The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-09-05

maneuVEring had hitherto been ex-
pected.
What Led Up to 1t
Geneva, Sept. 5.-fUP)-Great
Britain and France prepared today
to renew their offer for a COM
promise on the Ethiopian dispute,
which Premier Benito Musselini
rejected when it was first offered
at the .three-power conference in
Paris last month.
The Franco-British offer, 1T was
understood, would be made the
basis for efforts of an Italian
Ethiopian Cancellation commission
which 1t was decided to-day to es-
tablish under league auspices,
The offer, revealed for the first
time at yesterdays council meet
ing by Captain Anthony Eden of
Britain, provides for "collabora-
ton of the three powers, with the
consent of Ethiopia, to guide that
country's national life in, almost
every, field, including the economic.
The special.interests Of ;, Italy in
Ethiopia would be taken into ac-
count. Sjs
" Hotel Room Confabs
With the council in recess until
tom orrow, today was devoted, to
hotel room negotiations. Premier
Pierre Laval Of France conferred
first with Baron Rompeo Aloisii of
italy and then with Eden on the
prospective power sand compost
ton of the Cancellation commits
sion.., -.
The commission mostly probably
viii Ioperate under Article Is, para
graph g., of the covenant, which
reads;Et -
"TheS council shall endeavor to
effect a settlement Of the dispute,
and, ii, such efforts are successful,
statement shall be made public
giving such facts and explanations
regarding the dispute and the terms
Of settlement thereof as the council
may dee inappropriate.
Meantime, Significance was at
tached to the list of guests at a
luncheon given by Eden. It was
reported without confirmation that
Britain and France would like to
see the, Cancellation commission
composed of the powers represent
ed at the luncheon. rs, ~ g
The guests were Laval and !, AL
exis Leger of France; Joseph
Beck of Poland; Rnshdi Aras OF
Turkey; Stanley M. Bruce of Aus
tralia; DIR. Enrique Ruiz Guinzau
of Argentina; Joseph Ayenoi. sec
rotary general of the League, and
Gen. p. De Azcarate, tunder-secre-
tary. Z, -.r A.ks
The council is expected to have
one more meeting tomorrow morn
ing before starting the task "of
forming the, commission. CASTOR
Jeze, representing Ethiopia, had
asked for at least a one-day inter-
mission to enable him to prepare
Ethiopia's retort to the Italian
memorandum presented yesterday
to the council.
Eden consulted this morning
with Bruce and Walter A. Riddell
of Canada, informing them Oh
developments in the situation. -
The League announced that the
council would meet privately at
D. m. to discuss Ethiopia.
| It way understood JeZe was
ready to reply to Italy's case at
tonight's meeting. Representatives
of several powers then will make
statements.
Complete Reply 10 Italy
The council session scheduled
for 6 p. m. was postponed for one
hour to enable Jeze to complete
his reply to Italy. A public session
Was considered likely. .,y,
The present intention was to
appoint a committee of five, rep
resenting Britain, France, Spain,
Poland and Turkey, to act as
Cancellation body. III.
italy jeopardized the project for
a fiye-power commission by OBJ
jecting to the presence on, ic OF
Britain and France, contenoing
they are interested. parties.
It was believed possible a COM
mission might be formed with only
Poland, Spain and Turkey repre-
| scented.
British Cabinet Meets.
London, Sept. s. Cup The
British cabinet held an emergency
meeting at No. 10 Downing street
late today to discuss the Ethiopian
situation.
| Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin,
who. interrupted his vacation at
| Aix-Les. Bains to attend, presided.
Others present included J. Ramsey
Macdonald, lord president OF the
council: Neville Chamberlain,
chancellor of the Exchequer; Wal
ter Rpnciman, Lord Halifax. Sir
Bolton Eyres-M onseli, Sir Philip
Cunliffe- Lister. besides Sir Robert
van Sittart and other permanent
officials Of the foreign office.
Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign min
lister, Is suffering from anthritis and
could not attend. He Will have
dinner tonight with Baldwin at his
London residence, however. They