Hendaye, Jan. 3.
General Francisco Franco, leader Of the Nationalists, today concen-irated the civil war's greatest air force in an attempt to smash the resistance of the Republican lines in the Catalonian front, Reports said he gathered at least 600 planes at the Segre River sector in à new effort to win the campaign without any further delay.
Republican officials, however, insisted that they were in good positions and were inflicting heavy casualties among the Nationalists. United Press, Mr. H. Ari'a it is necessary that we should seek the renovation of the people's mind bby the execution of new measures to cope with the situation by a new Cabinet," he continued.
"The Empire's immovable policy to deal with the Incident has been estabished following Imperial approval. I feel it is time for me to resign from this important post. I feel unworthy of remaining at my post any longer."
Prince Konoye recalled that the hostilities in China had broken out soon after he had assumed the Premiership on June 4, 1937. "I feared I would be incapable of carrying out my task, but circumstances did not allow a change in Cabinets," he declared.—Domei.
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