The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23
British Leaders In
Important Session
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fiemed that the government had
gjven Its initial order for military
movements.
A detachment Of $50 Sikh troops,
Il was learned have been ordered
to leave India at once and proceed
10 Alden. the strategically impor-
tant British protectorate at the
entrance to the Red Sea from the
fndian Ocean. There they will await
orders to 20 to Adds Ababa to re-
inforcs the legation guard.
What May Come
In what In now an admitted ma
uonal emergency, cabinet decisions
Of yesterday were said on reliable
authority to envisage:
LIVERY effort to revive nego-
tiations with Italy that might yet
avert war in East Africa.
$40 seek close French and
perhaps Russian cooperation. Ger
many, which with Great Britain re-
Gently concluded naval theaty, is
not mentioned. This may or may
not be significant.
$40 seek at the League of Ma
lions Council meeting Sept. 4 and
the assembly Sept. such action as
will penalize an aggressor In any
war.
Aft Legue action OF the sort
calculated to be effective proves
impossible, to take measures diplo-
matte, military and naval to see
that In any contingency the Brit
ish Empire energies from the cris-
10 united and unshaken
Dream of Expansion
Benito Mussolini's program has
seemed to many to have passed
with breath-takin swiftness from
q war against the ancient Ethiopian
Empire to dream OF italian ex-
pansion which threatens the Great
British Nile. irrigation project, Bril-
tain's interests in the Mediterranean
ana, through them, It's ,communica-
lions with India, Australia and New
Zealand.
II was believed to be because of
all these considerations that the
cabinet yesterday let 1t be known
only, at first, that II had decided
to uphold" the league. But the
league may be upheld either by
seeking strong action by 1t against
an aggressor In war or, by confess
ing its fear OF the aggressor, to do
nothing and retain its unity
It was said on reliable informa-
ton that the cabinet In its 4 1-2
hour meetings yesterday, when
ministers went into Historic No, 10
Downing street nervous and anx-
ious but emerged smiling and con-
fident, decided that lin certain con-
tingencies" penalties against any
Italian aggression would BECOME
essential.
May BE Pressure
It was said further that financial
and economic pressure against
Italy might be insufficient and that
hence specimic naval and military
ana areial measures were envis-
aged to safeguard peace and IL ne.
eessary also to defend the empire.
Britain's decision to continue
temporarily its arms embargo was
made, 1t is understood as much to
please Premier Pierre Laval of
France, as to placate Benito Musso-
ltni, who is not affected byit.
Laval is understood to have as
sured the cabinet that he still
hopes to find a diplomatic way out
OF the crisis and to have urged it
not to antagonize Mussolini unne-
cessarily. .rslg
(. Much Significance
The significance of today's extra
ordinary session of the defense
committee was emphasized when il
was authoritatively revealed that
the cabinet yesterday delegated
full powers to the committee 10
act as 1t deemed best in event of
emergency.
It was further learned the can
met has decided to seek French
mediation in order to obtain
pledge that Italy will refrain from
launching its war before the league
council meeting September 4.
The latter move confirmed Brit
aims determination to demand firm
hague action.
The eobinet has envisaged these
moves at Geneva In the event Italy
makes war on Ethiopia: (1) to eg-
haust MI diplomatic means to halt
hcstilities: CD 10 enforce economic