The Washington times., 1935-10-09
LEAGUESPEEDS
ACTION ON
SANCTIONS
Plan to Cut Out All
"Red Tape" Drawn
By Committee

GENEVA, Oct. 9 Q.N.S0 The
League of Nations today rushed
toward actual application Of eco
nomic sanctions against Italy in
punishment for the Italian in
vasion of Ethiopia. The steering
committee Of the League Assem-
bly, met hurriedly and drew up a
line Of procedure which elm
mated all red tape and cleared
the way for a speedy Assembly
vote on the sanctions issue.
The steering committee decided
that representatives Of League
powers which wished either to
formulate reservations to their
approval of sanctions or to alb
stain from voting should speak,
as had been scheduled, but that
representatives of those nations
in agreement with the vote Of
the Council, which on Monday
approved sanctions, might keep
silent.
Such silence would automatic
ally be interpreted as acquieSence.
The steering committee decided
the Assembly's committee to CO.
ordinate application of sanctions
against Italy should be composed
of "a members, which will include
all members of the Council and
those nations principally inter
ested, such as states bordering
Italy.
Nations Selected
In addition to the council MEM
bers, the countries chosen to take
part on the committee are Aus
tria, Switzerland, Jugoslavia, Bel
gium, Holland, Sweden, Greece,
Persia, Venezuela, Union Of South
Africa and CzechoSlovakia.
The 13 members of the Council
are Great Britain, France, Argen-
tina, Australia, Chile, Denmark,
Ecuador, Poland, Portugal, Ru-
mania, Spain, Turkey and Russia.
A speech by Baron Pompeo
Aloisi, chief Italian delegate, de-
Tending 1taly's position, was to
feature tonight's session Of the AS
sembly. Speeches Of Capt. An
thony Eden, of Britain, and
Premier Pierre Laval, of France,
scheduled for today, were post
poned until tomorrow morning.
Captain Eden, it was decided,
will speak only briefly, empha-
sizing Britain'S unShakable de-
termination to remain faithful to
the League. Premier Laval will
point out the necessity of inter
rupting hostilities and renewing
peace negotiations.
Talk to be Brief
It was hoped the ASSembly'S
business meaning taking of the
expected vote in favor Of sanctions
would be completed by tonor-
row noon.
The steering committee also de-
cided that the committee which is
to coordinate application of sane
tions once they are approved
should include all members Of the
council as well as other powers
principally interested in the case,
such as border states.
The position of Switzerland.
traditionally neutral, remained
doubtful. President Giuseppe
Motta already has stated he posi-
bly, would not join in the work of
the co-ordinating committee, even
though his country has much
trade with Italy and is considered
to be one of the most interested
parties.
Ignoring Italy's status as an out
law before the League of Nations,
Foreign Undersecretary Fulvio
Suvich today telegraphed to the
League secretariat protest
against Ethiopia's Invitation" ex-
pelling Count Vinci, Italian Min
lister to Adds Ababa.
The italian undersecretary said:
81 have the honor to refer to
the communication made to the
League by the Ethiopian dele
gate, concerning the invitation
Of his government to the royal
minister and staff Of the Italian
legation to leave Adds Ababa.
"The League is informed that
the Italian government is OBJ
liged to reject most categOri-
cally, and protest against, the
reasons put forward to justify
such decision"
League officials sidetracked the
protest, leaving the way clear for
the meeting of the assembly this
afternoon.
League delegates this morning
unofficially discussed Germany'S
part in the application of sane
tionS. It was pointed out that
Germany's two-year notice Of
withdrawal from the League does
not officially expire until October
81, and therefore the Reich Is
juridically bound to ahere to the
Leagues decision.
It was also stated that Germany
cannot be considered out Of the
League until she pays her out
standing debt to the League Of
100000 gold francs.
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