de- | | livered up their arms and the bar- and other establishments to civil guards, but that it was after having received specific orders from the secret artillery council that the government had promised assurances that it would | give heed to the demands of the rtillery men. 2 ort has it that the resignation of Primo de Rivera is onl |tion of time; that the di | Bive up the help of the Spanish ship | {of state as soon as the trouble with | been ended and that more in the confi- of King Alfonso w! 1 him. General Martinez A ister of the interfor; maso Berenguer, the new head of | ing’s military household, and | al the Marquis de Magaz, am- wdor to the vatican, are men- as possible successors of | Primo de Rivera. Referendum Saturday | Serlous concern is felt over the | outcome of the national referendum {to bo held Saturday, Sunday and Monday to determine the attitude of the people toward the present government now that the “beloved | artillery” have become th: dictator's fre. The art seen considered mo th only or will | best s Tt is therefore con- sidered that their dispute with the premier is bound to be reflected in the plebiscite. { Spain from one end to the other rebels against the idea of the refer- endum ordered by Primo de Rivera, for in it only those who favor his | regime will be permitted to vote. Tt | is pointed out while in the big | centers of population it will be pos- | | sible for persons to refrain from [voting, in the small villages and {towns people abstaining from re- cording a favorable opinion will lay | themselves open to possible persecu- | tion by the authorities. It is alleged that under the sys- | tem of plebiscite chosen, which will be absolutely one sided, it will be impossible to prove with exactitude the signatures on ballots. Among the 22 million inhabitants of Spain there are about 14 milllon adults over eighteen years of age. And according to the last census, approx- |imately 60 per cent are entirely fl- | literate. It is contended, therefors, that | fraudulent voting will be very easy. | | The calling off of the referendum is already being talked of. Pathetic Incident One of the most pathetie fnci- dents of the present strife occurred at the roval palace. Lleut. Col Loriga, a veteran artillery instruct- or, who acted as teacher to the royal princess and who tutored King Alfonso, resigned and left the pal- ace hurriedly as soon as he heard of the dispute between his branch of the army and the premier. He left despite the fact that he was exempt from the decree suspending the ar- tillery corps from duty and stopping Lhe(r pay. were previously ousted from positions by Primo de tempted the artillerymen when they went on | | of {to those who w m the outside were the s of the guards or mouths of cannon ¢ emplaced before the e doors were bolted. Journalists intent on getting close to the walls were warned off by the . |guards and even threatened, Scenes of War Days |P—The gravity of the situation in|c Politicians of the old guard, who | Madrid, which culminated in the re- | [hnu—i\oll of the artillerymen, did not be- Rivera, at-|come known until noon last Sunday, to obtain the support of |says an eye witness of the events in | the Spanish capital who has arrived | here. siness percaded official y interested in! tion expressed ness. (he found himseif faced with a sit- At 2 p. m. Sunday the govern- uation resembling mobilization days. ment communicated by telephone|Great activity as observed. The 1t King Alfonso would |with the artillery barracks in|cannon, heavy and light, were ready © to approve Primo de Rivera's| Madrid ordering the men to sur-{lo be taken into action on & mnos f a state of war as being |render with their guns and their{ment's notice. All the soldiers al to military cauipment. The men simply recelved |seemed to sense the seriousness of als began to r the orders and did not reply to the situation and appeared prepared was passing through a A committee of artillerymen |for the worst. Officers had sent 1 period. > general staff went to see King Alfonso, who had subalterns to their homes to fotch who were ordered to take over | hur back by automobils from|food and clothing. ¥ racks h"u.\f‘f to do san S n, and presented thefr| The captain geenral of Madrid There were runiors tha 1ds to him. The king said he|personally went to one of the bar- ¥ would rally to the that the dema were | racks to make an appeal to the men Ty corp: on ‘mn‘mn that the officers to cease their activities. He was 'mm ceased their activities, given the honors due his rank and Movement Spreads delivered the government's decree. movement a has spread | To this he recelved no reply and communication was sus- r military bodies, principally|withdrew. pendec h which had been ordered to| The despatch from the Freneh ; points abroad. fiicers and eoldlers in|frontier said that King Alfonso had reAdl i with indirer ) . the a arracks, and which attended the cabinet councll at The o s explains which it was decided that Spain ,“" V, g!a"ll finally were sent should withdraw from the leagu¢ this task and that the resignation was writter newspaperms e dock ba “strike” but met with a curt refusal | The rebellion started Saturday, said. Previously there had been | rumors of a contradictory nature, but an official statement was issued at noon Sunday admitting that there was a conflict. It said that troops had surrounded th barracks and that no o mitted to approach them. The com- | manders and officers of the corps |had been told to go to their Lomes | |and remain there. Newspaper Men Active the “Our dispute is purely military,” was thelr reply. “We are not an | undisciplined corps. We are gentle:. men who ask for nothing but jus tice and will remain at our posts until it has been granted. Our ad hesion to the monarchy and to the king remains absolute. Our pa-| triotism written in blood on the field battle in Morocco. All we de- sire is that the government all reat us with consideration and jus- tice. Our government is not poli per men besieged posted tieal, nor can We permit it to be. vista palace, where r | lie, come political hat is our reply |Primo de Rivera and )u ministers | en ering t [ \xln them Inside the barracks the scene sembled war day The were awalting orders for rest or detention and also of sim- ilar orders for the soldiers who had ma mmon cause with them headquarters meanwh proclamation of sta customary ceremonial | tride horses trumpeters soldiers | CeT their ar-| Primo de Rivers e in war. g the A and n by | © proclamation. however, Army engineers were said to have ed the movement, and it was re- ported that army physiclans had abandoned their hospital posts. A otherwise than legally."” v civil avity Was Hidden o Luz, France, endeavor to informat jo! orm a They none Sept artillery atter ’ P artillery atter | of their busi- He said (Continued on Fourth Page.) e e e e ————— What's Back of the Corn Belt Revolt? First, political resentment against the East, disappoint- ment in Washington, determination to fight for equality for agriculture. Read The Midwest Has a Bone to Pick, by Stuart O. Blythe, in the September issue of THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Second, the belief that surplus crops are the cause of agri- cultural distress, and that disposition of surplus wheat, corn, and cotton will bring farm prosperity. But read Where Surplus Wheat is Grown, by Malcolm C. Cutting, in the September issue of THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Third, the belief that the tariff favors industry at the ex- en General Motors car cost. OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC DELCO.LIGHT pense of agriculture, with a threat to attack the protective system. Read What the Tariff Does to the Farmer, by E. V. Wilcox, in the September issue of THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. 1306.. . v CIrcULATION In a year of monthly publication, the circu- lation of THE CounNTRY GENTLEMAN has in- creased from 800,000 to 1,300,000. 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