Two Lines of Conduct To the Editor of the "Nomni-Cunxa Day News Sm—In Reuter's dispatch of March 29, we read; of "ears, for isis ana syndicates who.
jady. been condemned to' death event of jhe seizure of Catal the: Nationalists.
'The civilized world is horrified at the thought of such an event, 'As the Nationalists penetrate more land more into Catalonia, the so-called Republican Government declares, that it will "resist—resist—and resist' They say they will oppose a "wail of human flesh" to the Nationalist tance. A United Presstreport tells Us that the Cabinet of the Repubican Government recently has ap-Proved an increasing number of ex-cautions (April 10). Finally we read that the "Republican Government in Barcelona made effective on edict directing all citizens to ight or gace the fung squad." (April 11), This me of conduct is clearly defined and unmistakable. It will be of interest Yo the readers of the "WNorth-China Daily News" to know the policy of the opposition.
T take it for granted that in the event of the capture of these 50,000 anarchists, communists, etc. they will certainly iry 10 escape in good time, they will be considered as prisoners of war. This ig the least that fenyone can expect, "In such a supposition, we -have General Franco's coree, No, 262, which provides for this case. "According to this decree, prisoners are classified as follows; (a those who are guilty of serious crimes; (b) those charged with specific facts; (e) those who are merely prl-Jsoners of war, Out of these 60,000 ossiblo prisoners, the number that the frat heading Jurger group would fall under' the second heading, but surely not the entire number." The majority. will undoubtedly fait under the fast head ing.
Decree No, 282 determines the procedure for the rst two classes of prisoners. For the tnitd class of Drisoners the decree recognizes thole ight to work, if they so desire, and to receive wages for their work. Special circumstances will raise their Wages, for example, if they have a wife and family' at home, if their families are living in Nationalist te ritory. This line of conduct 1s fol owed strictly in Nationalist Spain, Shanghai, Apr. 12,
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