ITALY’S ATTITUDE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12950, 15 May 1935, Page 5

ITALY’S ATTITUDE.

RESENTS OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE.

“A WAVE OF ALARM.” United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 14. The Times’ Rome correspondent says the proposal that France and Britain should make joint representation to Italy regarding Abyssinia has been received with ill grace. The newspapers express their inability to understand the “wave of alarm” sweeping over French and British newspapers and declare that diplomatic intervention would only encourage Abyssinia’s resistance in the illusion that it possesses the strong Powers’ support which would only aggravate the situation. NOTE TO LEAGUE. GENEVA, May 13. Abyssinia this morning presented a strongly-worded Note to the League of Nations. It declared that Italy’s preparations left no doubt as to her hostile intentions, and complained that, despite her promises to the League Council in January and April, Italy had failed to appoint arbitrators anl to arrange a peaceful settlement, although Abyssinia had offered on May 10 to announce the names of her arbitrators. MUSSOLINI’S REPLY. ROME. May 13. Th 3 Government this evening informed Abyssinia that the two Italian representatives on the Conciliatory Commission had been chosen. It also announced that three transports with 3000 troops, including artillerymen, guns and workmen, were departing for East Africa during the weejs.