The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21

the United Kingdom have informed the committee of i've that tn order to contribute to pacific settlem ent of the Italo- Ethiopian conflict, their respective governments are ready to facilitate territorial ad- justments between Italy and Ethi- opia by consenting themselves to grant the latter if necessary cer- tain sacrifices in the region of the Somali coast" the text says in re- gard to this proposal.
 The text continues:
 ''1n this negotiation the govern mtnts of tho French republic and tho United Kingdom will charge themselves to obtain from the Ethiopian government guarantees concerning the execution in terri tories acquired by it of obligations incumbent upon Ethiopia in regard to the slavery and arms traffic."
 Text of Refusal.
 Rome, Sept. 21-(UP)-The full text of today's monentous Italian cabinet communique, rejecting a League of Nations play for peace, follows:
 "Premies Mussolini, in an ample report lasting one hour. covered the military and political situation which has arisen in recent days.
 There after he read and illus- trated the report of Dr. Salvador de Madariage { of Spain, chairman of the committee of/ five nations which submitted. for the League council, the peace plan which the cabinet now has rejected).
 The cabinet then took the fol- lowing decision:
 The cabinet took note of the proposals of the committee of five and considsred them carefully. The cabinet. although 1t appreciates the attempt of the committee of five, came to the conclus- ion that the proposals are un- acceptable inasmWch as they do not offer the minimum basis to- ward a conclusive naturalization which would finally and definitely take into account Italy's vital rights and interests
 "The session ended at p. m.
 '"rhe cabinet will meet again Tuesday to examine the develop ment of the political situation and finish examination of questions of an administrative character con- tained in its agenda."
 Ethiopia Feast Day
 Addis Ababa, Sept. 2l--(UP) - Christian Ethiopia. with the drums and chants and dances of pagan Africa .and the massed splendor of it's 2.000-year-old tradition, cele- brated today the Kings Mascal." The feast is the curtain raiser to the great Mascal feast which starts September 27 and marks the end of the seasonal rains--and this year may mark the beginning of the end of Ethiopia, as an in- dependent state.
 Christianity lay at the heart of the faintiy Gregorian chants of the priests. But equatorial Africa over- laid and overwhelmed the chants with surging minorkeys banshee walls. the pounding of drums that have brothers along the Congo and the Fam besi, the clashing of the sis- tra, the crouching, sinuous dances of the priests in gorgeous costumes such as King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, whose son Meme. lik founded the Ethiopian dynasty, must have been seen.
 The dancers swirled, as the chants rose, within the great barn like hall of the old palace where the festival was held, while the emperor, his, functionaires, high members of the priesthood. and asr sembled diplomats - including Count Lugi Vinci- -Gigliucci, the Italian minister, watched.
 vinci-G i-Gigliucci did not attend the emperor's birthday celebration recently. But he was prominent among the diplomats today for the celebration of the impending rains that may loose an Italian army. equipped as no army ever has been with engines of Instructions, on al- most defenseless Ethiopia.