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 Ángel Herrera Oria Leader of National Action Editor of El Debate Director of Catholic Action These are good proposals which I personally believe will bring some stability to Spain. The only two amendments I would make would be to more clearly lay out the consequences of not surrendering assets and to allow government sponsored permits. These permits would allow law-abiding citizens who have proven both their responsibility and loyalty to the Provisional Government to possess small arms. These would set forth a 'carrot and stick' model for the Spanish criminal justice system. While the proposal is fine now as is, I feel it could be improved. On a final note, I pray that the members of the Provisional Government will vote yes on An Act of Faith to finally stop the assault on religion happening within our borders. José Antonio Primo de Rivera posted:I propose the following items to my fellow members of the Provisional Leadership Council for consideration:
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 Dolores Irarruri Secretary-General, Partido Communista de Espana Wonderful. Now the criminals are expecting praise for releasing one of their hostages. General, release all of the hostages you have kidnapped, and we will let you leave the city peacefully.
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tatankatonk posted:
195x320 Ángel Herrera Oria Leader of National Action Editor of El Debate Director of Catholic Action The individuals you refer to are not hostages but are the primary suspects in an ongoing investigation. They are, among other things, accused of treason, conspiracy, and aiding/abetting terrorist acts against the Republic. This detention is standard procedure. Once they are found innocent, they will be released and free to go just like Minister Quiroga. Be assured that I and the remainder of the Provisional Council will do our best to ensure their rights as a Spanish citizen are respected. It is saddening to see a statesman as well respected as Dolores Irarruri degenerate into threats so quickly.
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Dolores Ibarruri Secretary-General, Partido Communista de Espana The Civil Guard and the Police have betrayed their nation by siding with the traitorous Franco. They have killed and tortured us, imprisoned us without trial, and yet we were willing to turn a blind-eye, as we thought they were honest enough to attempt to reach a peaceful solution. You and your friends may blather on about upholding the law, but every man, woman, and child now knows that your words are empty and without meaning. 
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NEXT TURN IS DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, AT 11 PM EST EARLY 1936  LOCAL NEWS A new Republican government is formed. At the behest of multiple parties, foreign volunteer begin to pour into Spain. Some are thrill-seekers and adventurers while others are genuine political believers. Both the PLC and the Republic gain support. CNT-FAI aligned forces under the control of Durruti march west into Aragon. Most interesting is that Durruti has nine tanks with him, all Soviet-made. Members of the CNT-FAI occupy the industrial centers of Catalonia, seizing control of the last remnants of private industry in the region. They begin to use the factories to produce war materials. The Republican Police are subsumed into the Army. Lawlessness rises, though many areas are under the control of local governments due to devolution or armed militias, and the increase is not too significant. The army begins to quickly train more officers, and is able to produce a rather barebones group of leaders. They also attempt to recruit, but with the Republican government quickly falling to infighting and the remaining leader largely focused on their own militias, the army can only gain a few men. Naval officers and sailors who wish to join the PLC are told that they can go, perhaps to prevent sabotage and theft. However, it is later discovered that officers who attempt to leave were shot while sailors were arrested. The Republican navy bombards the Southern coast of Spain, destroying ports held by the PL and preventing the importation of weapons or armaments from foreign powers. A small force of marines are sent to seize the Canaries, they succeed. The Navy attempts to recruit but encounters similar problems as the Army. PCE members arm themselves and mobilize, planning to attack PLC forces in Madrid. Ibarruri gives the following speech: Dolores Ibarruri posted:
Alvaro de Albornoz, new leader of the Radical Republicans, forms a centrist militia (?). He hurriedly rushes refugees out of Madrid as the city descends into chaos. However many claim that members of his militia are participating and even instigating looting of banks and museums. Him and much of his militia are able to bribe their way out of the city and disappear. The Naveas Espanola is created, and UGT workers are sent to aid in the construction of the light carrier. Factories are converted into producing war resources, and militias are armed. Local militias are encouraged to rise up by the Republic, to defend against the Fascist menace. Fortifications are built by the Republicans in areas bordering the PLC-controlled regions. Futuristics create a militia in the morthwest of the country, seizing control of the region and presenting themselves as a third way to the people of Spain. Acts of sabotage break out across Catalonia, perpetrated by the Civil Guard. The centralization of control by the CNT-FAI and support of this organization by the Generalitat renders these attacks largely unfruitful, though a Soviet Officer is captured. The Soviet Union claims that he was a "neutral observer". Manuel Rodriguez plans on moving the government to Valencia, which is being fortified to prevent capture. He is rescued from Madrid by the air force, who promptly deliver him to Galicia and place him under arrest by the Futuristics. Lluis Companys works with the leftist Cabinet to empty the gold reserves of Madrid before traveling to the new temporary capital. Rescued from the city by the air force, his plane begins to divert course from the agreed-upon destination, which he expected. However, rather than taking him to Barcelona he is taken to Galicia and put under arrest by the Futuristics. PRRS members in Seville lead an uprising, and the city proper is held by leftist rebels. Similarly, Caceres is quite friendly with the Futuristics due to their educational projects and local councils declare they are joining with them. Angel Oria opens a number of charities for those affected negatively by the unrest. He writes to the Church and speaks to the people, criticizing the leftist government. Aereas Espanola is relocated to Galicia and begins to pump out fighters, being supplied by the UGT. The Air Force attempts to capture Sanjurjo in a quick raid, but the imminent attack on the city by the PLC forces them to cut the attempt short. They do offer to escort to many leftist government officials, before taking all of them to Galicia to be arrested. The Air Force also loots many of the museums, banks, and treasuries of Madrid with the aid of the Radical Republicans. Cicero reveals himself as Air General Luis Lombarte Serrano, and gives the following speech: Cicero posted:Though we have always been for the movement towards the Futuristic style of government, our plan was to do so in a gradual fashion, supported by the people themselves. Unfortunately, real life got in the way of our plans. It was the Futuristics who raided the CNT headquarters and captured the CNT leadership! If the country wasn't fighting a war, the left would have fractured as it fell to squabbling over leadership. The Futuristics are not for fighting wars, we are for intelligent operations to defend the security of the country, to end threats to us. But because of Franco's rebellion, that can no longer be the case. The time has come to stand openly for what we Futuristics believe in! We would have continued to work within the strictures of the Republic, working with the forces of the left to combat the forces of the right who seek to overthrow democracy. But the left is just as bad as the right! Officers of the Sky Army, look around you, left and right, look at your brothers-in-arms. Know that the Republican government that you pledged your loyalty to told me to purge and kill any of you who might be of questionable loyalty! Your own friends who one moment you would have given your lives for, I was told to decimate you. Is this the government to whom I should pledge my loyalty? To the UGT, who receive their marching orders from the Soviet Union? To the Anarchists, whose plans are to forcibly collectivize the entire North of Spain rather than actually fighting the war against the rebels to the south? I have seen their plans, and that is why we made the movement we did now. I did this because I would rather fight these villains than firebomb Seville as they instructed me. I would rather cut off my own arm than purge my own officers! Members of the Air Force who wish to leave are allowed. Using money looted from Madrid, the Futuristics begin to buy a large amount of military equipment. Attempts are made to draw foreign volunteers to Futuristicism but it seems to not have the resonance of the other two ideologies outside of Spain. Ahmed Balafrej, Moroccan soldier in the Army of Africa, leads an uprising that removes the Spanish officers from control. The Battle of Murcia! The PLC army under General Franco marches from Granada through central Andalusia, harried but undaunted by guerilla forces and an assault by the Paratroopers. They arrive at Albacete before launching an attack on Republican forces gathered in Murcia. The 50,000 members of Franco's Army go up against the combined forces of the Navy, the hastily organized Republican Army, and half of the UGT militia. Republican forces are dug-in and fortified, though outmatched in training by Franco's army. A costly battle occurs for both sides, with the Republicans managing to hold off PLC forces. The Battle of Madrid! With the capital of Spain itself being threatened, Republican and Provisional forces race for the city. The Civil Guard advance force has seized control of a section, but are surrounded by UGT, PCE and CNT militia. The Carlists, Falange, Police, half the PLC army, the PLC Police, and the remainder of the Civil Guard advance on the city. Combined PLC forces number nearly 120,000 while the Republicans can only garner 65,000. Though the UGT has 40 Soviet-made tanks, they are ineffective in the dense urban fighting. The battle quickly turns into a complete rout, with PLC forces carving a path of destruction through the city. UGT and CNT militias prove no match for their more disciplined enemy. Supply stores of both the Republican and PLC forces are robbed and destroyed. FOREIGN NEWS Italy invades Ethiopia. The League of Nations condemns this act of aggression but ultimately does nothing. 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Map of current political situation in Spain:  Blue: Provisional Leadership Council Aligned Red: Government Aligned Grey: Futuristic Aligned
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Onésimo Redondo Ortega, in Portuguese exile Look at this Futuristic junk. Not only is it a dumb ideology, it also produces "works of art" like this. Yeah, we had to deal with Futuristics in Spain, but they're a joke, just like this joke I'm looking at in these Portuguese museums. I don't even know why Portugal even allow these art exhibits, I'm guessing they want to cultivate good relations with the Italians and so have to display this...mess. This...this is Portugal's secret shame. Still. That was an enjoyable experience. Political activism often time prevent you from enjoying the finer points of life. Humor is, after all, a palliative medicine. A few hour later *buys a newspaper* *read newspaper* *flips over to the Spanish Civil War section* *reads Cicero's long-winded speech* *utter expletives*
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Francisco Largo Caballero [i]Prime Minister Of Spain Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party General Union of Workers[/] It fills me with great regret, but as one of the last remaining Ministers of the Republic it falls to me to become Prime Minister. My first and only act is to offer the surrender of the Republic. I will be honest, I do not and will never trust you Franco, but if you sign the bill of the Valencian Parliament accepting the conditional surrender of the Republic, then I will reveal myself to the closest patrol and await your judgement. The conditions are that you simply give amnesty to those who stayed loyal to the Republic and to those that fought for it. The Militias, the Army even the Navy were simply doing their patriotic duty, just as you were when you rose up against what you saw as injustice. To myself, I do not care what you do, just leave the people in peace.
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Jan 25, 2012 07:38
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 Diego Abad de Santillan Federación Anarquista Ibérica Confederación Nacional del Trabajo Minister of Agriculture and Public Works And so, with the majority of this farce of a government gone, Caballero unilaterally declares himself Prime Minister, and rolls over to offer Franco the belly of the Spanish people. We will not allow it! This war is not over, and it will not end until the people stand triumphant over the fascists and reactionaries. We in the CNT-FAI will continue to fight, and we urge all right-thinking Spaniards to join us! I hereby denounce Caballero as a traitor to the Spanish people, a usurper, and a coward!
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Jan 25, 2012 07:50
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Francisco Franco Mr. Prime Minister, It is with honor that I accept the surrender, and so long as your forces end hostility, lay down their arms, and the militias disband, they will be allowed to go back to their homes and live in peace.
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 Juan Peligro Helado Leader of the Excuse me, Mr. Francisco Largo Caballero, but you are not the Prime Minister of the proud Mallorcan people! I, Juan Peligro Helado, and the Mallorcan people I represent cannot, in good faith, follow this farce of a government any longer. It is high time that we parted ways, since you idiot Spaniards have no idea how to run a proper country. So fight your silly little civil war, but you will no longer have the fierce Mallorcan people backing you. As of this very moment, I, Juan Peligro Helado declare Mallorca's independence from Spain, with me as her President and Prime Minister. Anyone who wants to abandon the sinking ship of the Republican government while they still have a chance can join me and my new government in beautiful Mallorca. No one will be turned away, as long as you're willing to pledge your allegiance to wondrous Mallorca!
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Jan 25, 2012 09:35
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Can we still get ice cream? If the flow of that sweet nectar is interrupted, we may have a major crisis on our hands.
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Breaking News Bulletin! Reports and rumors of the capture of Spain's Prime Minister, Manuel Rodriguez, have been proven false. Rather, Rodriguez was able to cross into France and went to Geneva to speak before the League of Nations. He called for condemnation of the Italians as well as military forces taking control of the Republic. The League of Nations, after much deliberation, issued a statement: "The League of Nations condemns violence by both sides of the conflict and recommends that no foreign countries give aid to either party." Ugh, I hate these chaotic turns! I need to keep better track of where everyone is...
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Diplomaticus posted:Can we still get ice cream? If the flow of that sweet nectar is interrupted, we may have a major crisis on our hands. Juan Peligro Helado Leader of the Most Beautiful Republic of Mallorca The Most Beautiful Republic of Mallorca is completely neutral in the Spanish Civil War and will continue to export quality liquors, wonderful beachfront property, fantastic vacations, and delicious ice cream to both sides, as long as they are both willing to respect Mallorcan neutrality in the Spanish Civil War. Again, I, Juan Peligro Helado, invite anyone who has become disenfranchised with the Spanish government or with the rebel's platform to join me on beautiful Mallorca. The generous people of Mallorca are all too happy to have you and you will be granted political asylum.
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Statement of the PRRS There is a reason that Marcelino Domingo is the only minister that the fascists still hold, he is the only one willing to actually fight for the Spanish workers. Sr. Caballlero has shown his despicable cowardice and willingness to destroy every gain the people of Spain have made over the past few years. What would be the result of a fascist victory, whether Futuristics or Falange they would both destroy all workers' organizations, take the land back from the peasants and murder anyone who stands in their way. They could not win the hearts of the Spanish people so they'll try to conquer their minds one bullet at a time. The PRRS will never betray the workers and peasants and we will never cave into fascism which is the destruction of democracy and the murder of those who dared to demand equality. We call on the UGT militias to refuse to surrender before the war has been fought and we call on the soldiers currently in rebellion to overthrow their officers like their families overthrew the landlords. Spain can either be for the Spanish people or it can be for the landlords and banks as exemplified by Franco and Serrano. The people of Seville have made their choice and need the help of all the people of Spain to oppose the tyranny of the fascists. For Democracy! For Equality! For Victory!
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 Manuel Rodriguez Prime Minister of Spain Partido Republicano Democrático Federal Citizens of Spain, disregard the lies of fascists and traitors! I am still free, and so long as I am alive there will be no surrender to fascists and reactionaries. Spain will be free - under the Second Republic - as the people demand! To back down in the face of the cry of the Spanish people would be utterly dishonorable and a disservice to our duty to them. Anyone who believes in a fascist promise of "amnesty" is bound to be the first with a case of acute lead poisoning upon their victory. The people of Spain stand firm for democracy! No surrender! ¡No Pasarán!
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Francisco Franco I repeat. Any individual who is willing to lay down his arms and surrender to the army will be spared, and he will be granted amnesty. The government of Manuel Rodriguez is illegitimate and he has no authority to issue orders. I urge you, people of Spain, do not listen to the lies of Rodriguez and the PRRS. Let us have an end to this. Let us have peace, prosperity, and honor.
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 Miguel Buiza Fernández-Palacios Fleet Admiral of the Spanish Republican Navy This government is the elected government of the Spanish Republic. You are a rebelling General. The constitution is quite clear on the respective legitimacies of our government and your warlord state.
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Alvaro de Albornoz "Dawn has broken." The much loved minister says as he addresses a crowd of cheering people, people with common sense who have fled the senseless war.  "Aligned with the Futuristics the Radical Republicans will rebuild Spain. We have the finances and we have drive and commitment. The only motivation you will find in both the army and the communists is the drive to self destruction." "I have learned much from my attempts to build a legitimate government. First I was thrown out for prosecuting the left for crimes they were guilty of. Then we were ignored as the left took us for granted, underfunding our police and provoking our armed forces while at the same time legalizing the use of force against our own people and offering amnesty to terrorists. The thought that any decent person would be part of such a government is laughable." "The paths of the lunatics fighting for Madrid are the paths of failure. They would destroy Spain, cut off their noses to spite their faces. I call upon all men of reason to throw off the chains that bind them and join with the center. We will hold. We will win. We are Spain. Join with us, come to the north, or resist in your homes and await our advance. Spain will stand as one."
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  Dolores Ibarruri Secretary-General, Partido Communista de Espana Comrades of the left, We have lost Madrid, but we have not lost the war. The forces of the puppet El Infante march under the banner of monarchy and tyranny. Who do you think has the best interests of the people in mind? The parties that give the campesinos the land they work on but do not own, or the parties who back the landlords who sit idly and become rich while others starve? We represent the people. We count ordinary workers, farmers, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters among our ranks. They count aristocrats, land barons, feudal lords, and fascists among theirs. It is because of this difference that we can never be defeated. We will fight them in the fields, in the forests, in the mountains, and everywhere there is injustice. We are not career politicians, kings, or generals. We are the people, and we can never be defeated. I reject the coward's way out, and though I understand his decision, the PCE rejects Caballero's surrender. Victory awaits, either in this life or the next!
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 SKY MARSHAL LUIS LOMBARTE "CICERO" SERRANO Any attempt by the Communists to forcibly take over Spain has been ended, by the FUTURISTICS. Your greatest leaders have either fled the country, or been placed under arrest. Your forces are scattered. However, you should have no fear, the Futuristics do not support the death penalty, and all forces who surrender to us will be taken to safety and given medical treatment. The Futuristics have smashed Communism as a force in Spain, defeating the CNT and UGT both! However, the Futuristics are no enemy of the common people. Under a Futuristic government, people may flourish, and we Futuristics guarantee freedom of speech! We also hereby invite the director of El Socialista to converse with myself, Sky Marshal Serrano, to spread the word as to why these necessary steps had to be taken. Rest assured, in Futuristic Spain, Mr. Editor, you need not fear for your safety! 
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 Fernando de los Ríos Head of the Futuristic Party Indeed, as my friend Sr. Serrano has very well said, I would like to reinforce that we do not support the death penalty and we won't take aggressive actions against those who try to surrender. In fact I would like to make public that I explicitly stated in my orders that my men are not to hurt or impede anyone who does not pose harm, if you wish to simply go on with your life, regardless of political affiliation simply lay down the guns and there will be absolutely no problems!
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El Director El Director likewise extends amnesty to any of the left who surrender their arms and cease their hostilities -- whether they surrender to the Provisional Leadership Council, or to the Futuristics is irrelevant.
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Alvaro de Albornoz Just wishes to remind everyone that you don't have to wear googly eyed goggles to join the center. You can just be a normal guy and join the Radical Republicans. It may require being extremely smug.
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Miguel Buiza Fernández-Palacios Fleet Admiral of the Spanish Republican Navy And be a traitorous lying opportunist with no principles or coherent vision.
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NEXT TURN IS DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, AT 11 PM EST LATE 1936 LOCAL NEWS The PCE militia marches east to Castellon, confiscating land titles from those aristocrats who still hold them and handing them out to the peasants. They continue to train and recruit. General Camancho seizes control of the Murcia airfields, capturing what few airfields remain. He also calls back the army's contribution to the paratroopers. The Futuristics lose a few aircraft to the Republican army. Ahmed Belafrej gathers discontented Moroccans to his side. A contingent of airplanes lands, trying to convince the rebel to come with them to Spain but he seems unaware of such a plan. Battle of Valencia! Francisco Largo Caballero declares the surrender of the UGT and claims to be able to speak for the whole government. He offers to sign terms of surrender at the Republic's interim capital at Valencia. A wary General Franco invades with his 46,000 soldiers and 6 tanks. Once in the city, a series of explosions are heard. UGT militia members claim it is the Navy, attempting to prevent their surrender, and urge General Franco and his contingent to come with them. Franco and his soldiers refuse, and begin to leave the city. However, it soon becomes clear that the entire mass of the Republican armies are converging on Valencia. The UGT militia, international brigades, and a large portion of the CNT militias attack Valencia with 110,000 men and 39 tanks. Franco's soldiers are better trained, but severely outmanned as well as surrounded. The battle wears on as Franco's forces take up defensive positions, many of which have been booby-trapped by the UGT. The army survives this season, but is in fairly dire straits if no relief arrives. The UGT assures the people that a surrender will not be forthcoming, though the spread of rumors and dissent regarding this issue has weakened the resolve of the people somewhat. The labor union continues to maintain hospitals and social safety nets weakened by the conflict, and continues to recruit men into the militias. In Catalonia further construction is demanded, as well a general call to arms to all members of the CNT. Though most feel the cause is just, the war is taking a toll on Catalonia. Leftists in Seville, led by local members of the PRRS, begin to take control of the factories and outlying agricultural areas of the city. Violent reprisals against PLC-supporters are common, many being murdered by vigilante mobs sent to arrest them. Soon 10,000 men from the Civil Guard sweep into the city. Tight controls are established and resistors are executed. Many of the rebels disperse into the surrounding countryside. Supplies to the PLC begin to pour across the border from Portugal. Weapons, foodstuffs, equipment all going to the PLC. PLC training camps are also established in Portugal. Minister Domingo is tried by a PLC tribunal and found guilty. The sentence is death. However, General Sanjurjo commutes his sentence to mere exile, to be administered when the war is ended. The police under Emilio Mola disperse throughout PLC-held areas of the country, maintaining order. A number of men are recruited into the police. The Falange's blueshirts crack down on dissent in Madrid. They seize property owned by leftists and hand it out to their most trustworthy lieutenants. They also begin to speak with imprisoned trade unionists as well as businessmen, trying to build support for their fascist program. Primo de Rivera makes the following speech: Primo de River posted:"Not so very far from this city, thousands of men fight under the twin banners of anarchism and communism. I cannot believe that every one of them is evil. They did not spring fully-formed from the earth to threaten us - they were once hard-working men, normal men. Good men, who are simply naive. They have been preached to by poisonous men, well-spoken men with mouths full of lies. These are the evil-doers, the true anarchists and communists and internationalists, who take innocent men and persuade them to take up arms against their own country. How can such a thing happen? How can such lies be so effective? The PLC Army in Soria moves into Zaragoza uncontested. The Navy's light carrier is completed, though the lack of airplanes renders it somewhat lacking. A few pilots are available, but only the army currently has planes. Marines are landed in the Mallorcas to prevent any threat of secession. Nationalist ports continue to be blockaded and destroyed. New fortifications are built in Murcia. Ángel Oria begins a recruitment drive, and is able to rouse a considerable number of conservative men to join the PLC army. He urges centrists to join the cause, though the crowning of a king keeps many of them away. He also travels to Geneva to speak to the League of Nations, claiming that the reports of Rodriguez are fabricated. Photographs of anarchist atrocities such as looted churches and murdered landowners are published in American and British newspapers. The Republican Army is reorganized into the Ejército Popular, incorporating the antifascist organizations and ostensibly the militias, though they stay largely independent of government control. Recruitment efforts for the military are stepped up. Industrial production is also increased. Prince Xavier de Borbon-Parma is proclaimed Regent of Spain by the PLC leadership. He rules in the name of Alfonso Carlos I. This bothers many pro-Republican centrists throughout the country. They aren't bothered for very long however, as shortly after the declaration a sniper's bullet tears through Xavier. He is wounded and bleeds out before medical attention can arrive. His son Carlos Hugo is quietly given the Regent title, though the PLC military leadership is effectively in charge. Futuristic Galicia's borders are fortified. Refugees stream in from the rest of the country, but the left-leaning devolved government of Galicia is quite uncomfortable with the current state of affairs. Futuristic Galicia's economy is tooled towards total war, men being offered large salaries in exchange for serving in the army. Anyone unable is given a job making war materials. Planes are made for the Sky Army. They retool factories with help from UGT workers towards the production of small arms, munitions, and trucks. They take measures to encourage the employment of women. The Paratroopers are dropped in Vizcaya, securing the area for the Futuristics before heading west. The Futuristic militia consolidates control over the northwest of the country as their guaranteed minimum income programs are implemented. The Battle of Burgos! Fal Conde and the Carlist Militias attempt to push north to the Bay of Biscay, battling local leftist militias on the way. Unfortunately for them, the Futuristic militia, Paratroopers, and Sky Army arrive at Burgos and turn them back handily. Airfields throughout Futuristic Galicia are sabotaged by highly-adept operatives. This will harm the Sky Army's ability to project its power. FOREIGN NEWS In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland. France decries this as an act of aggression, though response in England is more mixed. Italy annexes Ethiopia, merging it with Eritrea and Italian Somaliland to form Italian East Africa. Arabs in Palestine begin to protests and strike in opposition to British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration. quote:
Map of current political situation in Spain:  Blue: Provisional Leadership Council Aligned Red: Government Aligned Grey: Futuristic Aligned Gold: Moroccan Aligned
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Francisco Largo Caballero Guy in Coma “Damn that Franco, oh I knew he was a wily one. I'm going to have to pull out all the stops to catch him this time. I believe it is time to initiate Operation Abj...”. Before he can finish Caballero screams in pain, then falls flat on his face, unconscious. His minions gather around him, “What should we do?” one asks timidly. The lead minion looks around and suddenly spots an answer. “Toss him in that bunker. He'll be fine in there for a few months”. I just wanted to announce in thread that I will be out of the game for a while. Rakovsky has said the he will keep my position free until I can return, hopefully in a week or two. If I can't come back that soon, it's been very fun playing with you all. I'm sorry for betraying you Epicurius, but I wanted my possible last action to be as bombastic as possible.
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Rakovsky: Guadalajara shows no PLC forces, yet the turn says we moved into it uncontested?
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Special Edition from El Fascista Picture of Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma Though every right-thinking Spainard supports the PLC's worthy struggle against the forces of Bolshevism and Socialism, not every right-thinking Spainard is willing to embrace the new regent they put on the throne...mostly because nobody knows who said regent actually is. Therefore, we decided to get a special interview with the new Regent of Spain, Carlos Hugo. Come on down, Hugo! El Fascista: So how old are you? Carlos Hugo: Six. El Fascista: Six? You...look older. Carlos Hugo: Mommy always say that, but I really am young. I was born in April 8th, 1930 in Paris, France. The reason I look old is due to my highly-paid education. Mommy quickly enrolled me into an intensive Pre-School and Kindergarten class to prepare me for royalty. Did you know that they only limit naptime to 30 minutes? El Fascista: I see. Carlos Hugo: I always begged Mommy to make me Regent, and now I am! Shame about Daddy though. I hope he'll wake up soon after his, what do you adults call it... El Fascista: Coma. Carlos Hugo: That's right, coma! I've heard thousands of people in Spain are going into coma every day due to the riots. When I assert my rightful claim to rule Spain, my first decree would be to give free candy to everyone. That should stop the comas; nobody likes comas. El Fascista: ...Moving on. What's your favorite color? ***  You sold out, El Fascista. You sold out.
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Diplomaticus posted:Rakovsky: Guadalajara shows no PLC forces, yet the turn says we moved into it uncontested? Zaragoza is what I meant, and what I was told to do. That was just just a transcription error. IGNORE ME
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Jan 28, 2012 10:49
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Miguel Buiza Fernández-Palacios Fleet Admiral of the Spanish Republican Navy This has been a long time coming Franco. Long ago I told you you would pay for your crimes if you attempted to betray the Republic... now you shall. If it is the last thing I do, I will finish what I started years ago and crush your personal little rebellion in the act.
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Jan 28, 2012 12:33
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General Francisco Franco If I die, I die loyal to Spain and my oath to defend it from its enemies. But I'm not dead yet.
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Jan 28, 2012 15:01
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 From the desk of Dolores Ibarruri, Secretary General of the Partido Communista de Espana  Goodbye, General.
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Jan 28, 2012 15:13
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A Public Appeal from Onésimo Redondo Ortega to the "League of Nations" Let's take a look at the facts. quote:Food: Food is largely taken for the armies and militias now. When the leftist says that the people are hungry and oppressed, they rally support. But when they launch their revolution the leftists say: "No, workers! Food is too precious to be given to the hungry. You are free, so you don't need bread!" When the rightist says that private property is being stolen from underneath them, they rally support. But when they are in a war, the rightists say "Don't you have private property? That's all, right? You don't need to live, right?" The Futuristics, at least, don't say anything meaningful or intelligible when they ensure that only their goons can eat food. That's make their lies far more tolerable. The army generals on both sides don't need to say anything at all. Why should they? They are the good guys, right? They are fighting to defend Spain, so anything that helps them defend Spain must be good, right? Oh but at least it's understandable that we've got a food shortage due to instability-- quote:Trade: Exports are beef and agricultural products, as well as some very minor light industry. Minor trade with the Soviet Union. The Spanish people are decent, hardworking individuals. Unfortunately, they are under the grasp of leaders who just don't care about them. They are treating this as some sort of "civil war" game, where the goal is to 'win, win, win'. Each division is a piece on a game board, each word is a carefully-placed card designed to create more divisions to place on the game board. The leaders aren't even exercising much control over the behavior of their own militias, and I doubt they even can, because the militias has the guns and their "leaders" don't. At least when Francisco Largo Caballero plotted his surprise attack on Franco's forces last Turn, things were...bearable. quote:Food: Food can be hard to come by for the poor, and food prices fluctuate wildly if the country undergoes instability. We don't have reliable statistics, but I'll bet each of you LoN delegates that more people are dying from starvation every day than they do the actual bloodbath. And all you LoN delegates all know full well that this is only going getting worse. Spain is continuing to splinter along ideological lines and there's no guarantee that the victor (if they'd be any) will be able to rein in all their goons to prevent another outbreak of political violence. Your pitiful "nonintervention" pledge has not done enough to halt the violence. More must be done. And it must be done now, before the civil war in Spain escalates into a World War. And it can happen, you know. Italians, Portuguese, and Russians now have a stake in this war. Who knows who else will enter into the combat? I don't claim to be innocent. I don't ask for sympathy. I do however claim to speak for the "silent majority" of Spaniards, the ones who detest the lies of ideologues who claim to speak for them and then take their food. What I say is one simple demand: That the League of Nations authorize a multinational military intervention force to occupy Spain and end the Spanish Civil War. That the military intervention forcibly disarm all armed militias and run an interim unity government until democratic elections can be held. The League of Nation may be weak, but in this case, they are the only entity with the international legitimacy necessary to authorize such a military intervention. Just give your official seal of approval and let the international community comes in and discipline the rest of Spain. Before more Spaniards are killed. I...it pains me to be a beggar, but that is because Spain has been poor. Once, we were the bastion of immigration, as Latin Americans came to our country for opportunities. Now, the only people who want to enter our country are blood-thirsty murderers who happened to sign a contract with their local militia of choice. The sane are already beginning to leave. Soon, all that'd be left are madmen. We have attempted to govern ourselves. We failed. We have attempted to rule Spain like a civilized country. Instead we have turned into barbaric babies. If the only way to restore order is to become a "de facto" colony, then so be it.
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Jan 28, 2012 15:58
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 Dolores Ibarruri General-Secretary of the Partido Communista de Espana I can only shake my head in confusion at this appeal. First you agitate against the lawful government and declare war against your countrymen in a base attempt to seize power, and then when you see your rebellion might fail you run to your imperial masters to beg for their assistance? The men and women who have armed themselves to protect their homes against Franco and his forces are the same you call "blood-thirsty murderers." I am staying with a young couple who, for fear of a monarchy being reinstated, took up arms and now help to govern their community in peace, safe in the knowledge of their own strength. Are these the rampaging monsters you speak of? You see the results of your crimes, and in the place of repentance issuing from your mouth, instead comes a cry begging unaccountable foreigners to come and rule harshly over us? If you seek to heal Spain as you say, lay down your arms and surrender yourselves to the lawful government.
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Jan 28, 2012 16:27
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José Antonio Primo de Rivera As leader of the Spanish Phalanx of the Assemblies of the National Syndicalist Offensive, I declare Onésimo Redondo Ortega to be permanently and irrevocably stripped of membership and rank within the Falange. Furthermore, as part of the Provisional Leadership Council, I am authorised to find him guilty in absentia of high treason, for which the traditional sentence is death. In light of our old friendship, I am minded to commute this to exile on pain of death. Ortega, you have made your choice. I ask you to stop interfering in the business of a country that no longer desires your meddling.
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Jan 28, 2012 16:57
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Freudian posted:José Antonio Primo de Rivera Very well then. I will stay silent if you wish. OOC EDIT: 17:28 rakovsky_maybe This isn't directed specifically at you servant, cause a representative of the leftists and the rightists have both gone to them as well 17:28 rakovsky_maybe but the League of Nations isn't going to do anything 17:28 Servant I know. 17:29 rakovsky_maybe except maybe set up a non-intervention league trying to *prevent* others from getting involved in the conflict 17:29 Servant Even that wouldn't would though 17:29 Servant in stopping the war 17:29 Servant Though it will prevent a World War 17:29 rakovsky_maybe Yeah, it didn't work historically
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Jan 28, 2012 17:01
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OOC: League of AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH-no.
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Jan 28, 2012 18:11
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 The Late Prince Francisco Javier de Borbón Parma y de Braganza Prince of the House of Bourbon-Parma, Regent of Spain, and Heir to the Throne In a radio address that carries across the nation, the Prince proclaims the restoration of the Kingdom of Spain in the name of his uncle, His Majesty King Alfonso Carlos I: "I will only speak briefly today, as this is a time not only for words but also for actions, and there is much to do. But today I have an important message for all those who carry in their hearts any love for Spain. For too long, we have been a country divided. Even before this civil war, too many Spaniards were divided by ideology, our divisions exacerbated by the dysfunction of the Republic. But today I stand before you to proclaim the beginning of a new, unified Spain. A Spain that holds true to the values of her past while embracing the possibilities of her future. With the unanimous consent of the parties of the PLC and the esteemed generals who are even now protecting Spain from her enemies, I am speaking to proclaim the restoration of the Kingdom of Spain, with His Majesty King Alfonso Carlos I restored to the throne! In his absence, I will act as Regent and Head of State, presiding over the new Cortes Generales. I wish for this to truly be a new beginning for our country. We will not make the same errors that led to the creation of the ill-fated Republic. We will allow representation and dissenting opinion, but we will not allow violent and dangerous ideology based on the destruction of the state. We shall have a new Constitution unlike the flawed document upon with the Republic was based. And we will have a nation unified in loyalty to the king, to the country, and to God. I ask that all Spaniards who wish for peace, prosperity, and order to pledge loyalty to the Kingdom of Spain. Previous allegiance to the dead Republic will be forgiven; all that matters is a willingness to work together for the common good of the Spanish people. And to those who wish to destroy Spain, those whose only loyalties are to their Soviet paymasters, I pledge that you shall be destroyed. For the dark forces of anarchism cannot match those who are loyal to their king and to their country! Viva el Rey! Viva España!" After the speech, the Prince is just stepping out of the door of the building when a sniper's bullet tears through his chest. His attendants shout for a doctor, but the Prince can already feel the life fading from his body. Before losing consciousness, he whispers his last words to those huddled around him: "Don't worry, my friends... A mortal man may die, but Spain... shall live forever."
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Jan 28, 2012 18:55
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Miguel Buiza Fernández-Palacios Fleet Admiral of the Spanish Republican Navy So that is why you all ignored the democratic results of the election and launched a rebellion - you wanted a medieval kingdom in Spain by 1937.
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Jan 31, 2012 18:35
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