The Archive · 1929

DICTATOR'S PURGE IN SPAIN

punishments for Political Soothsayers: of Suspects Madrid, Feb, 9.

A Royal Ordinance issued to-day orders the arrest of all persons who publicly predict a calamitous end for the present regime or damage the prestige or authority of any of the Ministers.

The Ordinance orders the closing of all clubs where polities are di cussed. It alto orders the corns tion of the records of all officials, swith special reference to those who have expressed the Dictatorshi compile a black-list of local political

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