The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-21
By FREDERICK KUH (Conyrieht t035 Ry United Pre-

London, Aug. 21-(UP)-Great Britain has appealed to the United States government to review its policy toward the Italian -Ethio- plan dispute in the light of acute danger of war, it was officially announced today.
 Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign secre- tary, made the appeal personally last night to Ray Atherton, charge d'affaires of the American embas- sy, in 45 minutes conference al the foreign office.
 News of Hoare's appeal came after Ramsay Macdonald, lord president of the council and until recently prime minister, said on his arrival from his home at Lossie- mouth, Scotland, for tomorrow's emergency cabinet meeting:
 Most Serious Since 1914
 q regard the present situation as the most serious we have had to face since 1914"
 Representatives of the chief op- position groups in parliament and of Australia, New Zealand and Canada, were called into consulta- ton with Hoare and Anthony Eden, minister for league affairs.
 It was understood that an emer- gency session of the cabinets for eign affairs committee was called for D. m. today (11 a. m. EST) to consider decisions for tomor- rows full cabinet meeting.
 Hoare told Atherton that as the result of the failure of the British French Italian conference at Paris, Great Britain was determined to pursue a strong policy at the League of Nations council meeting at Geneva September 4, and at the assembly meeting five days later.
 No Leader Doubts Crisis
 The cabinet was ready to recon- sider its attitude in the crisis, Hoare said, and he asked that the American government do likewise.
 There was every indication that no leader thought Macdonald was overstating the gravity of the situ- ation when he said 1t was the most serious since 1914.
 George Lansbury, leader of the labor party, and David Lloyd George. leader of the liberal party the two biggest opposition fig- ures in parliament-made separate visits to the foreign office.
 Atherton made his visit to the foreign office at the unusually late hour of 6 p. m.
 American officials told the United Press that neither League of Ma tions penalties against an aggressor nation nor the Briand- Kellogg an- ti-war pact was discussed.
 But diplomats believe that Bri- tain is seeking assurance that fl the League attempts financial and economic pressure against Italy the United States will refrain from insisting on it's rights as neutral and from overriding any penalties by trafficking with any nation de- clared to be an aggressor.
 American Envoy Posted
 Sir Samuel Hoare informed Charge D'Affaires Atherton in de. tail of the situation facing. the British government and promised that he would inform him at once of the result of tomorrow's cabinet meeting.
 It was Atherton's second visit to the foreign office in two days.
 From the foreign office he re- turned to the American embassy and remained until after midnight with other embassy attaches. Ii was reported that he drafted a complete report of his talk with Hoare for the state department.
 Indications were that the govern. ment would proceed with utmost caution at tomorrow's cabinei meeting. determined to take no ac. tion that would leave itself isolated as agianst Italy.
 Any line of policy agreed or would be one in which 1t woull seek cooperation of other nations
 Not only the country's vital in.