The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-09
NEW PEACE MOVE IS
EXPECTED TO FAIL
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february, to bring Germany back
into the League and to revive Ell
forts Fort to limit land and air arma-
The agreement-following II
nnce's informal rejection through
Automatic channels of the rough
outline of the Franco-Brltlsh
Ueace formula-was reached'at a
pordial weekend conference be,
tween remier Pierre Laval and
british Foreign Minister Sir Sam
uel Hoare. 49, eu.+
time since outbreak of the war.
hat France and Britain have
heen in 100 per cent accord.
Ersnce has been holding back
. seeking to propitiate Italy while
Britain has been tuggIng ahead
IN an effort to crush Mussollnis
assistance rta by overwh e | m i n g
League force. ;.
Undaunted by Mussolini's indl-
oa+ed rejection, the statesmen de-
cidedto put the terms up to him
formally in virtual ultimatum to
oct him into the record. If the
answer to the formal offer still
;s ono" extension of Geneva
sanctions to oil, coal, metals and
other Italian military necessities
is assured.
II Duce's reaction to the peace
deal will be sought before Thurs
dav when the League sanctions
General staff" of Is meets to
Vote on an oil embargo. The terms
also will be submitted to the
League for blessing in order thai
anv peace achieved on this basis
NAV enhance the Leagues pres
tige. Ethiopia also will be INFORM
ed. :oo+s
If Mussolini or Geneva relects
the plan, peace discussions vii! De
dropped, leaving any new lnltla-
five toward settlement entirely up
to Mussolini. :.
The Franco British plan is unr
derstood to make no provision 1or
suspending sanctions during peace
egotiations. However, if Museum
accepts and Ethiopia and the
I;eaeue-as is expected -. puts
their "okay" on the powers plan'
If is believed extension of sane
tions will be deferred indeflnite-
J The plan, still requires formal
annroyal of the British cabinet,
expected Monday. Maurice Peter
SON African expert of the British
foreign office and co-author, de-
narted for London last night with
q copy. Sir Robert Van Sittart,
permar,ent British undersecretary
for foreign affairs, remains IN
Paris as Jason officer between
the two governments.
Sir Samuel Hoare, took the 10
o. M, train for Switzerland,
where he hopes to achieve a long;
hold ambition to win a gold medal
for figure skating. The foreign
secretary is under doctors orders
to take his first holiday in five
years. -
Sir Samuel expects to receive
Prime Minister Stanley BaidWin's
Observation-Disclosures of approx
al tomorrow so he can offer the
plan to the League.
Wording the dominique issued
in behalf of Hoare and Laval at
the close of their meeting en-
phasized that II Duce's recalcit-
rant attitude-as indicated in his
speech to the Fascist chamber
Saturday-had further soliditied
the Franco British front.
Out of the weekend CONVERSE
tions arouse harmonious Anglo
French collaboration not only on
the Italo-Ethiopian struggle but
also Oh these more general prob
lens of continental European
policy:
back to the League of Nations,
possibly by .divorcing the, treaty
of Versailles-which Hitler hates
from the League covenant:
2. Attempts to revive the
Anglo Franco-Italian entente be-
gun by Laval in Roe last January,
consecrated at Stresa last April
and scorned to death in the Ethio-
plan deserts this fall:
8. Efforts to bring Germany
into a discussion of reducing land
and air ornaments.
The Joint statement was:
eliminated by the same spirit
of cancellation and in a sentiment
of close Franco-British friendship,
we sought during the course Of
long conversations yesterday and
today for formulas to serve as
basis for an amicable settlement
of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict.
There can be no question at pres
emit of rendering the formulas
public. The British government is
not yet informed and once her
adherence is received it is best to
reserve the formulas for appre-
citation of the interested govern
ments and. the League. We have
worked with the same anxiety to
assure as rapidly as possible a
pacific and honorable solution. We
are both satisfied with the result
arrived at"
The French official spokesman
stressed that this is the last mo-
ment to settle the Italo-E Ethiopian
conflict peacefully and avoid ex-
tension of sanctions, hence the
next SO hours are critical.
The British spokesman told the
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