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...Spanish subsidiary might lose its franchise was lifted last week. When Left-wing deputies demanded that the bill abrogating the contract be brought up for debate, Premier Azana requested that the Cortes refrain from discussion, declaring: "The Government takes full responsibility for the negotiations [with Compania Telefonica National de Espana for a new contract] . . . will stand or fall on the question." The Cortes voted 181 to 11 to let the Government stand, but not until after two excited deputies had started to pummel each other...
Heavy, heavy over the head of International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. hangs the threat that Spain's Cortes (parliament) will declare the franchise for its big subsidiary. Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana, null & void. The threat has hung over I. T. & T.'s head for eleven months, and last week Left-wing Deputies in the Cortes were shouting loudly for a vote on the bill, a hefty item in the pre-Revolution program against His Catholic Majesty Alfonso XIII. The shouting Deputies claim the franchise was illegal, that it was obtained only after a thumping bribe was slipped...
...Just the time for a coup d'état," he chuckled to himself as he sped south from Madrid one torrid night. Next day Sevillanos on their way to lunch heard the clatter of hoofs, the tramp of feet, much blowing of bugles in the broad Plaza de Espana. There they found General Sanjurjo on horseback before the city hall. Behind him was a column of Civil Guards, infantry and medical corps. From his pocket the general withdrew a piece of paper, unfolded it, read: "I, Jose Sanjurjo, general in the Spanish Army, constitute myself captain-general of Andalusia...
Because he wound up a harangue to troops last week with the cry "Viva Espana!" instead of "Viva la Republica!" the Chief of Staff of the Spanish Army, General Don Manuel Goded, was ousted from his command by Premier Azana...
...other Spanish generals were ousted for similar cause. Hero of the hour was Lieut.-Colonel Julio Mangada, the only officer present who refused to join Spain's Chief of Staff in shouting "Viva Espana!" (the last words uttered by King Alfonso XIII before he left Spain). Rebuked by the Chief of Staff in the presence of common soldiers for refusing to shout "Viva Espana!", heroic Lieut.-Colonel Mangada reached for his service pistol, was pounced upon and arrested...