Evening star., 1935-08-19

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war munitions order with the Colt
Patent Fire Arms Co. of the United
States.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 19.-Europe faces a
crisis like that of 1914" high French
official said privately today. The
three-power Stresa front-Great
Britain. Italy and Francis broken.
he sadly admitted. and France must
resign herself to losing Italy's friend
ship
Italy's apparent determination to
conquer Ethiopia vas described by one
governmental authority as test for
the League. The League must triumph
or there will be chaos"
He recalled that the whole world
went to war because Austria proposed
to do to Serbia a good deal less than
Mussolini intends doing to Ethiopia"
The League may as we'll facr the
situation. 1t did nothing when Japan
and Germany def1ed the League, but
now it must stand or fall on the
issue"
Last Hold Seen Broken.
Italy's disregard for its League
obligations, officials said, II continued.
will mean there is nothing to hold
any one"
France has constantly asserted
heretofore that it needed Italy and
would do nothing to ALLEVIATE that
nation, but today, after the collapse
of the tri-power peace efforts officials
said, France is solidly with England"
The statesmen looked ruefully back
to another diplomatic effort to pre-
vent the impending war between Italy
and Ethiopia which ended today in
an outburst of general examinations.
Baron Pompeo Aloisi of Italy, who
had conveyed Premier Mussouni's
mo- to French and British peace
proposals, told Premier Laval "au re-
voir" and prepared to go back to
Rome.
Anthony Eden. British minister for
League of Nations affairs, told the
French government head the same
and prepared to return to London.
Italy BIames England.
A member of the Italian delegation
blamed the breakdown of the confer
ence on "the lack Of English good will
and their unbending position"
A British spokesman commented:
Nothing can be done at Geneva to
prevent war" The same source said
that Premier Laval had assured Eden
that France was with England in this
critical moment
Said an Italian spokesman: The
English are not willing to see Italy
have Ethiopia without sharing in it
themselves, although 1 suppose we
should not deny their spokesmans
claims that they are upholding the
League of Nations idealism.
The italian denied a report that the
conference had heard only Franco
British proposals and Mussolinis re-
fuSal to accept them. The Italians
also made suggestions which were
turned down, in turn. by the French
and British" he said.
An Italian delegate refused to con-
firm or deny that Mussolini stood
fatty for annexation or complete
political control of Ethiopia as the
only acceptable grounds, stating, how
ever, But all economic advantages
would be absolutely worthless without
proper police guarantees"
Small Hope Held.
He gave little hope that Geneva
would succeed where the tri-power
conference had failed, stating, THE
League of Nations must adapt itself
to the march Of civilization or perish,
Italy will not accept that the covenant
tof the League) be interpreted as
rigid instrument. 1t must be supple,
for you cannot stop the march of his
tory. and the League must aid the
march, not impede it,
The proposals which Italy spurned
would have provided for Franco
British remuneration of further eco
nomlc privileges in Ethiopia in favor
OF Italy; aided Italy by securing loans
for developing its colonial possessions
and yielded to Italy political privileges
IN the appointment of technical ad-
VlserS and department heads of
customs.
Complete Control Asked.
II Duce's answer, telephoned to
Aloisi, was said by spokesman close
to the British delegation to have been
accompanied by what amounted to a
demand for complete political control
Of the Ethiopian empire.
French observers hopefully suggested
the possibility that London might call
another conference before the League
Council meets, but the British spokes-
man toppled that hope by saying I'VE
went to the absolute limit and the
only thing left now is the League"
French observers saw their country's
position at Geneva extremely precari-
Gus. Some painted gloomy picture
Of the Leagues collapse or weakened
to the point of uselessness if Italy
vithdraws. In that event they saw
France standing alone faced with
renewed threat Of the Austro- German
union.