The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
Peace Offers Not
 Receiued Very We'll
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anti-British attacks in the Italian press, which have not yet ceased.
 Britain also was opposed to grant, ing Mussolinis request that the leagues application of penalties be postponed beyond Oct. 3l, the date now set. The British want sweeping concessions and pledges from Mus- solini before penalties are even tenn porarily delayed.
 -1he French government contin- ued meanwhile desperately anxious to please both sides. A typical trial balloon" was issued in Paris by an inspired report that the British government is prepared gradually to withdraw the home fleet from the Mediterranean, beginning with one or two ships, provided" Musso- lini removes all menace against Egypt and gives certain other guarc antees to Britain.
 British Very Naive
 The British, the report continued, intend to modify their policy to- wards the East African war because they contend they have not found support for the strong action which they advocated, although they will continue firmly to support economic sanctions.
 Thus, the report naively explained it is foreseen that the British real ize the time will soon come, if Mus solini is less truculent and the Ital- ian press less British, they can remove their naval endorsements.
 However, truculence is Mussolini's strong point. Also, if really san guinary fighting starts in Ethiopia on Monday, peace efforts by Euro pean diplomats will not be aided.
 An indication of the Italian strength in the north and the pos sibility of heavy casualties if the Ethiopians put up stiff resistance, is given in Webb Miller's vivid dis patch today from the front. -
 Miller found the mountain passes damned with infantry moving up to position over the incredibly dif- ficult trails, while the fiea-bitten, miserable natives lokoed on with apathetic curiosity or trafficked with the enemy in food and sup plies.
 Buy Italian Goods.
 Adds Ababa, Oct. 24-(UP)-In the midst of Ethiopia's war against Italian conquest, merchants here keep right on buying Italian pro- ducts. Good, red Italian Chianti wine, for instance. Several ship ments Of 1t were enroute here now.
 Emperor Halle Selassie's govern ment, Of course, is making no off, cial purchases from Italy, but at the same time 1t has done nothing to restrict private merchants, even though other League of Nations members are preparing trade re- strictions as move to check Italy.
 Italy likewise may be among the ultimate users of products of the country with which she is at war Hides are shipped to Djibouti, French Somaliland, where they are sold to the highest bidder. The pur- chaser conceivably might be con- tractor supplying boots to the Ital- ian army.
 EthiOpis Doubtful
 Officials in Adds Ababa are frankly sceptical of the protection Ethiopia will be afforded by league economic sanctions against Italy. They believe that embargoes and boycotts voted at Geneva will not be fully effective owing tolack of unanimity among league members. They point out that even if the United States should ban shipment direct to Italy of scrap iron and other raw materials needed in war fare, Italy would still be able to buy indirectly from America through private traders in other on-league countries.
 Tn short, the emperor's advisers take the. pessiInistic view that Ethiopia is to be left to fight her own battle for independence. War RumbleS
 San Hrancisco Oct. 24--(Up)-- San Francisco Longshoremen held by their contention that its cargo