EXTENSION OF SANCTIONS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21646, 3 December 1935, Page 11

EXTENSION OF SANCTIONS

CANADA DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY

GOVERNMENT NOT TAKING THE INITIATIVE

(UXITEO PBBSS ABfOCIITIOV—COFXXiaXT.) (Received December 2, 1i.56 p.m.

OTTAWA, December 1

According to a statement by the Acting-Prime Minister (Mr Ernest La Pointe), Dr. Walter Riddell (Canadian delegate to the League of Nations) was expressing his own view and not the Government's when he suggested on November 2 at to the league committee, that sanctions against Italy should be extended to include oil and coal and their by-products, and iron and steel.

Mr La' Pointe said that the Prime Minister (Mr W. L. Mackenzie King) announced on October 29 that Canada would comply with the financial and economic sanctions programme set forth by the League Co-ordination Committee. Mr La Pointe added: "The Government is not taking and does not propose to take the initiative in proposing the extension of measures for the prohibition of exports to Italy."

WORK OF COMMITTEE NOT AFFECTED

DELEGATES SURPRISED BY ANNOUNCEMENT

(Received December 2, 10.41 p.m.

GENEVA, December 1,

Senor Vasconcellos (chairman of the Committee of Eighteen), referring to the Canadian repudiation of the initiative in the oil and other proposed sanctions, expressed the opinion that the work of the Committee of Eighteen would not be affected.

The first indication of the change in Canadian policy was noticed a few days ago, when the delegation requested that the oil embargo should not be described as a Canadian proposal. The .other delegates were surprised by the Ottawa announcement.

"VIVISECTION" OF ITALY

MUSSOLINI'S DESCRIPTION OF LEAGUE PROCEDURE

(Received December 2, 11.2 p.m.)

ROME, December 1,

An operating theatre in which Italy is being vivisected, was the description applied to the League of Nations by Signor Mussolini, ad- - - dressing the Committee of War Mothers from 94 provinces, which is conducting a house-to-house campaign against sanctions. Diplomats representing sanctionist countries have been notified that they must pay 5s 3d a gallon for petrol, instead of the present price, under diplomatic privilege, Is Bd.