Evening star., 1935-09-19


the Italo-Ethiopian dispute.
BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 19.-An 1tal-
ian source said today that the fact
Baron Pompeo Aloisi, chief Italian
delegate to the League OF Nations, was
remaining in Geneva indicated that
Premier Mussolini had found the
Leagues alo-Ethiopian compromise
plan unacceptable.
The source. close to the Italian del
egation, added that the Baron's re-
manning here suggested that II Duce
saw no need for conference in Rome
with Baron AloiSi.
Delegates discussed the statements
made yesterday by Italian spokesmen
here and in Rome that the compro-
mise plan was absolutely unaccept-
able as a basis for negotiation"
Fleet Presence Feared.
Many of the delegates expressed the
opinion that the concentration OF
powerful British fleet in the Mediter-
ranean would result IN a more Sc
rious development in case OF a COL
lective economic boycott against Italy
as a penalty for aggression.
Meanwhile reports were received
that the Argentine General Federation
of Labor today delivered a statement
TO the Buenos Aires foreign ministry
declaring itself favoring application
of sanctions by the League against
"the aggressor in the Italo-Ethiopian
conflict"
Preliminary conversations between
some great powers concerning the
possibility Of applying sanctions per-
sisted as the League looked to Premier
Mussolini for a final answer to the
ouestion-war or peace?
Some delegations believed II Duce
might regard economic sanctions as
virtual acts Of war and that naval
blockade probably would follow any
proclamation of a boycott.
With the League five-poWer COM
mittee's proposal for collective as
sistance for Ethiopia in the hands
of Italy, there were no indications,
however, that the talk of possible
future sanctions had become gen.
eraliZed.
Sanctions can be discussed officially
only by the League Council, when and
If Italy flaunts League recommended
tions adopted unanimously by the
Council, and resorts to an unprovoked
war. The crisis was still in the con-
ciliation stage.
Rejection First Factor.
If Mussolini rejects outright the
suggestions made by the committee
of five, the Council must decide
whether to proceed under Article XIV
of the League Covenant.
A complete official report on the
conflict must then be made to the
council, together with series OF spe-
cific recommendations for settlement.
The committee would have even the
right to suggest measures OF restraint
against any nation which rejected its
recommendations.
Momentarily, the situation was con-
sidered in League circles to be primar-
ily one between Italy and Great Brit
ain, with Britain taking such obvious
naval precautions that delegates tend
ed to regard the crisis more and more
as developing Anglo-Italian tension.
Ethiopia's acceptance Of the peace
proposals was considered virtually cer-
tain by League circles, although En-
peror Halle Selassie also had the theo-
retical right to reject the program.
British circles seemed to regard the
proposal for collective assistance for
Ethiopia as decidedly pro-Ethiopian,
and a far more bitter pill for Italy
to swallow than the Paris proposals,
which Mussolini rejected.
Some described the plan as con
temptuous" of II Duce's demands in
East Africa and others said the text
of the committees report Ignored
Italy.
Project Is Divided.
The project was understood gen.
orally to consist of two parts, the first
confined to general considerations and
saying the particular object was to
find basis for conciliation, the sec
ond outlining work in assistance for
Ethiopia.
The committee arranged to meet
later today to receive a report from
Chairman Salvador de Madariaga of
Spain on his talks with Baron Aloisi
of Italy and Tecle Hawariate of Ethi-
opia after presenting the plan to them.