Evening star., 1935-08-05
PEACE HOPE D|MS
AS l. DUCE SPEEDS
TROOPS TO AFRICA
Italy DepreCates Chances
of Cancellation While
Parley ImpendS.
BRITAIN PINS FAITH
TO 3-POWER PACT.
Thinks Rome May Be Pacifed by
Tender of Territory at Paris
Conference.
Nv The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, August 5.-Italys military
program in East Africa took on fresh
impetus today as informed sources
foresaw immediate snags for the re-
vived Italo- Ethiopian Cancellation
Commission.
Offers of voluntary enlistment for
action against Ethiopia mounted at
Fascist headquarters, the National
Federation of World War Storm
Troopers pledged its support anew.
and more troops, workmen and war
materials sped to East Africa.
While the government awaited news
from Geneva of the reopening of
the Cancellation Commissions discus
sions, informed quarters said the four
conciliators might encounter difficult
ties at once in naming fifth arblter
They though such an equally bal
anced commission, which had to be
rescusciated by the League of Ma
tions Council after reaching an i'm
passe, would find trouble in agreeing
on the nomination of a fifth tneu-
traD member.
War Veterans Ask to Go.
The National Federation Of World
War Storm Troopers submitted to the
government a request for admission
into the East African service. 1t was
the second they have made since
II Duce started forming divisions for
East African service.
The regular program for supplying
Italy's colonies with troops, workmen
and materials proceeded apace.
The steamer Nazario Sauro, which
sailed from Naples last night, headed
across the Mediterranean with so
officers and 1.100 skilled workmen.
Several other ships destined for trans
port service arrived at Naples during
the night, making almost a dozen
transports now taking on loads at
that port.
One hundred skilled workmen ar
rived there today from Salerno, on
the southwest coast and will embark
soon. They will be joined by con-
tingents from other points later in
the week.
Another report circulated that ma
tive troops are lg recruited at
Libya, an Italian possession in North
ern Africa, and will be sent to East
Afr in large numbers.
Italy Loath to Turn Back.
Italian political circles, discussing
the arbitration conversations between
England. France and Italy and the
League Council meeting September 4,
said they were in no way indicative
of possi- ility of a peaceful settlement
within the League framework.
Authoritativ- sources considered it
improbable that Italy would submit
to general examination of the contro-
versy as provided by the second League
Council resolution.
Italy's agreement to discuss Ethi-
opian situation with the Signatories
of the 1906 tt r,aty was characterized
here as an example of Italian willing
ness to deal with lis European neigh
bors. conceding them certain interests
in Ethiopia.
One informed source, however,
hastened to explai4
This is far cry from remuneration
of Italy's program in Ethiopia
SECRET FARLEY is REAL CHANCE.
British Think Italy May Be Satisfied
With Territorial Loot.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 5.-British cir
cles said today that the chances of
staving of an East African war by
territorial or economic concessions to
Italy are likely to get thorough air
ing at secret tri-power negotiations
next week in Paris.
The main purpose of diverting the
dispute from the public forum at
Geneva to private deliberations among
the three big colonial powers affected
England, France and Italy-was to
permit such discussions
The British government was rep
resented as not discouraged by Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini's abrupt rejec-
ton of its recent offer to surrender
(See ETHIOPIA, Page A.