| Show I I DUCE RECALLS RESERVE NAVY SET FOR WAR Huge Sea Force Gets Orders to Prepare for Action ROME nOME Dec 26 AP AP- AP Premier Mussolini's 1 navy reliable sources reported to tonight tonight to to- night is preparing for action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion and about naval specialists were understood to have been recalled for ser ser- ser ser- vice Most I of the specialists it was stated formerly served in the gun or powder rooms of Italian ships The opinion was expressed in informed circles that the navy was preparing for possible events in case the League of N Nations decides decides decides de de- de- de to impose an oil embargo embargo embargo em em- bargo against Italy It was expected such action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion if taken would be e under under under un un- un- un der the leadership pf pt An AI thony Eden Great Britain's foreign secretary p. p By United Press PARIS Dec 26 Premier Pierre Laval avoided a possibly critical vote of confidence in the chamber of deputies today A nationalist motion was Intro Intro- which would reduce the term of compulsory military service for forthe forthe the tho eldest son of a French family Jean Fabry minister of war de demanded demanded demanded de- de a vote ote of confidence but Laval succeeded in having the tho moLion motion mo mo- tion Lion sent to the army committee avoiding a vote yote Premier Laval submitted to his cabinet today the speech he intends to make before the chamber of deputies deputies dep dep- utica tomorrow on foreign policy policy- a a. speech on which he will stake his government Laval discussed all angles of the Italian-Ethiopian Italian crisis and as is customary submitted the text of hIs lis declaration for the tho approval of his colleagues Tho The ministers formally approved the text after hearing Laval's exposition exposition expo expo- of the tho thought behind it Laval also discussed with the cabi cabi- budget and a a. bill to dissolve dangerous fascist or extreme left lect wing organizations It was vas agreed to fu ask a s voto vote of confidence on this In tho chamber chamber cham cham- ber ben of ot deputies next week Laval Lava I decided to support a bill but which the tho senate passed instead of ot a abill abill abill I bill approved originally by the tho government which the tho chamber I passed cd There will bo be a vote of confidence II on this If n necessary Tho The chamber will be ask io o a Jp the senates senate's means for dissolving tho bands by bythe bytho bytho tho the council of state a special body over which tho the minister of ot justice Continued on Page pare Two Column Three Thru LAVAL FACING CHAMBER TEST Continued from ra race ae c One presides The chamber bill empowered empowered empowered em em- powered the minister of ot interior the police authority to do any ing Must Get Voto Vote On the foreign debate tomorrow Laval must get a n vote of confidence dence denee to remain in office Most l o observers e ng agreed Ito he eed ho was wan likely to Jet one but by a narrow mar mar- I gin Laval was understood to plan a vigorous defense defenso of his policy polley in the Ethiopian crisis and particularly of his own course in negotiating with Sir Samuel of ot Great Britain the tho rejected peace proposals It was understood also that he intended to explain in detail recent French French British British conversations re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding naval cooperation in the the tho Mediterranean Asks Full Support Laval decided ask to-ask the coalition cabinet embracing both right and left wing elements tho elements tho one desirIng desirIng desiring desir desir- ing friendship with Italy the other demanding stern prosecution of league penalties against Italy Italy for for fora a full support of othis his speech A key figure re was Edouard Herriot Herriot Herriot Her- Her riot minister without portfolio Herriot recently resigned the presIdency presidency presidency pres pres- of ot the radical socialist party the strongest in parliament because of ot party attacks on Laval's Lavat's Italian- Italian Ethiopian policies H Herriot was understood to have taken the position that ho he can give Laval his own personal support support support sup sup- port but that ho he can not guarantee guarantee guarantee guaran guaran- tee to swing suing the united vote ote of his party part Laval's intended exposure of or the French British naval it was forecast will wUl include the substance substance sub sub- stance of ot arrangements completed during the tho last few weeks by the tho French and British general staffs for tor effective collaboration of the two navies in event of ot an unprovoked unprovoked yoked attack by Italy on Britain While left wing elements denounced denounced denounced de de- de- de Laval for alleged over- over friendliness to Italy the powerful National Ass Association of ot War Vet Vet- erns ems drafted a resolution warning that not a single veteran would over ever overtake take arms against either Italy or Britain A bill bUl designed to end the menace of ot fascist and left wing extremist organization was back before before be bo- fore tore the chamber today The Tho chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber passed a bill bUl tho the senate passed another Now the tho bills bUls must be bo co coordinated coordinated coordinated co- co In conference B Br 7 the Associated Press PressA PressA PressA A skirmish and a roundup of Ethiopian spies were described to today today today to- to day in Italian dispatches from the East African war zone which yesterday yes yes- observed a Christmas punctuated punctuated punctuated by gunfire A caravan cara descending tho the slopes front from the central plateau to tho the lowlands east of ot the tho northern north north- em ern lines was en route to the Ethiopian Ethiopian pian plan salt alt fields in tho northeastern part of ot the country when it was attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked by irregulars fightIng fighting fight tight ing for the Italian army said the advices advice The Ethiopians were reported routed with light losses Italian Is Beheaded The Ethiopian government announced announced announced an an- at Addis Addle Ababa that an Italian airplane had been shot down n at Bur Ethiopian officials said laid tho the pIlot pi pilot pilot pI- pI lot was beheaded Marshal Pietro Badoglio's military police rounded up 12 natives wearing wearing wearing wear wear- ing Italian uniforms and brought them thorn before belore a martial court-martial to be charged with spying Three Throe were turned over to a n. firing squad squads and nine were vero given prison sentences Pact I Is Denounced oJ I. I In tho the United States the Kellogg Kellogg- Briand pact renouncing war a. a as an instrument of ot national policy was both criticised and supported in discussions of ot Americas America's future neutrality neu non policy polley Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts l un announced n 0 u nee d ho he would introduce a resolution to abrogate the tho treat treaty charging President Roosevelt was using this pact to support English Imperialism Imperialism imperialism im Im- Im- Im and to maintain English control of tho the Mediterranean l in inthe inthe the tho Italo Halo war In New York however a committee commit commit- tee ee of the national peace conference conference conference confer confer- ence representing 30 peace groups proposed a neutrality measure based in part upon the pact |
