RISK OF WAR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22443, 12 June 1936, Page 11

RISK OF WAR

SANCTIONS POLICY " TRIED AND FAILED " CHANCELLOE'S VIEWS CESSATION ADVOCATED TASK FOE THE LEAGUE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received June 11, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 11 Condemning the policy of contin- ' uing sanctions against Italy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, speaking at a political dinner, said it would only lead to further misfortunes. Referring to Lord Robert Cecil's claim that it is still possible to preserve Abyssinia's independence by pursuing sanctions, Mr. Chamberlain said: "Thakseems to me to be the very midsummer of madness. "It is no use shutting our eyes to realities," / /; continued the Chancellor. "Sanctions have been tried and have failed. I am not blaminc anyone for the failure. I merely record it now because if we have retained any vestige of com-mon-sense we must admit we have tried to impose ht>on the League of Nations « task beyond the powers of the nations which compose the League. "Therefore we must decide so to limit the League's functions in future that they may accord with its real powers. If that policy were courageously carried through I, believe it might go far to ' restore the League's prestige, although it must be admitted that the League is so limited that it could no longer be relied upon by itself to secure the peace of the world. "It is now apparent that the policy of sanctions, involves, if not war, at least the risk of war, and that risk must »increase in proportion to the effectiveness of sanctions. It is also apparent, in the presence of such a risk, that the nations cannot be relied upon to proceed to the extremity of war unless their vital interests are threatened." Mr. Chanjberlain suggested the exploration of the possibility of localising the. danger-spots of the world with a view to evolving a more practical method of ensuring peace by regional arrangements approved by the League. The fcSSs-rrpnpers give prcac pivrnift>ence to Mr. Chamberlain's "end sanctions" speech. They ask whether he was speaking for himself or for the Cabinet. The speech was delivered at the 1900 Club's dinner, at which the Chancellor was the guest of honour. . Four hundred Conservatives attended end the Marquess of Londonderry presided. .

STILL UNCONQUERED ETHIOPIAN WARRIORS MINISTER'S DECLARATION (Received' June 11, 5.5 p.m.) • - << ' LONDON, June 11 "Abyssinia is still unconquered, and the war goes on," said Mr. Herrouy, Ethiopian Foreign Minister, on his arrival in London, where ho is to resume his post as adviser to the Emperor; "i "My Government still rules from Gore, in the west, where there are 10,000 well-armed warriors, and Ras Desta in the south has 15,000 men. The , scattered troops from Ogaden are reforming. "Rains have immobilised the Italians, whose aeroplanes are useless owing to the low clouds, and whose roads also are useless. They are prisoners in their own garrisons. "The Abyssinian Armies will resume their resistance in October, when the rains, are oVer. It will be mountain warfare. One-third of the country is still intact." ,

EMPEROR EN LONDON DUKE'& INFORMAL CALL PRINCESS VISITS COMMONS British Wireless . RUGBY, June 10 The Duke of Gloucester to-day called at the house in Kensington where the Emperor of Ethiopia is staving incognito. The Duke became acquainted with the Emperor when he visited Addis Ababa some years ago to represent the late King at the coronation of Haili Selassie. His,,visit to-day was in recognition of the hospitality which His Royal Highness received on that occasion, and was of a private and informal nature. Princess Jshai, who accompanied her father to London, was conducted over the Houses of Parliament by one of the women, members of the House of Commons this afternoon and was present in the Ladies' Gallery in the latter Chamber at question time.

SUBMISSIONS REPORTED V 1 CHIEFS AT ADDIS ABABA // ROME, June 10 Marshal Graziani to-day received the ■ubmission of R&s Hailu and more than 60 other Abyssinian chiefs at Addis Ababa. The Viceroy solemnly promised generosity to the loyal, and ruthlessness toward the treacherous.