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many should not establish such a hold on Spain that they could use its harbours and aerodromes in a naval war. Is there any prospect of getting all the for- eigners on both sides out of Spain? The Spanish Government has decided to send all. its "vo- lunteers" home, and many have already left. In justice this should mean —– as under the Non- Intervention Committee's' plan it would have meant that all the side
London Office: 7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2 Notice To Contributors. All communications intended for "volunteers" on Franco's |publication should be addressed to should also be repatriated. Of the Editor, and be accompanied by this there is no sign. Mussolini the Writer's Name and Address, withdrew 10,000 "volunteers" to not necessarily for insertion but as Italy; they were infantrymen, a guarantee of good faith.
and it does not appear that he is proposing to withdraw any of Subscription Rates,
his "technicians" or airmen or any of the munitions that mean much more to Franco than any infantry. It is denied in Italy that Mussolini's Ten Thousand have any connection with the in- ternational plan for withdrawing all "volunteers" from both sides.
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Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 17, 1938. It is not concealed that he brought
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home this "substantial" number of troops to persuade Mr. Cham- berlain to put into force the He Anglo-Italian agreement. hopes also to secure for Franco the recognition of belligerent The future of the war in Spain rights, the effect of which would is intimately bound up with the be that Franco would have a bet
ter prospect of starving out the coming into operation of the Government, for every ship Anglo-Italian. Agreement, for carrying food supplies could then be attacked on the high seas mally acknowledged yesterday (which is not allowed now) and sunk if it refused orders to go by the presentation of Letters of
to one of Franco's ports. There Credence to the Emperor of is no evidence that the long drawn out Rome conversations Ethiopia by the British Ambas-implied any change whatever in
the attitude of Italy (and there- fore of Germany); towards the Spanish war.
Both Italy and Germany have claimed as their reason for in- vading Spain that they will not tolerate "Bolshevism" there, and
sador. On the fighting fronts, there is still no sign of any break- down by either of the belliger- ents. Such initiative as Franco is able to secure is based wholly the word covers all that is not upon the striking power of air-Franco. The "Frankfurter Zei- craft supplied by Germany and
tung" has said that, for the Ger- man Government, Munich was a Italy. The Republican strategy victory over Moscow in Central Europe and that the same victory time and again has proved itself must now be achieved elsewhere capable of upsetting every calcu-
that is to say in Spain, which has thus, it adds, become "a lation and presenting General "touchstone." But in a different Franco with a new problem the sense it is a "touchstone" for others also. No one who thinks moment the solution of one ap- seriously about the recent crisis can have failed to realise how pears likely.
gravely our difficulties would Mussolini's line of conduct in have been increased in case of war had Mussolini and Hitler this matter is, of course, of para-been able to use against us the mount importance, and there will northern frontier regions, Major- ca, and Franco's ports both on be deep disappointment in Down- the north and on the south coast. ing Street if Mr. Chamberlain's If Franco becomes. master also determination to bring the Anglo- of the east coast of Spain, in- Italian Agreement into operation cluding Catalonia, so much the does not meet with a response worse for 113 and France more obviously in harmony with Franco's allies still hold their the spirit of the agreement than present grip on him. (Franco is the token withdrawal on which understood to have stated that he the Prime Minister based his would remain “neutral” in case of argument for implementation. war, but no one knows, or can There was a flood of rumours know, how far he is or will be after Munich suggesting that master... in his own country.) Mussolini was weary of the Span- Meanwhile Mussolini, having ish entanglement," that he achieved his agreement with |would be glad of a reasonable ex-Britain, shows no sign of relent- cuse for clearing out of Späin, and ing in his hostility towards that if he (and therefore every France. Signor Gayda, his month- one else) did so we might even piece, justifies this by accusing But have hopes that the Spanish France of "intervention." combatants would find their own if this is the Mussolini policy, if way to peace. Things do not he does not intend to withdraw seem to be working out the way. from Franco the only aid which Britain has in Spain two inter matters, if he insists on bring- ests. The first is that force, ing about the defeat of the active aggression, should no Spanish Government, and he and longer be used by foreign Powers Germany maintain or strengthen to.. impose. their own kind of set-their hold on Spain, then clear- tlement; all the Powers repre- ly Spain will not license to be a sented in the Non-Intervention menace to the peace of Europe”. Committee pretend
and there is no "settlement,” in ruali sensen, however. Mr. interest, that Italy and Ger- Chamberlain may interpret it.
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