The dictatorship in Spain has once more shown the fascist iron which lies behind the liberal facade. The fatal shooting of four workers and the wounding of dozens of others by police in Vitoria last week has been followed with the murder to another on Monday. This is the meaning of the Interior Minister's promise that 'if anyone wants a fight he will get it.
But the strike in Vitoria last week and the strike in the entire Basque country in the North of Spain this week have deeply shaken the Spanish dictatorship, because they represent the first major reawakening of the Basque struggle since the death of Franco.
On Wednesday 3 March a general strike was called in Vitoria following weeks of growing working class action. The strike paralysed the town. The workers took to the streets with demonstrations, meetings and flying pickets. All Photo: JOHN STURROCK (Report)
Building the solidarity campaign-picket against Areilza visit on 2 March Around the outskirts of the town, barricades were built out of overturned cars and bricks, control over who entered and left Vitoria.
Sebastian and Pamplona. It was these armed assembly of strikers in the church of San FranCISCO More than 20 tear-gas canisters were fired through the windows of the building, forcing fire. More than 120 people were injured, 45 of them with bullet wounds. Of these, forty are still in a serious condition. Five are on the critical list.
DOWNING STREET SWI later in hospital. and manned by pickets who exercised complete The authorities responded quickly, calling in police reinforcements from towns within a 100 mile radius - Valladolid, Logrono, Burgos, San police and civil guards who attacked the general GIGANTIC RESPONSE ship. the strikers out. At this point the police opened Three workers lay dead - another died demand:
Spain!