Evening star., 1935-10-10
BRITAIN AROUSED
BY AUSTRIA STAND
Moral Pressure Might Be
Brought to Prevent Fur
ther DefectionS.
Nv the Associated Press.


LONDON, October 10.-The Brit
Ssh government moved swiftly behind
the scenes on three fronts today,
authoritative sources disclosed. to re-
pair damage caused by the bolt OF
Austria and Hungary from the League
of Nations sanctions proposals against
Italy.
The British action was described as:
!. Undisguised disapproval Of the
position taken by Austria and Hun
gary with a hint that moral pressure
might be brought against them.
2. Making efforts to prevent such
defections from spreading to other
members of the League.
3. Exerting pressure to prevent the
defections from weakening or nuli-
flying the application of economic
sanctions against Italy for breaking
the League covenant.
Stand Is Disappointing.
The stand of Austria and Hungary
Uas frankly termed disappointing, al
though not wholly unexpected by in
formed quarters.
Strong undercover moral pressure
vas believed being brought against
the two nations. whose position was
variously termed strange, inconsistent
and illogical in authoritative circles
Officially, the British government
takes the position that their action
is not especially important and that
a means will be found to discount It,.
How this will be done, however, was
not explained.
Some talk cropped UP in London
that Austria and Hungary might pe
punished and even expelled from the
League for their detection from the
covenant, but authoritative quarters
said that no such action was antlcl-
pated, although admittedly there was
machinery in the covenant for dealing
with such cases.
Authorities declared that the posi-
ton of Austria and Hungary always
had been regarded as difficult in re-
spect to imposing sanctions on Italy
but arrangements might have been
made to take these positions into &C
count had they not bolted at Geneva.
Case Considered Strange.
It was said that Hungary's case
could be considered as particularly
strange as it is one of the nations
which would most benefit bN the
maintenance of common front
against aggression.
In this connection an authoritative
source pointed out that if any one
were to gain by the existence of the
League of Nations. it was surely the
smaller countries and that, therefore,
the League was entitled to expect the
strongest support from them in return.
It was stated that the British gov
ernment feels. however, that the
Geneva bolt can safely be circum-
vented and a means found of applying
sanctions.
It was said that some definite action
might be anticipated by the middle of
next week with Great Britain con-
tinuing to take foremost part in
putting into actual operation the proc
esses of collective action provided by
the covenant.
Official British circles were repre-
eented as believing the League plans
for economic pressure would be car
xied out.
Considered significant was the tenor
of press comment, which expressed
the conviction that Italy might still
be forced to tighten her belt.
Church Support Given.
Other straws on England's senti-
snent meanwhile drifted in the wind.
The assembly of the Congregational
Union of England and Wales. meeting
at Brighton, adopted resolution sup
porting the British governments lead
at Geneva and demanding sanctions
and deploring that Italy, despite her
pledged word" had begun hostilities.
Two appeals for relief work funds
&ere issued yesterday, one signed by
the Archbishop of Canterbury, sought
to organize British ambulance serv-
ice: the other, over the name OF
Lord Noel-Buxton, asked for money
to aid Ethiopian children.
The Ethiopian Legation expressed
fenewed thanks for the numerous
offers of military service.
Cardiff dockers demonstrated against
the crew of an Italian ship. An
ipswich foundry firm applied private
sanctions" by its decision to turn
down an order worth ELL 900 ($55,000)
from the Italian government, which
is described as "hagrantly ignoring
Its treaty obligations"