'The development of the campaign Ju Ethiopia is not as important at the moment' as the marshalling of the League's forces in meeting the chal-Tenge to the Covenant. The procedure is rightly deliberate. At every stage, the Members in conclave have to be sure that they are moving in strict accord with the Tegal requirements of the instrument whose aus thority they invoke, Thus there is hasty identification of the age tresser. That has to be established proper form by a duly appointed committee. Moving as the League apparently is to the operation of Article XVI, it is now putting its principles to the supreme test. Tt must therefore assure itself and the world that the weighty decisions reached have behind them the un-Questioned support of its members, 'This has prompted the invocation of the Assembly on the members of which will be imposed the responsibility of coming to the final conclusion on the measures to be taken under' Article XVI. Even now clear that Signor Mussolini still fails to appreciate the true significance of the the British attitude. Firm in adherence to the doctrine of collec: tive action and collective responsibility, the British Government and. the nation behind it regard as impossible Signor Mussolini's contention that the conflict is solely a colonial affair affecting the destinies of Moly' and Ethiopia and without any concern ith Europe or, indeed, Italy's own responsibilities in Europe. It is true that in Great Britain—as in France—there is a great reluctance to ap-Prove armed action in defence of the Covenant. So far, Mtaly's desire to restrict the area of conflict has general acceptance. Yet Italy parts company with her colleagues in the League over the interpretation of the actual consequences of her action, They cannot endorse the view that the sanctity of pledges varies accord-Ing to the latitude of the region ¢on-cerned. Signor Mussolini frivolously ignores this consideration when he attempts to interpret British solleltude for. the Covenant as a foolishly quixotic protest in defence of an inferior rece, Signor' Mussolini still
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