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Long before the final vic- In the first place, the Falange it- tory of the Nationalists, it self is far from united. It is split into two factions,; the Old and the New, was said of General Franco whose respective leaders, Fernandez that his real difficulties would Cuestä and Serrano Suner, have very begin only when the fighting destiny. While the Old Falange is a different conceptions of their country's ceased. That prediction is genuine Spanish movement, the New now being fulfilled.
The inner dissensions revealed by the latest reports from Spain might
Falange is an alien growth trans- planted from abroad.
One of the bones of contention be- be regarded in other circumstances as tween the leaders of the two factions the normal aftermath of Civil War. is the question of the monarchy. Fer- But there is one fact which gives them andez Cuesta is known to favour res- special significance, not only from the toration, and has been in touch from Spanish but also from the foreign point time to time with ex-King Alfonso. of view. That fact is the interference Some months ago it was of the Totalitarian Powers,
Gén. Franco's difficulties do not come from the bitterness engendered by the three years' struggle.. It is not from the conquered population that the national unity is threatened at the moment. On the whole, at any rate for the time being, the Republicans are 91 resigned to their defeat,
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rumoured that he was opposing the desire of Alfonso to return to the Throne him- self, and was pressing for the ex- King's abdication in favour of Don Juan. Either project would be resist- ed by the New Falange and its foreign
backers.
Divided internally by doctrinal dif- ferences and personal animosities, the Falange is, at the same time, opposed by all those elements in Spain, which, The threat to unity comes rather
for one reason for another, are trying from within the Nationalists' own
to preserve their country from the ranks. That there would be differences totalitarian influence. They include among the victors once the unifying the majority of the army officers, the force of war ceased to operate was to
active traditionalists, represented by a certain extent inevitable. But these the Requetes, most Catholics and all differences, if they are not entirely Monarchists, and the financial and in-
the result of it, have been immeasur- ably aggravated by foreign intriguing.
Franco as a Figure-Head
Broadly speaking, the issue is whether Spain is to become 7 Totalitarian State, on the Nazi or Fascist model, or whether she is to be allowed to work out her own salvation on lines which ac- cord with her character, history and needs. This in turn raises the Issue of her International align- ment. To the extent to which Spain internally goes totalitarian, just so far must she be regarded' externally as part of the Italo- German bloc.
dustrial interests.
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Reflecting very different aspects of the national life-religious and roya- list, military and commercial-all these
every transa elements are brought together by a common resentment at the continued must be auth intrusion of their former allies. The Commerce, A Army resents the presence of the for- ed by Germa
matter to di eign advisers on the grounds of pres- tige, the traditionalists distrust the re- ports into ch volutionary ideas which so closely re- able to Germ semble Bolshevism and atheism while her foreign
etatism big business fears the new which threatens to squeeze it out.
German Penetration
It has already been said that the Spanish totalitarians are the instru
Italian
Those who are working to realise ment of foreign Powers that are using the totalitarian ideal are still in a them for furthering their own ends- even among the Govern- strategical, political and economic. In minority, ment's supporters. But they have at this respect the Germans, as usual, their head, in the person of Serrano have far outstripped their Suner, the most energetic personality rivals. which the new Spain has yet produced. Minister of the Interior, leader of the New Falange, and brother-in-law of Gen. Franco, Suner is destined, in the eyes of his followers, to become the real power in Spain, with the Caudillo playing the role of a complacent figure- head.
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helped to position is ResponsiblY Gen. Frand tensibly to ments for der the Re reality a for the t mic power 80 wide- application tually ena seize any sired shou
trol.
Their
The Germa
Being less concerned with Spain as a potential military ally than as a. source of valuable raw materials, Ger- many has been able to concentrate on. its economic exploitation, and in this field she has shown the ruthless thoroughness with which the world is familiar. Not content with taking the this weapon. This, of course, would suit the ideas major share of Spain's foreign trade, tached to the of the Axis Powers, which have chosen she also aims at acquiring even great- touch with t the Spain. And yet the path mapped er control of its production. In many is an easy m out by his friends for Senior Suner ways the foundation of Germany's owner of a may not be so easy for him to follow economic power in Spain is the con- as a former as they would like to think.
trolled exchange. By virtue of this, pular Front.
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