Im_vory foggy to have this opportunity of sharing with you,tho citizens

of Galgatfi ona the §;ovinco,my oynions oh the situation in Spain which

Eas teen the cootor of attention for tho goat two and a half yogrs for

the people througuout the oorl&.Tho fall of Barcelona an& the capture of

the Gotalionion Frovinoe oy the Ita1ionfi,Morrooan and German troupo,seems

to create the iooa in the minds of many people toot the oar in sP%in is over,
that Loyalist Spain hos been aofaatod.As one who has been for ovor oixtoen
months in Spain,ao one who lived thoxn through the moot critical porioas of
the oar)I want to tell youimy frionds’most omphotio&lly)toat the war in mH
fipaino is not ovoojana the Faosiatinvoéoroaro fxamz for from a complete
victory.Tho fall of fiorcolona doos not reflect the weakness of the Loyalist

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Army or the lock of fietorminotion of the Sepnish yooplo to fight toe foreign

invaders.

Neither does it reflect the otrenght of Frééooo foreign troops onfi logionarqres

The fall ct boooolaoa oootooogght about as o result of fiogoero Coamoerlain

Daladoir in oonyingtfooo to tho horioc Spanish pooploiin denying them

and_
on oppottunity of oolf éofoose, a policy of otrangloing the Sggmioh govern-
ment forcos,ohilo ¢'I25,000 fresh trooys were sent by Eusoilini io Dooomfior
to conquer the otorving anfi poorly armed tropps of tho Loyalist Army.A1low me
to quote to you from gootordoyo report of the Lonooo Sorrosponoont,A.G.Cum~
mings;l quote;“Tho collapse of Gotolonio,it is &isolosoQ;oamo atout oota
result of the moroorouo air tooolng of Italian and fiormoo machines of Repuo~
lican towns onfl vi11ogos,mochino gunning of woman ono ohildron,ohoos bodies
littor tho rooa side.A shortage of food woich broke the oivillian moral,
treachery in Barcelona itsééf,anfi a tremendous look of arms on& ammunition.
Some government regiments hoo only one rifle to too mon.0n the other homo
Etalion ano gormgn orti11ory,airp1anes and guns were present on Froéo‘s side
in overwhelming quontityo.%ho1osa1o violation of §zoxiifinéz §ussilini’s

ploagos,

   
  

to oenaimooo ommunitiono into bpain olono oxsplains toiagéio of

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Q 0 i 3 f?13R@§,lS 30 ¢13&T1l Statoo toot it moods no comment.