LABOUR AND SANCTIONS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 299, 1 October 1935, Page 5

LABOUR AND SANCTIONS.

OBLIGATIONS OF THE LEAGUE.

ITALY’S OPEN REPUDIATION

(Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, September 30,

In liis presidential speech at the opening of the Labour conference, Mr W. A. Robinson. defended the declaration made by the conference at which lip said 1 in no way advocated.war ivith Italy, but was a’ pledge of organised Labour’s support to the League if it implemented its powers in the face of Italy’s open repudiation of her obligations,

Md Robinson added: “Should Italy persist in ignoring the vieYV of mankind and defy the League’s sanctions, then, however ..-reluctant Yve may be to take the next step, there could he no alternative but for tho League to attempt to restrain Italy by force, Yvhich only utter madness on the part of Mussolini could bring into play.”

“Italy,” lie said, “might have aspirations, but it Yvas not the way-to fulfil them.”

OPINION OF MR PETER FRASER.

TORONTO, September 29

Mr Peter Fraser, deputy-leader of the Labour Party in the New Zealand Houise of Representatives, said tonight that he believed the recent resolution of the British Tirades Union conference, backing the League’s stand in the dispute between Italy and Ethiopia, even to the use of economic and military sanctions, expressed the true feelings of all Labour movements throughout the Empire. New Zealand, he said, had gained a little from the Ottawa trade agreements and conditions in the Dominion generally were showing a general improvement.

RUMANIAN THREAT TO ITALY.

BAN ON OIL AND PETROL

BUCHAREST, Sept. 30,

Rumania, which has hitherto been one of Italy’s chief sources of oil and petrol,, has informed Italy that supplies will ho stopped on Wednesday, unless the debt lor these exports, totalling £1,200,000 is paid.