FIRST GLIMPSES OF THE NEW SPAIN

Orderly Enthusiasm
Father Henry Cabana, who was a Spanish Catholic priest doing valuable social work in Barcelona before the civil war, has just completed a short tour of Nationalist Spain after some months of exile in England.
His report, given below, of conditions confirms the general impression of order, normality, determination to win and true Christian spirit in recovered Spain lately wit nessed to by many travellers, whether Catholic or otherwise.
The two main parties behind General Franco are the Phalangists (or Fascists) and the Requetes (or Carlists). In next week's issue Father Gcibana will contribute a detailed account of the social programme of the Requetes who may he said to constitute the positively Catholic force which not only fights the Reds but is prepared to supplant Communist and Anarchist ideals by all-round Christian
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A FEW DAYS WITH THE NATIONALISTS
By Fr. Henry Gabana It was with great emotion that I entered Spain through Iron. the victim town of Red vandalism. On the Spanish side of the international bridge the old Spanish flag, red and yellow, welcomes the traveller. From there you see the places where some of the most terrible fighting during the present struggle has taken place.
Business as Usual
San Sebastian, the well-known seaside resort, was the first town where I had to stop. 'Many friends of mine who have been able to escape from the Red zone are working there for the cause. I was surprised to find so many people from Barcelona. Everywhere I could hear Catalan spoken.
In San Sebastian you get the impression that everything is normal, that there is no civil war. Business goes on as usual, the streets are crowded, the shops and offices are open. the market place is full with the usual supplies. The only things which strike the visitor are the number of soldiers and volunteers in uniform and the crowds which fill the churches. This impression is general everywhere.
Food is plentiful in Nationalist Spain, and the price of living is surprisingly low. In a good second-class hotel at San Sebastian, with hoard and lodging, I paid only eleven pesetas a day (less than five shillings).
Pamplona, Town of Volunteers
One of my most important visits was to Pamplona, the capital of Navarre, where I had the honour of being received by the Primate of Spain, Cardinal Goma.
A visit to Pamplona would persuade anybody of the character of a crusade that this civil war has for the Nationalist troops. I felt convinced that Navarre has saved Spain. On the first days when the movement had failed in the largest towns. General Mola went to Pamplona to ask for volunteers. Pamplona is the stronghold of the Carlists, and in a few hours he got three thousand Requetds. Fifteen thousand were gathered in less than a week, and now practically all the able population are fighting as volunteers. They would tell you that they fight primarily for their religion.
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