Issue Complicated

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 199, 8 September 1937, Page 5

Issue Complicated

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— — PIRACY CONFERENCE

Sovi^t Charges Against Italy "IMP0MNTM N0TI

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(Received 8, 10.40 a.m.) ROMe, Sept. 7. It is stated by the Poreigh OiHee tliat tlie Russiah Nole eliai'glilg G H i t of the itaiiah Navy Witli siliking two Soylet mferchaiitirtun is liqlildated by ltaiy's catsgbi'ieai rejectioii Of libtli the cliarge and. the elaitiis for feparation. it is believed that italy will not feftise to attcud the eotifm^hce at Geiiiiva to ebnsidef pitacy in the Medi-lei-rafteari. Officials expect a furthdf Note fibm the Sdviet, wliicli \vouid neeessitate Bfitlsh medlhtion before tlie conferenee. The tbxt of the Note, which is pnblifiied in MoSedw, stiys that the BOViet lvaS indubitable pfObf bf thb aggffessibn of Itaiiah warsliips against Soviet mBrfckahtitien in COtttradiCtibtt bf the liutoauitaridn prihciples of thb frhbSt elemcntary iritei'natibiial law. The Soviet Note, tlioUgh deplofed, was more or iess expeeted tb Paris. Rolhe neWspapers angrily denourtce Russia's "impudent" Ndtbs Political circles, however, db hot antlcipate the brealiing-off bf diplomatic relations, blit stress that Italy did hot consent tb attehd the Mediterraheah cOilferehce in the fole bf an acctisfcd nation. No reply has beeii received in London frotii italy, but preparations are pfoceeding for the donfereiice, which, Inglaiid and Praiice state will be held ac cbrding to plan, ' ' whatever happCns. '* It is officially announced in Rome that Italy "continues to considel' tho invitation with the greatest of goodwili. 5 ' Many Itali&n papers state that Italy does not intend to take "Russia's absurd Note ) r too SSi'ibuSiy, bht ffearS are expressed elseWhere that thefe \vill be eomplicatiohs if Moscow coiihterreplies. The Daily Telegraph 's Rome COfrespondent says that Signbr Mussolini is eonsidering whether Moscow will follow up the Note with soniething else. It is understbod that ltaiy's prosence at the conferenee will depcnd on this. Russlan q^uarters are annoyed that Italy imniediately announeed recCption and fejection of the Soviet demands, thereby preventing the Soviet from making tlie annouhceiilent flrst. A Salanianca message says: News4 papers are pessimistie over the oUtcbme of the conferenee, terming it a fascical seCond Cdition oi the nbn-iatervehtion conferenee. So far (reports a British Official Wireless message) replies acceptiug invitations to the coni'oi'eiice have been receivedi from Egypt, Btilgaria and Ktimania. Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister, leaves for GeHeVa bii ThUrsday4