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That indefatigable troublemaker, white-haired, white-fanged "President" Macia of Catalonia (who owes his election largely to Syndicalist votes) immediately issued a statement from Barcelona...
Syndicalists did best in Barcelona, where they claim a strength of 300.000 and the silent support of Catalonia's "President," Francisco Macia. More than 700 telephone operators left their desks. Lewis J. Proctor, U. S. manager of Telefonica, was severely beaten as he tried to leave his office. Dock workers went out in a sympathy strike, so did employes of the gas works. The Government rushed destroyers and a squadron of airplanes up from Cartagena to maintain order...
Most important news of the week was the spread of the "home rule" movement from Catalonia to Andalusia, the Basque Provinces, and Galicia, traditional home of Spanish politicians. In Catalonia white- haired, white-toothed "President" Francisco Macia won an overwhelming victory...
Suddenly operatives of the French Secret Police, re-enforced by French infantry, pounced-arrested Colonels Garibaldi and Macia and most of their supporters...
Allegedly the Spanish Government, warned by II Duce, held troops in readiness to pounce upon the invading army of Colonel Garibaldi and Colonel Macia last week, if it had ever crossed the frontier. In that event the "invaders" would have been shot, instead of reposing as they now do safe in French jails...