| Show RANGE RANCE BACKS PEACE MOVE r was L Laval LaVa a va 1 S Supports 7 Britain's Views On League Duty South African Delegate Warns That fu Invasion In- In t J Jin of Ethiopia May Result in Racial Trouble I B By the Associated Press i GENEVA Sept 13 Premier 13 Premier Laval of France t today day placed r. r France in the ranks with Great Britain Russia and the smaller small rt nations of Europe in defense of the peace o obligations of the If League of Nations covenant Our obligations are arc inscribed in the inthe the covenant Laval Laval- told evade vad those hose France j Lx an iante rance t will win not nut nul YG U l muse u the the me e League 01 of citations Nations 1 ns assembly France j Lx an iante t win not nut nul YG U l muse obligations ns An Ita Italian n government int spokesman spokesman spokes spokes- man in Rome Home stated that what viha Laval said was neither favorable nor unfavorable to Italy and that it would h have ve no o effect upon Italy's cour course fe of To this French French- stand staid opposed to to the Imminent war Ji between v t en n Italy and Ethiopia was V added d Jed a warning by the delegate from Great Britain's dominion of ot South Africa a th that t ah Mi ri Italian Uan Invasion of f Ethiopia might lead to racial trouble between bet the tho blacks and whites Charles CharIest Theodore Te Water tho the delegate from the tho Union of f South Africa hinted at the possibility his nation might withdraw from the league Whether Italy would heed these warnings was still uncertain Tho The Irritation of at the Italian delegate was waS waS- gr gradually mounting Nevertheless the Italians made little effort to conceal their disappointment d Jap that France so definite definitely ly Jy had declared herself for tor solid olid solidarity i- i ity wi with h Great Britain Britan Asked point blank if the Italians s planned to leave tho league the spokesman man answered Wo Vo are staying for the present Ie The delegations widely interpreted interpret Interpret- ed Laval's statement as meaning that the lo French rench would not shrink from sanctions if it should become necessary to apply them It was understood that conversations conver conver- already have taken place be between between be be- tween the powers regarding specific s measures to be taken in the Mediterranean Mediterranean and elsewhere in incase case peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful uI conciliation fails taUs It was was pointed o out t however that Laval according to a a passage in his speech referring to the councils council's councils council's coun coun- cil's effort toward conciliation still refuses to believe it itis is without with withe out hope LONDON Sept Sep 13 UP A The Laval Laval speech of Frances France's Premier at the league of oC nations assembly today was Interpreted in authoritative author author- J circles as an important pledge that France Franco would support the league to the e limit In the Italo- Italo Ethiopian crisis The appeal of at Secretary of State Cordell Hull Hun in Washington for or It Italy taly and Ethiopia to abide by tho the Briand peace pact was also enthusiastically accepted here as as- as further indication of at atan an almost t uni universal versal war anti-war front The great concentration of BritIsh Brit- Brit sh Ish ships in the vicinity of Suez which has already sent a rec near ord number of ships to that area for or time peace p time ace continued Unabated unabated unabated un- un abated a n alist list of at ship movements movements' made mad public by the admiralty showed today Rc Reinforcement t of t the Malta garrison garrison gar rison by approximately troops has been announced officially ROME Sept 13 UP UP P England's reinforcing of at her Mediterranean and Red sea bases and sending of of- additional battleships to tho the Med Med- is placing in a state slate of at alarm Italy's position in the tho Med Med- and Red sea the semiofficial semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- official Colonials said to today to- to day Invocation of the Kellogg Kellogg-Briand pact In tho the Italo Ethiopian crisis at this late lale date would be useless spokesmen for tor informed Italian circles asserted today PARIS Sept 13 Government Government officials said today France was was was' ready eady to clamp down economic and financial sanctions sanctions' the moment Italy taly attacks Ethiopia Those These officials said France Franc had bad hadn n never yer contemplated military sane sane- U nL IS |
