The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-19
EUROPE'S PEACE
SEEMS INSURED
AFTER FARLEY
Britain, France and Italy
Reach Agreement, Is
Understanding.
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These negotiations seemed likely
today TO lead to the following agree
ments:
/. italy will withdraw most Of
the tens Of thousands CT troops it
has sent TO Libya. which adjolns
Egypt and the Sudan on the west
and is separated by them from
Ethiopia
Britain to Move Fleet
2. Great Britain will remove a
small portion of its cruiser strength
from Gibraltar, at the west end Of
the Mediterranean.
3. These ships will be replaced by
French units.
a. Great Britain will undertake
to initiate no action against Italy
not authorized by the League Of Ma
tons.
S. France will give Britain the
use Of its Mediterranean ports, not
ably the Toulon and Bizerta naval
bases, in event that it is made the
instrument Of the League in enforc-
ing penalties against Italy.
6. Great Britain and France-and
the League Of Nations-will con-
tinue with the work Of applying
against Italy, for the dura ton of
the Italian Ethiopian war, any pen
alties voted
Peace Drive Likely
T. The reaction from fear OF an
early clash Of European nations was
the result of weeks of growing ten
sion and in itself may start Britain,
France and Italy on real effort to
create peace instead of war
atmosphere.
8. Meantime, Italy will continue
undated its campaign in Ethiopia
and probably will initiate a new
offensive in the north, to take its
Adigrat- Aduwa -Aksum army a.
least 50 miles south of Makale in
Tigre Province.
Some well-informed sources here
insist that Premier Benito Musso-
lini has revealed his minimum peace
terms. Confirmation was lacking
entirely.
There have been rumors from al
most all European capitals since
Premier Pierre Laval of France
talked to Monsignor Luigi Maglione,
Papal Nuncio at Paris. that Pope
Plus XII was working quietly for
peace.
Papal Action Reported
The following dispatch was sent
from Madrid last right:
Foreign Minister Alexandra Ler-
rouX insists that the international
tension is diminishing as the result
OF negotiations which, according tc
the Spanish delegation at Geneva
have been undertaken by the Vati-
can with Italy in an effort to END
the Italian Ethiopian conflict"
Great BritainS virtual ultimatum
to France, insisting on a clear def
milton of its own position in event
OF an Italian British clash, seems to
have obscured the beginning of
negotiations which really were aimed
at stopping what seemed an immi-
nent threat of actual war in the
Mediterranean.
1t was learned that the foreign
otflce received a nine-page affirma
tive reply from France. Well-in-
formed sources expressed consider
able satisfaction with it
1t was learned that the foreign
office sent urgent instructions Thurs
day night to Sir Eric Drummond
ambassador at Rome, to seek ar
appointment with MuSsolini at the
earliest possible moment.
simultaneously Sir George Clerk
ambassador at Paris, was instructed
TO see Premier Laval.
Britain Sets Out Stand
Drummond told Mussolini: q
That Great Britain seriously re.
Sented the Italian newspaper cam.
paign against Britain-more seriou,
because all Italian newspapers ART
under direct control by the govern.
ment; CD Britain resented the fac
that Italy had five times as man
troops in Libya alone as Britain hac
throughout Egypt and the Sudan
90 That it was because of these
facts, and not because of possible
penalties by the League of Nations
that the British fleet was in tn,
Mediterranean. incidentally. wher
the fleet was concentrated in The
Mediterranean, Britain announced
that 1t was there because of Italian
threats.
Drummond told Mussolini thai
Britain would withdraw a certain
portion of Its cruiser strength from
Gibraltar if Italy reduced its arm,
in Lioya to the equivalent of tn,
British strength in Egypt and if it,
newspapers Immediately altered
their tone and ceased attackine
Britain.
Push Laval Into Action
Ambassador Clerk, at Paris. askec
Laval to instruct Count Charles dt
Chambrun. his ambassador at Rome
to see MuSSolini at once and tel
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with the British viewpoint; 90 that
Laval believed British assurances tc
be genuine; go that he was con.
vinced that Britain reinforced it.
fleet solely because of the Libya,
reinforcementS and the threat.
made in Italian newspapers.
1t was said here that the British
offer to withdraw some cruiser,
from the feet was motivated by q
desire Cd to diScredit suggestions
that Brtains policy at Geneva wa.
guided by individual anti-Italiar
feeling: 90 by easing Italian-Brit.
ish tension 10 emphasize that the
ltalan-Ethiopiaa war was purely g
League OF Nations affair; 80 to IA
cilitate complete French British CO.
operation from now on in imposing
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