Word: barcelona
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...also took place. Into France went 350 cheering men of the International Brigades, until now a part of the Leftist Army. Surrounded by French Mobile Guards, they exchanged fists with French Leftists, shouted: "They didn't need us any more. They can win all by themselves!" Arriving in Barcelona to witness the complete evacuation of the remaining 8,000 International Brigade men was a League of Nations Commission of 19 members, which included Noel Field, U.S. member of the League's Permanent Disarmament Commission...
...Barcelona last week opened a political trial so engrossing that even a major air raid, even, the shattering concussion of bombs which exploded a few hundred yards from the courtroom did not distract the judges, prisoners or spectators. In an atmosphere electric with hate and Spanish passion, Andrés Nin was at last put on trial in absentia. Andrés Nin's small, blonde Russian wife or widow had a ringside spectator's seat...
...Barcelona, the official Leftist newsorgan Vanguardia warned that Portuguese colonies may go where the Sudetenland has gone unless something is done to check "the new iniquity now incubating within the heads of the dictators of European policy." Vanguardia followed this by making friendly overtures to Portuguese Dictator Salazar, who ever since the Spanish war began has sided with General Franco, encouraging German and Italian freighters and war craft to use Portuguese facilities in taking troops and supplies to Spanish Rightists. Keynoted Vanguardia unexpectedly: "All Spaniards...
...Spanish Leftists think they can make friends with Rightist Salazar, they may have reason to think they can make friends with Rightist Franco. In Paris last week, agents of the Leftist Government disclosed that a scheme to partition Spain-rejected by Barcelona-had been brought up at the Munich parley. During the Czechoslovak crisis General Franco showed himself definitely cool to Germany. Berlin was enraged by an announcement from Burgos that it would remain neutral in case of a European war. This week the Rightist Spanish Government announced that it is "preparing immediate repatriation" of 10,000 Italian troops...
Addressing the Cortes in Barcelona last week, Leftist Premier Dr. Juan Negrin said: "Spaniards must come to an under-standing among themselves without outside aid." Similar sentiments were expressed in July 1937 by Leftist President Manuel Azaña, but last week New York Timesman Lawrence A. Fernsworth wirelessed from France that this time Premier Negrin meant business. In Spain, significantly added Mr. Fernsworth "the suggestion that peace negotiations may be under way is not permissible in the press or in news dispatches sent out of the country." The Leftist Government remains pledged to victory, "a formula that does...