Show Canada anada Denies Taking Initiative OTTAWA Dec 2 UP IP Canadas Canada's new lew liberal government disclaimed the he initiative a proposed oil embargo against Italy Acting Prime Minister r Ernest LaPointe La- La Potato Pointe announced th that t Canadian cooperation in sanctions would be limited to Ip purely ely financial and economic economIc economic eco eco- measures cf-a cf f f. pacific character character character char char- acter which are accepted by substantially substantially sub sub- all of ot the participating countries His statement said sald Canadas Canada's permanent permanent permanent per per- manent Geneva representative Dr W. W A. A RIddell did not speak for tor his ils government but merely voiced his own suggestion when he proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed that war penalties on Italy bo be extended to include the tho oil em em- bargo Dispatches citing clUng Canada as takIng taking taking tak tak- ing the initiative in the the proposal for addition of ot oil coal iron and steel to the list of key products de denied denied denied de- de nied to Italy by the League of Nations Na Na- tlona for the fascist invasion of Ethiopia were attributed to Uto a Be mis mis- understanding The Canadian government has bas not and does not propose to take tho Initiative in any such action and the opinion which w was expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed by the Canadian member of the committee committee and and which has letto led let to the Ute reference to the proposal as asa asa asa a Canadian proposal represented proposal only his own personal opinion and his lis views as a member of the committee committee committee com com- and not the views of the Canadian government the tho statement statement statement state state- I ment said |