Evening star., 1935-08-02
FORMULA
REFUSED BY ITALY
AND ETH|0P|ANS
League Council to Hold
Cocktail Party, Hoping
to Gain Compromise.
TIME LIMIT ON DEBATE
DISLIKED BY MUSSOLlNI
Selassie's Delegates Opposed to
Plan Because Voice Not
Given in Settlement.

Copyright, 1895. by the Associated Press.D
GENEVA, August Both Italy
and Ethiopia today rejected Franco
British formula for the settlement of
the Italo- Ethiopian dispute.
Leaders OF the League of Nations,
called to extraordinary session of the
council in an effort to prevent war
found they were unable to change the
two nations attitudes.
They Cancelled plans for a session
of the council in the late afternoon
and decided on a cocktail party in
stead. Hope. was expressed that this
informal type Of meeting might re-
suit in some kind of compromise.
Premier Mussolini turned down the
formula on the grounds that there
should be no time limit for the pro-
Jected political negotiations among
France. Great Britain and Italy.
British Ideas Spurned.
The British want them ended some
time in September, while the Assem-
bly, and Council of the League are
H. AC6N SSooIOii. CIldOiC
the British to demand a League ex-
amina ton of all aspects of the con-
f'ict if the political consultations COL
lapse.
Strong indications were seen that
the British were stiffening their atti-
notifications of the formula which
MuSsolini asked.
The Ethiopians were represented as
opposed to the formula on the grounds
that they would not be full-fledged
participants in the proposed confer
ence to decide their state in the con-
flict with Italy.
Furthermore. they are hostile to con-
versations based on the Anglo French
Italian treaty of 1906, deeming that
the treaty diShonors Ethiopia since it
does not bear Ethiopia's S signature and
was concluded without its approval.
1t was reported in League circles
that Tecle Hawariate, the Ethiopian
delegate. told Premier Laval of France
and Anthony Eden of Great Britain:
We would rather be murdered than
commit suicide"
The EthiopianS also objected to the
powers decision to have arbitrators
discuss the ownership of Ualual. the
border village where hostilities be-
tween Ethiopia and Italy broke out
last December They we're reported
to have said, We can give away no
more"
The idea Of the cocktail party
came largely as the result of the
murmuring of representatives of lesser
nations in the Council who, thus far,
have not participated in the negotia-
tions and feel that they have been
sighted.
I'VE have not come to Geneva to
play bridge" said one delegate.
French Optimistic.
Despite the fact that MuSsolini had
baked at accepting the suggestions
for a peaceful solution of the conflict
with Ethiopia in their entirety. French
delegates said they were optimistic. be-
lieving the outstanding points would
be cleared up rapidly.
French and Italian experts con-
ferred Immediately after the confer
ence seeking news phraseology of
the text of the formula. Some of
Mussolini's objections had to do with
the wording and punctuation of the
text.
Laval indicated a complete accord
had been reached concerning the
method for resuming the arbitration
of the frontier clashes which brought
the present crisis to its head.
Observers regarded the formula as
distinct concession to Italy. Al
though a British spokesman asserted
England made no substantial" con-
cession from its previous firm stand
for decisive action in the impasse.
Mussolini apparently succeeded in
having his way on most of the con-
troversial points.
League observers said the new
resolution yielded to Italy its two chief
demands:
/. Hands off" by the League from
examining the entire controversy.
2. Revival of the Cancellation Com
mission-limited strictly to determin-
ing the responsibility for frontier in
cidents without discussion of territorial
sovereignty.
A renewal of the conciliation efforts
was considered generally foredoomed
to failure.
At II Duces insistence, it was under
stood. a phrase of an earlier resolution
pledging Italy not to resort to force
was omitted from the new formula.
BRITAIN EVOLVES PLAN.