The Washington times., 1935-10-05
13C0MMITTEE
FINDINGS GO
10 COUNCIL
Geneva Sessions Today
Seek Speedy Halt
In Fighting

opia. in a new note to the League
Of Nations, today asked the
League Council to recommend
military sanction against Italy.
The Ethiopian note invoked
paragraph two Of Article XVI ot
the League Covenant, which
reads:
"It shall be the duty Of the
council in such case (if any
member-such as Italy-shOuld
resort to war in disregard OF
the cOvenant) to recommend to
the several governments con-
cerned what effective military,
naval, or air force the members
of the League shall Severally
contribute to the armed forces
to be used to protect the cove
nantS of the League"
The note arrived Just before the
League Council was scheduled tc
meet to consider the report o1
its Committee Of Thirteen on thu
Italo- Ethiopian war. The coun
Gil was believed ready of its owr
accord to approve steps towarc
mild sanctions, such as CONNER
cial and financial.
Ethiopia's request went much
further than Ster: league diplo
mats had planned.
The League Committee of Thir
teen which consists of the Council
minus italy as an interested party
met this morning in short SeS
sion and prepared to meet again
at 4 p. m. to finish up its report
and draw accommodations.
End War. First Aim
. Diplomatic circles believed the
council would adopt the commit
tees report rapidly ard then take
up paragraph one. Article XVI,
Of the League Covenant, which
provides for the first steps towards
sanctions against IN aggresSor,
In discussing this. however, the
Council would seek:
First, to halt hoStilities.
Secondly, to renew diplomatic
negotiations for a peaceful set
tlement.
Thirdly, to draw up princi-
piles for solution of the conflict.
Representatives of the smaller
powers telephoned their govern.
ments for specific instructions on
the action to be taken at this
afternoons Council session.
Italy's No Expected
A request probably will be made
TO both Italy and Ethiopia to cease
hoStilities. An immediate reply will
be requested.
Italy, it was learned, will plead
that her penetration of Ethiopia
is not a war of aggression, but
merely a police measure"
The League Assembly was called
to meet at 4 p. m. Wednesday
This was significant because the
Assembly must pass upon any
sanctions recommended by the
Council, and indicated the Coun.
Gil was attempting to expedite
matters as much as possible.
It was learned Baron Pompeo
Aloisi, chief italian delegate to
the League, was prepared to
open the public session of the
Council late today by reading
an eightpage thesis of Italy's
case in which he was to set forth
the 'police measure theory.
He was to be followed by an
Ethiopian delegate asking the
Council to proceed under Article
XVI. It was rumored Ethiopia
would will draw a previously
made offer to cede territory
which was made before the Com
mittee of Five as a compromise
measure.
Seeks Ultimatum
Capt. Anthony Eden, British
minister, backed by Anglo-French
unity, reaffirmed by the French
cabinet yesterday, is planning, au
thorities said, to demand that the
Council forthwith insist on cessa
tion of hostilities, setting a time
limit.
Penalties against Italy must
follow if the projected order, tan
tamount to an ultimatum, is ig
nored.
The meeting of the Committee
Of Thirteen was the same as q
secret meeting of the council
itself, since the Committee o1
Thirteen is a committee of the
whole, with the exception of Italy
q party to the quarrel.
italy continued her barrage Of
notes today with a denial of yes
terday's AbysSinian accusation
that a hospital, displaying a Red
Cross flag. had been bombed al
Adowa. The Italian reply was
simple. No such hospital existed
at Adowa, the note said.