The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-05
ETHIOPIA ASKS
LEAGUE ACTION
AGAINST ITALY
Assembly Session Called to
Act on Request; AIoisi
Defends War.
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council declaring that any viola
ton of the covenant should imme-
diately be brought to an end
The council approved the appoint
ment of a committee of six to desig-
nate the aggressor. 1t also ap-
proved the report of the Committee
of Thirteen with its recommends
tons warning that hoStilities must
cease.
Action followed an accusation by
Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Muesolini' S
spokesman, that Ethiopia was an
aggressor against Italy, saying that
"a state of aggression had existed
for several years"
The Italian delegate to the
League declared that his country's
military operations in Ethiopia were
perfectly legitimate and even
within the framework of the COW
enant."
Baron Aloisi added that a con-
stantly menacing attitude by Eth
opia compelled Italy to take "ap-
propriate measures of defense"
The measures taken by Italy's
forces" he declared, can no longer
be retarded"
Italy's Stand Condemned
Italy is not branded as an outlaw
nation in the Committee of Thlr-
teens report.
The document which will guide
the councils next steps in dealing
with the East African crisis does,
however, condemn the italian atti-
tude strongly. In outlining the
circumstances of the dispute" it
uses phrases which are tantamount
to an anti-Italian judgment without
actually finding the Fascist regime
guilty.
It was officially announced that
the Council, after adopting the
Committee of Thirteen's report, will
Immediately try to designate an ag-
gressor. In so doing, it will con-
slider much documentary material
in addition to the report of the
committee.
The three final paragraphs of the
committees report throw into high
relief the contrast between the
Italian and Ethiopian attitudes
since the clash at Ualual on Dec. s
which brought the quarrel between
MuSsolini and Halle SelaSSle into
the arena of international diplo~
macy.
They point out that Ethiopia has
accepted all proposals for a peace
full settlement, whereas Italy has
consistently refused to admit that
the dispute could be settled in &C
cordance with the League covenant
Expounding the Ethiopian atti-
tude, it says that Ethiopia sought
to have the League settle the Ualual
incident, but agreed to submit the
matter to arbitration when Italy
demanded such action under the
1923 Italo- Ethiopian treaty.
Delegates Are Plainly Worried
Gravity of the crisis confronting
the League showed in every face
among the diplomats gathering
from all over the world for their
first meeting since Italian troops
poured across the March River into
Ethiopia.
Baron Pompeo Aloisi of Italy
avoided intervieWers when he ar
rived at 7:30 a. M from Rome and
Premier Laval of France, detraining
from Paris 80 minutes later, hur-
ried to an immediate conference
with the French league delegation
Laval probably must commit
France definitely within the next
few days for or against co-opera
ton in enforcing anti-Italian sane
tons that Great Britain asked last
week. His cabinet yesterday gave
| him a free hand to negotiate such
an agreement, implying only the
condition that Britain promise flu
ture similar cooperation in other
emergencies.
Armistice to Be Sought
A member of the committee of 13
representing all members of the
council except Italy, revealed that
the League Council probably viii
request commanders of the Italian
and Ethiopian armies to order ar
immediate halt of hostilities pend
mig peaceful settlement.
simultaneously the Council will
create new subcommittee, prob
ably of five major powers, to report
on circumstances of the invasion OF
Ethiopia and, undoubtedly, to desig-
nate Italy formally as an unpro-
voked aggressor.
The report the committee of Il
will submit to the Council today
covering circumstances of the Italo-
Ethiopian dispute from the time OF
the famous patrol clash at Ual Ual
last year to the date Of Italian in
vasion of Ethiopia, is a stern in
dictment of the entire Italian pro-
gram.
Full Blame Put on Italy
1t declares that Ethiopia has at
tempted loyalty to fill its obliga-
tons under the covenant" while
Italy has disregarded its promise in
the covenant and in the treaty Of
1928 to settle it's differences with
Emperor Halle Selassie's country BY
arbitration.
A member of the committee
leaving the midnight conference at
which the report was completed in
stormy atmosphere, described the
document as IAN act of accusation
representatives of Russia, Turkey
and Poland disapproved some as
poets of the report but were over
ruled They may bring their OBJ
jections more forcibly to the fore If
the meetings today Of the full com
mittee and the Council.
Vladimir Potemkine Of Russia
and Renal Husnu of Turkel
lodged reservations against recog-
milton in the report of the treaty
| of 1906 in which France, Grea'