The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26

diplomatic gallery that many for eign envoys were forced to stand against the walls.
 Italy did not attend either the secret or the public meetings. It announced that it would attend no more public sessions at which the crisis is discussed.
 In it's formal votes at the pub lie meeting, or proposal of the council, Chairman Dr. Enrique Ruiz Guinazu of Argentina, the council decided:
 Councils Decision
 1-To proceed under article XIV.
 2-To constitute itself commit tee of the whole, excepting Italy, to draft the recommendations for peaceful settlement provided by article XIV as the last resort.
 3-To reconstitute committee of five nations to grasp any oppor- tunity to conciliate the dispute.
 Thus 1t embarked on 8 two-part program under which the council will proceed resolutely on a pro- gram which may make fascist Italy an open enemy of the league and its individual members and at the same time take advantage of any chance to seek direct agreement outside the league machinery. But all the time the leagues machinery, pledging nearly 60 nations to pro. tect each other against attack, will be going on relentlessly. Italy can never nave war legally on Ethi- opia if it rejects, and Ethiopia &C., cepts, the councils recommenda- tions.
 Every one in the hall knew that the hour was the most momentous one in the leagues IS 1-2 year his torv No one knew what the action might portend.
 Session Brief
 Tn keeping with the occasion, the session was brief and business like. There were few speeches, all to the point.
 Anthony Eden of Great Britain whose great navy is centered in the Mediterranean ready for &C., tion, said gravely:
 NVe must embark on this task with all seriousness but also with out undue delay"
 He gaid that while the councils report was being drafted and its fateful recommendations decided, government could consider further measures to safeguard peace.
 Further Advantages
 "This procedure has further ad- yaatages. So long as the council is engaged in drawing up it's reports and recommendations the work of conciliation can continue and clear ly no opportunity for such con- ciliation within the terms of the covenant should be missed"
 "In addition-while the work of the report is in progress, govern ments will have the opportunity to consider whether and how any, thing further can be done to safe- guard peace. .
 II will conclude with one word regarding the wider issues of this dispute.
 "The policy of his majestys government in this respect has been recently and authoritativeiy declared.
 q need therefore only add that by that policy his majesty's gov ernment is steadfastly determined to abide"
 Enforcement
 The policy is strict collective en- forcement of the entire covenant.
 Pierre Laval. the swarthy, im- perturbable little Independent pre- mier-foreign minister of Frances government, followed and gave Ellen full support. The proposals made, he said, were the only pos- sible step for the council to take.
 "The council will accomplish it's task according to the letter and spirit" he added.
 Maxim Litvinov of Russia, in a few short sentences, reaffirmed Russia's complete loyalty to the covenant.
 Reserves Comment
 Dr. Tecla Hawariat of Ethiopia, a test at the council table, said he would reserve the right to consult his government before he com mitted 1t.
 "Thc Ethiopian government will certainly consider with greatest care any suggestions proposed by the council" he added.
 Chairman Ruiz GuinaZu an- nounced that the invocation of the --------------------- -