After proving a great handicap Republican resistance throughout the Spanish war, Catalan regionalism thus again contributed to the Republican defeat, in northern Spain and flow creates a major: problem for the remainder of the Republican Government. Observers predicted that when the eastern Republican army is evacuated to defend central Spain, many Catalan members of the army would refuse be transferred. Throughout the war their refusal to other parts of Spain has greatly handicapped ecntralized Republican resistance.
Twelve hundred women and chile Jdren and a second detachment of Republicans, largely comprising mem~ bers of the International Brigade also were permitted to enter Franc this afternoon, Republican soldiers are being sent to a concentration camp at Argeles. The main body of the Republican troops from the Ebro River front are expected to arrive at the frontier Kefore dawn. They are march: ing only at night to avoid relentless attacks by Nationalist planes during} the day, French officials expected the armies from the Ebro River front to have tanks, artillery and other heavy munition supplies with them. They will be taken over by the "French Army at the frontier. Official French posts along the border today were Assuming the appearance of international arsenals, being strewn with pistols, rifles and machine-guns of 'BIN makes and sizes.
Cairo, Jan. 31.
Ex-King Prajadhipok of Siam, told by Reuter yesterday of the reported plot against the Government, aiming. At the restoration of him' or his brother, said that this was the art he had heard of it, "Lam accustomed (0 hear reports of plots against the present regime." he declared, "one almost every fortnight. The present news, therefore, @oes not astonish me in the least, but since Tam not in touch with' the present political situation, 1 am un= able to offer any opinion, can say, however, that the reax son for the periodic attempts at rebellion is that the present regime oes not allow the formation of polit}. cal parties through which the public can alr their grievances.
"the Premier, who Is backed the Army, is the real ruler of Sia Asked if he would be willing to go back to Siam as King once more, ex-King Prajadhipok said: "T have not yet been approached on the matter."—
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