ITALIAN SHOT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22195, 23 August 1935, Page 11

ITALIAN SHOT

CONSUL IN AFRICA A HUNTING EXPEDITION GRAVE SEQUEL RUMOURED BREACH OF RELATIONS BRITISH CABINET MEETS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received August 23. 1.5 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 22 A message from Addis Ababa states that Baron Salconi, Italian Consul at Debromarcos, 125 miles north-west of the Abyssinian capital, was shot while on a hunting expedition. He was conveyed to hospital. A telegram from Berlin says there is an unconfirmed report there that Italy has broken off relations with Abyssinia on account of this incident. Large crowds of people in Downing Street this morning v watched Ministers enter No. 10 after facing a small army of photographers and cinema men. By ]0 o'clock all the 22 members of the Cabinet had arrived. It is expected that the deliberations will last all day. AMERICAN SENATE NEUTRALITY BILL PASSAGE CAUSES STIR (Received August 22, 8.35 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 The Neutrality Bill, designed to safeguard the neutrality of the United States in the event of a foreign war, was adopted by the Senate and now goes to the House of Representatives for action. It includes:— Authority for the President to prohibit United States citizens travelling in ships of belligerent nations except at their own risk. Authority for the President to prevent ships, foreign or American, from carrjing men and supplies to belligerent vessels at sea. A mandatory embargo on exports of arms, munitions and implements of war to all belligerents in a foreign conflict. A system of licensing the manufacture of munitions and their export as the permanent policy of the Government along the lines of the Geneva Arms Treaty of 1925, ratified earlier in the session by the Senate. A ban against American ships carrying arms and munitions under embargo to any belligerent port or neutral port for reshipment to belligerents. Authority for the President to restrict or prohibit the entry of belligerent submarines into American waters or ports. The passage by the Senate of this seven-point policy, which reverses the country's neutrality programme, caused President Roosevelt suddenly to call a conference at Whito House to seek an agreement on the legislation. A division of opinion is already apparent. Mr. Roosevelt privately expressed his views of the sweeping anti-war declaration, including its major reversals of the traditional policy of the United States.

Those called to the conference were the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, the Assistant Secretary, Mr. Walton Moore, and the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Mr. S. D. McKeynolds. It is believed that Mr. Roosevelt favours permissive rather than mandatory legislation, to conform with the existing policy. A plan to modify the bill to make it more flexible was worked out at the conference. Those present left no doubt that the removal of the mandatory provisions would be sought. Mr. Mcßeynolds said he thought a compromise would bo reached.