The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
PEACE PLAN IS
 REPORTED DEAD
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tContinued from Page lJ showing that Britain, and France are in agreement. Both urged that the council should continue its ef- forts for conciliation, indicating something other than the Franco British proposals should be consid- cred.
 Eden said that if Italy, Ethiopia or the league fail to agree to the proposals, Britain would not con- tinue to recommend or support them"
 Eden said explicitly: 'It has always been in the minds of the two governments as an eS- sential condition before pressing any terms of settlement on the parties concerned, these terms should be approved by the league on behalf of league members, who are bound to respect and do their utmost to apply the covenant"
 Ethiopian Protest In
 Woelde Marian, Ethiopian minis ister to Paris, making his first ap- pearance before the council, donned horn-rimmed spectacles and read a long speech prepared by Gaston Jeze, French adviser to the emperor of Ethiopia, repeating the argu- ments of the Ethiopian note against the plan.
 Marian said Ethiopia never could accept peace which involved cap- itulation and spoilation. Laval suggested that the council refrain from passing judgment on the peace plan until the interested parties have replied to it.
 T believe that in any case" the French premier said, Tt is my duty to declare now that if our efforts do not meet with the agreement of all parties concerned, the coun- cil should not be relieved of its duty and should neglect no means and not allow any occasion to escape to give the present conflict req sonable and just solution which is demanded in the interests of peace d1l0 t1lC OplIA OA tklC ICdBuCs Council Surprised The council listened in surprise as Eden and Laval almost apologet- ically described why France and Britain had prepared the proposals without trying to defend them.
 The council adjourned but prob- ably will convene secretly tomorrow to allow the members to criticize the proposals, thus giving them the final death blow.
 Italy Must Get Out
 Dessye, Ethiopia, Dec. 18.-(UP) Italy must abandon its attempted conquest of Ethiopia if there is to be peace, Emperor Halle Selassle told the United Press today.
 ''If the Italians seek peace" the emperor said, i've would not be able to refuse, but the evacuation of our territory, recognition of our terri torial integrity and political inde- pendence, and immediate regulation of frontier questions, will be fun- damental conditions for such con- verSations."
 Asked if he was proceeding to the front, the emperor said:
 Tn our position as supreme com- mander of the Ethiopian forces, we are directing the campaign on all fronts. Our visits to the front will be determined by circumstances. There was no military development today of sufficient importance to cause modification of our original plans, although we do not pre- clude a change in these plans should military necessity require"
 Halle Selassie denied reports there had been assertions from his troops. "Our troops will continue to obey our orders as they have done heretofore" he said.
 He refused to discuss his plans for a possible offensive with the remark, this Is not the moment to divulge our military plans"
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