Evening star., 1935-08-26

(Contlnueo From F1rSt PageD
elsewhere, in exchange for a pledge
from the French government to leave
Italy's hands free in East Africa, the
newspaper said Mussohni replied:
1T is true that as a consequence
of agreements July / all differences
between ourselves and France were
settled"
Other informed sources said today
that MuSsolini, now attending the
military maneuvers in the North, had
called an extraordinary cabinet meet
ing in Bolzano for either tonight or
tomorrow.
Practically the whole cabinet
namely II Duce, his ministers and the
II undersecretaries-are in the Boil
zano area for the maneuvers. 1t was
said that the cabinet would consider
the international situation as it de-
wolves on the Italo- Ethiopian crisis.
Further, it was stated that the
meeting would be secret and that
probably no communique would be
issued.
Germans Want Colonies, Too.
In Germany. advices said, DR..
Schwerin Won Rosigk, minister of the
ir erior, made it clear that the Ger
mans erstwhile need" for colonies
was fast developing into Germany's
demand" He was reported to have
said that when the question Of re-
vision nf lac
cusSed internationally Germany would
not be satisfied to allow her expansion
desires to be ignored
The British war office has ordered
1900 troops to embark in the steamer
Neuralia from Southampton to Malta
in the next few days to reinforce gar
risons at British key points in the
Mediterranean. Public air raid sta
tions have been ordered built in Malta
and the populace has been instructed
in protection against gas attacks.
The British Mediterranean feet
has been ordered to leave Thursday
for positions within swift striking dis
tance of the Suez Canal The aircraft
carrier Glorious suddenly left Gibral-
tar today for Malta.
The war Office also announced today
that the fixed defenses at Alden. Arabia,
as well as at Malta, would be brought
up to strength already approved.
Troops are being assembled at
Southampton for dispatch to these two
posts-key points along England's
lifeline of the empire" which begins
at Gibraltar and ends at Alden after
the Suez Canal passage.
Spain Fears for Morocco.
Spain, as we'll as Britain, is worried
about her colonial possessions in At
rica. Spain fears an uprising Of Mo-
roccan tribesmeh may result from the
general anti European feeling In SYM
pathy with ETHIOPIA. While officials
said Spain is determined to defend her
neutrality in any general war. she has
her Gibraltar garrison and
placed dumps of munition there ready
for speedy transport to Spanish Mo-
rocco.
The London Post today, under the
heading, America Passes By" lashes
out at the United States neutrality
bill, saying:
Ever since the days Of Napoleon
the United States policy has insisted
on the freedom Of the seas, with fire.
quently embarrassing emphasis. Now
all of a sudden she has veered to the
opposite extreme.
Recalls Kellogg Instigated Pact.
Wasn't America one Of the sigma
tories to the peace treaties? Wasn't 1t
the American Secretary of State
Drank B. Kellogg WHO inStigated the
so-called peace pact?
Having undertaken interventions
Of this kind, can she legitimately dis
claim all responsibility for the corlse.
of events which will presently compel
America to abandon her mode Of exag-
gerated isolationism.
United States Senator James p.
Pope, in England to obtain informa-
tion concerning the Italo-E Ethiopian
situation, conferred with Sir Norman
Angel, leading British peace advocate,
yesterday and further explained his
views on the dispute.
He said he favored "full utiliza-
ton" of both the League of Nations
and the World Court "for the pur-
pose of removing the causes OF war,
settling disputes by peaceful means
and for stopping wars, If possible,
after they are started"