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EUROPE APPROACHES CRISIS

LAST EFFORT Britain May Urge Military Sanctions

TO END WAR

ROME FACES HARD ALTERNATIVES

MUST END HOSTILITIES OR SUFFER PENALTIES

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

Geneva, Apr. 13.

Europe awaits a week of events which may result either in lessening or increasing tht tension between the Great Powers. Diplomats are to attempt to untangle the dangerous crises which have arisen over the German" militarisation of the Rhineland and the Italo-Ethiopian

var.

First, Senor Madariaga, chairman of the Committee

Major Gerald Achilles Burgoyne the 62-year-old Englishman, who had! bean entrusted by Emperos Huile Setuasie with the organisation of an

rhinpinn Red Cruan unit, was killed y on Italian aerial tomb while retir ing with Ras Kubeda's troops, from Amba Alagi to Queram.

NAVAL

of Thirteen, will confer to-morrow with the Italians MEN SEE

seeking an immediate statement of Rome's peace terms and a commencement of negotiations to end the war in North-east Africa.

Wednesday will see the British, French and Belgian General Staff officers conferring in London upon means

TIGERS

RUMOUR SHOCKS

LONDON

IMPORTANT STATES TO LEND SUPPORT?

NO CONFIRMATION IN

OFFICIAL QUARTERS

London, Apr. 13,

Astonishment and 'incredulity have been aroused here by rumours that the British Government is satisfied that economic sanctions against Italy are ineffective and that they will never bring the Italo- Ethiopian war to an end. It is said that other what to do in event of one atturk. Best wart Park, former home of the Important League of Nations members are prepared to

support Great Britain if she decides that military

sanctions are necessary.

Such an action on the part of League · Powers, if resisted, would mean a'war with Italy.

It is declared in well-informed circles in London that the rumours are baseless and that the British policy

of resisting a hypothetical German attack by land, sea Lost All Night is unchanged.

and air.

Thursday, the Committee of Thirteen will hear Senor Mada. rlaga's report on his efforts ti win Italy to a compromise. It is stated that unless Italy is willing to consider pence. discussions, Britain intends to urge new penalties against her in the shape of sanctions,

Additional sanctions, it is admitted,

REVOLT

AGAINST FASCISM

On Taimoshan-

H.K. OFFICERS' ADVENTURE

The existence of two large tigers in the New Territories was definitely established by the

would bring Europe Ince to face with ITALIANS BECOMING ng experiences of two

a threat of war in the Mediterranean,

DISSATISFIED

naval officers who almost stumbled upon the animals when wandering cold and hungry over Taimoshan after a night lost in

REALISE COST the mist.

OF WAR

In addition to huge appropriations for Army, Navy and Air Force. Britain in alsa opening up civilian air raid schools to teach the populace

Earl of Liverpool, in Palfiol, Gloucestershire, is being converted into such a school at a cost of £15,000. Above is seen. Instructor-Commander Heard (wearing mask) illustrating his lecture;

SOCIAL REFORM

PROMISED

the ROOSEVELT'S SCHEME TO

GUARD PROSPERITY

Parts is equally incredulous. It is pointed out at Qual d'Orsay that only the Committee of Eighteen could de- cide that League of Nations military sanctions against Italy are necessary. It is most improbable that Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, and M. Pierre Flandin," the French Foreign Minister, contemplate any military action, it is felt.Reuter.

MINERS' STRIKE THREAT

FRENCH INDUSTRY MAY SUFFER

EMPLOYERS REASONABLE

Geneva Surprised

Geneva, Apr. 13. Nothing is known here of rumours that the British Cabinet has conclad- ed that économic sanctions are inade- qunte, and should be replaced by military sanctlins if the Italo- Ethiopien war is to be ended.

The report that important states have given Great Britain assurances of support if Britain advises military sanctions is discredited in League circles, here.

It is felt that any question of new Hanctions becoming effective will raise Issues of most exceptional gravity...

Baltimore, Apr. 13. .. Renewed consideration of a shorter working week. "adequate" minimum wages and stabilisation of annual em- ployment were promised by President F. D. Roosevelt in a speech to-night delivered to the Maryland Young Democratic Club and broadcast to the nation.

This address was considered the President's opening salvo in his election battle.

Social pioneering was only beginning, he said, pledging himself thus to pursue aims similar to those invalidated in the National Recovery Administration programme.

Буда

Ho, pointed out that while produc-| Lion and profits were increasing, on- employment

Af growing at astounding

Therefore, to rate. restore those conditions of so-called

rasn

was not enough. prosperity

For the restoration of prosperity and reduction of unemployment to-

STIMULUS TO CHINA TRADE

Britain Prepared gether, President Roosevelt suggested, The mere fact that Mr. Anthony firstly, greater purchasing power far Eden, British Foreign Secretary, has more widely distributed, secondly, the of the school leaving age; envisaged the convocation of the

pensioning. off aged workers; CO-OPERATION WITH Committee of Eighteen has been held

shortening

working arthly, spreading employment UNITED STATES

Erthly,

and a final test of the aulidarity of the League Powers in their mutual responsibilities under the Covenant of the League. Great Britain is said. to be ready to face these contingencies, since the Government feels it cannot oppose pubile opinion which has been outraged by the Balian violation of

The officers were Paymuster Com- the League Convenant and the rules

mander W. R. C. Steple and Pay- of warfare with respect to gas and

master Lieutenant H. S. T. Osborne the bombardment of Red Cross units

of London, Apr. 14.

H.M.S. Capetown who were and unfortified towns-United Press, i

Opposition to Signor Benito Mus-separated from a walking party on To Meet Madariaga

solini and his Fascists is growing in Sunday afternoon and had to stay Italy, according to Signor Giovanni the whole night in thin shorts and

the bare slopes Giglio, correspondent of the Daily Shiris on

of the Rome, Apr. 13.

Held in Rome for the past seven-mo

mountain. An Italian representative, most teen years, and whom li Duce ex- Paymaster-Lieut. Osborne was not likely Baron Alofst, will leave for pelled from Italy last week.

availabic this morning, but. Pay Geneva to-morrow to meet

Signor Giglio declares the Italians master-Cdr. Steele narrated the story Senor Madariaga, representing tho

face the Com- are becoming more dissatisfied daily with the object, he said, of furnishing

(Special To "Teingraph")

the consequences of military mittee of Thirteen, and to discuss the with the Fascist regime and are now evidence in the many chapters of

sanctions, however serious they may the payment of adequate minimum question of Italo-Ethiopian peace commencing to realize that the rumours associated with the tigers.

Lille, Apr. 14.

is confessed at the same but it The French coal industry time that it may be difficult to secure negotiations.

Ethiopian war was forced on them by "Five of us went out for of a hike threatened with paralysis as a result unanimity the

in Signor Mussolini to divert their at on Sunday with

Committee of It is understood that Baron Alolat tention, from the increasing internal tackling Talmoshan," he said,

object of of the miners of Le Nord Department Eighteen, which is necessary before "We and Pas de Calais unanimously voting military sanctions can be put into won't be accompanied by any delega- economic difficulties. tion.

had left Talpo and were going up for a general strike to begin on May 1. | effect. --Router. They understand, says this com the slopes of the mountain when The annual output of the mines His position will be something like them victory or disaster, Italy at the one

whether the war brings Osborne mentator, that

and decided to try concerned is 30,000,000 tons, or three-

(Special To "Telegraph”) the whole French produced during the last few months and in order to increase employment, in

Washington, Apr. 18. Half way up

came duction. we

it is understood the companies are the first speech of his re-election

There are indications of closer co- a lot of boulders which

A total of 225,000 men is involved. prepared to concede a rise in salaries campaign here to-night.

operation between China, and the made the going impossible. We had

He said the New Deal was seeking United States in monetary and econo- The miners are demanding a if the Government reduces the import to extend the school leaving age in mic spheres. foreign coal-Reuter

the

that of the German ambassador extra end will be paupored completely. Her courses.

of those common water quartors of

ordinery, Herr von Ribbentrop, who export trade will have vanished or across Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler Reuter Bulletin Service.

+

the

to simply that Britain is prepared to weak throughout the year; sixthly,

Is the personal representative of the will be negligiblo for at least twenty track of the remainder of the minimum wage of 94 pence a shift. quotas

years, but no one dares express such views except in the privacy of their party and we called out to them. We Their wages were considerably re- Special. homes on acount of the well organised found out afterwards that they heard Fascist spy services-Reuter,

Cabinet Session

London, Apr. 13.

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Soerotary, who has just returned to *London from Geneva, will meet some' of the loading members of thei Cabinet to-morrow and report on the League of Nations' efforts to ter minate the Ethiopian war.

J

Bodies Will Be Returned

Ho will probably receive detailed JAPANESE SOLDIES instructions upon the course he shall pursue at Geneva on Thursday, with respect to the question of imposing SLAIN ON BORDER

further sanctions, upon Italy should peace efforts fallReuter Bulletin Service.

Moscow, Apr. 13.

us and shouted back but we did not hear them. Wo decided to continuo up to Taimeshan but by the time we had approached the summit it was sun-down. We were without food and drink and the map was with the rest of the party so we thought it best to waste no time in getting down again. We did not soo n sign of our companions,

on

KING WILL SCRAP OLD

WINE CELLARS

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

London, Apr. 13.

wages.---Reuter.

INCREASING EMPLOYMENT

Baltimore, Apr. 13. President F. D. Roosevelt de manded that industry reduce its { working hours and maintain, wages

PITTMAN'S OPTIMISM

all states in order to reduce the

They have not been used for forty- amount of child labour. He also five years, as a matter of fact, but hinted that thousands of jobs would The Secretary of the United States be made available to the young Treasury Department, Mr. Henry persons over sixty-five could retire Morgenthau, to-day gave a dinner in in happiness and security.

honour of the Chinese delegation Because employment practices de- headed by Mr. K. P. Chon, the Direc finitely affect

SM-PPANACEA PLANKS"

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lems, the Governmenloyment prob- tor of the Bank of China in Now

will aim to York.. consider length of working hours, Among those present were Senator stability of employment on an annual Walter F. Georgo, Democrat of basis, and payment of adequate Georgia, Senator William H. King, minimum wages.

Democrat of Utah, Representative"! LOOK FOR SHORT-CUT

Hamilton Fish, Republican · of ' New "We had heard that there was a

York, Representative Sol: Bloom short cut down to Castle Peak from

It is learned that King Edward VIII is abandoning the acceptance of panaces planks which are members of the House of Repre He cautioned against precipitate Democrat of New York, both of whom the mountain and we tried two paths

wine cellars of St. James' Palaco.

he forecast would be offered in the sentatives Committee for Foreign Soviet frontier authorities in the both of which came to impassable

coming election campaign. Far East

Ho Affairs, and numerous officials of the They have not been used for forty-of Rood food, but like: is criticised those inalsling that con- Treasury Department. | hand over to the Japanese authorities hero and as it was cold we kept wall five years, as a matter of fact, but grandfather, King Edward VII, ndence and normal prosperity were

CLIMAX OF TALKS: the bodies of the three Japanese

The occasion formed a climax to Lendon, Apr. 13.

soldiers who fell in the shooting in- ing about. We retraced our stops up now they will be demolished and he is inclined to stoutness if he the only solutions of the situation,

"They generally mean the con- the consultations which have been Reliable sources have declare that frontier guards in the Grodeavoro wo knew. A mist came down and we jest

oldent between Russian and Japanese the mountain as that was one pathom made for a State building pro- cata his favourite dishes. It is be

cause of this tendency to stoutness Adence and prosperity of 1928," he Continued on Page 15) the Italian occupation of the Loke gion on April 0.

that His Majesty faithfully exercises said. "But that was no millennium. could see nothing.

For four hundred years and more ten minutes dally regardless of the The best captains of industry could but only 80 per cent. of the former Tanna area has failed to perturb the Tho Incident occurred when "About five o'clock, or just before the collars of St. James' Palace were pressure. of British Government since Britain's fourteen Soviet soldiers and a like dawn, the mist was beginning to Hift. alled with

do for you before the depression was number of workers were employed;y. request to Italy to respect her in number of Japanese clashed, in Man-We were walking down one of the King George gave most of them to His Majesty has largely foregone the good enough now."

raro winca. However, Since his meals are usually simple, | not good enough then and it is not He said he would not accept the

· Loresta has brought the response that chukuo. territory, to the

theory that, there will be a vast and Rome has no designs upon the Sudan, Sulfenho. One of the Japanese killed near Chinese cemetery when we and what was left to Buckingham Palace. mise the cellars of St. James Palace. industrial production was virtually prosperity is completely restored

east of channels in the side of Talmoshan the troops during the War and moved pleasure of fine wines. He will not He draw attention to the fact that permanent army of idle, even after —United Press.

was a lieutenant.#Bouter

(Continued on Page 18)

King Edward Vui L foodUnited Press.

back at its pro-depression high level, | United Prest.

Not Perturbed

have been instructed to obstacles later on. We then bad to make up our minds to stay the night

his business.