NORTHERN FRONT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22744, 3 December 1935, Page 9

NORTHERN FRONT

VISITED BY EMPEROR ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, December 1. (Received Dec. 2, at 5.5 p.m.) The Daily. Telegraph’s Dessye correspondent says Dmperor Sellassie arrived and was enthusiastically welcomed at the • northern front headquarters. He reiterated that if necessary he would join the warriors in the line. Monks and priests led the natives in singing the Psalms of David throughout the night prior to the Emperor’s arrival, “ITALY BEING VIVISECTED” • ROME* December 1. (Received Dec. 2, at 5.5 p.m.) “An operating theatre in which Italy is being vivisected,” was the description applied to the League by Signor Mussolini when, addressing a committee of war mothers from 94 provinces which is conducting a house to house anti-sanc-tionist campaign. ■ Diplomats representing sanction iet countries have-been notified that they ihust pay 5s 3d’a gallon for petrol instead of the present diplomatically privileged price of Is Bd. . ni. laval'S Earning LONDON, December 1. (Received Dec. 2, at 8 p.m.) The Paris correspondent of The Times says: “ The fact that on second thoughts Signor Mussolini is prepared to regard an oil embargo as no more than evidence of unfriendliness has caused general relief. While Rome denies that there was ever any question of treating the extension of sanctions as a casus belli, informed opinion here has known better; Support for the belief ■ that, M. Laval has n6t minced words in his warning to Signor Cerutti that an attack on Britain would.bring France to her.side is shown in the firmer tone of the newspapers in the last 48 hours.”—Times Cable. CANADA’S ATTITUDE OTTAWA, December 1. ‘ (Received Dec. 2, at 10.30 p.m.) According to a statement,by the Acting Prime Minister (Mr Ernest * Lapointe) to-night, Dr Walter Riddell was expressing his own personal opinion and not the views of the Canadian Government when he suggested on November 2 at Geneva to the League of Nations committee that sanctions against Italy should be extended; to include oil and coal byproducts, and iron and steel. Mr Lapointe said tbat Mr Mackenzie King announced on October 29 that Canada would comply with the financial and economic sanctions programme set forth by the League Co-ordination Committee. He added: “The Government is not taking, and does not propose to take, the initiative in proposing an extension of measnres with regard to the prohibi- % ’ ties of exports to ; Italy.” SURPRISE AT GENEVA > GENEVA, December 1. ' (Received Dec. 2, at 10.30 p.m.) M Vaseoncellos, referring to the Canadian repudiation of initiative in oil : \ and other possible sanctions, expressed, J the opinion that'the v/ork of the Committee of Eighteen would.rtot be affected. , . : THc first indication of a change in the Canadian policy was noticed a few days ago, when the delegation requested that the oil embargo should not be described as a Canadian proposal. _ Other delegates are surprised at the Ottawa announcement. OBJECT OF OIL SANCTIONS LONDON, December 2. (Received Dec. 2, at 10 p.m.) The Daily Telegraph, in a leader, says: “The prime object of oil sanctions is npt to produce an Italian disaster- 1 - that is. the last thing desired—but to press Signor Mussolini to call off the campaign on reasonable terms.” The Daily Mail’s Paris correspondent says: “M. Laval, during the conversation with Signor Cerutti, explained that France could not avoid common action on oil sanctions with other Powers, but suggested that, if Italy offered to halt her troops on a given line in Abyssinia pending a continuance of peace negotiations, which could then be actively pushed on, a postponement of oil sanctions might be possible.” M. LAVAL’S PEACE EFFORTS LONDON, December 2. (Received Dec. 2, at 11.30 p.m.) The newspapers are again giving prominence to M. Laval’s attempts to t:\ secure peace, to which, new interest has been given by the Morning Post’s report that Sir Samuel Hoare will shortly spend a brief holiday on the Continent, and is expected to visit M. Laval and other statesmen next week, to discuss the oil embargo and the possibility of fruitful peace talks. The Manchester Guardian’s Pans cor- ■ respondent says Le Temps prints a message from Rome suggesting that “ Italy is thoroughly frightened over the oil embargo, and accordingly is prepared to negotiate.” Nevertheless, the Committee of Eighteen must be satisfied that such negotiations are genuine and not merely an attempt to postpone a decision on oil sanctions. ’ .