Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-18
MUSSOL|N| To
COOPERATE ON
PEACE PLANS
Accepts MacDonald's Ship
Building Holiday And Propos-
ed Five Year Arms Reduction.
WARNING ISSUED BY RUSSIA
Soviet Declares Nation Ready
To Wage War If Necessary
And Is Confident OF Victory.


ROME, March 18. U.PSPremier
Benito Mussolini tonight accepted
in principle the British proposal
for a holiday on capital ship
building and a convention provid-
ing for a five-year arms reduction.
ROME. March 18. U.P)-Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald of
Great Britain and his foreign min
tier, Sir John Simon, arrived in
Rome today for a series of confer
ences which may determine the
momentous issue of war or peace
n Europe.
eve have no time to lose," Mac
Donald said in a message to the
italian press on his arrival at Ostia
airport. .Peace must be organ
ized soundly and be really organ
jzed.
MY visit at Geneva and the
contacts which had with repre-
sentatives of all countries of the
world convinced me more than
ever of the gravity of the problems
before us"
Premier Benito Mussolini, DOM
inant figure in the parleys upon
which the fate of Elrope's disarm-
ament conference now hangs, met
the British officials at the Ostia
airport, and after brief word of
welcome, saw them escorted to the
British embassy.
With Macdonald was also his
daughter, the attractive Ishbel Mac
Donald, who has often accompan-
led her father on his diplomatic
missions, and upon whom he leans
as an ever-present aide in time of
stress. The Importance of the
mission was indicated by the fact
that trip was made by air from Gen
"a, in giant plane piloted by the
dashing Italo Balbo, Mussolini's
youthful air minister.
MacDonald's spectacular dash to
Rome, following a conference in
Geneva with Premier Daladier of
France, was for the purpose of
winning Italian support for the
British leaders dramatic proposals
TO save" the disarmament confer
ence.
The British prime minister is be-
lieved to have brought with him
certain proposals by Daiadier for
further guarantees" in view of
French fears Of growing Italian
German rapprochement fastened
by the rise of Hitlerism and the
foundation of what is practically
a FaScict ctato of Rar1ip
MOSCOW, March 18. U.P,-The
Soviet government has served no.
tice on ''imperialistic neighbors"
that it is prepared to repulse any
military attack and is convinced
that Russia would win if forced in
to war.
The warning was seen as direc-
ted against Japan. Toxic refused
to sign non-aggression pact with
Russia.
Premier Viacheslav Molotov, in
recent address, declared that Anti
Soviet elements "got off easy" in
the first round of interventions and
invaSions.
Nov we must warn them a new
attack on the Soviet union cannot
end so simply" he said. Let them
consider their fate in due time. The
Soviet union is so much stronger
that it is not devoid of danger to at
tack it now. And We do not advise
anyone to try it,"
TOXIC, March 18. U.PJ = The
special committee of the privy
council unanimously voted today to
approve Japans withdrawal from
the league of nations.
The committee decided to draft
a recommendation it will submit to
the plenary council on March IS
or 81. Acceptance by the council
was considered assured.