Evening star., 1935-09-24
BY the Associated Press.

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- ENEVA, September "a
The official text OF the
League of Nations COM
mittee OF FIVE plan for an
Italo Ethiopian settlement, as
made public today, follows:
81. The committee which was
instructed to make general ex-
animation of Italo-Ethiopian re-
lations and to seek pacific
settlement has endeavored to find
q basis of negotiation. In doing
SO, it has been guided first by the
obligations respecting the inde-
pendence. territorial integrity, and
security Of all states, members of
the League; second by the neces-
sity of insuring good and neigh
borly relations between the state
members of the League.
THE committee expressed no
opinion on the documents fur
nished by the two parties and
confined itself to the facts of the
situation which need to be rem
edied.
~. On admission to the League,
Ethiopia assumed special obliga-
tions, regarding certain matters
in particular slavery and the
trafic in arms. She declared her.
self ready to furnish the Council
any information which it may re-
quire and to take into considera-
ton any recommendation which
the Council may make with re-
gard to the fulfillment of these
obligations in which she recog-
nized that the League of Nations
Is concerned
Ethiopia's Request for
Powers Aid Recalled.
"3. In his speech at the plenary
meeting of the assembly Septem-
Der II, the first delegate of
Ethiopia spoke as follows: Any
suggestion calculated to raise the
economic, financial, or political
level Of the nation to which I
have the honor to belong, provided
1t proceeds from the League Of
Nations and is to be carried out in
the actual spirit of the covenant,
will be regarded by Ethiopia as
an action Of sister nations which
have reached q more advanced
stage Of civilization and are sin
cerely desirous of guiding my
country In the path of progress.
Any proposal of that kind will be
welcomed. I am convinced my
country will examine it with the
greatest good will and with real
gratitude.
a. In these circumstances, 1t
appears to be the duty of the
League of Nations to offer and ex-
tend to the Ethiopian government
collaboration and assistance on a
collective international basis so as
to enable the latter to undertake
resolutely the wide measures OF
constructive action necessary not
only to improve the lot Of the Ethi-
opian people and to develop the
natural resources of the country
but also to enable the empire to
live in harmony with its neighbors.
In view of the obligation of every
member of the League to respect
the independence of other men,
bers. every plan of assistance
should receive the previous consent
Of the Ethiopian government.
International Policing
Of Borders Proposed.
The general outline of the form
which international assistance to
Ethiopia, with view to her ad-
ninistrative reform and economic
development, might take is given
below:
Section 2.
81. Charter of assistance:
Recalling the work previously
done by the League, charter Of
assistance will take the form Of q
protocol reporting the acceptance
by the Ethiopian government Of
the plan of reforms drawn up by
the Council of the League;
-. Public services requiring re-
organization-police and gen.
uarmerie:
"A mission Of foreign specialists
shall be appointed to organize .
corps of police and gendarmerie
which will be responsible for: (A)
Insuring the application through
the empire of existing and future
laws or (a) prohibiting and OBJ
structing slavery, (b) strictly regu-
iating the carrying Of arms by
persons not belonging to the regu-
lar army or police and gendarmerie
forces; (B) policing centers in
which Europeans reside In Adds
Abaha, peridawa and Harsr; CO.