Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1935, Page 4

1. SENDS TALY LTTLE MUNTONS No Arms Sold to Ethiopia, State Department Reveals. By the Assoclatec Press. The United States has played only & minor role in supplying war muni- tions to Italy, figures tabulated hers showed, and has shipped none to| Ethiopia. Airplane engines and parts sent to | Italy showed the only increase over | 1933 and 1928, taken as typical periods. | Data on exports of articles desig- nated as “arms, munitions and imple- ments of war,” which must be regis- tered with the State Department; under the neutrality act, were made | available to newsmen by Hull. Secretary Figures Are Unofficial. “In answer to many questions asked | the Secretary regarding the shipment | of war materiel to Italy and Ethiopia,” | the State Department announcement | said, “the following figures have been | collected from all sources and repre- sent the best information the Depart- | ment of State has been able to ob-| tain. The figures are unofficial, but | they are believed to be accurate. “The department is not in a position to keep an official record of arms ex- ports until after November 29, when the licensing system becomes effective.” Summary of exports of war ma- teriel to Italy and Italian colonie: Rifles—1935, $986, against $53 In 1928 and none in 1933. | $638, against $2,444 in 1928 and $2,983 in | Metallic cartridges—1935, 1933. Airplane Total Drops. Airplanes—1935, $32,807, against $84,950 in 1928 and none in 1933. Airplane engines and parts—1935. | $304.744, against $14,884 in 1928 and $21.005 in 1933. The tabulations showed no exports of war materials to Ethiopia or French Somaliland, which contains Ethiopia’s | only seaport, of those three years. during any The figures include September 23 of | this year. Upper: Here is one result of Ethiopia’s call to arms. Merchants are shown being sworn in and re- ceiving arms as soldiers. This group, 600 strong, was organized by the man in the foreground. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Lower: Fleeing before the threat The announcement said the caliber of the rifles and ammunition was uot known, and a considerable portion might be of small caliber for sporting purposes. . Rome (Continued From First Page.) of war white residents of the | Ethiopian interior are shown at | Addis Ababa loading their pos- sessions on a train for Djibuti with the aid of friendly natives. —A. P. Photo. Ethiopia (Continued From First Page.) direct and immediate menace for Italian troops in our two colonies in East Africa.” The announcement said Haile Belassie’s offer to withdraw his forces 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) from the defined frontler was “only a strategic move, destined to aid better the mobilization and aggressive inten- tions of the Ethiopian troops.” Mussolini will not call the occupa- tion of Haile Selassie’s empire a war, his close collaborators disclosed But to any nation which might per- sist in trying to apply war-like sanc- tions against Italy they considered the | term “war” applicable. “To acts of war, we shall respond with acts of war,” bands of uniformed | revelers chanted, repeating in cheers and songs Mussolini's militant words. Europe Not Menaced. | gressive spirit had found its latest | complete expression in general mobil- | ization of the Ethiopian forces—an act which Italy called a direct, im- mediate threat to Italy’s troops in | East Africa. | Aduwa Reported Bombed. ! The telegram to the League from | Addis Ababa said information received ! | from Ras Seyum indicated that Ital- | jan military airplanes bombarded Aduwa—where Italians were defeated | |40 vears ago—and Adigrat, taking | | numerous victims among the civillan population, women and children, and | destroying numerous houses. The telegram said the battle was being fought in the Province of Agame. | League officials said it was desired {to convoke the Council sooner, but Anthony Eden. British minister for | League of Nations affairs, was not yet | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1935. plying economic sanctions against | Itay could not be expected without | 2 While extoling the premier-dicta- | in Geneva. Premier Pierre Laval of | some system of compensation for or’s _sgecch of yesterday as a “clear | France has a vital cabinet meeting | small countries whose own economic exposition of Italy’s case” the offi- | tomorrow and Baron Pompeo Aloisi of | balances might be upset. cially inspired press hastened to cau- | tion that these words “‘did not menace | &any one” in Europe. Mussolini's associates nevertheless said he took his stand in the address during the vast, one-day test mobili- zaation throughout the kingdom and that he intended to begin promptly &n advance on at least a section of Ethiopia. Jubilant Fascist Black Shirts con- &idered the mobilization pledge of 20.- | 000,000 males from all walks of Ital- | ian life to support Il Duce's Ethiopian | program as a direct warning to Haile | Belassie. Mussolini’s uniformed millions were heartened by the knowledge that their | party ranks, in the extraordinary call | on the nation for support, were aug- mented by other millions of Italians who joined the rally in the name of | the fatherland, regardless of whether they were Fascists. In fact, most of Italy's population of 44,000,000 listened avidly to the message from their leader. Message Went Over World. Italian sources took pride in a sur- vey showing that II Duce's message | went by radio from Brenner Pass in | Northern Italy to Italian Somaliland in Africa, penetrated the whole of Europe and extended as far East as Japan and as far West as the United States. . Italian circles expected Haile Selas- sic to muster today four Ethioptans | for every Italian soldier now in East | Africa, These events, government sources said, could not fail to bring a show- down in the near future. Italian forces in East Africa were estimated to total about 200,000. An official anouncement said Italy's casualty list in East Africa for Sep- tember incldued 28 soldiers and 2| officers, bringing the number of deaths there in military ranks thus far to 160. As proof that Italy feels a strong | possibility war might result from | League of Nations talk of sanctions | and the continued presence of British | warships in the Southern Mediter- | ranean, I1 Duce ordered Naples to protect itself against a sham air attack Friday evening. This city. which has become the principal embarkation point for Italy's East African troops, will be called on suddenly to extinguish all lights. The people wil lbe placed under the orders of military officers “for their own | applying sanctions. Italy had to be given time to arrive | from Rome. | It was not announced immediately whether the League Assembly would meet this week to deal with the emergency. The telegram from the government | of Haile Selassie, reporting contin- uance of a battle in Ethiopia. said: “These facts occurring in Ethiopian territory constitute a violation of the empire’s frontier and a breach of the | covenant by Italion aggression.” The Italian note to the League de- | clared that the general mobilization, | proclaimed today by Emperor Haile Selassie, “constitutes an immediate direct menace for Italian troops.” “In consequence of the order of general mobilization,” it read, “this aggression has taken on a volume of importance which is much more con- | siderable, which manifestly involves | more serioul immediate danger, | against which it is necessary to react without delay because of elementary reasons of security. i “In the presence of this situation, | the Italian government has found itself compelled to authorize the su- preme command in Eritrea to take necessary steps in defense.” Troop Advance Admitted. (An official communique issued at Rome reported Italian troops “have moved into some advanced positions beyond our lines,” but denied the charges of an air bombardment of Ethiopian villages.) The telegram was signed by the Ethiopian minister of foreign affairs. The League of Nations faced mul- tiple warnings to think twice before One of the most vigorous warnings was uttered by Premier Mussolini in his stern speech yesterday to the mo- bilized Italian masses. He warned Geneva that economic sanctions would be met with iron Italian discipline, military measures with military counter-measures, and acts of war “with acts of war.” A second warning was embodied in information coming to the League {rom countries in Southeastern Europe | that widespread co-operation in ap- safety.” MINISTERS CRITICIZED #Profit Motive” in Church 'En- terprise Held Necessary. ELGIN, I, October 3 (#).—Min- Isters who decry “the profit motive” in business and industry yet clamor for profit on the operation of church enterprises were criticized by Dr. George C. Douglass of Cincinnati yes- terday in an address at the ninety- eighth annual Rock River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. “There are annual conferences of Methodism,” Dr. Douglass, one of the publishings agents of the church, said, “which will adopt social service statements denouncing the profit mo- tive, but which will also denounce the Methodist Book Concern because, in these troubled times, it has been un- ) “1he 140) WORLD'S MOST o MODERN TRAIN Also Parlor Cars, Observation-Parlor and Buffer-Llounge Cars. Diner. Air-Conditioned=No Extro Fore able to turn a profit into the minis- ters’ pension fund.” Por Information’,Phene District 3300 A third warning was seen by League circles in a memorandum on | naval blockades published Ry the League itself some time ago but | scrutinized today with mew interest because of possibilities that the League Council might decide on a naval blockade against an aggressor. . GERMANY ACCEPTS U. S. DECLARATION OF PEACE Pronouncement by Roosevelt Is Taken as Viewpoint in African War, By the Associated Press. BERLIN, October 3.—Germany to- day officially adopted the peace dec- laration of President Roosevelt of the United States as its viewpoint in the outbreak of an Italo-Ethiopian war. “Through this comprehension and a firm condemnation of war by & coun- try which still today does not regard the Brian-Kellogg peace pact as an empty letter,” sald Diplomatische Po- litische Korrespondenz, which the for- eign office has authorized for use as the Reich’s official policy, “the Amer- ican administration has marked the United States as a factor for peace which will be well received by the American people without exception.” ki atehes teeth and old, ey 2 or 50 s ‘we bave ‘been b“';"l' old gold and "vayinx SPOT CASH. il Individval Seat Coaches have desp- cushioned seats with adjustable back and foot rests and linen head rests; wide windows; modern washrooms. ‘WASHINGTON=BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA—NEW YORK Lv. Washington . 415 P. M. BALTIMORE & OHI0 FRENCH LAUNCH CRUISER Turrets of 26,500-Ton Vessel Are Hidden by’ Tarpaulins. Ethiopian Tradesmen Answer Call to Arms where it was to spend the night under guard before proceeding to a construc- tion dock for finishing touches. Pho- tographers were barred ‘The Dunkerque was built to offset the “pocket battleships” of Germany. BREST, France, October 3 (&) The 26.500-ton battle cruiser Dun- kerque, France's first new warship in 20 years, was launched yesterday, | with huge gray tarpaulins purposely hiding the turrets from the sight of observers. Tugs flanked the ship‘in the river, Glass Prices Up. The government of Belgivyn has compelled glass tableware mfnufac- turers to combine, and as a Tesult | tableware prices will be increased 20 to 25 per cent. A Regular 73c Value! The like cover chair or small table. from 22 colors. This easiest enamel to use . . . covers magic. !z pint is enough to Choose Limited time only! 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The family figures do not contain reports of spe- college aid for students and the emergency education program. The heaviest drop in families on relief was in South Dakota, 43.6 per cent; Wyoming, 26.6 per cent; North Dakota, 22.2; Vermont, 19.9; Iowa, 16.4: Nebraska, 15.6, and New Hamp- shire, 15 per cent. In the District of Columbia, the decrease was 4 per cent, with a de- cline of 19 per cent in relief expendi- tures, Increases in relief rolls were noted as follow: Idaho, 1.3 per cent; Illi- nois, 2.7; Louisiana, 2.7; Oklahoma, 4.8, Pennsylvania, 25, and Utah, 1.4. —_— Selassie ber of citizens started for the hills. Americans here may seek protec- tion in either the British or the Ger- man Legations, since both of them are equipped with bombproof shelters. The city was quict, but it was ap- prehensive. The Emperor held a meeting of the crown council to determine the em- pire’s course of action in the light of the alleged Aduwa bombing. While historic Aduwa, of today, Mussolini’s airplanes bom- barded the city. the government an- nouncement said, as a prelude to what might prove one of the most bloody wars in the history of the dark conti- nent of Africa. Word that numbers of women and | children non-combatants were killed xand injured horrified the King of ! Kings, who dispatched his protest to | the League immediately. The Conquering Lion of Judah was | of 50,000 soldiers to Aussa, to meet {an eventual Italian attack near ‘ltaunn troops already had penetrated. | Chancellor Reads Proclamation. | The Emperor's proclamation was read from the balcony of his palace by his chancellor, Halle Wolderoufe, | crown council. Over the primitive communications | system of all Ethiopia—by drums, | couriers and town criers—the word | spread, uniting Christians, Mohamme- padans, pagans and Jews in a call to | the colors to defend the independence ‘ of Ethiopia against Italy. (The German news bureau corre- spondent at Addis Ababa reported to | Berlin that a battle was raging in Ogaden province in Southern Ethio- pia) | Envoy Is Nervous. | ‘The Italian Ministgr was walking in ! the garden of the Italian Legation | shortly before noon when the Asso- ciated Press correspondent informed him that fighting already was re- ported. Vinci appeared decidedly nervous. He said he lacked all news from his interview and suggested that the Ethiopians might seek vengeance as the result of reports that women and children had been killed by bombing planes at Aduwa. Vinci sald he hoped there would be 0 reprisals. Asked 1f measures had been taken |to protect the legation, the diplomat replied: “I am at this moment taking | precautions.” Ethiopia’s | “Verdun,” slept in the morning hours | the entrance to the Italian compound. [’I‘here was not another person in the Twen'y Ethiopian soldiers guarded vicinity. Emperor Haile Selassie himself dis- patched 200 Ethiopian soldiers to guard the legation, forbidding even |Italians to enter because of the | danger of espionage plots, Vinci stated: “I have no instruc- tions from Premier Mussolini on how to proceed. I know nothing of Aduwa, I must await the arrival of the con- sular agents from the interior before There were 3,504,179 families on | reported to have sent four regiments|I can think of leaving.” The Italian consular employes are expected to arrive tomorrow from Des- trators, compared with 3,677,337 fami- 1‘ Mussa Ali, where the Ethiopian gov- | S5ie and those from Debra Markos may lies in July, and 4,005,897 in August, | ernment said it had established that 8t in Saturday. The spirit of war seemed to seize | even the churches, where bells tolled | out while priests sald prayers for | victory. | ‘The proclamation automatically ree ‘Llnsed for national defense an enor« cial phases of relief such as transients, | after an emergency session of his| mous secret war treasure left by fore | mer Emperor Menelik. The war chest left by Emperor Menelik includgd 10,000,000 gold lira indemnity, pald to Menelik after his | victory at Aduwa Aides to the Conquering Lion of Judah had estimated that at least /2,000,000 warriors among Ethiopia's 10,000,000 men, women and boys would answer the call. BISHOP KEYES RESIGNS Georgia Prelate Named Assiktant | to Papal Throne. VATICAN CITY, October 3 (#).— Michael J. Keyes, Bishop of Savane nah, Ga., today resigned his bishopric because of ill health. He was immediately appointed titu- (Continued From First Page. ___h————fir AEE) government. | lar bishop of Aereopoli and the Vatican Commandant Dothee of the Belgian | announced that Pope Pius had named by the bomb raid news, against the FEE military mission was present at the |him assistant to the papal throne. Italian diplomat. The three American Mission hos- pitals here unfurled enormous Red Cross flags today, while the United States Legation put up its largest American flag as waraings to bombing planes. Anti-aircraft guns set up around the capital limits fired practice bursts, using real bullets for the first time. The King of Kings, whose general mobilization order set his native fol- lowers on the march to the front, pro- tested to the League of Nations, al- leging a violation by Italy of Ethiopia's | frontiers and a rupture of the League covenant. Battle Results Unknown. Rasse Youm, governor of East Tigre province, bordering on Italy’s colony of Eritrea, where nearly a quarter of a million Italian troops have been massed, conveyed the first news of the | bombardment to the Emperor, | ‘The report of the air bombing raid 1 reached the capital while the Emperor was at prayer in the imperial chapel at dawn. The news created fears that there would be a similar raid against Addis Ababa. All through the day the inhabitants constantly were seen glancing toward the skies as though they feared a sudden swarm of airplanes across the mountains, carrying a rain of gas bombs and high explosives. Engagements in different sectors of the ncrthern and southern fronts were reported constantly, but they were not officially confirmed. | Aviators Testing Guns. ‘ ‘Troops patrolled the city. 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