The Archive · 1936

AIt Quiet, Says Badoctio

Rome, Feb. 1.

'A mossngo received here to-day from Marshal Badoalto, Commander-In-Chief of the Ttalian Forces in East Afrien, states "thera is nothing noteworthy to report."—Reuter.

Reseinded Rome, Jan, 1.

The decrees of Inst November by which the allan Government extended the counter-sanctions to the realm of art by banning the works authors and composers of the sanetlonist countries were rescinded today by order of M1 Duce, Tu justifying the repeal, it was stated that the decrees were lessned Inst November because the sanctions compelled Italy to draw the conclu sion that the outside world had forgotten Ttaly's contributions elvillzation, Since then, the Govern ment had received many communica. tions from all centres of intellectual life, arming the universal respect for Italy's cultural achievements, those circumstances, it was added, the Government had decided to rescind the decrees in order to avoid further aggravation.

Tt will be recalled that the original decrees made many exceptions, e5- pedally for French authors and com-orders, ax well as for Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw, a distinelon which caused the latter to protest vehemently—Trans Ocean Kuo-min, Steuggle for Adown-Makale Road VecrAt, 70 HE Mu. emo"

London, Jan. 30.

"Plain signs" of a potential Ethiop-tan revolt were reported to-day by Addis Ababa correspondent of the Daily Mail"

The revolt, the correspondent declared, was a more serious threat to the regime of Emperor Halle Selassie than bombs hurled from Mahan sero-lanes.—U.ited Press.

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