DANGER TO PEACE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18922, 25 January 1936, Page 5

DANGER TO PEACE

MUTUAL. AID PACT ITALY LODGES PROTEST NO DANGER OF ATTACK PURELY COLONIAL WAR (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Jan. 25, 11 a.m) LONDON, Jan. 24. The Italian Government has addressed a note to Britain and other sanctionist members of the League of Nations protesting against the Anglo-French mutual assistance agreement, stating that such initiative and understanding do not conform with the spirit of the League, and have produced an atmosphere of profound disquiet, thus endangering European peace.

Rome messages state that Italian criticism of Britain and-Mr.| Anthony Eden broke out again in virulent form to-day. II Popolo d'ltalia publishes a long indictment of the League policy and refers to "iniquitous" sanctions. Thus the relative truce, which' was apparent since the death of King George has been abandoned. . .

The Morning Post's Rome correspondent says that. Italy intends strongly to protest against the British memorandum to the League Council revealing that the British, French, Greek, Yugoslav and Turkish Governments are pledged to mutual assistance in the Mediterranean in the event of an attack as outlined by Mr. Anthony Eden at Geneva on "Weduesday. PRECAUTIONS UNCALLED FOK The Italian reply will assert that such precautions are uncalled for, especially in view of Signor Mussolini's repeated assurances that Italy has no intention of attacking Britain. Italy, it is declared, does not want to make the war between Italy and Abyssinia more than a colonial one, and, in view of this, the possibility of an attack on the British fleet is said to be ridiculously out of the question.

The Manchester Guardian's Constantinople correspondent says that Turkey considers as a reward for being a good member of the League of Nations that she should be given fub control of the Dardanelles, the restrictions on which she considers an auchronism. She points out* that in order effectively to support the League she must not be exposed to an Italian attack on the Dardanelles, and she hopes other nations will see the reasonableness of her request. A report from Geneva states that the League Council, with the Italian, Baron Aloisi, abstaining, adopted the report of the Committee of Thirteen on the Italian-Abyssinian dispute. There will, therefore, bo no new diplomatic move in connection with the war till the technical inquiry as to the effectiveness of oil sanctions is completed.

~ ITALIAN OFFENSIVE CLAIM TO SUCCESS ENEMY FORESTALLED (Reed. Jan. 25, 12 noon) ROME, Jan. 24. The Italians claim a complete success in a three-day battle on the northern front. General Badoglio's communique states that learning that Ras Kassa had planned to launch a heavy offensive, it was decided to forestall the enemy, who was surprised and after desperate fighting the manoeuvre ended in complete success.