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outlaw governments resorting to
aggressive warfare.
when the pact was negotiated,
the leaders of all nations under
stood il was declaring war an in
ternational crime which no longer
could be countenanced in world
affairs.
"a nation placing itself in the
position of having committed a
crime internationally should be
treated just as an individual Grim
inal in a community.
No Legal Objection.
although the Kellogg pact pro
vides no machinery for enforce
ment OF its obligations there could
be no legal objections to con-
ference of signatory powers to out
law any government resorting to
unprovoked aggressive warfare.
"At the present time no agrees
sion has been committed In Ethia-
pia and IL 1t was clearly under
stood throughout the world that
any government committing agrees
sion would be outlawed by the re-
mainder of the civilized world, /
seriously doubt If there would be
THE pact has no provision for
such a conference or concerted
action and it probably would have
to be initiated by the founders of
the pact.
II have no idea what the atti-
tude of the United States govern
ment would be in this matter but
/ am sure it would receive the
support of vast public opinion
throughout the world"
MussOlini Protests
Geneva, Sept. 12-(UP) Prem
Ter Benito Mussolini has sent
message of protest to foreign coml
missar Maxim Litvinoff of Russia,
complaining against Litvinoff's
speech before the League of Ma
tions council on Sept. S, 1t was
learned from Italian sources today.
On that date, Litvinoff charged
Italy invited this council to de-
clare its disinterestedness in this
conflict with Ethiopia) and its
indifference to it and to pass it
by sanctioning the freedom of ac-
ton which is demanded by its
government"
Then referring to Baron Pompeo
Aloisi, Italy's chief delegate, Lit
vinoff continued, while basing
his proposal on non-observance
and violation of it's international
obligations by the other party to
the conflict, he invites members OF
the council to repudiate in their
turn their international obligations
and to disregard the covenant on
which in no little degree depends
the whole edifice of international
peace and security of nations"
May Visit Ethiopia
Geneva. Sept. 12-(UP)- The
league committee of five on the
Italo- Ethiopian crisis met at sos
d. m. today in the Office of Joseph
Avenol, secretary general of the
league, and repeatedly began con-
sidering proposal to send neu-
trail international commission to
Ethiopia.
The proposal which is under
stood to have the support of Capt.
Anthony Eden of Great Britain,
calls for the commission to inves-
tigate italian charges of Ethiopian
barbarism, to assist as far as pos
sible the prevention of further
frontier incidents, and to designate
the aggressor presumably by an
inquiry on the spot in case OF
hostile act being committed.
It is believed that the projected
commission may be the chief con-
structive proposal to be contained
in the committees impending re-
port to the council. 1t was re-
called that the league took similar
action in the case of Japan's in
vasion of Manchuria.
French British Nayics
Geneva. Sept. 12-tUP)-Fran-
co-British naval cooperation in the
event of Italian aggression against
Ethiopia has been one of the main
subjects of discussion between Sir
Samuel Hoare, British foreign min
lister, and Premier Pierre Laval OF
France during the past three days,
1T was learned today.
Despite secrecy that has sur
rounded the conversations it was
learned that Hoare has sought
Qualification of the extent of pos
sible French cola boration in an
emergency. This collaboration was
understood to depend on the rein
forcing of the British Mediterran-
can fleet, a procedure which Great
Britain has been carrying out rap
idly.
The suggestion of naval coopera-
ton, it was reported, envisages
concentration of formidable Bril-
fish naval forces in the eastern
the French fleet possibly would De
based on the dunkerque patrol In
the North Sea. This maneuver
would make possible the dispatch
of further sections of Britain
home fleet to the Mediterranean.
Joint Demonstration
According to an additional yer
sion, which is discounted here, it
has even been limited that john
Franco-Brit.. naval demonstra-
ton might be held in the Mediter-
ranean in the event of Italy wag-
ing war against Ethiopia.
Reports of the conversations In
dictate Britain desired the French
also to station warships in the
western Mediterranean in sections
where no clash with Italy would
be precipitated. The British mean
while would assure complete con-
troll of Gibraltar, the Red Sea and
the Suez route to East Africa and
the far east in the event of war.
Reliable sources say tacit
Franco British financial accord
will be arranged in the near fu-
ture to withhold credits from It.
ally.
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