Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-07-10 | Page 1 | Japan Won't be Neutral If War Comes in Africa

Japan Wont Won't Be Neutral If War Comes in Africa Reports Say Nippon Would Go to Aid Against Italy By Associated Press PICAS t ROME July 10 Premier la-Premier Premier Mussolini called 10 generals general and amI other high ranking officers of ot IsIs his ls army into c council tonight An official spokesman termed Ethiopia's latest appeal to the tho league of nati nations ns another useless attempt to prolong league influence over the Italo controversy I By United Press I TOKIO July 10 General 10 General J Japanese go governor of Korea was was quoted without confirmation today as saying that that Japan could not remain re re remain remain re- re main neutral in event of war between Italy and Abyssinia The report followed a press conference conference conference con con- ference during present visit to Tokio The correspondent of the Nippon news service who attended attended attended at at- tended the said he had hadnot hadnot hadnot not heard the general make the re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks attributed to him The foreign for for- foreign foreign eign office said it had not been informed informed in in informed formed of any such statement The circles circulating the hc report indicated that Japan would aid Abyssinia where interests of the Nippon empire reportedly have tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre investments especially in cotton Pressed for a a direct statement on oil Japans Japan's position in event of war war Elji Ainau spokesman for the foreign foreign for for- eign office said I can cannot 1 t t tell what attitude might develop In event of far there is no war although t ough press reports indicate its iu likelihood I hope war waris waris is avoidable We Ve desire peace every every- where Arnau said that war in any part of the world affected every other part He denied however that Japan had special interests in Ab Abyssinia s nia or elsewhere ROME July 10 UP Italy RI-Italy Italy advanced advanced advanced ad ad- to today its roster of troops designed to drive for an Inexorable Inexorable inexorable In in victory over the empire of Ethiopia Authoritative sources sources' said Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Benito Mussolini's I first command com command mand with the break up of the Italo Ethiopian conciliation commission commission com corn mission will create two new troop divisions for act action on in East Africa Non Noncommissioned officers and specialist t soldiers of the military classes of 1909 and 1910 already have hastened to colors in response to a fresh official order Another large contingent of ot specialists specialists from the class of 1912 was ordered to report July 20 for duty ADDIS ABABA July 10 UP The W-The Theor The foreign or ign ministry anno announced today that Ethiopia persisting In a peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful solution of the dispute with Continues on Two NIPPON KEEPS V 1 EYE EYE ON AFRICA Continued d from froni Pare PaC One Italy taly demands the tho immediate convocation convocation convocation con con- vocation of pf the council of the league of ot nations ati m V Failure to to agree agree In the Italo- Italo Ethiopian conciliation commission meeting at The l Neth Netherlands th erlands following the ref refusal sal o othe of ho the thor Italian arbitrators to examine the question of oC- did not surprise sur sur- prize prise prise Ethiopian n go government circles thern he announcement said The Tho Italians' Italians unwillingness to take up this question was term termed d new new proof of tho- tho justice of of Ethiopia's claims claims against the illegal occupation occupation tion of its its' territory and the Italian aggression of of December 5 1934 V Several American missionaries have nave left Addis Ababa wh whence nce the United Slat States s legation has advised all its nationals to depart in view vie of possible hostilities between Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethi Ethi- opia arid and rid Italy The he missionaries I joined 24 Italians ina in 3 a group which left leCt yesterday for lor forthe forthe the frontier Gover Government m ent circles denied dented V today reports that Ethiopia expected Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese aid in the event cf a war with Italy Vt l' l