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Like many another Rightist leader,Emilio Mola, 49, was not born in Spain. His father was a Spanish officer in Cuba, his mother Cuban. After a mildly distinguished career in the Spanish army he won distinction and his general's sash fighting Abd-el-Krim in Morocco in 1926. Just before Alfonso XIII's flight from Madrid, Emilio Mola was chief of police in Spain, won the title of "the most hated man in Spain" for ordering Civil Guards to fire on the students. No monarchist, he was placed on the retired list in the early years...
...whom all French police are responsible, from 1912 through the War until 1920, he served as Governor-General of Algeria for four years, then was given the difficult task of succeeding France's late great colonial administrator, bristle-topped Marshal Louis Hubert Lyautey, as Resident General of Morocco. He did well enough in the four years he held the post to win him the task he was faced with last week, the most serious crisis French Morocco has seen since the time of Abd-el-Krim...
...Government moved again, talked loudly of a great program of well-drilling and reservoir-building south of the Atlas. The Tuaregs have little interest in reservoirs for the future, they want food now, and France cannot let them cross the mountains. Fascist propaganda, though not yet as serious in Morocco as in Tunisia, is a deep worry to French Moroc can officials. Shrewd diplomacy on the part of General Charles Nogues, present Resident General of Morocco, has reduced a nationalist Arab league known as the Jeunes Marocains to comparative impotence. But should the Tuaregs go over the passes, they might...
Last week, with every French army post along the southern slope of the Atlas doubly reinforced with new troops. Theo dore Steeg had the uncomfortable knowledge as he approached Morocco that if miraculous rain came, or if he could some how halt the advancing Blue Men. he would be a hero to the nation. Otherwise he might have to shoulder the blame for a great and bloody massacre...
...Deutschland. For over an hour this squadron proceeded to pour high explosive shells into the stucco & light brick houses of Almeria. Leftist shore batteries replied until they ran out of ammunition. Then under a smoke screen the Nazi fleet, honor satisfied, steamed off towards Melilla in Rightist Morocco...