THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1938.
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FRANCE FALLS INTO LINE Agreement With Italy Expected Before May 9
Way Already Cleared By British Agreement
Rome, To-day.
A Franco-Italian Agreement has been much faci- litated by the assurances already contained in the Anglo-Italian Agreement, many of which apply also to France.
For example, the right of way through the Medi- terranean and reduction of Italian troops in Libya.
It is expected that agreement will have been reach- ed between France and Italy by May 9, when the League of Nations will meet to deal with
Herr Adolf Hitler, the German Fuehrer, who is celebrating his 49th birthday quietly to-day.
the question of recognition of annexation of HERR HITLER'S
Abyssinia.
France, after the recognition, will appoint an Ambassador to Italy who will engage in further talks on technical questions still out- standing between the two countries. It is emphasised that none of these points will be discussed. till after the appointment of an Am- bassador. All that M. Blondel, French charge d'affaires in Rome, will discuss will be guarantees of good intentions on both sides.
NO DISPUTE
WORLD
EUCHARISTIC
CONGRESS
Budapest, To-day.
On the occasion of the World Eucharistic Congress, representa tives of Catholic Churches in all parts of the world will assemble in
It is emphasised that there is no serious Franco-Italian dispute, for a comprehensive agreement was May in the Hungarian capital for
reached when M. Pierre Laval visited Rome in January, 1985.
However, the absence of Ambas- sadors in Rome and Paris indicates
an impressive meeting..
BIRTHDAY
Berlin, To-day.
GENERAL MOTORS WORKS PICKETED
FLINT (MICHIGAN), TO-DAY.
FIVE THOUSAND MEN WERE RENDERED IDLE YESTERDAY WHEN TWO GENERAL MOTORS FACTORIES WERE FORCED TO CLOSE BY PICKETS BELONG- ING TO THE UNITED MOBILE WORKERS UNION.
-AUTO-
The pickets refused to allow Un- ion members to enter unless they could prove that their Union con- tributions had been fully paid.
A strike vote will be taken at the week-end concerning various grievances which the Union alle- ges against the General Motors Cor- poration-Reuter.
TORTOSA STILL HOLDING
OUT
The Propaganda Minister, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, delivered 2n eulogy of Herr Hitler over the radio last night on the eve of the
DESPITE Fuehrer's forty-ninth birthday. HEAVY INSURGENT ATTACKS
He contrasted the pre-Nazi state
BARCELONA, TO-DAY.
INCREASINGLY
SOUTH OF TORTOSA, THE RE-
TREATED, STATE THE - GEN- ERAL STAFF.
of affairs, "when others presented PUBLICANS HAVE NOT RE- demands to Germany," with the present day, "when the world must listen to demands put forward by [Germany."
tactical movement they have left The Government claim that by a
the nationalists only a narrow cor- ridor in the direction of Amposta, Dr. Goebbels. concluded: "The and to have brought them under- More than 200 special trains will difference between parliamentary crossfire.
authoritarian de-l It is claimed that in the recent bring foreign guests to Budapest. democracy and
Two emergency railway stations mocracy is that parliamentary de- battles on the Aragon front, 39 are being constructed in anticipa-mocracy avoids responsibility dur-Italian and German airmen were tion of enormous traffic. sing the greatest danger."-Trans captured after their planes had
been brought down.-Renter.
that tension which has arisen be- tween the two countries owing to the conflicts in ideology between the Among the Cardinals expected Ocean. Popular Front Governments in to attend are the Cardinal Arch- France and the Fascist Govern-bishop of Westminster, Cardinal ment of Italy, and the fears iz Hinsley, and the Archbishop of France that Italy is threatening Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty. France's security and communica- Up to the present, 71 Arch- tions with her colonies by her bishops and 227 Bishops have an- campaign in Spain and the presence nounced their participation-Reu- of Italian troops in the Balearics.—ter. Reuter.
IN MAY
Paris, To-day.
A French Ambassador will be appointed to Italy in May, says the newspaper "Intransigeant.”
The paper says that Italy has agreed to the nomination being made after the League Council session-Trans-Ocean.
NO OBSTACLES
BRAZIL BAN ON FOREIGNERS
Rio de Janeiro, To-day..
A decree has been signed in Brazil banning foreigners from
| holding meetings of foreign as- Paris, To-day.sociations and societies except-
A high tone of optimism marks with the permission of the au- French newspaper comment on the thorities.
Rome talks between the Italian No badges or tokens of foreign Foreign Minister and the French organisations are to be worn charge d'affaires. TM
There are
The foreign press is to be con- obstacles to a trolled, while foreign schools will Franco Italian Agreement, say most be under Government supervision.- of the papers, and the only snags Reuter.
are psychological - ones. ...---
Actual negotiations will probably
start to-morrow or on Friday, by to the "King of Italy; and Emperor which time the French charge of Ethiopia,
d'affaires will have received in- Establishment of good neighbour- structions from Paris.
POINTS TO BE DISCUSSED
Points to be discussed. according
a press forecast, are: Appointment of a French Am- bassador to Rome, to be accredited
ly relations,
·
Demarcation of the frontier be- tween French Somaliland-and Abys- sinia, and Italian assurances with regard to the French-controlled rail- way from Djibouti to Addis Ababa,
The Mediterranean, and The Red Sea-Trans-Ocean
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