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PERTH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1936.
SIXTY-SECOND YEAR.
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The Papal Legate attended by his suite in the Great Eucharistic Procession at the Adelaide Congress --ce Pages 11, 12 and 13.)
Significant Interview with General Mola
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islienry Danjou. special Nvar "Paris correspondent of the Soir," has published a significant interview with General E. Mola. The report was translated into Spanish by the editor of "El Diario De Navarra," Pamplona, la,t \tigust.) I am just back from the San General Mola ._,e.bastiati front. granted me ;in interview shortly afterwards in his camp, and he was absolutely sincere in his statements regarding the cause, aims of the campaign. and several other questions. I.asked the General whether the movement was a class conflict between the army .generals .Mola replied: and capitalists? false to absolutely is it "No. say that our national movement led by General Franco and myself is militaristic, Fascist, or dependent for its success on force 4 arms. It is really a war of independence, to liberate Spain from the Red dictatorship, inJ)ired and directed from Moscow. Things were going too tar in• Class hatred had almost deed. poisoned the atmosphere. Spain was on the verge of death, and Spain refused to die. It is also absolutely false to assert that promises have been made to Germany and Italy about the Balearic Islands and Ceuta, in Mop It is pure invention. and rocco it is easy to guess its object. The Burgos Junta de Defensa Na-
from such centre,. In the terri-
of our Revelations of the tories under the control armed forces, life is running normally. foreigners are not in the Paris Soir public
least molested, private and property is respected, restaurants, cates, theatres, cinemas, etc.. cional has already given a cate- are functioning as in peace time, ,and services gorical denial, General Franco railways, tram did the same, and I personally every other public communicagive you again the same absolute tion are normal where the Naassurance that it is utterly un- tionalists rule." General Mola told me that the true that we have made any promises to any foreign power. Our Nationalists had as much right national movement is purely tra- to seek help from several foreign ditionalistic; it does not threat- countries as the Reds in getting theirs from others. en the people of Europe." "Our struggle is the fight of I couldn't refrain from asking vandalism. versus civilisation General Mola another question. Much has been said in the foreign Don't make any mistake. To-day press, particularly the British, all the Nationalist parties, Carlthat both Germany and Italy ists, Monarchists, and Fascists, Nationalist are fighting together the common have provided the These parties of the Army with planes and atnmuni- enemy. tion. The answer to this ques- Right Wing obeyed the laws of 1.ne Republican regime for the tion was emphatic: "As nearly all our arsenals and last five years; the regime was arms factories have been in our smashed by its own founders last The Socialist leaders are hands since the start of the con- f uly flict, we are not in need of fur- responsible for the _civil war, for ther supplies. It was the Red them we will have no mercy. Government who really asked They are responsible for all the We will and got much war material, food- tears Spain has shed. stuffs, tanks. etc.. from France, make them give reparation for The murall their vandalism. Russia. etc. "Tell the French people that derers of Calvo Sotelo, bishops. ‘vherv7er the Madrid and Barce- priests and nuns, innocent women lona Governments rule, foreign- and children, the destroyers of rs have dreadful time and arc our cathedrals and churches will imploring their goverAment au- have to face justice. make iir thorities for help to clear away of this." Translated by Father B.. O.S.B.