Evening star., 1935-12-07
Tells Deputies
Courage Is
High.
BRITISH PLEA
PRECEDES TALK
League Denounced
for Actions i'm
Crisis.

GCopyrieht. 1885, by the Associated Press)
ROME, December Premier Benito
Mussolini warned his economic be-
siegers in a ringing speech before his
Chamber of Deputies today that an oil
embargo against Italy will "gravely
prejudice" efforts for peace.
Again defying the half hundred ma
tions which have imposed sanctions
against the kingdom, II Duce put his
people ION guard" against premature
or excessive optimism" for settle
ment of the African war.
The Italian people, he told the depu-
ties, will listen to words, but judge
by acts"
THE act that is announced for the
18th of December is an embargo OF
oil" the dictator exclaimed, "and it is
such as to prejudice gravely the out
come of the situation"
Stormy applause greeted II Duce's
words.
Attacks League Action.
MuSSolini again attacked the moral
aspects of the League of Nations
SANCTIONS ACTIONS.
The Leagues penal code has no
past" he said, because for l6 years
it never was applied in cases infinitely
more grave and more situabfe than
ours.
Neither has it any future.
This penal code of the League,
drafted while the memory of war still
loc lfy
1T is applied only today; only
against Italy; exclusively against Italy,
a nation guilty of striking the chains
from slaves in barbarouS lands where
treaties and the moral rights of blood
and sacrifice have conferred on Italy
for a half century undiSputec ana
recognized priority
Capital punishment by economic
asphyxiation, as decreed by the
Geneva humanitarianS, never was in
voked before 1885 and probably never
will be tried again.
Rich Seen Exempted.
1T Is inflicted today upon Italy be-
cause she is poor in raw materials,
and it exempts from Geneva's law
rich people, armed by their riches and
by the greater armaments which their
riches makes possible.
But those who have put in motion
the most unusual war device that his
tory knows have been mistaken in
their calculations"
The Italian dictator then reminded
the outside world what, he declared,
the League powers had forgotten.
Besides figures and graphs" he
contended, they should have consid-
cred the reserves of all kinds which
a great nation slowly accumulates.
Above all, they have not taken into
account the spirit of Facist Italy, the
spirit matter, no matter what the cost,
will find whatever it needs for resist
ance and salvation" Mussolini as
serted.
Believes Geneva Sees Error.
II have the impression they are be-
ginning to see they have made an er-
ror in applying their principles" he
continued; 80 as to give the appear
ance of world crisis to one of those
colonial conflicts which other coun-
tries have solved with force, even
after the World War and even after
the coming of the League"
II Duce demanded execution of
Italy's full program as he concluded
his speech.
"I mean to reaffirm in the clearest
way that a solution of this crisis can
be found only in full recognition of
our right in safeguarding our African
interests" he said.
I'm the meantime, action continued
in Italy and Africa where soldiers and
BlackShirts are united in danger and
are giving a merited and decisive VIC
tory to their country"
The premier told his followers that
the conferences being undertaken in
Paris between Premier Laval and. the
British foreign secretary do not
signify negotiations.
Then he added. significantly, land,
whenever negotiations may be started,
It is not certain that they will reach
q happy and rapid conclusion.
I'VE have been asked to make
known our unshakeable demands
This request is out of order because
on october Is we made them known
to the French government.
But instead of concrete conserVa-
(see ROME. Page 81