Paris, May 12, Political quarters ure alarmed by Mussolini's "speech at' Livorno on Sunday which is held to be an ill omen for the Franco-Italian cone Versations now going on in Geneva, Although official circles. are ty" ing to allay publi argument. that Mus agres-sivaness is merely @ technical move, the Press, however, amicipates the failure of the negotiations.
Even the Liberal orga, which have been sympathetic with Fascist ideals, are now vigorously denoune= ing I'Duce as the dliturber of peace warning the. French Govern:
not to allow itself to lose poise over Italy's blustering.
The Italian Dictator's speech re-torved to above contained a veiled threat that although Fascism was fundamentally adverse to any rush adventures, "Fascist [taly will smash Whoever attempts to meddle with her independence or her future." Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, Geneva, May 13, The League of Nations Council appointed to-day Dr, Ruppel, heretofore German. representative on the Reparation Commission at Pai fay member of the League's Manda Committer to succeed Dr. Kast generalecretary of the German Federation of Industries, who recently resigned, Meanwhile. #rancosttaltan versations under British auspices ficially started to-day at luncheon tween the British Foreign Secret 'y, Mr. Henderson, and M. Bria und Signor Grandi, The three tutesmon red the Franco= Htalian th special refer to the question of naval parity.
expected, however, that the conversations will be protracted and will have to be continued after the present Council meeting of the League through ordinary diplomatic channels.
Ttalian quarters view the conversations as noglible, ascertaining and Muséolini have ned Italy's attitude France already changed her is hardly possible that
point of view sufficiently to make a resumption of neszotiations possible."—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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