The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-11
Geneva Lifts Arms Ban on
Ethiopia: Boycott of FaS-
CiStS Voted.
BRITAIN LEADING DRIVE
English Authorities Cancel
Baron AIoiSi'S Speech
to America.
BULLETIN

By United Press
GENEVA, Oct. ia Subcom-
mittee resolution providing for
an arms embargo against Italy
and lifting of the embargo against
Ethiopia was approved tonight by
the Leagues sanctions committee
of 50.
By nitcd Press
GENEVA, Oct. II. = The
powers, led by Great Britain.
launched a drastic three-fold
program of sanctions (penal-
tles) against Italy today, de-
signed to halt her war against
Ethiopia.
Moving swiftly and decisively. the
subcommittee of Is prepared the
following plan for approval of the
main sanctions committee of so:
l. A worldwide arms embargo
against Italy, while Britain. France,
Belgium, Czec oslovakia and
Sweden lift their embargo against
Ethiopia.
2. A worldwide boycott of Italian
goods
3. Worldwide refusal to extend
loans or credit to Italy.
The arms embargo is expected to
go into effect tomorrow although
some League members may find it
necessary to delay because of leg
iSlative difficulties.
The three-fold measures NAV be
supplemented by others. such as
withdrawal of the heads of embas-
sizes and legations from Rome. de-
signed to impress the Italian peo-
pie with their moral isolation.
Roosevelt Test Used
On suggestion of Capt. Anthony
Eden of Great Britain, the subcom-
mittee agreed to President Roose-
velt's list of what constitute war
material as a guide in the embargo
on Italy.
The committee then recommended
the preparation Of a supplement to
the Roosevelt list, to include ma
terialS not listed therein.
The supplement would be drawn
up by separate military committee.
The subcommittee also recon-
mended appointment of a commit
tee of financial experts to devise
economic measures against Italy.
Answers Aloisi's Charges
In brief speech to the assembly
President BeneS answered Aloisi's
charges of yesterday when he de-
Tended Italy'S course and attacked
the League as unfair.
Answering specific points of
Aloisi'S speech, BeneS said that
ltaly'S complaints against Ethiopia
had been considered adequately not
only by individual members of the
League Council. but by the appro-
pirate council committee.
Then BeneS announced that so
members of the League. by refrain
ing from objection, had accepted the
League decision that Italy was the
aggressor. He added
Before we finish we have one
duty to fulfll-namely, to urge the
necessity for rapidly arriving at con-
citation and peace.
I am bound to tell the two parties
how ardently we desire the resora-
ton Of peace"
Radio Speech Barred
The first penalty was, in fact, ex-
acted at IS minutes after midnight.
Baron Pompeo Aloisi of Italy, whose
eloquent defense of Italy yesterday
was regarded as masters effort,
was just about to leave his hotel to
make an internationally broadcast
wireless speech.
Word came that British postal au-
thorities refused to permit his
speech to be relayed to the United
States, and it was cancelled. The
speech was to be a QUESTIONABLE
answer one between Baron Aloisi 7
and Edgar Scott Mowrer, correspoA
dent for the Chicago Daily News. \
covered the same ground as his
speech yesterday.
The Columbia Broadcasting Co.
of America, which was to have
broadcast the speech, informed OF
the British refusal to relay it, or
any other speech by an Italian, init
mated that it might try today TO
have it relayed via Berlin if Baron
Aloisi was still here.
The sanctions committee, COM
prised of all the nations that are
against Italy, is, as President Edou-
ard Benes Of the assembly ex-
planned. an instrument neither of
the assembly nor the council, but a
League conference TO apply Article
XVI, the penal article of the coy-
enant, never used before.
The League Assembly, in which
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