| Show j ranee ran B rita i Agree Are e Uon A tion GROUND PAVED FOR RESORTING TO PENALTIES Other Powers Concur in Naming Group to Draft Report Rep By United Press GE GENEVA EVA Sept 25 25 The 25 The e powers led by Britain and France reached a a. tentative a-tentative decision to act under article ar ar- ar- ar tide 15 of the league covenant to todeal todeal todeal deal with the Italian Ethiopian sit sit- Article 15 paves the way for application application application cation of ot article 16 which provides p. p penalties nal l s ag against an aggressor o. o na nation nation na- na na-I na tion although a settlement could still be reached before article 16 is invoked I After Britain and France Franco had i agreed ed to act together in urging urging-ar 15 theother powers concurred I t tentatively nta ively in In- Inthe the proposal that tha 1 when thor th council meets tomorrow I It lt it should committee a. ee com comprising i pricing all members s. s of J the council I except Ital Italy to lr ft a r report port with r recommendations for settlement under un un- der article 15 paragraph Eden Laval al Chief CoI Coif l r I The decision de to act was reached after conversations among Anthony among Anthony Ed Eden n not of ot Gre Greats t t Britain Premier Pierre Laval of France and Salvador Salvador Salvador Salva Salva- dor M darI ga of at Sp Spain in head of I Ithe the councils council's committee of five on Ethiopia Paragraph 4 i of article XV which deals with disputes not submitted to arbitration provides If It the dispute is not thus settled the council either cither unanimously or orby or orby orby by a maj majority rit vote ote shall make malte and publish a statement statement state state- ment of the facts of at the dispute and the recommendations which are ared d deemed emed just and proper in regard U thereto eret F Assembly to Stay Ready Under the tho plan pan of procedure decided decided de de- de- de upon today the council after appointing the committee would woud re re- re cess The committee which would be composed mainly of experts would then immediately begin drafting drafting draft draft- t ing the report The council however however how however ever would be ready to reassemble on short notice if new complications developed The league assembly Is expected to adjourn sine die or subject t to call caU on Sat Saturday instead IO of completely corn com adjourning in 11 order th that tit it might be able to reconvene Immediately immediately imme Imme- in the event of hostilities If It the It-the the assembly adjourned completely complete complete- ly it would take at least three weeks to convoke an anT extraordinary sea ses- Continued on Page Pue Two WAY IS PAVED FOR coR PENALTIES Continued from Put Pan One Onel sion ion whereas under sine die dle closing delegates could meet on 24 2 hours' hours notice Emperor Asks Asu Observers The league received a telegram today from Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia asking the tho council to send impartial observers to establish establish lish ish whether hether aggression had been committed and by whom The telegram was distributed at once to members of ot the council who connected its it arrival with the impending close of the rainy season In n Ethl Ethiopia pia S B By the be Associated Press ROME Sept 25 25 The The Italian government government gov gov- announced in an official today that Sir Samuel loare Hoare Hoare British foreign minister had told old Premier Mussolini of Ital Italy that Great Britain was particularly de de- de- de of ot eliminating all an useless misunderstanding between the two countries The said this statement statement statement state state- ment was delivered through Sir Eric Drummond British ambassador to toRome toRome toRome Rome Monday The official announcement stated that Italy never would b be the first to o transfer the Ethiopian Italo conflict conflict con- con to Europe Old Friend of Italy Sir Samuel Hoare was stated to have lavo expressed himself as an uan old friend rid of ot Italy II duce responded that he appreciated Sir Samuels Samuel's communication The add added d that Sir Samuels Samuel's message will be appreciated appreciated dated by the public opinion of oi Italy taly because official and unofficial declarations have explained many times imes that Italy has not and does doe's not wish to have any differences with the England England the difference exists between Italy and Ethi Ethiopia pla Political sources sources' interpreted the as as- as asa a strong bid for British neutrality in the impending struggle between Italy and Ethiopia It t is the latest of ot a series of such declarations made in the last few days das by government spokesmen and others Frontier Closed The Djibouti French correspondent of ot the Stefani Italian Italian Ital- Ital ian an news agency reported that Ethiopia had closed to commerce Its is frontier with Eritrea Meanwhile Italian officials adopted adopt adopt- ed a policy of patience waiting to o see whether league of nations developments developments developments de de- de- de would encourage them I in n an unhampered East lEast African campaign or thrust on them again the he prospect of ofa a European conflict The The cabinet cabinet decided to meet again Saturday High authorities said the one-day one mobilization tion of fascists might be called the same day ay if it developments at Geneva or or elsewhere warranted The test mobilization of ot national strength had been postponed by the government said i informed circles I because of th the sudden hopeful turn of events ADDIS ABABA Sept 25 UP Pl-Em- Pl P Emperor Emperor Em Em- Hall Haile Selassie elassie today requested request- request id eI the league of nations to dispatch impartial observers to Ethiopia to investigate present and future allegations allegations al- al legations of aggression and provocative provocative U tive e acts and to fix responsibility in such cases His majesty assured the league he would accept the commissions commission's findings GENEVA Sept 25 UP Ri lP Publication tion Lion of ot Italy's observations which included th charge that the League of ot Nations failed tailed to take into consideration consideration con con- Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethi Ethi- Romes Rome's case against opia provoked ked new pessimism to today today today to- to day in the Italo conflict I Italy's observations which constitute constitute constitute con con- rejection of terms were contained con con contained tamed in the published narrative ve of ot the activities of at the leagues league's committee com corn mUtee of five Italy and the league ar arm ar miles mUes apart was the comment of ot one delegate and the Impression prevaiL prevails pre pre- vaiL vails generally that the Italian memorandum breathes a v tion even tion-even even if veiled veiled veiled-to to take possession possession possession pos pos- session of ot Ethiopia to be achieved by t y military occupation Covenant t Denied The delegates were especially struck by the phrase that the Ethiopian Ethiopian Ethiopian Ethi Ethi- problem cannot be settled by means o of the league covenant They also were given pause by Italy's emphasis on the possibility of any agreement with Ethiopia because of ot the African empires empire's incapacity t to enter into and nd still sUll less to respect international agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments of any kind Two Points The observations said Italy's memorandum memorandum memorandum mem mem- to the league on the Ethiopian conflict demonstrated demonstrate that I if the committees committee's efforts a at conciliation were to be at all ll satisfactory satisfactory satis zatis- factory the Ethiopian problems should have been put in this form 1 11 The Ethiopian state properly so called should be placed ced in such sucha a position that it can do no no Injury to its neighbors and its adminIstration adminIs- adminIs should be reformed reformed so as to raise the country to a higher level leve of civilization 2 The different peoples which are subject to tyranny in Ethiopia and live on frontiers of the country under inhuman conditions should be bo rescued I Assistance Objects to o The Italian memorandum objected object object- ed to the committees committee's plan as as' as being limited in offering to Ethiopia as assistance assistance as- as as which although i extensive extensive ex ex- in certain aspect aspects did no not differ In principle fr from m assistance offered by the league to other states state in temporary difficulties In the case of ot a country where conditions of barbarism are accompanied accompanied accompanied b by powerful modern armament armament arma arma- ment meat International supervision cannot cannot can can- can can- not be regarded a as a sol solution tion to aims that must be pursued both by bythe bythe bythe the league as s a last effort lift lif Ethiopia to a higher degree e of ot civilization civilization and b Ita Italy who sees leu in Ethiopia her special most dangerous danger danger- ous enemy the memorandum said Decision Nears The council is expected to decide tomorrow whether new attempts a at conciliation are feasible All events and all thoughts are moving toward towan the idea that the council must be ready to draft definite recOmmendations recommendations for settlement Optimists are basing their hopes hopeson on renewed French Anglo-French media media- Premier Laval of ot France and Anthony Eden Britain's league Geneva Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva spokesman c conferred lengthily length length- ily today Laval it is understood wishes to avoid extreme or precipitated precipitated precipitated action without Y however beIng beIng being be be- Ing dilatory The British view is 15 that the c council coun council coun- coun un- un cil cli should proceed with the framing of recommendations under article 15 of the covenant which allows the council to make proposals for lor 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