ITALIAN OBJECTION TO ANTI-PIRACY AGREEMENT Geneva Hints Further Negotiations Likely AN EQUAL SHARE DEMANDED
Rome, To-day.
The British and French charges d'affaires call- ed on the Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, yesterday and presented the Nyon Conference conclusions.
Italian opinion, after first taking a fairly fa yourable view of the proposals, has now turned pessimistic, and censures the proposal for patroll ing of the high seas by Britain and France a task in which it is considered Italy ought to have an equal share.
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The press is playing down the subject as much as possible, but such criticisms as appear are hos tile and may be read as a prelude to rejection.
"Tribuna” declares the respon- sibility for piracy rests with the Powers who refuse to adopt the only effective and legitimate means of suppressing it granting belli- gerent rights to both parties. Reuter.
LEAGUE INCLINED TO BE SCEPTICAL
Further Negotiations Predicted
BRITISH OPINION
Belief That Italy Will Co-operate
Units of the British fleet at Gibraltar
London, To-day. hopes Italy will assume her share MR. HORE BELISHA
Rapid.conclusion of the Nyon anti-of patrol work, as provided in the piracy agreement is welcomed with protocol. unreserved satisfaction by the Bri- The fact that Russia has been ex- tish press.
cluded from such work in the Me-
The newspapers also manifest diterranean justifies the belief that great satisfaction over a report, Italy will accept the invitations. unconfirmed, that Italy will apart in patrol of the Mediterranean
take
Frankfurt, To-day. Begret is expressed, however, that The agreement concerning the Italy did not attend the Nyon talks. protection of shipping in the The "Daily Telegraph" stresses Mediterranean is viewed with some that Russia has been excluded from scepticism in League circles in control. in the Mediterranean, and Geneva, according to the corres-that in general neutrality in pondent of the "Frankfurter Spanish conflict has been preserved, Zeitung."
so that neither Germany nor Italy He states that the doubtful quar-can object to the agreement. ters are specially interested in the Italian attitude.
DECREASE OF TENSION
the
The newspaper says that if these two Powers should co-operate in carrying out the agreement, an im-
The journal says German press. comments on Nyon are, somewhat discouraging-Trans-Ocean
GENEVA RUMOUR Italy Accepts In Principles
Geneva, To-day.
ATTENDING WAR MANOEUVRES
London, To-day.
The Secretary of State for War, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, accompani led by Brigadier General Macready,
of the War Office General Staff, from Eastbourne to Deauville this morning on his way to attend the French Army manoeuvres in Nor
According to rumours prevalent mandy.
in League quarters, the Italian
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-British Wireless.
Government has accepted in prin- Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell, ciple the proposal of the Nyon Chief of Imperial General Conference that Italy participate in also attending the manoeuv ITALY'S POSITION
control in the Mediterranean.
Quarters connected with the Bri- Refusal by Italy to subscribe to the Nyon Agreement would, says portant step will have been taken tish and French delegations there
towards decreasing tension in fore expect that the Conference the correspondent, not surprise
will come to an end this afternoon League circles, not only because Europe.
with the signature of the Anti- Piracy Pact.
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the reservation of the Adriatic and The paper points out that the only the Tyrrhenian Seas concerns, in Power which has so far expressed reality, purely Italian waters, but dissatisfaction with the Nyon agree also because Rome is likely to be ment is Russia. unwilling to recognise the right of The "Morning Post writes that England and France to a sort of it will depend on Italy whether the general supervision of the Mediter- agreement will be easily enforced or
give rise to difficulties.
ranean.
MISTAKE FEAR
Geneva circles, consequently, are inclined to believe that the. ar- rangements made at Nyon will prove to be of an interim nature
Italian co-operation, says the pa only and will be completed by nego-per, would greatly reduce the like tiations with Italy in the non-lihood of recurrence of the unfor intervention committee meetings or tunate incidents, since the Mediter elsewhere-Trans-Ocean.
Official confirmation of Italian acceptance, however, has yet come-Trans-Ocean.
WILL ITALY AGREE
WALLACE BEERY ACCIDENTALLY WOUNDED
Wallace
London Convinced Of of rough -
Likelihood
London, To-day.
Opinion prevails here that Italy
screen, recider the thigh yes
Ther accide
will accept the Anglo-French in- filming of a 1 vitation to participate in Mediter ranean is a maritime route open to ranean control on certain condi- Beery all nations and it might well happen tions, one of which may be inter- but he that a patrol vessel
Bank the wrong position of the non-intervention is likely ship by mistake.
COUNT CIANO'S PROMISE
Rome Press message states Count Ciano, when he received proposals of the Nyon Confer efforts, the non-interventi
from the British and French in Spain is being gradually
d'Affaires, promised an formed into the opposite.
The paper expresses the fear that in spite of the British Gove
early
feren circles in Geneva,
DISCOURAGING
that the Agreement
at Nyon at latest on British Wireless.
Fines
Committee.
revealed yesterday that the Portuguese Ambassador has lodged a further rotest with
Hain in connection with the Ito invite Portugal to the Nyon
ference:
The Ambassador
that only States bordering
reatly pleased at Mediterranean had been
Hks and Trans-Ocean.
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