Show t Powers Mass Giant Fleets In Waters of Italy's Coast By Associated Press Sudden orders for large scale movements of French and British battle fleets in the Mediterranean 1 sea today assured the greatest naval concentration yet et in those waters by the tile time the tile League of Nations council convenes for further action on the Italo- Italo Ethiopian war The council meets January 20 Whether or not it will vill add new sanctions to those already imposed upon Italy is uncertain But on that day 92 French rench warships warships warships war war- ships ranging from battleships to submarines will be cruising the Mediterranean along with the BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish fleet already there Tho The British admiralty in recalling recall recall- ing irig tou now in the Mediterranean Medi Medi- today announced a mid mid- January cruise cruls of ot four other battle craft and a destroyer flotilla with even greater tonnage than the craft withdrawn At first it was thought the tho cruise ships which Include the great battleships battleships bat bat- Nelson and Rodney would replace the four tour war men which will be withdrawn from the Medi Medi- However the admiralty later announced the cruise would not go into the latter sea Ethiopia today asked the League of Nations to step into Italy's pol poJ icy of ot merciless extermination as unofficial sources at Rome predicted predict predict- ed Premier Mussolini may dispatch more men into his African campaign Emperor Haile Selassie's govern govern- men based its plea for a league commission of inquiry on alleged continued employment of poison polson gasby gasby gas by the invading fascists These arc not accidental Isolated acts attributable to individuals the plea declared They represent manifestly Inexorable application of ofa ofa ofa a policy of ot merciless extermination of the Ethiopian people proclaimed by the Italian government in its press The mobilization of five new now troop divisions of ot the fascist army was declared by informed sources at Rome to be under consideration The move apparently to Inject new force torce into the Italian field forces Continued ou on Page Two i 1 Column Colum El cat FRENCH FLEET TO JOIN BRITISH Continued from Pt Page Pt On 00 renewed reports that Mara Marshal al PIl Badoglio commander In chief East Africa had appealed for m men H rJ Council May 1 Act Ad j The EU Ethiopian n request for tor Inter on on the Win will bi considered by the league council at it its meeting January 20 official said j jAt At Addis Addle Ababa an official r g v eminent de declared I Ian lan aviators aviator have flown over ver Goi Goj jam province for the last three diy days dropping trac tracts inviting the lation to revolt against th the central centra government l The situation dt authoritative lour t said had not Improved since it ka was Wb declared dangerous January J 3 Then the Ethiopian government at the Italians were Jn inciting the thi natives to revolt against payment of Impe imperial I l. l taxes Diplomatic sources in Pull Parti prophesied a halt to any movement to impose further sanctions Vi cD Italy declaring the current d tu rents renta were sufficient to crush Itt Ital i power t to td continue the war T 1 League c council members rs wen wert represented as believing addition sanctions including an oil embargo would would if If if imposed furnish an ah opportunity to blame the c en eer r tam tain wreck of his his' Ethiopian c cam campaign campaign la on or the league tl 1 |