Evening star., 1936-09-12
WAR FUNDS VOTED.
.BY|TAL|ANCAB|NET.
Ministers Also Approve Sal
ary Increases for Gov
ernment Workers.

tCopyrisht, 1885. by the Associated Press)
ROME, September 12.-Italy's cab
met. under the presiding eye Of Benito
Mussolini, today voted extraordinary
appropriations for land, sea and air
forces Ito proportion our military
preparations to the necessities Of the
interna tional situation"
The ministers also approved salary
increases, averaging 8 per cent, for
$4,000 government employees, and
added to the wages of many thou
sands Of provincial and municipal
workers
II Duce told the council that Italy's
campaign for self-sufficiency in raw
materials, especially those used for
military purposes, has already given
a noteworthy result and will be con-
tinued most vigorously"
The General Commission for War
Manufactures, he told the ministers,
now controls more than 1000 aux
iliary manufacturing plants.
The amount of extraordinary ap-
preparations voted for the armed serv-
ices was not disclosed. A cabinet
communique said. however, they would
perfect our military preparations in
a certain period Of time"
Italy's move to further increase her
armed forces follows Germanys
doubling Of her compulsory term of
military conscription and action by
France to buy s9l0,000, 900 in planes,
tanks, guns and armored cars in an
effort to increase her army's efficiency,
rather than its size.
French statisticians, last month.
calculated Europe's military powers
now could send nearly 5000, 900
trained men into battle If necessary.
These figures fixed Germany's strength
at 1,365,o00, Italy's at 1,25o,000, Rus
sia's at 100000 and Frances at
$4,000.
However, II Duce recently said he
could mobilize 100000 Italians "on
simple order")
Colonial Army Authorized.
The cabinet also approved forma-
ton of a permanent colonial army in
East Africa, to be commanded by Of
ficers specializing in the colonial
branch Of the service.
These oficers will alternate their
service in colonial and mainland
armies to keep at top efficiency"
The colonial army will be fianked
by 10000 workers, which number, the
cabinet communique said, would be
required at least during the initial.
period Of public works construction in
Ethiopia.
The workmen will be incorporated
into the Blackshirt militia and will
carry on their labors with rifles
close by.
Informed sources have indicated the
army itself would be composed of
$500 officers and $4,000 men, Of
whom 10000 will be white.
Veterans Given Preference.
The ministers gave veterans Of the
Ethiopian war absolute preference in
the development of empire"
They ruled, however, that legal or
social promiscuity between the Italian
and native races" was specifically
forbidden, as was the exercise Of power
by native chieftans.
The chieftans were declared to be
"an instrument in the hands Of colon
ial authorities for carrying out the
latters' orders"
Bonuses were granted to demobilize
Ethiopian war veterans not already
assured pensions as career soldiers.
In the case of commissioned officers,
these amounted to q months pay for
those who spent at least four months
In Africa.
Two air attack provisions were made
by the cabinet. One shortened the
time allowed manufacturers to pro-
vide gas masks for workers who must
continue to work even during aerial
bombardment. The second provided
for compulsory construction of ade-
quate bomb shelters in connection
with all new residential buildings in
cities to be specified later.