Evening star., 1935-12-18
Eden Sees End
of Proposal
OfPOWers.
COUNCIL QUITS
AFTER ATTACK
Italian Advances in
Africa Held
Slight.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Suggested as basis for peace
NEGOTIATIONS. Britain and France
proposed that Ethiopian con-
tropersy be settled by ceSSion OF
land in north and south to Italy,
that Ethiopia then be granted sea-
mort NTH land corridor and rail-
road facilities. Proposition brou9ht
political turmoil in England ana
France, hurt prestige OF both goU-
ernmentS; MuSSolini said little, out
government controlled press finally
called proposal unsatisfactory;
Halle SelusSie strongly condemned
SUGGESTION as did small nations oJ
League toT1o branded 1t reDdro 10
AGGRESSION, threat to their common
security.
(copvrisht. 1885, by the Associated PressJ
GENEVA, December 18-Great Brit
ain practically abandoned the famous
Franco-British peace plan IN tne
League of Nations Council today ana
Ethiopia indicated it would not &C
cept it anyway.
Anthony Eden of Great Britain said
his government would not stay with
the plan unless Ethiopia, Italy and the
League all accepted it.
Wolde Marian, the Ethiopian dele
gate, Immediately rose in the packed
Council chamber to attack the plan.
While he carefully refrained from an
nouncing an official reply he made it
clear the plan was not acceptable to
his nation.
The Council then adjourned in
definitely to await definite replies
from Ethiopia and from Italy. The
latter nation had no representative
present at the session.
No Action Taken.
The Council took no vote on the
subject. 1t took no definite action OF
any kind.
Premier Laval of France pointed out
that the British action was
taken at the request of the League.
Marian referred scornfully to the
italian army, speaking Of the Fascist
campaign in Ethiopia as slight ad-
vance" which had taken Premier Mus
solini's soldiers 21a months despite the
fact that Italy had the most highly
perfected arms ever taken to the soil
of Africa.
Qn Italy today Premier Mussolini
defied Europe to stop his campaign
in Ethiopia. The Fascist Grand
Council was to meet tonight.)
Duce May Quit League.
=. One member of the League Council
told the Associated Press, Watch out,
Mussolini may even resign from the
League"
An Italian spokesman, after an
nouncing his nation would not be
represented at the Council delibera-
tions today, asserted: do not jump
at conclusions. The Fascist Grand
Council has yet to speak"
Oficials said the Council session
could achieve nothing definite in the
absence of replies from the bellig-
erents to the proposals and with Italy
absent from the meeting.
Two additional communications
were received by the League from the
belhgerents.
One, from Italy, accused Ethiopian
soldiers of using explosive" bullets
and cited alleged cases of fatalities
caused by dumdum bullets.
"ViOlatiOn" Is Denounced.
"Italy Solemnly denounces this vio-
lation by Ethiopia of high humani-
tartan principle, universally recog-
nized and forming part of the moral
heritage of all civilized states" the
Italian communication said.
A 13-page statement also was re-
ceived from Ethiopia which League
officials termed a critical review OF
the Franco British peace project.
The officials asserted, however, that
the Ethiopian note did not Specifi-
cally or definitely refuse to accept the
plan as basis for negotiations.
An Ethiopian spokesman said his
government would not reply definitely,
either accepting or rejecting the peace
plan, until the League decided its
position.
He said Ethiopia trusted the League
and believed the League could not ap-
prove the proposals.
MUSSOLINI DEFIANT.