The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-24
BY WALLACE CARROLL
Copyright, 1885, by United Press

Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
Geneva, May "a - (UP) -
League of Nations councilmen,
their deliberations suspended, anx-
iously awaited word today on
whether Benito Mussolini intends
to defy the league in it's efforts to
prevent an italian Abyssinian war.
There were strong indications that
defiance would mean a crisis II,
southeastern Europe, forcing post.
ponement of the conference, sched-
uled for June, to work out a series
of Danubian and Balkan treaties
of security. A compromise pro.
viding for negotiation of some
phases of the Italian-Abyssinian
frontier dispute was reached In the
council last night. It was sent Ia
Mussolini for his personal APP
proval. The council meeting sci
for 10 q. m. today was postponed
until s p. m. and arrangements
were made to postpone 1t until to-
morrow If necessary.
Powers Work Hard
AS the powers sought urgently
to save the leagues prestige, with
out riskfng italian resignation. the
nations OF southeastern Europe
threatened postponement Of the
Danubian- Balkan conference In
distrust of Italy. 1t was indicated
that they would refuse to attend
the conference unless Italy re.
Trained from attacking Abyssinis
and unless they received assurances
that italy had no ambitions as re.
CARDS Albania, Greece or Turkey.
Great Britain and France were
tentatively ready to put the Abys-
sinian crisis directly before the
council - regardless of Musso-
linis reply on the compromise and
despite the fact that the forceful
Duce has said that the league has
no authority in the dispute.
Compromise Reached
The compromise was reached at
a. British French-Italian confer
ence, with Baron Pompeo Aloisi
representing Italy, Anthony Eden,
Great Britain, and Pierre Laval
France. The compromise was y
secret one, but 1t was understood
Aloisi agreed to the establishment
of arbitration commissions to dis
cuss an alleged attack by Abyssin-
ians on Italian natives at Ualual
in disputed territory between Abys'
sinia ana italian Somaliland, and
delimitation OF the frontier ir
order to end the danger of more
Incidents.
Eden, the British delegate, re.
sumed negotiations this morning
in an effort to break the dead.
lock. He conferred seperatel,
with Aloisi, Laval and Salvador d
Madariaga, Spanish delegate. There
were reports that at least an in.
term reply had been received
from Mussolini and was unfavor.
able. Britain and France seemed
holding firmly to the right of the
council to arrange mediation, OIL
fetal or unofficial. in matter
concerning two members.
France Asks Penalty
Geneva, May "a ~ CUP -
rance SuDIIttttG0 " q A%G66oS -
Nations committee today a pro-
posal for severe penalties against
an embargo on arms and
any nation which broke a treaty.
raw materials needed In war time.
The memorandum was submitted
to a committee named by the
league council to devise such PEN
alties. 1t is the outgrowth OF the
councils condemnation of Ger
many's rearmament as In collation.
Of the Versailles treaty.
Nations would be invited to
pledge themselves to concert to-
gether on measures to be taken
with a view to effectively prohibit
the export to territory or state
guilty Of breach OF treaty arms
or implements of war. all raw ma
teriais particularly for manufac-
ture of such implements, or any
other product Of which 1t may be
desirable to deprive a
treaty breaking state"