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...generations the students of Salamanca University, in the little city that has now become the capital of Rightist Spain, had an ancient tradition. When final examinations were over the graduating class filed into the ornate, golden-brown sandstone Cathedral. Those who had failed were passed out through a side door, those who had passed remained to sing a Te Deum. If the leading man of each class had made really excellent marks, he had the additional right of painting his name and an intricate monogram of the word VICTOR in hot bull's blood on the walls...
Early last week it seemed that the Caudillo Franco had almost earned his title of Victor. Santander had fallen. Free for use on other fronts were 50,000 troops. Next objective in the northwest was Gijon, and as Rightists pushed westward along the Bay of Biscay they claimed Asturian troops were in full flight before them, 5,000 surrendering at the port town of Lanes. The Vatican had recognized the Rightist State. Off the tables of Marshal Pietro Badoglio in Rome was generally expected a new plan of attack by which Madrid would be captured before cold weather...
Many times Leftists have halted Rightist offensives, counterattacked with vigor, but last week's capture of Belchite, in spite of the fact that the rebels still held the Cathedral, was the first important Leftist victory since the Italian rout at Guadalajara in March (TIME, March 22 et seq.). Politically it was still more important. Jealousy behind the lines has removed from command of the Leftist International Brigade General Emilio Kleber, has seriously handicapped the defender of Madrid, General José Miaja. For the recent Saragossa-Teruel offensive 200,000 men were assembled, 200 planes, nearly 1,000 trucks. This...
...Pope last week was not represented by an official delegate in Rightist Spain, though he had given de facto recognition to the Salamanca Government by accepting the credentials of General Franco's Charge d'Affaires to the Vatican (TIME, Sept...
...letter declared that the Rightist revolt against the Madrid Government was "legitimate"; the February 1936 election which put a Leftist coalition in power was unjust "because of the arbitrary annulment of votes." Russia was responsible for the revolution: "Immediately after the triumph of the People's Front, the Russian Komintern . . . financed it with extraordinary amounts of money. . . . The work of destruction was realized to cries of 'Long Live Russia.' In the shadow of the international Communist flag . . . Russia has grafted herself onto the governmental army . . . she aimed . . . at implanting the Communist regime...