LEAGUE COUNCIL AND ABYSSINIA CRISIS

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1935, Page 5

LEAGUE COUNCIL AND ABYSSINIA CRISIS

PROPOSAL TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS

WITH A LATER CONFERENCE IN ITALY

Crux of the Issue Nearly Reached

Council Delegates Confer (Aus. and N.Z n-ible /psnj GENEVA. July 31. Following a long conversation be tween Mr Eden and M. Laval, tin League Council unexpectedly met a: five o’rLck this evening, privately Although Abyssinia, is not a member M. Jeze is expected to address it. The Council met in an atmosphere of appeasement. The opinion was ox pressed that a compromise agree ment will be reached before the we k ••nd, providing for a continuance ot private French. T’alinn, and BritiM i negotiations. Meanwhile, a fifth ar bi'rator will bo appointed, probably ITammorskjold,. of S'wiub’n. Both parties, meantime, will not resort tc force. Signor Alois! was present at the Counci'. which decided to meet again at five o’clock to-morrow, probably in public. Private Council Meeting ; FIFTH ARBITRATOR PROPOSED. RUGBY. .Tiilv 31. Mr Eden nn.l M. Lavr,: with the Bri'i-h an<l French delegations to the j League Council, reached Geneva toi day. : 7" Puis last evening the two MinI ist’Ts had an exchange <.f views regarding the Italian-Abyssinian disnuto. There -was no qm".‘linn of establishing a common front on the dell'cn'e and complicated issues. There : s no doulv that tho clasps*- co-opera-tion will bp maintained between the , French and British representatives in the efforts tn achieve a peaceful -pt t lemon?. M. Li'vinoff reached Genova las* I night and saw both AT. Laval and Mr i Edon fo-dny. Later, ho had con versa t'ons with tho Italian and Abvssin | b'H 'hlof delegates. I Tho Conned hold a private meeting I to-night, and. on tho proposal of M [Laval. the delegates agreed to moo lin public session on Thursdav evon- | ; ng. and ‘Tint meantime private negotiations should continue between I Tt*ilv, Abvssinia and tho two most in forested coun’rios. France and Bri‘“in and the President of »hp ('nun eil w’tfo a view tn finding a tni'niiim to enable arbitration to cnnfiniir. LONDON. Julv 31. Tho Australian Associated Press pnrresnond ,, nt at Geneva snv*: Tho Gniinpil mot in tho Disarmament Cimf'Wonco Chamber, tho dHogn'es passing *ho rdnsß pneo containing miH ; nn.-> of sirrna‘uro*’ from all parts of the world affirming n for pence presented to the Disarms’.non 4 Conference : n 1932.

A picturesque figure was the bearded diminutive Toeln Hawarist. Ahv«s’ninn Minister at 7'ar’ ;- . Though Ahvsdnin is not a m°mhor of tho Council, ho'h Hnwarist and Professor Jozo. Abvssinia’s' legal advisor, were invited to attend. Tho fact ‘hat ,Toz n i.j a Frenchman, illustrates 11m extent to wlim-b Abvssin’a is obliged to rciv on to Brnsnnt her ease tn we-td Tho mooting produced ” n ch''Tv r c in 4 he sl’uatinn. \ J and A]<-»’si coh roi I 0 r ‘i t ('il the eonyiptinn that the oth ,, r’s cnititm was responsible for tho *nm imm rv breakdown of the CnneFfation Comm’ssinn’s work, enmo fn-mula hm.iGrm 's indicated nmnn rr tho Powers ui'iin v enneomod b<»fnrp ■'bp Council ro-asspni-blos ‘o-mnrrow. REAT»V -nOR FTTTTER. EVENTUALITY. PART? Julv 31. Mussolini, interviewed bv ff T.’Tn trnns’gient ” declared ’hat bo wiH. i‘ nppoflsarv. double or Treble his pro sent personnel and mnieri' l ! >n sin’n. and will bv Pontombor have o ; gbt hund r od thousand nmn half in w<->tnrlcp f ] d’visinns. distributed wh p ro needed on TH’y’s European fmntio ■ , - Incroasing tho number tn a milbon if ciroums’a n oos demand. He, however, added: <f N n bnrb- n-ii l fen] anv desire tn move. Th,, Fib o nian affair is not diminishing mv eo' ontinlitios: indeed, it is ‘in advan-

tafjeous exercise in mobilisation, enabling an inventory.of our possibilities. ” There are fisliers in trouoled w.-ifersitn Europe, but I have in hand everything n.-pessary io prevent them from indulging in their favourite sports. ’ ’ Result of Parleys CONCILIATION COMMISSION. lUS I' MPTf () R ECO M MENDED. (Au.-, and N.Z. (’able Assn.’ ( Ri'ccivcd Augusit 1, at 7.10 p.m.) LONDON. August I. ‘•The Times’s’’ Genova, correspondent says; "As the result of conversations between Air A. Eden (British Minister), M. Laval (French Premier :in<[ I’oreign Minister) and M. Litvinoff (Russian Foreign Minister), which (■onversations lasted until the early Ik urs, a resolution has been submitted for the approval of the Italian and the Abyssinian Governments, providing for a resumption of Italo-Abyssinian Conciliation Commission under a fifth arbitrator. The Commission would be asked to report to a special meeting of Ihe League Council, tn be held on September 4111. and. failing a settlemeirt. tho Longue Counci' would then immediately embark on the discussion of the Italo-Abyssinian question ns a whole. If tho Italian and Abyssinian Governments accept, ihist procedure, it is proposed to hold, forthwith, a conference between England, France and Italy, under t’he terms of their 1906 Treaty. It is suggested that such a conference should be held on Italian soil so as to enable Signor Mussolini to attend, and a's’o that Abyssinia should be invited to participate at an early stage. ABYSSINIAN EMPEROR. EXPECTS LEAGUE TO USE POWER. (Received August 1 at 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 1. Th.. “Daily Telegraph’s” Addis Ababa correspondent says’:: The Emperor of Abyssinia, in his interview, declared: “The League of Nations has power to curl) Italy’s imperialistic and Abyssinia is confident that, on this occasion, a serious effort will bp made t'o use that power, even if the need for the expansion of Italian territory exists. T wee no reason for Abyssinia being a victim.” He added that Abyssinia would accept any settlement thaf the League found ap propriate.

ABYSSINIA’S LOAN QUEST. LONDON. July 37. The “Daily Telegraph’s’’ financial editor says: Inquiries are bqing made in London witli a view to raising + ’rosh trade credits for Ttaly. Thev are unlikely to succeed, because ihe ritv is not disposed to expend credit which might direet-y or indirpctiv he used for war purposes. ‘''ortniuly, tho authorities would discourage it The “Times’” correspondent it Addis Ababa states: Tim defensive preparations continue. Despite ’lm rain three thousand W'Glam soldi-.r-ere encamped fifleen m*les from Addis Ababa, on route north wards. Tho 'Emnemr calmlv awaits the news from thp League, and consistently rejects ‘’ll c uffgestinns of a. mandate or pro’oetnra + o. Tf the wors' banners and Genova doo< not apn’v Abvssinia will entertain no exaggera’ed Impe nf British assistance, and 11m populace might retract from the nroson: fr’endlv feelings towards B’i'ait!, hence the measures for ’ho protoet’i.orl of 1?G0 Britisn subioeis is ’Tilnr e<Tisir’(>r“tion ITALIAN RFCRUTTS. BUDAPEST Julv 31 Twn hundred and ton Italian nlhJntes have cnnco’lod their entrmc in *hn Tn’ornntional Universitv fl'’Tpes nn August 10. as all have joined (ho nrmv. DFRTJN Julv 31 Tho Ai r 3r;n ; «trv inrlignnn’ly Jen:es Romnanian storv about a Tornlrn". 7‘ mints nut that Gormanv doos nnt Bosses*’ such a. machine and Joos not permit export of war mnferml tn Abvssinia.