WORLD AND ITALY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22465, 8 July 1936, Page 13

WORLD AND ITALY

END OF SANCTIONS ABOLITION JULY 15 DECISION AT GENEVA REASON FOR FAILURE By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright GENEVA, July 6 The Committee of Co-ordination met to-day under the presidency of Senor Vasconcellos (Portugal) and received the draft resolution of the League Assembly recording that the restrictive measures imposed against Italy are to be abrogated. Senor Vasconcellos said that sanctions had proved incomplete because the League was not yet universal, though the attitude of nonmember States was encouraging. Trade sanctions had seriously affected Italy's commerce. Sanctionist countries have cut down Italian imports by half. It was estimated that Italy had lost half of her gold reserve during the sanctions period. The committee passed a resolution lifting sanctions as from July 15 on the proposal of the British representative, Mr. Stevenson, after the Portuguese and Swiss had proposed July 10.

It is the general opinion that this is the last of sanctions and that the League will never again impose them unless all nations are willing to apply military pressure as well. Mr. S. M. Bruce (Australia), the French delegates and the Aga Khan supported the British proposal that tho date of lifting be July 15. The delegate for Haiti said that Italy represented 23 per cent of Haiti's export trade and urged that the question of compensation be studied. A sharp interchange occurred when the Polish delegate said that Poland had already abandoned sanctions as the commercial relations between Italy and Poland were of little importance. Senor Madariaga protested against this attitude and stressed the danger of States annulling, individually, agreements made collectively. The French, British and Swedish delegates associated themselves with Senor Madariaga. Senor Vasconcellos ruled the subject out of order. The committee, on the motion of France, supported by Britain, asked that the Governments continue to report on trade with Italy until the end of June and furnish before* October 31 a memorandum setting out their experience with sanctions and their conclusions. Also that they should appoint experts to serve on a committee to study all documents and report on tliem to their Governments. NEW ABYSSINIA ENVOY FROM JAPAN ADMISSION REFUSED Times Cable LONDON, July 0 The Cairo correspondent of the Times states that the Italians refused to allow Mr. Asada, the new Japanese Charge d'Affaires, to enter Abyssinia, declaring that he was not wanted. Mr. Asada waits at Port Said for instructions from Japan. APPEAL FOR FUNDS RESISTANCE OF AGGRESSOR £2,000,000 THE OBJECTIVE LONDON, July 6 With Haili Selassie's approval the Ethiopian Minister in London, Dr. Martin, has issued a letter on behalf of Abyssinia appealing to the British people to contribute to a fund with the objective of £2,000,000 to enable the Emperor to go to Abyssinia and finance resistance to further Italian aggression against his "forsaken people." The appeal is to "the honour and conscience of the British in particular, and of the world in general." "For God's sake," it runs, "be merciiful and just. Help a distressed and ill-used nation." Haili Selassie has arrived in England. REGIONS OCCUPIED THE AREA INCREASED GOVERNORSHIP CREATED ADDIS ABABA, July 6 In consequence of further Italian occupation of territory the Viceroy, Marshal Graziani, has proclaimed the creation of a Governorship of the regions of Galla and Sidamo, under General Geloso. QUESTION IN COMMONS MINISTER'S INFORMATION British Wireless RUGBY, July 6 The Foreign Secretary,' Mr. Eden, in the House of Commons this afternoon was questioned as to the area of the territory in Ethiopia occupied by the Italians. He said there had been some advance by the Italians along the Kenya frontier and they were reported to have occupied Mega. The Minister said he could not state how far tho hinterland to the north had been occupied. The occupation along the frontier of British Somaliland appeared to be complete.