▁the ▁new ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republic ▁wanted ▁to ▁restore ▁order , ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁resist ed , ▁with ▁Manuel ▁A za ña ▁saying ▁" all ▁the ▁convent s ▁of ▁Spain ▁are ▁not ▁worth ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁Republican , ▁if ▁the ▁Guard ia ▁Civil ▁is ▁deployed , ▁I ▁res ign ." . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁in ▁Spain ▁Category : Second ▁Spanish ▁Republic ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁ri ots ▁Category : May ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁William ▁Ward ▁( 1 8 5 3 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁sc rap ▁metal ▁merchant ▁and ▁ship bre aker ▁from ▁She ff ield , ▁England , ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁his ▁company ▁Th os ▁W ▁Ward ▁Limited ▁( Company ▁No . ▁ 8 1 0 2 0 ), ▁and ▁its ▁First ▁World ▁War - era ▁' employee ' ▁L iz zie ▁the ▁Ele ph ant . ▁ ▁Life ▁Thomas ▁William ▁Ward ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁She ff ield , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁and ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁as ▁a ▁coal ▁merchant . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁drawn ▁into ▁She ff ield ' s ▁famous ▁steel ▁industry ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁sc rap ▁metal ▁deal er ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁helped ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁product ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁Ward ▁became ▁an ▁expert ▁at ▁dis