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which represents every nation except
Italy, which is Council member.
All that remained on the subject
was a public session of the complete
Council to vote on the committee re-
port. The Italians asked postpone
ment of public session for more
time to study the report.
Ethiopians Victors.
The Ethiopians pressed for an
immediate public meeting. The
Ethiopians won.
Baron Pompeo Aloisi, head of the
Italian delegation, and Tecle Hawar-
late, Ethiopian delegate. sat at the
Council table. With every inch Of
the Council hall filled, Enrique Ruiz
Guinazu of Argentina, Council presi-
dent, invited the two parties to COM
ment on the report Of the Committee
of 13 Aloisi spoke first.
AIoisi emphasized anew the insecur-
ity of the Italian frontiers which re-
suited from a series Of aggressive
acts by Ethiopians, and protested
against comparing the Ethiopian at
titude of aggression against Italy with
the situation in respect to other pow
ers which have colonies bordering on
Ethiopia.
Referring to the recommendation
of the Committee of 1875 report that
any violation Of the covenant be end
ed Immediately, the Italian delegate
said his country believes it has in no
manner committed any such viola
tion. Italy merely took necessary
measures, he said, for the security Of
Italian colonies in a way which was
imposed by circumstances determined
by the fault of others.
Charges Held Poorly Examined.
Aloisi complained that the acts of
Ethiopian aggression denounced in the
Italian memorandum were not suffi-
ciertly examined by the committee.
He said that repeated violation by
Ethiopia of treaties Concluded with
Italy we're neglected in the commit
tees report.
The apparent effort to attenuate
before international public opinion the
existence of slavery in Ethiopia is an
injustice, he said, because the result
is to make italian grievances appear
exaggerated and the Italian attitude
appear unjustified."
Referring to Ethiopian violations of
froofu Of 1Oo0 the frof
fic in arms, Aloisi said Italy has al
ready sufficiently denounced them.
He complained bitterly that the COM
mittee had neglected to draw con-
clusion from Ethiopias violation Of
treaties that it no longer should be a
League member.
Commenting on Italys troop move
ment to East Africa. Aloisi said "Ital-
ian preparations for defense were
made in the full light of day and that
there are italian forces now in East
Africa is universally known and they
were supervised as they passed through
the Suez Canal"
Cites Colonies Distance.
He underlined the fact that Italy's
colonies are very distant from the
homeland and it is necessary to have
ready a great quantity of supplies.
The Italian delegate recalled that
the committee had recommended put
ting an end to any violation OF the
covenant and declared that, as far as
Italy was concerned. Italy had not vio-
lated the covenant in taking what he
called necessary measures for its Sc
curity.
The next speaker was Hawariate.
in French, he attempted to
refute, point by point, Aloisi's state
ments.
Hawariate voiced Ethiopia's thanks
to the COMMITTEE of 13" for its re-
port, calling it fair to Ethiopia.
1t is this report which describes
Italy as being in the wrong and which
was followed by today's report of the
Blk Six Committee, which said
Italy disregarded the Covenant of the
League.
While the Ethiopian read through
page after page of his long statement
Baron Aloisi, who appeared tired,
leaned his head on his hand and
stared at the back wall of the Council
room.
Adoption of the report means that
Italy may be deemed to have COM
mitted an act of war against all
members of the League in her attack
on Ethiopia
Three-month Period Fixed.
(Article XII is an agreement among
League members that they will Gin no
case" resort to war until three months
after a report by the Council. Under
Article XVI the Covenant provides:
Should any member of the League
resort to war in disregard Of its COW
ents under Articles XII, XIII or XIV,
it shall ipso facto be deemed to have
committed an act of war against all
other members of the League, which
hereby undertake Immediately to sub
ject it to the severance Of all trade
or financial relations '.~
The Committee Of 13 as taking ac-
ton on q report submitted by the
Councils big Six" Committee, COM