SURPRISE FOR ITALIANS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 28, 14 November 1935, Page 5

SURPRISE FOR ITALIANS.

A‘RMS EMBARGO UY; AUSTRIA. NO_ ECONOMIC SANCTIONS. ' ‘ . VIENNA, November 13'. The Foreign Minister (Herr von Bergen-Waldenegg) has announced that the Parliament of ' Austria could not co-operate in economic sanctions against Italy, but would .join other States in placing an embargo on the export of war material. The, Government’s policy was entirely Austrian. Austria was not represented on‘any of- thelLeagne committees and was therefore unable to say who was the aggressor in the conflict between Italy and Abyssinia. “In any case, we cannot adopt economicsanctions, because we would perish,” said the Minister. Nevertheless, Austria would continue to adhere to the League and to support its peace' policy. The proof'of this- was that the Austrian Government would adopt the same attitude as Others concerning the furnishing. of, 'war materials to Italy. . A Home message says that so far there is no official comment on the Austrian decision to apply arms sanctionsagainst Italy. A similar embargo, it is pointed out, Germany is already applying without being labelled “sanc‘ tionist.” However, Herr yon BergerW’aldenegg’s statement that Austria is not applying economic sanctions because the position makes it .impossible has caused an unpleasant surprise, for it had been previously thought that Austria was standing by Italy. The statement is regarded as a. moral condemnation of Italy. ‘ GERMANY’S moms tonnes. PROHIBITED EXPORTS DEFINED. LONDON, November 13. ' The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” says that presumably in ac—cordance with the recent undertaking defining Germany’s attitude to sanctions, in which it was said that abnormat exports damaging the German economic system would not be permitted, the Government has issued a list of 100 foodstuffs and] raw materials including all edible fats, oils, potatoes, textiles, rubber‘, iron, steel and hides, the export of which is prohibited unless specially authorised. Coal and copper are not included because their export was previously; controlled, and chemicals are not mentioned. Apart from chemicals and coal, Germany is not in a position to ‘increase her exports largely, even if she so desired. . The prohibition will. be enforced on 3 November 16, except that on iron and lsteel, the export of which will be ‘ prohibited on Noyember 25. Thus eco-i nomic Circumstances make it expetli—§ lent to follow a policy that does not antagonise Italy and does not impede the League. i PRESBYTERIAN VIEW OF 1 . LEAGUE. WELLINGTON, Noyemher 13. i “If there is any time in the his-l l tory of the world when we should'noti be splitting pacifist hairs, that time} is now, when the League of Nations is fighting for its existence,” said: the ‘Rev. Dr. E. N. Merrington (Master, of Knox College, Dunedin) in speaking to-day at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. . At the conclusion of a. debate, the Assembly pronounced itself as being in‘ complete accord with the measures taken by the League of Nations in‘ dealing with the Halo—Abyssinian war, and welcomed as a step in the direction of establishing a new. order of international relations and collective security for the nations of the world Sir Samuel Hoare’s declaration at, Geneva. that the British Government would'- sxupport an inquiry linto the problem of making freely available to all industrial countries, according to their needs, the raw materials of colouial and mandated territories; ‘