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THURSDAY, MAY

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1936.

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NATIONS DECIDING LEAGUE'S

SANCTIONS POLICY FUTILE

NO REMEDY FOR LEAGUE'S ILLS

SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT

London, May 6,

Speaking in the House of Commons tonight on the prevent League of Nations crisis, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Liberal Jender, urged an incrense und, Intensification af withelintas against Italy.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, Jr.. iu}" rested a

snpellons, continuance of

"SANCTIONS ARE.

FUTILE"

EMPIRE POLICY

plus the withdrawal of nmlusundors Sir Austen Chumberlath, wko, from Italy and the expulsion of Baly | sperking in the House of Commons from the League,

yesterday, declared that sinctions are Sir Austen Chamberlain, by reply, Jon futile as they are dangers.

and land ministerial cheers, snid the policy of sanctions woukl now be a policy of equal danger and futility, and the withdrawal of ambassadors would not alter Signor Benito Musso. lini's policy.

The expulsion of Italy from the bengue would be futile, and would weaken instead of strengthen the League and prevent its being made nguin "what we might yet hope to

make it."

The league ought to set to work to frame a more solid structure on *more solid foundations. The Govern

ment's efforts to get Germany and other countries back into the league and secure regional pacts were steps in the right direction. It must con- | sider, too, whether the Covenant of the Lengue did not need amending in order to enable the Council to act before a catastrophe has befallen,

BITTERLY HUMILIATED

a

Mr. Winston

Churchill strongly attacked the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, for the remark that i

And by

askerl

BRITISH RIGHTS RETAINED

BUT ETHIOPIA IS ITALY'S

ANNEXATION QUESTION..

(Special To "Telegraph")

Official

Rome, May-ri,

UNCERTAIN

EDEN REPLIES TO LABOUR ATTACK

NOT BLIND TO PERILS OF PRESENT CRISIS

The Government of Great Britain proposes to con, sider immediately, together with the Dominions, its. future course of action with respect to the League of Nations, Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons last night.

He was answering an attack by Labour-charges that the Government had failed to fulfil its obligations under the League Covenant in failing to stop the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Mr. Eden defended the Govern- ment policy.

In the light of present circumstances, however, that policy would have to be revised, he said. Each nation must shape its own course of action; and the League must decide its own conduct for the future. A fateful meeting of the Council will be held on Monday next, and Mr. Eden asks for a free hand there..

Mr. Eden mentioned with misgiving the general re armament of nations, and reminded Britain that, in order to meet her responsibilities she must be prepared for all .contingencies. They should not blind themselves to the

perils of the present time, he warned.

futile.

wur

War.

EXQUISITE DESIGNS. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

LEAGUE'S FATE

DEFENDS GENEVA

POLICY

10

Bandits

Attack Again Final Assault on French Legation,

Addis Ababa, May 6.

Shortly after mid-night to-night a fight developed botween Italian and Inative forces around the French Lega- tion, when the Ethiopiane made a last Tort to reach the prison ennip where Italians were formerly contined.

JAPANESE OPPOSED TO WAR

HIROTA PROMISES

PEACE

BUT NATION MUST ARM

Tokyo, May 6. There will be no war during the tenure of Mr. Koki Hirota. Prime Minister of Japan, thi

Three tanks and some fifty Askaris leader declared to-day when ad- helped bent off the assault and n

umber of the attackers were kille.dressing the Diet. Several of the men in the Legation [compound were wounded.

the

Army

He deplored the disturbances of February 20, saying they were due t The city is returning to normal dangerous elements inside and outsid under martial law, ansel

the army. However, word has foundation was unshaken, he said. been received that, despite heavy The Prime Minister prontised the rains and widespread floods, General Government would restare confidenc Mr. Anthony Edon, Foreign Scere Graziani is advancing from the south and clarify national policy, and re steadily. One mechanised column is the House of Commas praterday, moving towards Jijiga and a second move all ideas incompatible with the charging that Britain had failed towards HarraT.

Japanese spirit, proceeding entirely Corerent, and stating that the new fulfil her obligations under the

within the constitution. A third in closing in on Addia situation raits for reconsideration af | Alinha, ami is meeting practically no the League's policy.

resistance-Renter Special.

tury, seko answered Labour attacks in

LOYALLY SUPPORTS LEAGUE

GENERAL SMUTS

WARNING

ALTERNATIVE IS CHAOS

Capetown, May 6,

YANKEES HAMMER DETRIOT

ROWE FAILS TO STOP ATTACK

HARD HITTING

GAMES

to

Mr. Hirota added that it was r mutter for rejoicing that China was !: present traiquil. However, experi ence taught that they must continually watch the altuation there.

Due to the international situation. he warned, the people of Japan mus.

additional expenditure expert

armaments.

WANT NO WAR

Replying to interpolations from this Peers, Mr. Hirota reiturated that ther would not be war daring his time in office. The Army and Navy, likewise.

dkt not wish for conflict The thi

peeled the Foreign Office ta

**

country's relations with that in view, Foreign reaction to the assassina. tions of Febronry 26 was unfavour. able, said Mr. Hirota. However, when the revolt was fully understood Japan would regain her standing.

:

RISING BUDGET

industrial-enterprisen.

He had fixet the total of the new

More significant was the sanctions at Geneva. They always he felt bitterly humiliated by the

quarters here tonight statement of Sir Austen Cham-knew the weakness of sanctions was

The Finance Minister told the Dirt outcome of the Italo-Ethiopian stated that the existing

rights of berlain, which was cheered bymediately effective.

that they could not be made im-

that a current budget of Yen 2,303,- trouble.

fother powers in Ethiopia, such

The only ima

New York, May 6.

000,000 was no increase by Yen 25. tritain's the watershed of the the ministerial benches, to the mediately effective sanction would |

The New York Yankees, playing in 900,000 over that prepared in January, "We fool bitterly humilisted. 100, Rhe Nike, Lake Tran would bejeffect that the sanctions policy, have been to deny Italy the Use of

"In the awful perplexities and tan- Detroit, hammered the Tigers star but which the Diet disapproved. Churchill scrupuleudy respected. whom Mr.

pitcher, "Schoolboy" Rowe, hern ef The Increase was due to additional fas directed against Italy. was the Suez Canal. That must inevit-gere facing the world I am for doing fast season's world series, to day. He expenses in Manchuria, the moderni- Talk of the declaration of a pyo-

ably have entailed military netion, the straight thing that i He criticised Mr. Baldwin for not treterate or annexation is regarded as dangerous as it was which must inevitably have led to loads within League of Nations could not stop the terrine onslaught nation of defences and assistance-to participating in the debate, 11e de a premature.

It is pointed out that Signor Benito!

• London, May 4.

until Italy is compelled to make pener of the Yulees' big batting guna. e man was taking all the power Mussolini's expression, "thispa

within the framework of the New York scored fourteen runs on bond issue at Yen 700,077,000, he said. atlack Launching FL and riot facing the realities. The Italian," which caused such u renetion against the British policy in the Italo

vigorous

Threats No Avail

declared General Jan fourteen hits, with Dickey, Pearson The taxation system will be renovate debate in the House of Coramons hadi

White the Opposition. Mr. Eden

and former Prime gravely injured British-affairs and if the European press and public Ethiopian dispute during the debate

Smute","

Minister of Justice in South and Selkirk hitting homers. Detroit and the Government would examine

Minister scured three rans on as many hits. preserves mil, il continued inust produce demorall-method and muy refer either to plans Mr. Hugh Dalton accused the Gevern. League with horse, foot and artillery,

the possibilities of monopolies in cer- elasticity of in the House of Commons to-night, serted, professed to support the to-day.

Lary's homer for the St. Louis tain" fields. Control of exchange sation, he said.

for a protectorate or annexation. It

"If sanctions cannot be strengthen Browns dat not help them they only meant in reality ment of responsibility for the

would continue to prevent the flight support

they

niet Boston, of capital, Mr. Lord Cranbourne, replying for the leaves the way open for diplomatic which it could have prevented, and it with threats, insults and perorned they should at least be carried out decision when

Baba declared Government, sail the Government had conversations.

with failure to fuin! its obligations ton that they could not close the Suez the courage to do this, the League to Boston's th

tions. Mr. Eden warned the Opposi un the present basis.

They were beaten seven to four by-United Press. Signor Mussolini now considers it every reason to be proud of its record

"If this members of the League have the Red Sox, committing three errors Nations League of

Canal with paper boats, in the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. We pasable for reasonable men to meet andar

Covenant, particularly in respect to Article XVI. have spent treasure and run great round-table conference

If Britain had not pressed for mili-will be savest. tary sanctions, he told the Opposition, "The choice is not between this tisks to support the principle in realistic basis, and conclude a settle-

Mr. Dalton charged that which we believed, and we have got Bent which will safeguard, British Government had encouraged Ethiopia it was because of her horror of war, League and another League, but be cause for bitter disappoinmem. hinterests in the Mediterranean

not any fear of the ultimate outcome. tween this League and chang the Red Sea, as well as in the waters to resist in the belief that the Longue

Legally the Suez Canal could not be destruction," he warned.Reuter. of Lake Tran.

would eventually come to their aid, closed without League action. Mr. It is insisted that Italy will

not and with Jeaving the Ethiopians to Eden added.

their fate, having given no effective In view of the attitude of many abandon any Ethiopian soil,

the help of any kind. On the contrary, Governments towards sanctions, Signor Gayda," writing in Giornale Clialia, says Il Duce's an- the Government had helped Mussolini the Opposition really believe the Th Opposition motion was talked ouncement of a "Roman peace" to destroy them by permitting the sale League would have passed a resolu nut by the Communist, Mr. Galiagher, menna utalitarian Italian possession of indispensable supplies of oil to tion closing the cann!? the questioned,

Italy. charged Government There was never the slightest hope of umid ironical Jaughter from Govern- of Ethiopia.-Ernter Special.

profilting out of the sale of oil it, he declared. ment benches, and consequently there

by its holdings in the Anglo-Iranian was no vote--Beuter.

Company

declared.

The country must take stock of its position, and the stock-taking must be exhaustive and relentless, to see if the League'can be made effective.

U.S. Legation Now Safe

ITALIAN GUARDS

WITHDRAWN

on

Labour Wins By-Election

24

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with

the

the

faire.

Heavy Blow Struck

dick

PRESIDING AT INQUIRY

and

MR. JUSTICE PORTER NOMINATED

London, May G.

Cleveland's Indians again went on.

a hitting spree against the Philadel phis Athletles, Gleeson, Trosky and

Vosmik hitting over the fence, and scored seven runs on eleven drives. The Athletics scored once on seven Istarts.

Piet hit a circuit clout for Chicago!

Big Navy Bill Approved

White Sox which helped them in U.S. TO RATIFY NEW totalling ve runs tu defeat the Washington Senators. Senators gol

one run on eight hits. There were TREATY SOON?

no errors.

NATONAL LEAGUE

Washington, May 6.

The Senate Appropriations Com mitice has approved the Naval Ap The National League games were propriations Bill, largest in the peace. devoid of thrills. The Giants nosed

Jordan homered for Boston, but the

[bat and tallied eight to their

op

Relations Committee, and there was possibility of it being ratified

M. Dalton urged an intensification

A blow had been struck at the of sanctions against Italy, by the inclusion of oil and other such com-structure of the League and the con-1

out the Pittsburgh Pirates in Newtime history of the United States, in modities on the embargo list.

ception of collective security, Mr. Eden asserted.

In the House of Commons, Mr. York, six to five. Each team had essentially the same form as it war

eleven hits and two errors.

passed by the House of Representa- Indian Troops Praised

"We must face the facts frankly Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of

tives' committee. and unafraid, and learn the lesson the Exchequer, announced that Mr. Brooklyn Dodgers hit freely to

Senator Key Pittman, chairman of Mr. Anthony Elen, the Foreign derived from this experience, he Justice Porter will preside over the collected on seven hits. The Reds opinion that the London Naval Treaty score five runs la Cincinnati's pale. the Committee, expressed the WITH MAJORITY OF Minister, replied.

said. But it was clear the League tribanal formed for the purpose of At the outset he referred to the must continue in a modern world, and investigating the leakage of Budget committed one error, and so did the would be approved by the Foreign ONLY 100 great satisfaction of the Government was absolutely indispensable for secrets.

for the splendid work of the British the organisation of International af- Other members of the tribunal will Legation Guard at Addis Ababa, com- London, May 6.

There must also be a stock-taking Mr. Roland Oliver.

be Mr. Gavin Simmonds, K.C., and Chicago Cubs were stronger with the at the present session.-Reuter. In the by-election at Peckham, durposed of Indian infantry.

It was not too much to say that decide their future courses of action. Monday-enter.

by cach Governniest, he continued, to to Viscount Dorodule, the silting Con-

The Inquiry is to be opened Washington, May 6. The American Vice-Consul at Addisservative member, succeeding his these troppa ravel large numbers of The League as a whole must decide Ababa ha notified the State Depart father, the late Admiral Earl Beatty, foreign lives. They not only protect its future course of action

The British Governinent proposed ment that the Italian guard which narrow victory. The result was an least one attack on the British immediately to consider the problem to the Pecrate, Labour secured aed. 2,000 refugees by repelling at had been posted at the U.S. Legation,nounced to-day as follows:

Legution, at sent detachments to in consultation with the Dominions. following repeated attacks by bandits, Mr. L. SHkin (Lab)

aid of the foreign 13.007 the

missions has been withdrawn.

The Government had gone the fur- 12,007 imperilled by the mobs,

thest length the League was pre- -The Itallan troops first disarmed a

Major Charter, the officer

inpared to go collectively, and he asked number of natives in the neighbour-

Lab. majority ...........

100 command of the Guard, worthily up for a free hund in connection with the hood of the Legation, rounding them

the last General Election, held the best traditions of the Indian League Council meeting of May 11, up during the night.

Viscount Borodule was

$m Meanwhile, Mrs. Edith Rogers, over Mr. Silkin by a majority of 772,

successful Army- Republican Representative. Mins- sachusetts, has announced the intro 15,220. votos, to 14,457,

Mr. Harvey (Nat. Con.)

AMERICAN THANKS

League Situation

EX-VICEROY RETURNS

HIGH TRIBUTE TO LORD WILLINGDON

on [ponents' six. Demaree hit a home run for the Cubs. The winners had thirteen hits, one error: Boston eleven. und two.

Gelberts' homer won the game for the St. Louis Cardinals. They scored three to the Phillies two. Philadel- pla hit seven times, but committed three errors which allowed the Cardinals to make their Ave hits into a winning run total-Reuter.

PRISON FOR KIDNAPPER

Questions For League The Conservative vote shows a duction to Congress of a resolution shrinkage of 2,322. compared with

The aituation In which Great The League would be faced with

London, May 6. calling on Mr. Cordell Hull, the the General Election Ogures, whilst Britain and other League countries formidable questions when the Coun- Secretary of State, to explala why Labour has declined by 1,450 votes, found themselves was difficult and cil meets on Monday next, Mr. An- Lord Willingdon, on his return to adequnic protection was not provided-Reuter.

disappointing. Throughout the Italo-thony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, England after relinquishing the post for the American Legation in Addis

Ethiopian

dispute, said the Foreign told the House of Commons to-night of Viceroy of Indin, called on Mr.

had

Could

future Stanley Prime Minister;

Basel, May 6. Answering the end take a lendour more vigorous League action thun in at 10 Downing Street, mis morning with respect to the sale of Britian the Ethiopian dispute 7

Wesemann, the alleged kidnapper with whom he had half an hour's of Hethold Jacob, German-Jewish oil to Italy, he said that sake of der the Covenant, graver risks than

Were the nations likely to take un-conversation. Washington, May 6. this commodity dropped from thirteen

Lord Zelland puldu tribute to Lord Journalist, in September last, has been The Foreign Secretary stated, in message to the British Legation in in. 1036 to four per cont. If it had que action that it would be raven-

The State Department has sent a per cent. of the Italian import, total they were prepared to take hitherto? Willingdon at the London Chamber of sentenced to three years' penal ser-

Was it possible to sa organise Les-Commerce dinner last night.

vitude. reply a lleuse of Commong question, Addis Ababa, expressing sincere ap

He has also been ordered to pay In the course of his speech, he been stopped altogether, what dive, rather than repressive? that the conditions generally of the preciation of Sir Sidney Barton's in sifference would it have made to the

stated that If, England, had men of Jacob 6,000 Swiss francs and 450 Emperor of Ethiopia's stay

Those questions, he said in valuable eslatance in the evacuation course of the dispute? ho asked.

wore the calibre and far-sightedness of francs na costs, and will be recom Palestine were under consideration by of American citizens.-Routers Bul-

ment would approach steeped in difficulties, The Govern-Lord Willingdon, then the foundations mended for expulsion. the Government-British Wireless." leth Service.

of the Brițiali Empire could never Wesemann has appealed against he staken.-Reuter's Bulletin Service. the sentence.-Reuter.

Ababa. Raiter.

BRITAIN AND THE NEGUS

London, May U..

The British Government was the only one which publicly urget all

the in

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KING FAROUK WELCOMED

PRAYS AT TOMB OF FATHER

Cairo, May 6. ** Scenes of the greatest enthusias marked the arrival of King Farouk here. A salute of twenty-one gun thundered out, and the crowds "or- plauded as the now King emergét from the railway station..

The King's first act was to driv to the Citadel and pray at his father a tomb-Reuter's Bulletin Service,

TRADE AGREEMENT

Washington, May 6.

The United States and Franco have signed a reciprocal trade agreement. [—Router,