The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-23

tlonal nature.
The decree does not mean that
Italy has abandoned the gold
standard. It was indicated that
every effort would be made to con-
fine its working to the necessities
of foreign purchases, and to leave
the lire as a currency unit intact.
Purchases for war. goods have
been heavy. UP to the end Of the
fiscal year, June 80, total appro-
priations for the East African ex-
Ledition were $SS,795,000. Part Of
this money went abroad for sup
plies. The deficit for the fiscal year
was $20O,552,S00.
Anger Against Japan
But these financial matters were
secondary today to the anger
against Japan for expressing an
interest in the Ethiopian dispute.
Ambassador Yotaro Sugimura Wis
tied Mussolini a week ago today.
Italian sources said afterward that
Sugimura told Mussolini japan
would not interfere" in the Eth
opian dispute and that 1t was not
interested politically or CONNER
cially in Ethiopia.
Dispatches reporting this state
ment excited the Japanese foreign
Office and after days of talk Jap
anese Foreign Minister Koki Hiro-
ia is understood to have told Ital-
ian Ambassador Giacinto Auriti
Personally that: 1. Japan was
commercially, though not politi-
i.k II NnYIId
not view hostilities without con-
Germ ON account of its trade rela-
lions, and hoped that there would
be peace.
Climax Draws Near
Anger that was shown by the
italian government brought SER
les of attacks on Japan that
seemed reaching climax today.
The article in Mussolinfs paper
said in part:
Japan in her megalomaniacal
imperialistic dream evidently aims
at substituting herself for the
white peoples in Africa"
Things reached a stage today
where four carabiniers, instead of
the usual two, were stationed at
the japanese embassy to assure
personal protection for Ambassa-
dor Sugimura. Two plainclothes
men patrolled past the embassy on
bicycles.
Japan Has No Comment
Tokyo, July 23-CUP)-The for
eign office declined emphatically
today to comment on Italian rage
over its interest in Ethiopia.
Newspapers were not expected
to comment before tomorrow.
1t was indicated that the gov
eminent was studying closely all
comment from Italy in order to
determine its course.
The silence by both government
and press was a significant change
from last week when all, includ-
| ing reppery Eli Amau. the ia
nous official spokesman, were dis
cussing freely what then had not
emerged publicly as an incident of
gravity.
British To Evacuate
London, July 23-(UP)-Great
Britain today completed arrange
ments to evacuate its subjects
from Ethiopia in event of an
emergency.
Confidently it warned mission
airy societies here that there mis-
sionaries, scattered in remote dis
tricts of the country, should be
concentrated around Adds Ababa,
the capital.
1t advised also that the mission
aries should leave the country now
with their wives and children.
The government was reported to
be ready to concentrate all Britons
who did not leave the country in
event of war within the British le-
cation at Adds Ababa.
It was understood that some
what under 100 missionaries and
their families were affected by to-
days warning.
WIN Try To Protect
For all British nationals who
elect to remain in event of i'm
minent war with Italy, it was add
ed. plans were under way to as
sure their safety within the con-
fines Of the British legation.
Today's development ceincided
with an atmosphere of real ten
sion which indicated that the cab
met was more gravely anxious re-
garding the Italian Ethiopian dis
pute than at any other time in the
months Of its development.
There has been no approach to
q solution for a dispute which, II
1t means war, was seen more clear
ly every day rs menacing the peace
OF Europe.
It was indicated that the cabinet
was prepared at any moment to
make decisions Of major impor-
lance In It's effort to avert war or
If war was recognised as inevita-
ble--to protect Great Britain's own
vast world interests.
Arms Will Go In
Usually weil-informed dipio.
matte correspondents asserted to-
day that one decision OF major I'm.
p0rtance already had been made
that at ita emergency meeting yes.
lerday the cabinet decided there
were no grounds on which 10 pre-
vent British Arms from exporting
arms 10 Ethiopia.
Refusal. the cabinet was said IA
eompIeled % double the capacity
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