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LEGATION CRISIS
SITUATION EASED
ITALIAN GUARD
WITHDRAWN
INADEQUATE DEFENCES QUERIED IN US.
Washington, To-day, Mr. Cramp, the U. S. Vice-Con- sal at Addis Ababa, has notified. the State Department that the Italian guard at the Legation was withdrawn after disarming a num ber of natives in the neighbour- hood on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Edith Rogers. Republican representative of Massachusetts to Congress, has announced that she] is introducing a resolution calling on Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State. to explain why adequate profection was not provided for the American Legation at Addis Ababa-Reuter. -
Sir Austen Chamberlain, above, warned the House of Commons yesterday against the continu. ance of sanctions and the possible expulsion of Italy from the League.
REACTIONS IN ROME
Rumours Strongly
Denied
NO CONVERSATIONS WITH BRITISH AMBASSADOR
Washington: The State De-
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Rome, To-day. partment has sent a message to the British Legation at Addis The rumours, which Ababa expressing sincere ap-published in the British
were! and
preciation of Sir Sidney Bar- Italian papers, to the effect that ton's invaluable assistance in the British Ambassador to
moreover presented to the Ita-
BLOCKADE OF SUEZ CANAL QUITE OUT OF QUESTION
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN WARNS AGAINST DRASTIC ACTION
“CONTINUANCE OF SANCTIONS
WOULD SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE”.
London, To-day. Launching a vigorous attack against the Government's policy in the Abyssinian dispute in the House of Commons yesterday, Dr. Hugh Dalton (Lab., Bishop Auckland) accused the Government of responsi- bility for the war, which could have been prevented; with failure to ful- fil their obligations under the Covenant, particularly Article XVI; with encouraging the Abyssinians to resist in the belief of the League's help; with leaving the Abyssinians to their fate, having given no effec- tive help of any kind, but on the contrary, having helped Signor Musso- lini to destroy them by permitting the supply of indispensable oil; and particularly with profitting out of the sale of oil through the Govern- ment holding in the Anglo-Iranian Company. Dr. Dalton urged the intensification of sanctions against Italy by the inclusion of oil and other such commodities.
the
General Smuts, *bore. South African Minister of Justice, in unequivocally -in favour of continued support of the League of Nations following the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, ex- pressing the view that the choice is not between this League and another League, but between this League and chaos kod destruc- tion.
THE ONLY CHOICE General Smuts Urges Loyalty To League CHAOS LOOMS AHEAD
Capetown, To-day.
BADOGLIO'S
PROMISE
ABYSSINIA WILL NOW HAVE PEACE
Civil Governor For Addis Ababa
FIRST STEP TOWARDS REORGANISATION
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The troops of
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Addis Ababa, To-day. Marshal Badoglio has addressed. the following proclamation to the Įpopulation of Abyssinia:
"Abyssinians. the mighty King of Italy have en- tered Addis Ababa. In town and country life will once more assume its normal aspects. Those who lay down arms and go back to work will suffer no harm. Peoples of Abyssinia, you will find peace. justice and prosperity in the
shadow of the victorious Italian Tricolour."
Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Minister, replying, referred to the
Leaflets with the text of the great satisfaction of the Government for the splendid work of the Bri-
proclamation were distributed tish Legation guard at Addis Ababa, composed of Indian infantry. It
to the population from the steps was not too much to say that these troops saved large numbers of for-
"In the awful perplexities and Governor of
of the Imperial Palace. The eign lives. They not only protected 2,000 refugees, repelling at least doing the straight thing
Rome, Signor dangers facing the world I am for Bottai, who served throughout the evacuation of American citi-Reme, under instructions from zens. Reuter's Bulletin Ser-Mr. Anthony Eden, had taken one attack, but sent detachments to aid the foreign missions imperill- to stand loyally behind the League and who rode at Marshal Bado - that is, the campaign as a volunteer vice.
the initiative for restoring nored by the mob. Major Charter and his men worthily upheld the best until italy is compelled to make tered Addis Ababa, has been mal relations again and had
glio's side when the troops en- traditions of the Indian army
peace within the framework of the appointed Civi! lian Government. a declaration
The situation with which Britain and the other League countries were faced was difficult and Covenant,"
Governor of disappointing. Throughout the dispute Britain. had taken the lead. He contended that the Sauts yesterday.
declared General Addis Ababa. The appointment British sales of oil had dropped from 13 per cent. to 4 per cent. in 1935. If they had been
may be regarded as the first stopped what difference would they have made to the course of the dispute?
"If sanctions cannot be streng reorganisation of Abyssinia.
step towards the administrative Britain was the only Government at Geneva who had publicly urged of sanctions. They thened they should at least be car- always knew that the weakness of sanctions was that they could not be made immediately ried out on the present basis. If effective. TRAFFIC SUSPENDED
The only immediately effective sanction was to deny Italy the the courage to do this the League the members of the League have It is stressed that the Bri- use of the Suez Canal. That must inevitably have entailed military ac- will be saved. The choice is not [From Our Own Correspondent] tish Embassy has not been in
Canton, To-day. touch with official Italian cir- tion, which must inevitably have led to war. "Railway traffic between Can-icles since last Monday's conver proposed to support the League with horse, foot and artillery they only League but between this League While the opposition between this League and another ton and Lokchang in Northernsation. with Signor Suvich, and meant support with threats, insults and perorations. Kwangtung is suspended to- that no arrangement has as
rails.
WASHOUT ON RAILWAY
Rain Causes Much Damage
The repairing work willi take about two weeks.
There were several land-İ slides, and boulders destroyed the tracks at several points. The rains in Northern Kwang- tung are particularly heavy this
summer.
cf the British Government that the latter considered Italy the only nation capable of re-estab- lishing peace and order in Abys sinia, are emphatically denied here by informed British quar- ters.
U.S. NAVAL BILL
APPROVED BY SENATE
FLEET SECOND TO NONE.
Washington, To-day.
of
sanctiors
them-
and chaos and destruction.” Reuter.
South African Debate
(Continued on Page 12)
SECURITY OF EUROPE
British Questions To Germany
+
TASK TO REBUILD WHOLE STRUCTURE
day, as several portions of the yet been made for interviews Mr. Eden warned them that and Mr. Arthur Henderson Jnr.; Those questions were steeped in line between Shaokwan and between Sir Eric Drummond they could not close the Suez (Lab. Kingswinford) Lokchang have, been
washed and the head of the Italian Gov-|Canal with paper boats. If Bri- the continuance of sanctions, the would approach them in a spirit | suggested difficulties. The Government away by heavy rains during ernment. These same reports tain had not pressed for mili-withdrawal of Ambassadors from of realism and constructive states- the past several days.
are also denied in Italian quar-tary sanctions it was due to Italy and the expulsion of Italy manship. Trains from the south go asters.
their horror of war. not fear of from the League.
London, To-day. far as Shaokwan, about 110 The French Ambassador, the ultimate outcome.
The action to be taken must be UNEQUIVOCAL SUPPORT OF Legally miles north of Canton. Sever-Conte
Turning to the communica- de Chambrun, was re-the Canal could not be closed
MORE SPADEWORK NEEDED (collective, and Britain would play
THE LEAGUE
tion to be addressed al engineers and workmen left ceived by Signor Mussolini without League action.
Sir Austen Chamberlain (C.; W. her part Was it reasonable for
to the by train this morning for Shao- yesterday.
German Government regarding -Trans-Ocean Ser-
Birmingham), in reply amid loud the Government to ask for a free
Capetown: What would happen their peace proposals, about In view of the attitude of Ministerial cheers, said that the hand, with the assurance that the a large black army were to rise which kwan to repair the damaged vice.
many Governments towards continuance
Dr. Hugh Dalton had now Government would pursue a policy Pirow, Minister of Defence, in the Foreign Affairs debate in the
in North Africa, asked Mr. O. questioned him sanctions did the opposition would be a policy of equal danger under the Covenant, as laid down debate of the Assembly yesterday. House of Commons, the For- in yesterday's really believe that the League and futility, and the withdrawal at the next meeting of the Coun- He declared that the developments eign Secretary stated that he would have passed a resolution of Ambassadors would not alter cil of the League on May 11? closing the Canal? There was Signor Mussolini's policy. Ex- They should not blind
in Abyssinia had brought that day hoped it would be possible for never the slightest hope of it. palsion of Italy from the League selves to the perils at the present nearer. The vague fears
at least a quarter of a century the British Ambassador to deli- A blow had been struck at the would be futile and would weaken time or the structure of the League and the instead of
active rearmament past had become
of the ver these questions in Berlin an actual pos-to-day. conception of collective security. League and prevent its being where.
strengthening the which was
taking place every ability. Passengers and freight for
We must face facts frankly and made again what we'
Some nations were ap Lokchang are
General Hertzog said that if the de reply to an interjection by conveyed from
afraid and learn the lesson derived hope to make it.
might yet parently rearming to the exclu-League did its duty it must main-Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Eden said Shaokwan by boats via the: The Senate Appropriations Com-from this experience, but it was
sion of almost everything else intain sanctions, if necessary North River. The rains make mittee has approved the naval ap clear that the League must con-to frame a more solid
for that while the Government were The League ought to set to work the national economy. Britain it navigable, although on north-propriation bill in essentially the tinue in the
years. If that were done Italy jaware of some of the points re- modern world.
structure had a great part to play in the would be compelled eventually to garding which some of the other ward journeys the boats are same form as passed by the House was absolutely indispensable for Government's efforts to get Ger- could only do it effectively in an continue sanctions it would be ested, the questions which the Bri- jon more solid foundations. The future world organisation. She give in. If the League did not Governments were specially inter- met by strong southward cur- of Representatives Committee. the organisation of internationali rents. If further rain falls in Senator Key Pittman expressed affairs.
many and other countries back armed world if she had the means dead, for no country would desire tish Government the present season, it is fear-the opinion that the London Naval
were putting. into the League and secure re-at her disposal-Reuter.
to continue to be a member of a would be communicated ed that the river will again Treaty would be approved by the-
Igional pacts were steps in the overflow its banks and will dam- Foreign Relations Committee, and There
CHURCHILL'S ATTACK
League that had proved to be a German Government on their sole must also be a stock-right direction. It must considerį
broken reed. age the railway, which runs that there was a possibility of its taking by each Government to de-too whether the Covenant of the, Mr. Winston Churchill, (C., Ep-]
authority and their own, respon- Advice would be sent to Southsibility. ratification in the present session.cide the future course
The League as a whole must de-order to enable the Council to act win's remark that he felt bitterly measures necessary for the preser
of action. League did not need amending in ping) strongly attacked Mr. Stan- Reuter.
Africa's representative at Geneva ley Baldwin. He cited Mr. Bald-
SAME OBJECTIVE to support to the utmost ang An earlier message said that alcide the further course of action before a catastrophe had befal-humiliated, and said: record peacetime naval appropria-The Government proposed imme-len it-Reuter.
The Government's objective in "We feel vation of the prestige of the these negotiations was the same ition bill designed to make the diately to consider the problem, in
bitterly humiliated too, and by navy, second to none, had been ap-consultation with the
FORMIDABLE QUESTIONS
League-Beuter. whom?" He criticised Mr. Bald-
as it had been from the beginning. proved by the relevant committee The Government had gone to the speaking to the League of Nations debate and said that one man was part of the principle in which we The unilateral denunciation of the
London: Mr. Anthony Eden, win for not participating in the and had run
They wanted to make of a period great risks in sup-of crisis å period of opportunity. of the House of Representatives. furthest length that the League Union deputation, said that the taking all the power and not fac-believed, but had got cause for Locarno Treaty had been a shock The estimates totalled 5531,000,-was prepared to go collectively. 000, to be devoted to continuing He asked for a free
world was faced with formidableling realities. The debate in the bitter disappointment owing to to the structure of the security of Warsaw, To-day. work on the 84 warships at pre-connection with the League Coun-questions. Could they anticipate House of Commons gravely in the failure of the system, and Europe. It was their task to re-
almost parallel with the river.
"DISASTROUS FIRE IN POLAND
Small Town Completely Destroyed
GOVT. STOCK-TAKING
It
Dominions.
hand in
to the
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Many children and old people sent under construction and the cf meeting on May 11.
in future more vigorous League jured our affairs and if continued, must take stock of the position. build it. are feared to have lost. their laying down of 12 new destroyers As regards Germany. Mr. Eden action than in the 'Abyssinian dis- must produce demoralisation. - The stocktaking must be exhaus- lives in a conflagration which and six submarines, increasing the and the British Ambassador were pute? Were the nations likely to Lord Cranborne, Under-Secretive and relentless, to see if the Britain had already made a cer- destroyed the little town of feet air arm, and building up the probably presenting. the British take, under the Covenant, greater tary for Foreign Affairs, replying League can be made effective.tain contribution, for which they Zamosc in Galicia yesterday. reserves of strategic war minerals questionnaire to-day.
risks than they were prepared to for the Government, expressed The opposition motion was talk-had no need to apologise, and they Ten persons suffered graye in- It also authorised the laying DRASTIC ACTION URGED take hitherto? Was it possible the opinion that the Government ed out by Mr. W. Gallagher (Com. proposed to go on with the task, juries and more than 2,000 down of two new battleships if AD- Sir Archibald Sinclair (so to organise the League action had every reason to be proud of W, Fife) amid ironical Minister-than which they believed there were rendered homeless. other Power began capital ship Caithness) urged an increase in so that it could be preventive its record in the Italo-Ethiopian ial laughter, and there was couse-was none more Trans-Ocean Service.
Ireplacement:
the intensification of sanctions, rather than represalve?
dispute. We had spent-treasure!quently no vote-Reuter
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