The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09

silently Dy not VOlclnB ulSSenC.
 The penalties, 1t is believed, vii at first be of the milder sort, bar ring exports to Italy by the parti. cipat;ng nations, refusal to extenc credit and perhaps an embargo or buying Italian goods.
 Germany Has Chance.
 With the refusal of Austria. anC Hungary to join, Germany, whicf is not member of the league, vii be able to trade freely with cvaly If she chooses by the overland raj route through Austria.
 At today's meeting of the assem. bly,, the report of the committee o1 the six was put on the Agenda as 6 matter for urgent discussion. Aus. tria Hungary then announced they could not associate themselves witf the conclusions of the report.
 ron AIOisi to Protest
 The assembly will reconvene ir the morning, when Baron Pompec Aloisi will voice Italy's objections te the report.
 Edourd Benes of Czechoslovakia president of the assembly, saic other nations wishing to abstain from action and oppose the report would be allowed to speak after Aloisi, but 1t was believed Switzer- land alone would emphasize her neutral position without abstaining
 The Austrian Hungarian reserva- tions will not cause collapse of the leagues sanctions plan. The assem- bly, and council are proceeding un- der the assembly's 1921 resolution which foresaW the abstentioh of countries in geographical proximity to an offender which might suffer variously if they applied economic sanctions.
 Why They Refused
 Emerich Won Pfluegel of Austria emphasized his governments view that the leagues main task is the maintenance of peace. Both Austria and Hungary expressed the opinion that the league has not yet ex- hausted all means of conciliation emphasizing the grave danger" in sanctions, especially for small states with limited economic powers of re- sistance.
 Italian spokesmen emphasized the importance of Austria's and Hun gary's refusal to join in the conclu- sions of the report.
 ''The roads will remain open," onC spokesman said, indicating that Italy hopes to receive raw materiall from Germany. non-member of th' league, and wheat and farm prod ucts from Hungary by way<of Aus tria.
 Von Pfluegel cited as justification for his country's attitude the fac that Austria's reservations were an nexed to the Treaty of Locarno ant subsequently, were adopted by thu league, which took into account th' geographical circumstances of thu various countries in the case O sanctions.
 Hungary declared she would b. placed in a delicate and difficul position by sanctions against Ital, and might perhaps suffer econom ically.
 Four Guiding Principles
 Benes set up four guiding princi ples for the assembly:
 1. That the entire Italo-Ethio plan dispute. although now befor' the assembly, not cease to be sub ject for consideration by the League Council.
 3. That the assembly discontinue it's procedure under Article l5 re garding conciliation.
 3. That members of the assem- ply be given opportunity to express views on the report of the commit tee. Benes said that, in considering Italy's violation of the covenant, th' approval of each nation will b' sought individually but no forma vote will be taken.
 4. That the assembly associate itself with the Council and establish a coordinating committee to con slider the proposed sanctions.
 Holy City In Danger
 Rome, Oct. 9 - (UP) Italyi northern army under Gen. Pietrt Marivangnim today widened iti battlefront to the north of Aksun and moved swiftly into position for an attack on Ethiopia's HolI City, according to dispatches iron Asmara.
 Fresh troops moving in from thu Eritrean border took up positioni along the Gurungura river that cork screws through high and tor tuous mountain passes. The new positions were in the vicinity of tho Villages of Adi-Mahleca and Mai. Giugurti, advices from the fronl said.
 The troop movement, 1t was ex. plained, was for the immediate purpose of protecting militarizet workers from rowing Ethiopian