The Anarchists in Barcelona

The Poom was an independent Spanish Marxist party which loudly attacked Stalin's dictatorship. Following the Moscow line, the Spanish Communists called the Poom Trotskyist and accused it of collaborating with fascism. The conflict began here at the Barcelona telephone exchange, which was still run by anarchists. One of the girls on duty that day was Enricche de Ghatia Tavera. She saw three lorry loads of assault guards pull out and race into the building. They started going up the stairs. Then I heard shots and I was even more frightened.