The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-23

of it's proposals as basis for dis cussion.
 This leaves Italy in the position of having rejected all proposals for peace, and Ethiopia as having strengthened its case by accepting with good grace. as negotiatory instrument. a peace plan which ad- mittedly was regarded as asking drastic concessions of her.
 In abandoning it's work the com- mjttee' of five throws the whole Ethiopian crisis back into the hands of the council, which fnow must proceed under Article XIV of the covenant with it's work of try ing to preserve peace.
 The council IS expected to draft and publish a report of it's own. If Ethiopia accepts this report, which will contain peace recommenda- tions, and Italy rejects it, Italy can never legally go to war with Ethi- opia. All members of the league will be pledged to aid Ethiopia against Italy. a Pcnalize Italy
 The atmosphere was firm one and the conviction was growing that league members would penal ize if it attacked Ethiopia. Such penalties, of course, could not of- ficially be considered until Italy actually had attacked Ethiopia. An economic and financial boycott, mild at first but to be gradually frightened until 1t became strang- ling. was in prospect if penalties were exacted.
 Italy's demands ended the com mittee's attempt to solve the crisis by unofficial negotiations. It was understood that there were eight or nine Ialian proposals, one de- mand was for sort of mandate over all of Ethiopia except the re- latively small area inhabited by the Amharic people, who consti- tute the ruling class. Another was that Italy be ceded land to connect Eritrea and Italian Somaliland now separated by French and Brit ish Somaliland. A third was for demobiliZation and disarming Of a considerable portion of the Ethio- plan army, the remainder to be put 3iuSl In naming these demands Italy announced It's rejection of the com mittee plan which, it said, was based on the false hypothesis that Ethiopia was a civilized nation and deserved to be treated like any other League member.
 pr. Tecla Hawariat, Ethiopian delegate, handed Ethiopia's ac. ceptance to Dr. Salvador de Ma. dariaga of Spain, chairman, as the committee of five was meeting. Consider Demands Geneva. Sept. 23-UP)-League of Nations leaders met today te discuss a concrete Italian state. ment of it's demands in Ethiopia the first Benito Mussolini has con. sented to make In weeks of crisis. Spokesmcn called the Italian de- mands utterly unsatisfactory and said that they must be rejected un. equivocally. But at least they put on the records, though in such form that they could be withdrawn If necessary, specific statement of Italian demands on Ethiopia in. | ntNad OA ihSJ AS- garding the necessity for Italian expansion.
 Baron Pompeo Aloisi of Italy communicated the demands yer. baIly to Dr. Salvador de Malaria ga of Spain yesterday, at moment when no one in Geneva had any real hope that 0 war on, Ethiopia could be averted and while League leaders were privately discussing the possibility of penal action against Italy when 1t attacks.
 Madariaga is chairman of the League councils committee of five nations which issha ndling the Itai- ian problem.
 Three Demands
 1taly'S demands are:
 1-The Italian colonies of Fri Urea and Somaliland, now separat- ed by French and British soma Hand, to be Joined territorially