| Show I Sir Samuel Calls H OTHER day we Sugg suggested sted that an end endI 1 I I J. should come to the international poker game game at Geneva Yesterday addressing the League of Nations assembly Sir Samuel Hoare British foreign minister called for the show show- down Correspondents interpreted ted his measured measured measured meas- meas meas meas- words as meaning that his gov government threw it its whole weight behind the league covenant in in its entirely that if the league e fails to peacefully y end the Italo-Ethiopian Italo dispute dis England will quit that in this last stand Eng England and will join other powers in in invoking in- in yoking sanctions s against Italy i ii i This clearly appe appears s to be e the crucial hour hourat at t Geneva On the outcome the league will stand an or fall settlement of the immediate question ques- ques ques ques- tion will be reached or war will come France and England will compose their differences or Europe may face even ven graver problems than it does today Italian and British naval forces may continue their c maneuvers in the clear their decks for action An added sinister i ster note is carried in Rome dispatches ce censored cen cen- ored disclosing sing that M Mussolini has has' cal called ed an additional men to the colors meaning colors meaning tuI that il duce will have his million men under undera underarms a arms by October 21 ready for war either in Africa or r in Europe All oi bL the days day's news from abroad was more c ominous than i it has bee been since September ber 3 when ben the arbitration commission on Italo Ethi issues issues' completed i its work deciding that It Italy's ys y's demand for the expulsion jot lof of Ethiopia from the league could could not be upheld Then the present session o of the league lay ahead as a last hope Their last hope now translates itself into the outcome of of- yesterdays yesterday's significant last stand Instead of the whole matter revolving about the contention launched by Italy against Ethiopia Ethi Ethi- opia pia France insisted upon dragging in Austria and Germany in opposing the British position V on sanctions Fr France nce res resists every possible i move that she thinks might jeopardize her ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort to maintain the front against Ger Ger- many If ii B Britain would agree to unconditional military support of Aus Austria tria France would re relent relent re- re l lent t and agree e to apply sancti sanctions ns The Italian ca cabinet inet has warned that they would lead to th the most post serious complications mp and It Italy's lys ly's lysa a y rs warn F France arice that hat Italy is s prepared prepared pre pre prepared pared to o keep nazi armies armies' out of Austria The le league g e fr from m. m the moment this session was wase e called n h has S been more more intent upon saving itself A th than n settling the African question that question that is i it would strive for a to prevent outbreak of war but it would be bea settlement at Ethiopia's Ethiopia's Ethi Ethi- opia's expense If It Ethi Ethiopia pia would give gir Italy all she he asks geographically asks geographically politically and the would tell Mussolini the economically economically the league li he must not fight thus saving the tile league Britain Brit Brit- Brif- Brif ain in is a as eager pe perhaps h p more eager to save sav the thel l ague gu than any other For Jor its foreign min minister ster to have said England's last word W Wednesday must s indicate that the British delegate delegates delegates dele dele- gates gate realize that realize that all the league eague may do toward conc conciliation has been done Should it eventuate that tha Italy it as-it has threatened and England as is implicit in Sir Samuels Samuel's blunt declarations Y yesterday erday follow Germa Germany and Japan in quitting quitting quit quit- ting the league the consequences ces would be unpredictable un un un- predictable I Senator S Borah Bora i S Senator n tor Pope now at aten Geneva en a and Secretary of f War Dern agree that I there ere is no o likelihood of the United States being drawn dawt into war if war comes Certainly the purpose of this government to remain aloof draws a fervent amen en f from om every American We must not forget foget that this was the national sentiment nt for more than two years after the outbreak of the World war and we should bear bearin in mind ind that the same f forces which hurled Am America rica into th the conflict with high enthusiasm in iii 1917 can operate again The neutrality en enactment enactment enactment en- en by the last congress will not stand in inthe ine the e way and we should not delude ourselves into o belief that belief that it can |
