, 1935-10-30
PRESS AYERS
BRITAIN Will
APPEASED UCE
England Denies She
Favors Fall Of
Ethiopia To End
Warfare

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Tie economic war Of the League
OF Nations against Italy steadily
gained strength Wednesday. The
Leagues sanctions staff is meeting
Thursday to set a dateline for i'm
posing penalties, and 80 nations
already have pledged participation
In the economic isolation Of Musso-
lini'E fascist government for its
conquest Of Ethiopia.
These nations gave approval TO
both Of the economic sanctions
the buy nothing from Italy" boy
colt and the prohibition against
the export Of certain key products
30 the aETressor nation.
Armies Push On
DeIiantly. II Duce's armies push
ed ahead in East Africa.
In the southern front, his Roman
legicns were marching on before
Gerlogubi, metropolis o. Ogaden
province, preparing TO attack the
town. They had crossed more than
half Of the Ogaden desert In their
drive northward to Harar.
On the northern Aduwa-Adi-
graf front. the advance progressed
SO easily the Italian officers believed
the mountain pass at Makale would
fall without q battle.
At home, the fascist government
strengthened its wartime ration
ing program. The regulations placed
on foodstuffs Tuesday we're placed
Wednesday on the use Of paper,
heat and light.
II Duce summoned the Italian
women to aid his drive for sacri-
flee. In every one Of the nations
"a provinces, committees OF war
mothers were modified to central
ize the supervision Of regulations.
Mllssolini put In q sudden APP
pearance Tuesday night at the
opening Of the theater season by
Luigi Pirandello.
TIE theater crowd greeted II
Duca with cheers.
With the diplomats gathering IN
Geneva for the League session
Thursday, the foreign minister Of
The Netherlands, A. G. d. de Graeff,
proposed to establish Nov. Q as the
deadline for imposing the stringent
economic sanctions.
It was generally felt the penal
ties would all be laid down by NOV.
s.
Anthony Eden. who left London
for the League meeting after
campaigning in coventry for re-
election, was striving to have the
sanctions imposed within q weeks
time.
DishonorabIe Peace
Reports In London were persist
ent that Britain was working with
France on q peace plan to end the
Italian invasion.
The liberal News-C Chronicle as
serted openly "the whole trend Of
events suggests the British govern
ment is complacently ready 70 join
Monsieur Laval in carving up
Ethiopia for the sake Of a dishon-
orable peace
The reports we're strongly denied
by the government.
However, Foreign Secretary Sir
Samuel Hoare also goes 10 Geneva
Thursday for conferences with
Premier Pierre Laval Of France.
Sir Samuel's trip 20 Geneva, some
said, might be due TO another rea-
son--to settle the rumors there was
n lack OF agreement between Eden
and himself.
Prnmier Laval wa optimistic owe
the ultimate success Of his con-
citation efforts. The attitude Of
Paris officials has been somewhat
confusing Of recent weeks. One
day. the government is described as
abandoning hopes for peace; the
next day. Premier Laval is held out
as optimistic.
While the premier pledged his
support OF the British program Of
EtrinHent sanctions, reliable quarters
said he told the foreign affairs com
msttee Of the senate he would seek
TO weaken the imposition OF punt
tive measures.
Reliable reports said leasing" Of
southern Ethiopian territory by
Italy--instead OF using the term
"protectorate", repugnant to the
Ethicpians-was under discussion
In Paris and Rome.