ANOTHER CLAIM

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 27, 13 November 1935, Page 7

ANOTHER CLAIM

ITALY AS PROTECTOR.

CANNOT ABANDON PROTEGES.

REPRISALS AND REVENGE FEARED.

United Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 12. The full text of the Italian Note, now available, fulfils the . forecasts. Moreover, it declares that prohibition of Italian exports is a veritable act of hostility, amply, justifying Italian counter-measures. It contends that events since the last meeting of the League Council corroborate Italy’s protests. The Note points out that numerous Abyssinian communities, led by civil and religious authorities, have placed themselves under the protection of Italy, which has also abolished slavery. The Note adds that those liberated recognise in Italy not an aggressor but a Power fulfilling the League’s civilising mission. . Italy has thereby taken up new obligations of protection. If she now abandoned proteges they would suffer terrible reprisals and revenge.

Italy also ai’gues that the raising of the arms embargo, from Ethiopia only increases the gravity of, and threatens to prolong, the conflict.

POSITION OF ABYSSINIANS.

THE LACK OF INFORMATION.

.ANXIETY OR IGNORANCE?

(Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, 'November 12.

Gradually stories from the war front ar,e being elbowed from the main pages of the newspapers, some ol which are more concerned to find the true position of tljo Abyssinians than with the Italian achievements. The question being asked is whether the Ethiopians’ assertions that everything is going according to plan, drawing the Italians into more difficult terrain, masks their anxiety over the handling of the complex difficulties that the Italian thrusts create, or ignorance of the actual happenings. Invariably the news from. Addis Ababa is about a day behind that filtering from Italian fronts. The Empgror’s news bureau time and again professed to be without news concerning the fate of strategic points, the capture of which the Italians had already announced. The Emperor’s headquarters, admits it has heard nothing from the southern front, but officials ■at the palace are disposed to think that Ras Nasibu will return to Jijiga from Daga Bur. This may be the prelude to a quick general withdrawal from Ogaden.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY MATTER.

AVOIDING WORLD CONFLICT.

ITALY’S ATTACHMENT TO

LEAGUE

(Received This Day, 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 12

Italy’s Note to the Powers announcing counter-measures says that sanctions would retard the economic recovery of the world, because they will exclude 44,000,000 Italians from the world markets, while Italy's retaliatory measures will seriously affect the flow of trade exchange. Despite the measures taken against her, Italy does not want to abandon the League, because she wishes to avoid the possibility of a colonial conflict developing into a world conflict. The Note concludes: “The Italian Government would be glad to know how the Governments intend in their own free sovereign judgment, to proceed in respect to the restriction measures proposed against Italy.”

ITALY’S FIRST REPRISALS.

BAN ON EXPORTS TO FRANCE. VIRTUALLY NO TRADE RELATIONS. LONDON, November 12. The Rome correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that Fiance is the first country against which the Government lias taken specific reprisals. Traders are forbidden to export goods to France or to any of her colonies, unless they are holding anticipatory credits or cash payments made in advance. A further decree, which will be issued to-day, will virtually sever trade relations between France and Italy.

DENUNCIATION EXPECTED.

ITALY AND TRADE TREATIES

LONDON, November 12

“The Times” says that the Note from Italy protesting against sanctions states that Italy will take counter measures against sanctions, the responsibility for which will fall on those countries which have countenanced sanctions. • It is believed that one of the counter measures will be the denunciation by Italy, on the day that sanctions begin to operate, of all commercial treaties between Italy and the countries which have imposed sanctions.