ITALIAN CHALLENGE

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 12 September 1935, Page 5

ITALIAN CHALLENGE

Small Powers Rally to Conviction That it Must be Met “WORLD WAR IN A MONTH” EUROPEAN MINISTER’S VIEW (United Preas Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright). LONDON, Sept. 10. The smaller Powers are rallying strongly to the view that the Italian challenge must be met squarely, says tho Geneva correspondent of the ‘ Daily Telegraph.” Scandinavian countries have indicated that they will withdraw from the League if the big Powers are not prepared to make the Covenant operative. Some of the South Africans are taking a strong line. A Minister of a European Power after a conversation with Count Vinci, Italian Minister Kt Addis Ababa, expressed the opinion that there would be a world war within a month, says the Addis Ababa correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph.” Italy’s unchanging attitude coincides with Ethiopia’s fresh protest to the League reporting menacing Italian troop movements. Those desiring to avoid further scenes are endeavouring to persuade the Abyssinians to forgo their intention of speaking to-morrow, but in the Assembly Ethiopia is an equal among the nations and there is nothing to prevent Professor Jeze, French Ambassador to Abyssinia, appealing to a larger audience, resulting in the Italians certainly walking out. The Abyssinian Foreign. Office has refused permission to the Italian legation to bring in 200 native troops ns a guard, leading to complaints of the unfairness of this after Abyssinia had granted similar permission to the British. Count Vinci has protested Against the detention of Italian protected subjects attached to northern consulates when the latter posts were evacuated. The Greek Government has protested to Italy regarding an Italian cruiser and two destroyers which have made an unauthorised entrance to Greek ports.