SPAIN: Syndicato v. Telefonica

Thoughtful Spaniards agree that Sosthenes Behn, chairman of International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., was largely responsible for the revolution that threw out King Alfonso. Many Spaniards cannot read; 45% of them are illiterate; but they can all listen. Revolutionary doctrines spread to the farthest villages of Spain thanks to the telephone and radio systems ("best in Europe") which I. T. & T. in stalled and operates through its subsidiary, Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana. Yet last week thousands of Spanish revo lutionaries rose against their foster-father.

Syndicalists, nearest native equivalent of Communists, held a...

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