The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-09
Britain, France M
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Canal, Anthony Eden, British for eign secretary told the committee.
 He urged that both belligerents be asked to pledge not to use gas in the future. The committee received a 3urists' report indicating that the committee is without authority to , prevent Italy from using the gas. The report suggested that the sig natories of the 1925 anti-gas con- vention might call Italy's atten- tion to her alleged violation of it. That would raise the question of whether the United States would join in the protest because 1t signed the convention, which was drafted by Senator Theodore E. Burton.
 Split On Rhineland
 The two countries were as widely split on the Rhineland problem, with Great Britain pressing for contin- ued negotiation with Germany to find a suitable basis for a peace consolidation program and France insisting first, that its own plan be adopted as the only suitable one, and secondly that penalties must be envisaged against Germany if she continued her program or rearming the Rhineland in defiance of the Versailles and Locarno treaties.
 Under the driving of Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, the league committee of 13 - the coun- cil itself without Italy - prepared unwillingly to approach Italy and ask whether she was ready for peace.
 Will See About Peace
 Salvatore De Madariaga Of Spain and Joseph A. Avenol, secretary general of the league, were detailed to interview Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Italy's chief delegate to the league, upon his arrival today.
 The committee of B arranged to meet at D. m. to hear the result of the interview.
 British delegates felt that if Aloisi failed to give definite as- surance that Italy was ready for an armistice and subsequent peace negotiations on league principles, the league should resume it's cam paign of penalties and vote an oil embargo and perhaps other new penal measures.
 Ethiopia Seeks Peace
 Ethiopia has indicated, for the first time, it's readiness to negotiate peace directly with Italy, provided league representatives are present in order that the negotiations shall be within the frame work of the league it was understood today.
 Wolde Marian, Ethiopian dele gate at conversations here, was said to have made the offer to Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, and later to Salvador De Madariaga of Srain and Joseph A. Avenol, secre- tayy general of the league. Madart- aga and Avenol met Marian as representatives of the league com mittee of B, preparatory to seeing Baron Pompeo .Aloisi of Italy to talk peace with him.
 France Makes Threat
 Geneva, April 9 - (UP) - France in 8 verbal communication to Great Britain has warned that she ln- tends to seek concrete action against Germany if Adolf Hitler fortifies the Rhineland, it was reported today. < It was assumed the action con- Eemplated was to seek economic and financial penalties, to be imposed by other signatories of the Locarno treaty and the League of Nations.
 Pierre Etienne Flandin, French foreign minister, delivered the mes sage to Anthony Eden, British for eign secretary yesterday, it was learned.
 Flandin was reported to have said that Hitler's April note to Locarno powers constituted rejection of proposals made to him, and that now the Locarno nations - France, Britain, Belgium and 1taly-must consider the next step, especially if Germany erected Qualifications.
 May Require Stern Action Y It was reported that Flandin em- phasized that fertilization would Infringe article XXLII of the Yer Sailles treaty, thus committing new breach of the pact which might require sterner action than was taken in the case of the reoccupa- ton of the zone by soldiers.
 Flandin denied today reports that he had indicated France might oc- cupy the Saar in event of fortifica- tion, as had been reported.
 He said France was willing to have the league council, with Ger many present, discuss both French and German plans for general Flu ropean reconstruction, with the Rhineland problem excluded.
 He indicated that once security arrangements were made, including Germany, France would be willing to permit Germany to enter nego- tiations with the Locarno powers for a new Locarno pact.
 Germany Wants Lands Bad
 Berlin, April g - (UP) - Ger many has opened it's diplomatic drive for reacquisition of Colonial territory, it was reported today
 Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Fuehrer Adolf Hitlers special envoy, was said to have raised the question in con- ference with Anthony Eden, British
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