NO ISOLATED ACTION

Evening Post, Issue 51, 28 August 1935, Page 9

NO ISOLATED ACTION

ABYSSINIAN CRISIS

PROBABLE LIMIT- STATED

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(Received August 28, 10 a.mO' -• LONDON, August 27.

The views of Mr. W. M. Hughes, exPrime Minister of Australia, concerning the Abyssinian situation, were given prominence in the London Press, but nowhere is isolated action on the part of Britain against Italy desired or contemplated. This has been emphasised in all the recent statements.

The maximum action to which Britain is likely to be committed is taking the initiative at Geneva in proposing in certain conditions that nations shall refuse to supply raw materials and credits to Italy. Even this, it is hoped, may be avoided by a joint Anglo-French resolution.

A Sydney cable received yesterday stated that Mr. Hughes had declared that the position was extremely serious and pregnant with incalculable consequences. ■ "We are told that the British Government is determined to honour its obligations," he said. "If this means that, in the event of the League Council deciding that Italy is in the wrong, Britain, single-handed, will attempt to enforce an economic boycott on Italy or, to restrain her by direct action, a situation will be created which may gravely imperil the existence of the British Empire. Intervention by .armed forces composed of quotas furnished by all the members of the League is one thing, and action by Britain alone is quite another. Britain is urged to intervene in this dispute between Italy and Abyssinia in order to maintain peace. No more certain way of loosing the dogs of war for another and still /more terrible world conflict can be imagined."