The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-18

hlmSet1 today aS m the nnal stage of winning Q victory greater than even he had dreamed. At Q cost of some s553, 900, 900, according to con- servative estimate, in Italian money and some thousands of Italian lives, he saw Italy emerging not only as a major colonial power but as Q greater force in Europe than 1t ever had been.
 He was beginning already, it was understood, to lay his plans for Eu- rope, to restore Italy's position as the protector of Austria and to take his full place as a chieftain in dis- cussions for a general European scheme of political consolidation.
 Foresees Rise Of Italy
 Furthermore, he foresaw the rise of Italy as the great Mediterranean power-in a vital section of the British line of communication to the near East, India and Australia.
 The collapse of the League of Nations effort to arrange an armiS- tice on it's own terms coincided yesterday with the end of the fifth month of League penalties against Italy.
 Today, with the beginning of the sixth month, all agencies of govern ment sought to impress the public with the irnminence of complete victory, militarily and diplomatical- ly.
 Italy to Continue
 Italy's plans to continue its mili- tary campaign in Ethiopia without relaxing its efforts due to league ac- tivities were emphasized in govern ment circles where 1t was said that the Italian offensive would continue at the present pace since the war must be terminated at the soonest possible date." It also was stated that 1taly's envoys would attend the Monday league session "in a sense of perfect calm and security"
 The foreign office spokesman had nothing to say" concerning the re- ports of Halle Selassie's possible ab- dication and Ethiopian requests for an armistice.
 Big Battle Raging
 Rome, April 18-(U.P)-General Rodolfo Graziani's army on the southern Ethiopian front is locked in a major battle with Philippians opposing an Italian drive toward the Addis Ababa- Djibouti railroad, an off1cial report said today.
 Military experts believed that Tlyo vio o bo a,, 11 l o ly,a o aN,a siderable distance already and that the battle was progressing, or would be soon, in the vitally important Harar area.
 Marshal Pietro Badoglio's war communique, No. 188, said merely:
 On the Somaliland front our ad- vanced patrols are battling with the enemy. There is great activity on the part of the aviation.
 Tn the region of Dessye numerous chiefs and notables submitted yes- terday.
 'The population appears happy oveH the Italian occupation"
 Turkey Breaks Treaty
 AylIara (Angora) Turkey, April IS -(U.P.) - Turkish soldiers stood watch along the Dardanelles today, in token that another World War treaty was dead.
 President Mustapha Renal Ata- turk decided upon the occupation of the zone, it was learned, because of the dangerous international situa- ton. The cabinet approved the move Thursday night at 8 meeting which Marshal Fevzi attended.
 Troops moved into position along the q mile long zone, the ancient Hellespont which leander swan, yesterday morning.
 By the occupation, and the ex- pected fortiacation, Turkey again takes control of the strait - only three to four miles wide-between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, in defiance of the straits con- vention of the Lausanne treaty which provided for the information alization of the zone and of the nosporus Strait to the east.
 No Real Opposition
 No real opposition was expected from signatories of the Lausanne treaty. Turkey from the first has re- garded the treaty as @ forced one and hence one to be ignored where necessary.
 In the case of the Dardanelles, the government formally notified treaty signatories of its intention to seek the right to fortify the straits, and reply showed that there would be no effective opposition. It was in- dicated that the urgent gravity of the international situation caused President Staturk to take action JUDGE RITTER