VIRULENT ABUSE

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19597, 8 June 1935, Page 7

VIRULENT ABUSE

ATTACK ON BRITAIN. ,

BY ITALIAN NEWSPAPER, i RISKS PROVOKING WORLD WAR. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright ROME, June 6. The newspaper Ottobre has been sequestrated for making a virulent attack on Britain. The article In question declared that Britain Is Italy’s enemy In East Africa as much as Abyssinia, having pushed Abyssinia Into attacking Italy at Ualual under the eyes of Colonel Clifford, and also having inspired Abyssinia’s overweening polioy by training Abyssinian troops. Further the article asserted: "Brit« ain risks provoking a European, even a world, conflagration. If she Is looking for war she. shall have it. Italy does not wish to fight Britain's hired assassin. She prefers to settle the account with whoever remains in the shadow’ arming Abyssinia. “We have no fears, having long meditated upon the consequences of a conflict with the great naval Power which is oppressing three-quarters of the world and is trying to secure the other quarter. “Aeroplanes, within a few hours, could make Malta an uninhabitable rock. Moreover, the last word has not been said regarding- Gibraltar and Suez."

ABSURD AND FANTASTIC. THE ALLEGATIONS DENIED. BRITISH OFFICIAL REPLY. United Press Assn— Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received June 8, I p.m.) LONDON, June 7. In the House of Commons, Mr R. A. Eden, referring to the many wild accusations lately directed against the British Government in the Italian press, said: It is unfortunate that sucli misrepresentations should have been ■allowed to appear, particularly because of the effect they might have on the excellent relations between Britain and Italy. He described these press stories ae mischievously absurd and fantastic. There was no reason why the British, •and Italian interests' in regard to Ethiopia should not be harmoniously developed. Mr Eden added: "It has been our constant endeavour to help bring about a permanent settlement mutually ■satisfactory to Italy and Ethiopia.”

The Powers’ Responsibilities. Mr Eden continued:— “ It has been our constant endeavour to help 'to bring about a permanent ■settlement mutually satisfactory ito Italy and Ethiopia, a settlement which will take account of our responsibilities and those of France and Italy under the Tripartite Treaty of 1906. In that treaty France and Italy agreed to cooperate in maintaining the political and territorial integrity of Abyssinia.” CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS. , ITALO-ABYSSINIAN COMMISSION MILAN, Jiune 6. The Italo-Abyssinian Conciliation Commission met in secret session today. After three hours the proceedings were adjourned.