The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03

exploitation over more than half the country to a mysterious Amer ican company will not prove of im- portance but will be regarded as a diversion which can not alter the main facts of the situation.
 By tonight leaders of the prin- cipal delegations - Italians, Ethi- opian, British and French--will be in conference of various sort among themselves, and leaders of each will be in contact with those of allied and satellite delegations, and of neutrals, in an effort to foretell what is going to happen
 Italy's Envoy Aggressive
 Baron Pompeo Aloisi, leading the Italian delegation, comes to Geneva strongly on the aggressive, Anthony Eden, of Great Britain, on the defensive, seeking to curh Italy's ambitions in fear that they may start big European war ol even involve Asia; Dr. Tecla Ha. wariat, of Ethiopia, nervous and fearful that the ancient empire he represents is going to be sacrificed to Fascist Italy by the league pledged to protect it; Pierre Laval of France imperturbable and de. termined to stick to his pre-con- ceived policy that France must make no enemies but must calcu- late coldly, regardless of sentimen- talities, what is for its own good.
 Course of Council
 Those familiar with league tech nique predicted the course of the council meeting would so as fol lows:
 1-Eden of Great Britain will present a report, with which France will associate itself, on the British French Italian negotiations at Paris last month, which col. lapsed utterly when Italy refused what Britain considered most generous offer of concessions by Ethiopia to avert war.
 2--The council will receive re- port of the arbitration commission named to discuss frontier clashes between Ethiopian warriors and natives of Italian Somaliland and Eritrea. The fact that these clashes occurred on what all maps show to be Ethiopian territory was not considered by the commission hence 1t is assumed that Nicho olas Politis of Greece, neutral chair man, by his deciding vote, will make it certain that Ethiopia will be blamed for the clashes.
 / 3--Italy will seek to be heard under Benito Mussolini's new plan to take the offensive and demand that Ethiopia be thrown out of the league as an uncivilized nation.
 4-Ethiopia will reply to Italian charges and demand urgent coun- ell action to prevent hostilities.
 5--Negotiations will be opened by Britain, France. Italy and Ethi- opia to decide what procedure the council should follow in its formal effort to find a peaceful solution.
 America to Cooperate
 Geneva, Sept. 3-(UP)-The United States will cooperate fully with the League of Nations if il proves capable of stopping the Italian Ethiopian war, Sen. James P. Pope of Idaho said in. a state. ment today.
 Pope visited league quarters and received United States correspond ents in the office of Arthur Sweet ser of Boston, director of the infor nation section of the league.
 "The recent acquisition of oi concessions in Ethiopian territor! by American interests" Pope said "has in my opinion served to con vince most Americans of the east with which our country can be in volved in war.
 For this and other reasons there is as much or more interest in the league in the United States as in any other country. The peo- pie of the United States want to stay out of war and public opinion will demand our full cooperation with any agency that proves itself capable of maintaining peace.
 At the present time, a very con- siderable portion of public opinion in the United States favors the principle of collective security. II the League of Nations is success full in averting warfare between Italy and Ethiopia, it will have proved it's capability for successful application of that principle.
 q am convinced that it's success in world affairs would start a wave of sentiment in the United States which would eventually and inev- itably result in our full cooperation with the agencies of amicable con- ciliation'.