Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05


defied the League and that he would
leave the League if its action compelled
him to do so.
: He expressed desire to limit his mill
: tary measures to colonial activity IN
j. Ethiopia, avoiding any extension OF
the conflict.
q, Mistaken Italian Viewpoint.
, Sir Samuel Hoare, in his reply, said
that an unfortunate and gravely mis-
taken Italian viewpoint existed con-
corning the British attitude toward
the whole Italo- Ethiopian dispute.
. He told Grandi plainly that since
. italy had taken military action the
British government viewed 1t as in
creasingly difficult to make progress
toward settlement of the dispute.
Mussolini submitted the viewpoint,
on the other hand, that the British
, misunderstood the Italian attitude.
II Duce said he did not approve
the stand the British have always
! taken that Emperor Halle Selassie's
consent must be necessary to any
agreement before the British would
consent to support 1t.
Authoritative sources said, the mes
sage from Mussolini was most cordial
Il Duce expressed the view that the
cause for peace would be served and
the duration of hostilities shortened
II present tension in the Mediterranean
gave way to sincere cooperation In the
interests of a stable settlement.
Mussolini put forth the belief that
the tension would be relaxed and the
ends of peace served by simultaneous
and parallel cancellation of precau-
tionary measures by Britain and Italy.
which he said were undertaken to
meet an unexisting danger.
Not One Ship to Be Withdrawn.
The British reply to this sugges-
: ton, as disclosed by responsible on
Gals, was that not single ship would
. be withdrawn from the Mediterranean
= during the present strain.
Charles Corbin, French Ambassador
to Great Britain, called on Sir Robert
Gilbert Vansittart, permanent under
secretary for foreign affairs, to de-
: liver the French reply to the British
governments inquiry as to whether
the French government agreed that
d League powers should stand together
!. in the event that one of them was
singled out for an isolated attack.
e The French reply was understood
generally to be favorable in character
= but 1t was not made public i'm
!. mediately and no decision was an
" nounced as to when it would be pub
lished
= Authoritative sources explained that
= the British attitude at Geneva was for
!. the speediest possible gearing up of the
Z League peace machinery because of
Z the important time element involved
/. under which Ethiopia suffered from
= Italian advances.
/. Quick League Decision Hoped For.
With Prime Minister Stanley Bald
wins latest appeal to Italy fresh in
/. mind, official and unofficial England
focused its attention on the League
of Nations Council in the hope that
/. the question of war guilt would be de-
. cided swiftly, paving the way for dis
cussion of sanctions against the ag-
. gressor.
5 Some quarters thought there would
be no spectacular outcome of today's
. deliberations in the League Council,
. and that the crisis might be reached
early next week, when the question Of
sanctions would follow designation of
the aggressor.
At the conservative party conven-
ton in Bournemouth last night, Sir
Stanley asked Italy "even at this
hour" to refrain from actions which
! would make the Leagues task more
difficult.
Widely Discussed in Press.
! Baldwin's speech, in which he de-
fined Britain's duty toward the League,
twas widely discussed in the press.
: The Times designated 1t the prime