Show ASB later news may change this at any moment the dispute between italy and E theopia has now broadened until the peace pace of europe Is in grave danger italy began her ethiopian cam laign in tie apparent belief that it would entail relatively little trouble that she would take over the black emalie establish a protectorate of some kind and reap the profits of that count country rys s great oil and mineral resources resources which italy vitally needs as she file must import a great deal of those things apparently 11 II duce did not tore fore see britain a reaction to his course england possesses tile aa greatest of all empires and not the least important phase of it Is her african holdings when the british lion saw that another country was about to em bark on an african adventure the lion woke up when he came to be lieve that this adventure it if carried to its conclusion would step hard on his toes he roared england has financial interests at stake much moie mcie than an interest in the league of nations and when empire slips it touches the pocketbook and all nations will fight over the purse and w ajo lo holds it consequently the greatest battle fleet in the world got up steam the ships moved out of home ports and the admiralty officials were extreme ly vague as to their destination in due time they showed up at the suez canal gateway to africa at malta and at gibraltar key points in the empire set up war time secrecy in their movements was enforced england taen intimated that it if italy insisted on colonizing ethiopia with the aid of force she would call the league ef of nations to refuse to ship italy goods and it if that would not quiet italy to take arms against her put the offending nation in its place by military means Mousso lint said it would mean a war to the death england made concessions in a smaller territory and 11 II duce said no with a capital N he ile wanted all or not nothing laing and was going after it it looks as if france england and possibly russia would go together hitler hates france and he leans to italy poland with the largest stan ding army tn in the world hates and fears russia and Is thought it will line up against russia american appears to have sense enough to stay out of it at this time and not to be used either financially or otherwise at tills this stage of the pro ce edings |