LABOUR ACTION

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 284, 28 August 1935, Page 9

LABOUR ACTION

Meeting of British and French Leaders MOVE IN EVENT OF WAR May Refuse to Handle Italian Supplies

By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.

(Received August 27, 5.55 p.m.)

London, August 27.

The Paris correspondent of “The Times" says that the week-end meeting of Major Attlee, deputy-leader of the British Labour Party, and M Blum, the French Socialist leader, at Paris, is arousing interest, as it is, believed that they discussed the possibility of joint British and French Labour action should either the League or the Governments concerned fail to avert, an Abyssinian war. The proposed action, it is suggested, might include refusal to handle essential supplies consigned to Italy.

The Socialist Press openly advocates such action, but the rest of the French Press is anxiously deprecating any discussion of possible action that could be taken in the event of a Geneva breakdown on the ground that the Italian attitude will thus further be hardened. The semi official paper, "Le Temps,” goes even further, declaring that since unanimity is required at Geneva it is in any case premature to talk of sanctions.