Show RANCE RANGE ASKS SUPPORT FOR Italian Aid id Urged in Protest to League I 1935 35 Associated Press TRESA Italy April 11 ll Au Au- Au sources fully cognizant what is going on In the tri tri- Ute conference on secluded Isola lla said tonight France Franco had haded haded hadt t ed d Italy and Great Britain to port sport her in defending the sanc- sanc 7 T of treaties against Hitler's repudiation in the forth- forth ning league council session at neva n n official issued lowing the afternoon session d The French delegates gave exposition of the reasons which them to their present re re- re- re irso to ta the league of nations and andia ia procedure to be adopted was trained prances Frances appeal to the league violations of the arms uses ses of tho the Versailles treaty donated dom dom- ted the afternoons afternoon's conference ich was presided over by Pre- Pre cr r Mussolini of ot Italy Taking Responsibility rance rance alone was taking re- re through her appeal to league lague but high quarters indi indi- ed d the approval of the other naas nans naos na na- na- na ns os composing the big three was ws ight by her without her having ask them directly to join in the seal to Geneva Prime Minister Maci Mac- Mac i of Great Britain Premier indin of or France Prance and Mussolini h li their attaches conferred for otal of five and one-half one hours talk of a general security pact 1 i a n subordinate military agree- agree nt at of of mutual assistance to reine rein rein- cc e the league covenant was vaS Ived until after a discussion of I I Continued on Page Pace Two POWERS GATHER TO GUARD PEACE I Continued from Page Pue One the memorandum which France Intends intends in In- In tends to file with the league council I at its extraordinary session begin I nine ning Monday A three power effort to reach a united front on the dangerous problem raised by Germanys Germany's re rearmament rearmament re re- armament In violation of ot treaties began egan with an expose by MacDonald MacDon MacDon- aId ald o of the present British foreign policy and a description by Sir John Simon British foreign secretary of what was as learned when he talked with Hitler in Berlin It was said the tho delegates were hopeful an agreement could bo be reached on a general pact following what authoritative quarters called a 3 change in the Italian opinion awa away from opposition to the English En En- glish gush policy French Fears The French said they feared cared that i if German Germany takes one Illegal megal step she may take others constantly in increasing In In- cre creasing the size o of her army and armaments F France l' l a n c e apparently wants want vigorous support from Great Britain and Italy when the league council meets April 15 and wants Germany to enter into negotiations for tor the limitation of oC armaments A noticeable swing o of Italian opinion from open irritation toward England's desire for tor a general pact including including- Germany rather than foran for foran foran an alliance against her was expressed expressed ex ex- pressed in hi high h Italian sources this evening Italian political channels thought this might lead to the conclusion con can elusion o of a 3 draft for or such a pact since France already Is regarded as leaning toward England Beginning Beginning- two weeks before the Stresa conference was scheduled to start Italian officials and the Italian press expressed deep annoyance annoyance annoyance annoy annoy- ance at England's refusal to join Ina in ina a concerted three three power power action and at her desire to bring Germany Into Inte a general accord The press campaign always hithe In hi Inthe the same tone lasted two weeks but suddenly veered around Bridge for Gap Gal Mussolini's newspaper Popola dItalia d'Italia expressed the veiled suggestion sug sug- that Germany Russia and I Poland be invited to the conference at Stresa and Italian sources considered con con- this as an attempt to the diplomatic gap b between tween the thc Italian and English views Today La Stampa of Turin said Who knowing even superficially the geography and history of oC England England En En- gland and Italy cannot realize that thai the continental policies o of the two t nations converge constantly in the thc direction of the guaranteeing guaranteeing- equilibrium equi um of ot the forces o of Europe This was true yesterday it is true truc today it will be true tomorrow Exchange Views The conference began belan at 1030 I a a. a preliminary exchange of views view on jle e European situation I and adjourned for tor luncheon alter after i the conferees voted to take up tic I iI Frances France's appeal to lo the league at 5 p p. mt mI m This announcement which was Wag I Imade made to the press by British and I French delegates created considerable considerable consider consider- able surprise se as s it had been generally gener getter ally understood that the action to tc tobe be DC taken at Geneva concerning Germany would hinge to a large extent upon what decision ion was wat made at Stresa regarding more secondary subjects After Alter a 3 brief briet greeting from Premier Pre mier Mussolini who acted as chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Sir John Simon British foreign for for- eign secretary made a lengthy statement describing his visit to to Hitler and the tour made by Captain Anthony Eden British lord privy seal to Moscow Warsaw and Praha Question Simon With Mussolini taking the lead the Italian Hallan and French statesmen put a series of ot questions to Sir John which covered every aspect of ot the situation as revealed to Sir John and Captain Eden on their trip It was understood the queries by Mussolini Premier Flandin Flan din and Pierre Laval Lava the French foreign minister included especially Germanys Germanys Germany's Ger Get many's attitude toward mutual as assistance assistance as- as as an element of or a 8 general security pact the tho German attitude toward oward negotiations for tor an eastern European security pact her atti- atti tude ude toward the independence of f Austria her attitude on the Memel question and her attitudes toward the he resumption of ot membership In Inthe Inthe the he league o of nations and the vital problem of at rearmament and dis- dis armament France Continues Troop Movements PARIS April 11 UP Troop UP-Troop Troop movements t toward ward the German frontier Iron Iron- tier continued today with transfer of oC the BOth Infantry regiment from the he south routh of France rance to Metz Mets near the border |