END TO SANCTIONS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 7

END TO SANCTIONS

AUSTRALIA'S DESIRE MR. BRL'CE INSTRUCTED Received June 18, 11.10 p.j . CANBERRA, June 18. The Prime Minister announced to-night that instructions had been sent to the Hon. S. M. Bruce to declare in favour of the abandonment of sanctions when the League meets on June 30. ETHIOPIAN MINISTER LETTER TO THE TIMES LEAGUE AND ITS DUTY LONDON, June 17. In a letter Io the Times, Mr. Martin (Abyssinian Minister in London) set? out the views of the Abyssinian Gov ernment. “Firstly, I request the League that at least a majority of the members should, in accordance with the obliga tions of the Covenant, taking strong and effective action collectively tc support the independence of Ethiopia and should refuse recognition of tht Italian annexation by aggression. Bul if the League does not find itself strong enough to make the aggressor evacuate Ethiopia the next best thing is to give the Ethiopian Government a loan sufficient to enable Abyssinia tc fight her own battle against the a? gressor. This will confine the trouble to the two parties. “If neither of these solutions is ac ceptable, and the extinction of Ethiopia is allowed, all I can say ithat the prestige of the present ’members of the League of Nations will alsc go down in history to the lowest level.” Cabinet, as expected, has decided on its sanctions policy. Political writers agree that Mr. Eden to-morrow will announce that the Government favours their discontinuance as earlv as possible. A meeting of Commoners and others held in the House of Commons, including Labour members and publicists, passed a resolution in favour of the maintenance of sanctions until Italy is ready to agree to a settlement of the Abyssinian question acceptable to the League, and in conformity with the Covenant. The Times Rome correspondent says that it is authoritatively declared that Italy will regard the raising of sanctions as sufficient to enable her to resume European collaboration. It would be considered proof of the recognition that an error had been committed. This statement was made on the score of the alleged erroneous interpretations of Italy’s attitude by correspondents. It is impossible to obtain a definite assurance that the lifting of sanctions would be followed by the immediate lifting of the Italian counter-sanctions. On the contrary, though it is admitted that the raising of sanctions by the Powers would introduce a new spirit into the situation, it was made clear that Italy intends to pursue the policy of economic self-sufficiency on which she has embarked. MR. EDEN AND CABINET STATEMENT ON SANCTIONS LONDON, June 17. The Daily Mail's political correspondent says that Mr. Eden before the Cabinet told Mr. Baldwin that he did not intend to resign. Mr. Eden read to Cabinet the statement he is making to-morrow, which is on the lines of Mr. Chamberlain’s speech on June 10. It admits the failure of sanctions to end war, and for that reason there is no wisdom in continuing them. Cabinet made several alterations to

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE IN COMMON’S MUCH INTEREST AROUSED [ British Official Wireless. | RUGBY. June 17. Great interest has been aroused both at home and abroad in the House of Commons debate on foreign affairs, Mr Anthony Eden’s speech wi'l not be confined exclusively to sanctions questions, and it is expected that lie will refer also to the delay of the German Government in replying to the recent British questionnaire. About three and a-half h* urs will be devoted, but a further opportunity ot discussing the international situation will arise next week and several prominent members of Parliament will reserve their speeches for that occasion.