| Show co n 0 mic B Boycott tt of I Italy It t-ci t I S Studied t die il J Heaviest Heaviest Demand Demand in hi Y Years ears Lifts Litt Price Causes Mines MInes- Mills Mills' to Increase IncE ase Output t 1 Poland Snubs Soviet Envoy During League Talk 0 ROME ROIE Sept 16 G MP Premier IF Mussolini 1 tonight reorganized select Italy dividing it into east and west superior t command in answer to to the British fleet t concentration con eon In In the l Mediterranean sea Br Dr A Associated Press pre G ENEVA E ErVA Sept 16 16 Reliable ao sources sources disclosed tonight that hat a I preliminary ry plan for lor an economic boy boycott ott against Italy in case case that tha nation should launch an unprovoked I war ar are being w worked out amon among ong certain members of t the League o of Nations This disclosure This ca after a. a day a.-day da dain day I in the thc league assembly in which Poland had snubbed soviet Russia Russia- Russia Russia-I her delegates walking out on a speech Maxim by-Maxim Litvinoff Russian foreign and and h in which Panama the Irish Free State am and Haiti had warned the must league it mus prevent the conquest of a smaller smalle nation by bya a larger I Mapped Out The source in question said th the the British delegation to to the league had hai I suggested the idea of a genera general I economic blockade against Italy I in case she aU attacks Ethiopia am and that the thc plan for such a. de had already been provisionally mapped out regarded as a preliminary preliminary pre pro and precautionary project was vas understood to be a sequel to th the pledge given by Premier Laval 6 of f. f France that if the worst came t to the worst France Francc loyal to th the league covenant would be disposed to participate in collective economic and financial sanctions French circles described the tho pol policy policy policy pol- pol icy of Franco France in the present emergency emergency emer emer- gency as based upon a desire to limit as much as possible the scope of any mc measures of ot restraint which might be justified against Italy i Neither Neither Sell Seu Buy uy It was stated that the project as elaborated elaborate partakes d partakes particularly of ot the nature of a commercial b boy y- y cott the nations would pledge themselves to neither sell nor bu buy anything from Italy Those close to the n negotiations cautioned that the suggested protective protective pro- pro boycott should not be considered con con- to an economic since it was explained the word blockade immediately suggests the use of ot wars warships warship to enforce enforce enforce en en- force it The British Delegation authorized authorized authorized au au- au- au the following statement The British and Fr menu have had from time to tf e Continued Con on OI rate pate ITALY Y BOYCOTT PLANS MAPPED Continued from Pare Page One conversations conversations concerning what action ac- ac tion lion might be pursued in the event of certain things happening But tho the British government has made madeno no definite proposals Retort to Hitler A Lithuanian retort to fuehrer Hitler's ers er's speech and departure from the hall haIl of ot the Polish delegation during a a sp speech ech by Russia's foreign commissar answering answering an an- Poland's Polands foreign minister brought League of Nations assembly delegates sharply to attention this morning to Hitler's statements Foreign Minister Stasys StaSS of Lithuania voiced regrets that declarations dec dec- vere were being made which beclouded the thc atmosphere of ot peaceful peaceful peaceful peace peace- peace peace- ful international relations The second se sensation came when Maxim Litvinoff Russian foreign commissar commissar- mounted commissar mounted the rostrum to tomake tomake tomake make a reply to ton toa a n speech by Foreign Minister Beck of ot Poland Fascists Near ear Final Filial Decision Copyright 1935 United Press ROME Sept 16 Premier 16 Premier Mussolini Mussolini Mus Mus- cohn and his fascist council be believe believe be- be lieve that Wednesday will be be bethe the historic day on which they will make the final decision on the f Italian Ethiopian crisis The cabinet meets then In expectation tation of ot re receiving efing from the League of ot Nations a final offer of ot compro mise Saturdays Saturday's announcement t that there could be no compromise made it impossible not to know what the answer must beThe be The country is on a war war basis All An that is needed to cast the die Isa is isa isa a general st staff ft order to the East African expeditionary force io to attack attack attack at at- tack at will when the end of the rainy season in Ethiopia permits Prepare for Hardships Hour after atter hour day after day there rumble to docks in port towns lines of ot trucks with men munitions supplies People who are not vocally vocally vo vo- vo- vo cally caily enthusiastic for forwar war waz are preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring for a winter of of some hardships hardships hard hard- ships which they say say is necessary for tor the glory of ot Italy More than men men Red Cross nurses sailed from Naples and Genoa yesterday It was the biggest day for tor departures in all the months of ot preparation The only business before the cabinet cabinet cab cab- inet met so far as immediate developments developments developments develop develop- ments are are concerned is the reply to thE th the League of ot Nations offer expected during its Us session Wednesday Wed Wed- An immediate curt negative nega riega- tive Uve is expected Then The Comes War WarThen WarThen Then will wili come the war and ItaI Italy's s reply to o whatever the powers ers and the league may doIt do It was thought possible that the mo mobilization of ot upward of ot men women and a test might come soon after ater the cabinet cabin t meeting alin almost st cert certainly before the week Sober minded business men and others who see the war warin in a different different differ differ- ent the cheering crowds foresee that it is going to dig deeply deep deep- ly Iy into the pockets of everybody Wholesale prices for all commodities ties are 16 per cent ent high higher r th than n in January Retail prices have in increased increased in- in creased somewhat Wholesale foodstuffs foodstuffs food food- stuffs stutts are up 13 per cent since January January January Jan Jan- uary minerals and metals 30 per percent percent cent Industrial materials 11 17 per percent percent percent cent textiles 21 per cent I 13 per cent I Expect to Go Cold Many expect to go cold because of lack lacko of fuel It is Ii realized that the economic I and and financial financial battle battle lz Is to be secondary sec see only to U the e ca campaign in Ethiopia itself Hull To pay for tor absolutely vital Imports Imports Im Im- irn- irn ports it is necessary to dip ip further into gold reserves reserves and to tap every source of foreign currency More Moio and more drastic measures are arc envisaged higher tariffs tariffs tariffs- Italy's tariffs now are are the highest In the world world are are in prospect Gasoline Gas Gas- olin oline costs cost nearly 1 a gallon galloi and many motorists have pu put their ca cars carsin carsin s sIn in garages PARIS Sept 16 OP Premier Ri-PremIer Premier Mussolini's defiance of ot the League of Nations and what the French trench called Hitler's threat ag against Memel dampened French enthusiasm for tor the punishment of aggressor nations today Officials here said Hitler went very far I In his speech at yesterday and that the general situation situation situation sit sit- was was' very dark The They cautiously disclaimed any fear that Germany would precipitate precipitate precipitate tate trouble while Italy is busy in Ethiopia but foresaw dangers no matter how the league acts French newspapers newspapers' enthusiasm for Premier Laval's support of ot Sir Samuel Hoare the British foreign se secretary was was' diminishing The press expressed hope France would retain Italy's friendship especially in view yiew of the fact Tact that the German sw swastika sUka flag has been officially unfurled I IThe The newspaper called the meeting camouflaged mobilization while tho the newspaper ne Lo Le Figaro said there was a hint of at eventual war to regain Memel in Hitler's charge that the league aided In its theft then II I ADDIS ABABA Sept 16 lG UP UP- UP Friends of Emperor Haile Selassie said tonight that he may be obliged soon to proclaim nationwide mobIlization mobilization mob mob- unless the tho League of ot Nations Nations Nations Na Na- finds some way of saving the situation This int information came as dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches were vere received from saying the Italian army was indulgIng indulgIng indulging ing in heavy artillery practice flame throwing and other spectacular I lar types of of war var practice in order to frighten the tho Ethiopians on n the other side of the frontier from Eritrea The dispatches reported that the thc tribes remained undisturbed In their I positions Some of ot the emperors a advisers were ere reported to favor avor immediate mobilization as a precautionary measure b because cause owing to the continued continued continued con con- heavy rain and the resultant bad condition of ot roads it would re requIre require re- re quire several weeks for some of ot the Ethiopian forces to reach the tho front PORTLAND England Sept 16 UP rhe IP The bulk of Great Britain's home fleet has has' disappeared from here hereon on the eve evo of its maneuvers maneuvers maneuvers ma ma- off Scotland Although no Officials wo would ld discuss tho the present location the street talk is that these ships are arc steaming for the Mediterranean Previous admiralty announcements announcements announce announce- I ments said the home fleet was as assembling assembling as- as I as-I here In preparation for tor the autumn maneuvers but tonight the visible supply lot of warships on hand appeared to consist of ot three battleships battle battle- ships one cruiser 15 obsolete World war ships and miscellaneous non- non fighting and supply ships The normal nor nor- mal strength of the tho home fleet is about 50 fighting vessels The rne strength of ot the British navy here is represented by the battleships battleships battle battle- ships Rodney Nelson and Royal Sovereign the cruiser Cairo and destroyers of which many are listed by the admiralty as on the reserve list |
