Show British Refuse It Italy's Bid For For- Control of Ethiopia Copyright 1935 United Press f I LONDON July 20 G 20 Great 20 Great cat Britain has refused bluntly to accede to Italian demands for complete in E Ethiopia and in insists insists insists in- in that any settlement be based base i on the Briand Kellogg gg antiwar pact as well as other treaties it w was said on reliable authority today ADDIS ABABA July 20 UP Thc Jp-Thc The Italian minister Count Vinci today protested protest d' d vigorously to the foreign office against the bitter tone of the attacks on Italy contained in Emperor Haile Halle Selassie's speech beCore before before be be- fore Core parliament Thursday His protest which was verbal I was delivered shortly after the emperor emperor em em- appealed to the world and cried o out t that peace was being drowned in the blood and tears of ofa ofa ofa a a war launched by Ital Italy Asked whether Ethiopia would choose between n conciliation or war warin warin warin in view of the hc large forces already mobilized d by Premier Mussolini on the thc Ethiopian borders the emperor declared his empire would defend its territory to the last man Copyright 1935 United Press ROME ROM July 20 Fascist 20 Fascist youth prepared for war today On playgrounds in every village and city boys of ot from Crom 18 to 20 were on on the thc march Diplomatic relations between Italy and the East African kingdom m of Ethiopia became st strained almost to lo the breaking point The The- Italian government ordered its minister at Addis Ababa capItal capital capi cap tal of Ethiopia to make a strong I protest against the thc fighting speech of ot Emperor Haile Selassie I TOKIO July Jub 20 UP UP The The Italo- Italo Japanese relations regarding Japans Japan's stand on the Ethiopian controversy became farther snarled by commerce com corn merce today Italy contended that Japans Japan's commercial advance in Ethiopia constituted Ethiopia's violation vio yb- lation of tho the Italo-Ethiopian Italo treaty of ot 1928 1028 |