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...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...
Studiously avoiding "radicalism," the International Labor Organisation works under a provision of the Treaty of Versailles (Part XIII). Each participating nation sends four delegates, two representing its Government and the other two Labor and Capital. Recommendations passed by the Conference are of course nonbinding, but it may also adopt draft conventions and these the 55 member nations are bound to submit to their parliaments for adherence or rejection. None of the 31 draft conventions adopted by sessions of the Conference thus far has been ratified unanimously, but 30 of these 31 conventions have been adopted by one or more nations...
...popped from the trees in the Retiro, Madrid's sprawling city park. Gaping crowds spread over the lawns to watch pinwheels swoosh round, rockets sizzle high into the sky. It was the eve of the first birthday of Spain's Republic, the anniversary of the day Alfonso XIII fled from his country. Airplanes dropped 50,000 little red, yellow and purple parachutes; there were gala football matches and bullfights. Pink with pleasure, tousle-haired President Niceto Alcala Zamora reviewed 10,000 troops in the Castellana avenue, presided over a lunch to the diplomatic corps. He was too excited...
Subsidiary fiestas were held by the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Cuba. In Fontainebleau, Alfonso XIII & family spent the day playing golf, made no public remarks on the proceedings in Madrid...
Celebration of Maundy Thursday was not limited to King George. In the Vatican Pope Pius washed the feet of twelve foreign priests. Most Italian priests per: formed a pedilavium in their own dioceses. In Fontainebleau Alfonso XIII announced that for the first time since his coronation he would wash no feet. Said he: "Because I am on French soil, I will observe Easter in accordance with French customs, attending Church as a simple worshiper...