BRITAIN EXPLAINS FLEET; Mediterranean Force Is Said to Be Reaction to Press Hostility.
Brit explain movements in Mediterranean to Ital Govt as not intended to imply aggression, but as reaction to Ital press hostility; statement held victory for Italy, implying Britain will not intervene if Ethiopia is invaded; Morrison shifts stand on Brit policy, but J L Garvin warns Govt against present course; Brit Cabinet to confer