By an official decree from Rome,
J the Italian government has placed
i an embargo on the importation of
! 197 products, according to word re
i ceived here. Except for a few goods
I which may be bought under strict
j government supervision, all imports
of the nearly 200 key products are
| definitely prohibited.
Note Sent to All Nations
The embargo becomes effective the
-ame day that the League of Nations
1 boycott becomes operative. The
! warning from Mussolini was con
I tained in a note to all countries con
j cerned, and makes a threat of fur
: ther reprisals. 11 Duce also chal
lenges the League's coordination
committee to impose its sanctions.
Italy threatens implicitly to leave
the Geneva body as a result of the
1 .penalties.
Italy has not wished until now to
| disassociate herself from the Geneva
institution," Mussolini's note read,
■ 'despite Italy’s opposition to the
procedure followed. She desires to.
prevent the conflict such as is now
being considered from leading to
! more vast complications.'
SHOWDOWN ASKED
WASHINC.T6n. Nov. 12—Italy has
moved for a showdown on the sanc
: tions by demanding that all partlci
i pa ting nations make clear their po
| sitions on the measures Individually.
Ambassador Rosso made public today
after delivering a copy of the note
I to the U. S. Government.
The note challenged the authority
of the League coordinating commit
tee and warned that Italy is being
forced into reprisal.
