The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-27
Speaker
Rejects
Peace Plan Offered
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ventilate the entire dispute re-
gardless of consequences.
Italy so far has refused to con-
cede the leagues competence ia
discuss general claims and wants
it to restrict itself only to frontier
clashes which are but small part
of the general picture.
1t was indicated for a time that
the European powers in the coun-
Gil meeting next Wednesday or
Thursday would seek a method
of procedure that would appear.
in the records, to be a considera-
ton of Ethiopia's appeal for help
but actually would be aimed mere
ly at keeping Italy happy.
Discuss Merits OF Dispute
But Eden has instructions in ex-
pounding Britain's ideas to the
council to demand that the league
discuss the merits of the dispute
fully.
1t is not intended to exacerbate
Italy. If Italy is willing to argue
its case, it is indicated that the
big powers on The council may find
that it will be strong enough to
justify Italy's course.
Italian acceptance of the sug-
gestion for full argument would
mean an investigation of Ethiopia s
international status, and would
postpone the leagues decision
whether to risk its life by trying
to keep Italy from declaring war.
Mussolini Determined
Rome, July 27-(UP)-Benito
Musolini intends to take the often
sive when the league of nations
council meets next week to con-
slider his dispute with Ethiopia, 1t
was indicated today.
An article in Mussolinis news
paper, Popolo D'Italy Of Milan, at
tributed to his own pen on most
reliable authority, attacked the
league forcefully and indicated
that he intended to revive his de-
mand that the league be reorgan-
ICED to make it real, efficient
force in world affairs.
The attack was made, in the
first instance, on the ground that
Italy ought to have the support
of other nations in its Ethiopian
dispute, and that Ethiopia had nc
right to be in the league. Assert
ing that the league was not justi-
fed in considering Ethiopia's APP
peals for help, the article de-
nounced it for trying to aid:
"A country-if it can be called
country-which among all its
subjects can not select two MEM
bers for an arbitration committee
a country in which slavery flourish
es."
Peace of Europe at Issue
The piece of Europe, the article
argued, can not be defended by
present leauge methods. If things
go on as they are now, 1t said:
Either the league of nations
will be moved to Adds Ababa or
the emperor of Ethiopia will be
given membership in the British
Labor Party" (Which has de-
nounced Italy's course.)
The article continued to say, in
allegorical terms, that when Italy
said at Geneva that the league
must be reorganized so that in
stead of being an epitome of ego
ism it would be a living thing, OPP
Grated for and by healthy ma
tons. Italy was criticized.
The whole tone of the article in
Dictated that instead of permitting
himself to be placed on the defen-
sive in the league council, Musso-
lini intended to instruct his dele
gates to attack themselves not only
to justify Italian policy but to for
ward his argument that the league
must be re-shaped so that nations
which do not deserve support will
not be permitted to get it.
Japanese Sympathy
Tokyo, July 27-(U.P.) - EN-
peror Halle Selasse OF Ethiopia is
receiving many messages OF SYM
pathy from Japanese, he said in an
interview with special correspon-
dent of the newspaper Nichi Nichi.
published to-day.
II am gratified by the sympathe-
tic attitude OF Japanese people"
said the emperor. II have asked
my foreign minister to express our
country's appreciation to the jap
anese public
The correspondent reported that