BAN ON ITALY.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12704, 8 November 1935, Page 5

BAN ON ITALY.

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF EMBARGO ARTICLES.

VIGILANCE COMMITTEE

APPOINTED

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Oct. 6.

The economic suli-committee engaged in the co-ordination of sanctions against Italy at Geneva yesterday adopted the text of a resolution proposed by the Canadian delegation for extending the list of the commodities subject to the embargo. The resolution states; “ft is expedient that measures for the embargo provided in proposal 4 • should be extended to the following articles as soon as the conditions necessary to render this extension effective have ■been realised: Petroleum and its derivatives, hy-products and residues, pig iron, iron and steel, including althracito and lignite, coke and their agglomerates, as well as fuels derived from such.’’

If the replies received by the committee to this proposal and the information at the disposal warrant such action, the Committee of Eighteen will propose to the ‘Governments concerned a date for bringing these measures into force. Lord Stanhope. Under-Secrctarv for Foreign Affairs, represented Britain on the Committee of Eighteen at Geneva, when it received reports trom several sub-committees which it approved. The committee also established a vigilance committee composed of representatives of Britain, France, Russia, Spain, Poland, Rumania, Greece, Jugo-slavia and Sweden to observe the application of sanctions by League .Powers and to receive reports. One decision reached to-day exempts -newspapers, hooks, periodicals, maps and printed music from the general prohibition of Italian goods, which League States arc to enforce alter November IS. It is emphasised in London that the conversations between Signor Mussolini arid the '-British Ambassador at Rome, Sir Eric Drummond, are at quite a preliminary stage, and in view ot the reciprocal wish lor satisfactory progress it is likely that further talks between the Ambassa dor and .the head of the Italian Gov eminent will take place as opportun ity occurs. A RIVAL BOYCOTT. ITALY’S COUNTER SANCTIONS. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). LONDON, Nov. 7. The Daily Telegraph’s Rome campaign for the boycott of “sanctionist” goods continues throughout Italy.

La Trifc-na especially urges the Italians to cease tea drinking, saying: “The English grow the tea and let them drink it.” * University students traversed Venice obliterating all shop signs and notices in the language of “sanctionist” countries. GERMANY TO INVOKE BAN. “KEY” PRODUCTS To BE INCLUDED. OJ.P.A. by Eloc. j'J. OopyrighD(Reccivcd Nov. 7, 11 p.m.). GENEVA, Nuv. (j. The League secretariat has issued a communique as under: ‘‘The Committee of Eighteen is informed that the German Government, learning that speculators fire purchasing goods in Germany’with a view of export to belligerents at a large profit, proposes to issue a decree preventing such speculation.” The British United Press correspondent says that Delegates regard tho German communication as most important, suggesting that it exceeds the official version and indicates an intention to place an embargo not only on war materials hut also on products designated by tho League as “key” products. The Committee passed: a resolution “to make the ban oil ‘key’ exports effective.” The Government's of member States will control the destination of prohibited exports. States not immediately restricting these will review the volume and direction of exports and, in the event of an abnormal increase, take action to prevent studies reaching Italy pi: its possessions by indirect routes. ]) IRISH! FREE STATE AUTHORISES SANCTIONS. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). Iteceivedl Nov- 7, 10.55 p.m.) DUBLIN, Nov. 7. . The Dail passed a Bill authorising sanctions against Italy. Mr. Do Valera declared that the Government had no choice but to honor international obligations.