Show If T r J r S Y r Powers Join Joi in Italy Anti Anti Anti- pact act League eague Appoints Group JL to Decide y r On Oil Embargo Britain France Turkey Greece and J Jugo Jugo- go- go I slavia Promise Mutual Aid in int inCase t Case of Attack r L By Associated Press I i GENEVA Jan 22 The 22 The League of Nations announced to tonight to- to night eight the conclusion of a mutual assistance pact between Great reat Britain France Turkey Greece and to opI op- op I rate kate if Italy attacks any anyone one of them 1 I 1 Shortly before the league committee of 18 had voted to create a special committee to decide upon the practicability of f an oil sanction against Italy tAn fAn An Italian spokesman said Italy planned to protest to the league against the Mediterranean mutual assistance scheme put through at Britain's Britain initiative f The league announcement was in inthe inthe the form of a memorandum from Great Britain officially declaring that the mutual assistance arrangement arrange arrange- ment had been concluded 1 Heady Beady Read for Obligations 1 The The rhe memorandum said that the replies from France Gre Greece T Tur Turkey r Ikey I- I k key y and left no doubt that these nations were ready to apply faithfully all obligations Under under under un un- der the League of Nations covenant f In consequence of the sanctions taken against Italy i League officials said the oil sanction sanction sanc sane tion action decreased th the likelihood that an embargo on oil would be declared against Ital Italy I f Plainly alluding to the United States Maxim of or Russia Opposed the suggestion that the oil committee ommittee should meet next week on the grounds that the thc attitude of Countries outside the league should first be determined However he was Vas overruled I S Deny Den Concern In North I Thc The British memorandum confirm confirm confirmed con- con firm firmed d' d the conversation had taken place between the naval military and air staffs taffs of Great Britain and France adding that these conversations conversations conver conver- had led to the suggestion that they were vere concerned not only the s situation in the Continued on Pa Pare PaJe Two I I Column Six I MUTUAL AID PACT REVEALED CoD r I PEge se rt One On b but ut t along the northeastern frontier ron cr crot of ot prance France ra- ra rac c His H Is D je 4 y government nt d denies de nice nies th the truth rU h of or any s such ch suggestion tion said aid the thc memorandum The conversations have havo been bien confined entirely to joint action In the event of af hostilities in the tho Mediterranean arising o out t of or the application of sanctions V In the present dispute e. e Ethiopians Deny G Gains Gain ins by I Italians B By Dy the Press An official denial of Italian claims of or widespread vict victory vic vic- vic vic- tory t r r oh the So 1 fi ai war fro froni l came today from Ras D Desta Emperor Hailo Selassie's in son i I law I V The con commanding officer of d dc- dc fending forces call called d absolutely untrue reports from fascist headquarters head head- quarters ers lat last week that the h Invaders vad rs had moved 1125 miles mUes northward and had inflicted Ethiopian casualties of Approximately ly men i D. D i We We have had many small en en- gag with they the Italians Ras Rae Desist Desta l his emperor some ending to our advantage some som to th the advantage of the he enemy V At the League of Nations counci council coun coun- cil's ci cil V session at Geneva an Italian I attempt to shut hut off funds from the sanctions committee was wa defeated over the protest of Baron Pompeo Mole J Baron Aloisi and the Argentine delegate Ruiz lz iz Guinazu clashed over overa overto a proposal to transfer Swiss francs to the coordination committee of or 52 nations 1 which vote voted Italy the aggressor in the Italo- Italo Ethiopian conflict Emperor Selassie Issued a call to all able bodied Ethiopians to prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare for military duty at the mo mo- their ment leaders need them His proclamation prepared at the thc Des Des- sye eye field headquarters was read I from the Addis Ababa palace Discovery of an air base deep In Inthe Inthe inthe the desert midway between and Dessye was reported in Informed circles at the Ethiopian capital The same sources reported the tho arrest of Sultan Mohamed Yaku who purportedly said he had moved hangars to t the desert location in an attempt to provide housing for tor planes which might strike at Addis Addil Ababa from the air Marshal commander of the Italian armies in Ethiopia re reported reported reported re- re ported that his forces had captured the capital of Galla Bo- Bo Barana rana miles from Dolo in southern southern south south- em ern Ethiopia A new offensive he been Instituted in the sector of I NO Northern ther I |