Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-07-27 | Page 1 | England Urged to Close Suez Canal to Italians

Eny England land U Urged to Close Suez Canal to Italians 0 Duces Duce's Warships Would Then Have to Detour Detour De De- tour Thousands of Miles By ni the Associated Pre Press LONDON July 27 Closing 27 Closing of the Suez canal to Italian warships as a means of averting war between Italy and Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethi Ethi- I opia was urged upon Great Britain today I Such a step was advanced by the London Law Times as asa a measure e ure of disc disciplinary action action to be sanctioned d by the League I of Nations oil The proposed closing of the canal would be in line with Britain's temporary temporary tem tern ban on arms shipments to both Italy and Ethiopia The Law Times urged that Great Britain close the canal as a protecting power The demand is made as the British Brit BrIt- lish ish government is preparing to calla call for a complete showdown in the Ital Ethiopian Italo-Ethiopian Ethiopian dispute at Geneva next week The Suez canal is the key factor in Premier Mussolini's heralded campaign against Ethiopia since its closing would force Italy's warships thousands of ot miles mUes It to o d detour tour It would necessitate their going clear around Africa to reach Eritrea or Italian The canal is bound by the nine- nine power treaty of 1888 to remain open to traffic In time of war warns as well as asin in time of ot peace to the warships and mer merchant hant vessels of all nations The Law Times says however that Italy cannot expect that treaty to be observed and at the same time itself violate not on one but four treaties the treaties the 1906 tripartite agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat the Briand Briand Kell gg peace pact the League of Nations Covenant Covenant Cov Coy and the 1928 tr treaty aty of or friendship friendship friend friend friendship ship with Ethiopia