Part ido ▁Comun ista ▁de ▁España ▁P CE ). ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁T rot sky ist ▁PO UM ▁den ounced ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁for ▁prevent ing ▁them ▁from ▁joining ▁the ▁Madrid ▁Def ense ▁Council . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Com or era ▁said , ▁" the ▁PO UM ▁has ▁initi ated ▁a ▁shame ful ▁campaign ▁of ▁attacks ▁and ▁s land ers ▁against ▁the ▁great ▁pro let arian ▁country ▁and ▁friend , ▁using ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁arguments ▁as ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁It ali ans ." ▁The ▁C NT ▁chose ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁PO UM ▁and ▁the ▁PS UC , ▁arg uing ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁unity ▁government . ▁However , ▁a ▁new ▁" s y nd ical " ▁government ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁that ▁ex cluded ▁PO UM ▁members ▁and ▁included ▁Com or era , ▁Rafael ▁Vid iella ▁and ▁Mi quel ▁Val d és ▁of ▁the ▁PS UC . ▁ ▁Com or era ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Supp lies ▁in ▁the ▁" s y nd ical " ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁accused ▁of ▁causing ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁bread ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁In ▁turn , ▁the ▁PS UC ▁accused ▁the ▁C NT ' s ▁supplies ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁causing ▁the ▁problem . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁C NT ▁un ions ▁conf isc ated ▁ 1 5 , 0 0