Evening star., 1936-06-17
BRITISH CABINET
ENDS SANCTIONS
Commons to Hear State.
ment of ItaIo-Ethiopian
Policy Tomorrow.
BACKGROUND


MusSolini, eralting in the con-
quest OF Ethiopia, has demanded the
League of Nations not only lift
sanctions, but also acknowledge an
nerdtion. When this is done, II
Duce ,oiH condescend to consider
resumino cooperation NTH Eu-
ropedn nations.
The League must renonnce the
"principle OF non-recoonition in
the situation created by the trdr,"
Vittorio Cerruti, italian Ambdssd-
dor to Paris, pdS declared to hare
told Yuon Delbos. French foreign
minister.
Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 1.-THE British
cabinet placed the final seal Of
authority on the governments recess
sion from sanctions today.
Commons will hear the announce
ment Of the new Italo-Ethiopian policy
tomorrow.
Parliamentary circles expected the
British support for the withdrawal Of
sanctions from Italy would be linked
with a demand for guarantees that
II Duce will not discriminate against
the erstwhile sanctioniS countries
when trade channels are reopened.
Ooincidentally, Sir Samuel Hoare.
new first lord of the admiralty. assured
Commons today the government will
not abandon Malta.
He secuted reports that the Medi-
terranean naval base would be dis
continued because of its proximity to
Italy, and said the admiralty intends
to maintain the fortified island as its
principal naval base in the Mediter-
ranean and as headquarters for the
Mediterranean feet.
We have no intention whatsoever
of evacuating Malta and shall take
every practical means of making its
defense secure against any possible
attack" he said.
The main feet hastily evacuated
Malta last Fall, just before the out
break of hostiities in Africa, and has
not returned in force since. The gov
ernment just has concluded exhaus-
tive maneuvers to determine if the
island could be invaded by the enemy.
Following today's cabinet session,
which lasted one and three quarter
hours, Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden told Commons that "an aspects"
of the Ethiopian affair would be re-
viewed in tomorrow's debate.
Replies to Liberal Query.
His statement was in reply to
Geoffrey LIE NJ Mander, opposition
Liberal, who asked what steps the
government proposed to take to carry
out its obligations under article 10 of
the League covenant.
In order to pave the way for the
discussions at Geneva during council
and assembly meetings late this
month, 1t was considered likely the
British sanctions policy would be
communicated soon to League of Ma
tons powers.
Anthony Eden, foreign secretary.
and Sir Samuel, whom Eden succeeded
after q Franco-British proposal to
oSeVAO VIC EsdS1 <A11 Wd1, OIOPPCO
into oblivion, were reported in agree
ment on the proposal to abandon the
war penalties, the first accord between
the two men since they parted COM
pany December 10. when Hoare re-
signed.
Authoritative quarters declared the
foreign secretary, who led the League
of Nations struggle to apply sanctions
against the Fascist nation for her
condemned aggression in Ethiopia,
was not considering seriously demands
OF some newspapers that he resign.
Such step, these sources asserted,
was considered most unlikely.
Australia and Canada were believed
to favor the ending of sanctions.
South Africa took the opposite view,
reaffirming adherence to the League
through Prime Minister j. B. M.
Hertzog.
The Swiss Federal Council favors
lifting of sanctions from Italy, Vice
President Giuseppe Motta announced
last night.