No word has been received con
cerning whatever changes may be
made in the colony’s administrative
set-up under the new organization,
which is headed by Rexford G. Tug
well. Matanuska is now under the
direction of the Rural Rehabilita
tion Corporation
Hopkins also informed Governor
Troy that he has approved a grant
of $150,000 for the project, which
Is the iinal grant for this purpose.
EUROPE FEELS
WAR THREATS;
ENGLAND ACTS
Laval to Keep His Post—■
France Is Pictured as
Sole Peace-maker
BRITAIN ENLISTING
SUPPORT OF NATIONS
Italians Inflict New Defeat
on Northern Ethio
pian Troops
GENEVA, Dec. 20.—At inter
national circles at Geneva today
it was proposed the League of
Nations Council consider ask
ing contributions of fighting
force* from League members to
attempt to create a League mili
tary force of land, sea and air
units to protect the covenant,
making It unnecessary for Great
Britain to act alone in the Medi
terranean.
PARIS, Dec. 20.—Premier Laval
today decided he would not resign,
after holding conferences with Presi
dent Lebrun and Rightist members
of the cabinet.
Laval said: “There may be an
epidemic of resignations, but I do
not feel affected."
The French press pictured France
as the last big power of the League
of Nations holding out against the
peril of a general European war.
LEAGUE MEMBERS MOBILIZED
LONDON, Dec. 20.—High British
sources revealed today that the gov
ernment is recognizing the imminent
danger of war, following the failure
of the peace plan. A bold drive has
been launched to mobilize other
members of the League to meet pos
sible Italian attacks.
