Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-17 | Page 1 | Prisoners Are Freed by Mob in Barcelona

PRISONERS ARE FREED BY MOB IN BARCElONA I Madrid Delegation Flies to h Catalonia Capital for Negotiations ALFONSO REACHES PARIS Denies Abdicating Hasn't Decided Where to Live BARCELONA Spain April 17 i iAl P IP All Al All prisoners were released from froni jails tails here herc today by rioters who swept through the streets without Police PoUce were disinclined to o take L' action despite the existence I of or f martial law S By CLARENCE RENCE DUBOSE Associated Press Staff Writer MADRID April 17 A WV-A cab cabInet cabI- cabI net let delegation from the new Span Span- span span-I sh ish republic went by bj airplane to Barcelona today to negotiate with Provisional President Francisco Macia Maia Ma Ma- MaIcia cia ia concerning the relationship of he the Catalonian republic to the central cen cen- I cen-I government in Madrid The delegation was composed of Minister of Finance Prieto Minister of Justice Fernando de Los LosRios Rios and Minister of Economy Nic- Nic olau They were ned by Senoi Senor Carrasco who Iwho lIen flew here hele ere yesterday to 16 confer at nt the behest behest be be- be- be hest best of Colonel Maccia with Provisional Pro visional President Alcala Zanora Za- Za mora nora N SITUATION IRONED OUT At the conclusion of a lengthy cabinet abinet conference over the matter last ast night Minister of State Alejandro Alejan Alejan- dro iro said that the situation was vas ironing itself out but that the Madrid government would not have hesitated to use force In preventing the he possible secession of Catalonia and md the dismemberment of Spain Abolition of the upper house of the cortes has been decreed by the government This consisted of life members appointed by the king or those hose enjoying senatorial rank by virtue of their station in life me such as 15 cardinals grandees captains general of the army and rind navy and the he president of the supreme court King Alfonsos Alfonso's manifesto declarIng declaring ing ng he was as not abdicating but was merely suspending his power temporarily tem tern to await the final verdict of f the people was published In Spain for the first time yesterday Continued on Page Pare Nine 5 PRISONERS ARE fREED BY MOB IN BARCELONA Continued from rue Pac One It was as accompanied by a government government govern govern- ment note saying officials were s so sure of oC the loyalty to the new re regIme regime re- re gIme on the part of the entire nation nation na na- na- na tion that they had no fear of It Its effect Alfonso Denies He Has Abdicated PARIS April 17 UP UP Alfonso Alfonso XIII deposed king of Spain relt reit- crated In unmistakable terms today his claim to the throne of Spain and his denial that he had abdicated The kings king's position was given to the press through the duke dule of Mi Mi- randa His statement follows The king ling wished to efface cHace him hIm- self He has not abdicated bu but m merely rely suspended power pending th the elections He Is willing to abide by bythe bythe bythe the peoples people's desires expressed in th the elections Alfonso is not here as a king On the contrary he Is here incognito and asks only to be allowed peace and rest He wants He-wants time to reflect and expects to decide within within- a afew few da days whether to reside in France Franc or or England The king left Spain to avoid bloodshed and intends to make no further statements beyond the manIfesto manIfesto manifesto man man- published in Spain All Alfonso will be careful to avoid difficulties In France or any country where h he goes incognito