Word: anarchistic
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...must be remembered that the Peoples Front is the legitimate government, duly elected by democratic methods and according to the Spanish Constitution. It must be kept in mind that up until the actual outbreak in the middle of July 1936, there was not a single communist, socialist, or anarchist in the cabinet. It was a government of the moderates, and only when the revolution actually broke out, did these moderates voluntarily relinquish half of their seats to the more radical group. The Fascists rebelled against constituted authority which three years before when they were in power, they had ardently supported...
Atrocity-of-the-Week was reported from the north coast of Spain where mixed Anarchist-Basque-Red forces were still holding Bilbao (TIME, Sept. 21). Indignant at White air bombing of the city, Anarchist Militiawomen swarmed onto one of the three "prison ships" in the harbor aboard which White hostages were kept. Flying at these unarmed prisoners with knives, bayonets, and guns, the lady Anarchists killed a total of 220 of whom 30 were priests, mutilating and gashing until finally stopped by the intervention of Spanish Civil Guards. Theoretically these Guards were as much against the Whites as were...
...Sebastian was being defended by its Anarchists, who kept vowing that they would set it afire as they did Irun rather than let it fall to the Whites. The Governor of San Sebastian, frantic Antonio Ortega, begged the Anarchists not to ignite it and mothers with children in their arms ran to Anarchist leaders clamoring, "Please don't burn down our homes!" Adamant were the Anarchists when into San Sebastian rolled 500 jaunty Basques...
They were hailed as brothers by Anarchist leaders, told that they could have the honor of immediately marching on to fight against the Whites while untenable San Sebastian went up in glorious flames. Snarled the Basque column commander: "We have not come to take orders but to give them...
...Basques assumed police duties, as 300 Anarchists released from this chore dashed to face the Whites in battle. Meanwhile Governor Ortega sent his son Jose snaking out with a flag of truce. General Mola ceased fire for 48 hours, then sent an ultimatum that citizens had 48 hours to clear out of San Sebastian before the Whites advanced. Up to the very last hour it was touch & go whether the Basques and Ortega could keep the Anarchist pyromaniacs from "Direct Action." Finally, in a moderately humane battle, the Whites under General Mola went crashing victoriously along with their trucks...