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...harbor was the ancient Spanish battleship España, flagship of the Rightist fleet, and a half-dozen battered codfish trawlers armed with machine guns. Less than 100-mi. away a half-dozen British freighters were in the harbor of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, loaded with food for beleaguered Leftist Bilbao, but by orders from London the Hood, with all the awesomeness of its 15-inch guns, could not protect them past the menace of the blockading España, kept them anchored in the French harbor...
Back in Britain, Potato Jones became at once a hero to Laborites and Leftist sympathizers. Not since the British Government's worried acceptance of the Italian conquest of Ethiopia has the Baldwin Government been so attacked in Parliament as it was last week over its refusal to guarantee safety to British ships attempting to run the Bilbao blockade...
Offensives. In furious efforts to raise the siege of Madrid last week, its Leftist defenders charged ably and repeatedly, but Rightists, although set back for short distances, put up stiff resistance and Leftist casualties, according to Salamanca reports, were heavy, with gore-glorifying Ernest Hemingway looking...
Morocco in Revolt? Turbulent was many a Moroccan town last Week as news of Leftist successes seeped in from Spain, set natives wondering if now was the time to rise against the Rightists who to them are "just Spaniards"-that is, vile Christians hateful in the sight of Allah. Generalissimo Francisco Franco's life-long specialty has been understanding the Moroccans. He long commanded the Spanish Foreign Legion in this sphere of influence. Last year he made friendly gestures to Allah's people as soon as he set up his Government. One of these gestures was to invite...
...Morocco on the point of mutiny in some places, and at others, were Spanish troops so incensed by the "superior airs" of these foreigners that affrays were of frequent occurrence, Rightist discipline not up to scratch? Iron censorship hid the facts, but advices reaching Denmark from Morocco supported Leftist rumors to this effect. Rightists countered with rumors of mutiny among the dinamiteros or dynamite-throwing Leftist miners who ever since the start of the war have been trying to capture Rightists whom they continued last week to besiege in Oviedo...