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rm 4 em af \ > a “ Cornernangt - hoje rte, OLUNTEER FOR LIBERTY . Z, meet FHE responsibility for my actions and, like Alvarez, I am ready to face the conse- quences. Aj] we want is a fair trial and a chance to make ourselves heard. li it were a civil trial we should be able to choose our defence, but should the trial be military we shall not have time 19 present our case properly.” Knoblaugh says that according to the official plans they will be tried together with ten others before the “ Special Judge,” Coionei fAymart, on charges of conspiracy againgt the regime. During his interview with Alvarez and Zapirain, both freely admitted they were members of the Spanish Communist Party. “ What would be the use of deny- ing it?" they said. “Jt cannot be con- sidered a crime. We joined the Com- munist Party when it was legally recognised in Spain. Communist Parties function legally in all the demo- cratic Countries.” : In the presence of Franco officials they described the Franco regime as Fascist, and declared that “as good Spaniards - Whey segarded it as thels-duty ¥ thing possible to re-establish democracy so that Spain could join the ranks of the United Nations.” They had been offered beds to sleep on, “But we refused them because there were nol enough for all the other prisoners, and we did not want special favours.” At the International Women’s Con- ference in Paris a moving appeal was read from the wife of Zapirain. “I appeal to you," she wrote, “as an anti- Fascist fighter, asking you to denounce before the world the suffering of the people which was first to rise against Fascist aggression—the people which has not spared its sacrifice or its blood in defence of world freedom. 1 appeal to you as a mother and 1 beg you, on behalf of the thousands of Spanish homes which are threatened by the Spanish murderers, to make heard the voice of anti-Fascist women who demand an end to Franco terror. .. Let the world know that while it celebraies viciory over the Fascist aggressor, there are many of us, women and mothers, who are living in torment, and peace, so longed for, has Dot yet a for us.” Soledad Kigueral, the wife of Alvarez, has gone toMew -York to urge action by - Unijed States. She has seen Me Pookie said that if a trial fy . . national lawyers being present, though she agreed that only public pressure would achieve this result. Soledad also saw representatives of the International Lawyers’ Committee who have written to the Franco Government demanding that their representatives be permitted to undertake the defence if a trial or court-martial is held, Famous lawyers who have their services include Mr. D. N 4Prite, M.P,, M. }MorofGiafferl, sand | the American jurist, . Bartley fan. ’ The Falangist press has now received orders not to publicise political trials— popular anger is too great and inter- National repercussions too dangerous. Mention of a few of the other Resis- tance leaders and outstanding personali- ties who are in danger of execution should be sufficient to show the need for a greal campaign against the Franco terror. ered _ maarna sere oral AoW in Spanish scienfic—enreles and worked ockefeller Institute in Madrid. She has been accused of working for “National Union” and of membership of the Spanish Communist Party, and the has been subjected to torture. RamonfVia, leading engineering trade unionist, Hero of the anti-Vichy resistance in North Africa and afterwards a guerrilla leader in Andalusia has been condemned to death. Spanish heroes of the French Maquis now in neer of execution by the a Falangists include : — Joaquin fate, commander of the 204th Partisan Division, leader of the Resistance struggle in the Hérauft region and one of the organisers of the famous rescue of anti-Fascist prisoners from the Rempart Sgint-Etienne in Toulouse; Nofiez, commander of the 102nd Partisan Division; |. edina,'an F.F.I. Captain with a fine ord in action against the Germans; icardo } Escrig, now in Saragossa Prison, where he has been barbarously tortured; Ventura frercue in Pamptona Prison. E FOOTNOTE: Mourice| Gadoide ond Paul Neraud, each of whom heid the post of Minister of Justice in the Vichy Govern- ment and were responsible for the deaths of many French patriots, have been re- leased from Montiuich Prizon at Barceiona end are living tn a Barcelona boarding house “under lice supervision.” Abel Maria Teresa trorat is welt bee wo Sa eer ee ere were p take place it should be in public, ; ini ° and who supported the idea of inter- - ego been relemsed of Educatton. has 10 are VIVE SS eee