Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U er Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly warmer tonight and tomorrow; Friday, showers and cooler; 8. Weal light, variable winds. Highest, 74, at 3:45 p.m. est, 53, at 6:30 a.m. today, Full report on page A-9, Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 15, 16,17 Entered as sec No. 33,384. ROOSEVELT LISTS LAST PROJECTS OF WORK-RELIEF PLAN Funds to Be Allotted or Earmarked by Tomor- row Night. WILL ALSO DECIDE ON FINAL P.W.A. PROPOSALS President and Ickes to Discuss Slum Program—Has “No Idea” on N. R. A's Future. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Roosevelt will have all of his $4,800,000,000 work relief fmoney either allotted or earmarked before he Jeaves Washington tomorrow night for the West Coast. The President said today he will conduct & series of conferences with his work relief lieutenants with a view to disposing of this problem without further delay. When he had his work relief lieutenants at Hyde Park about 10 days ago to reshape and expedite the program he announced there was yet $1,225000,000 of the whole work rellef fund to be allotted. Mr. Roosevelt stated also that he will, before tomorrow night, have passed on the entire list of P. W. A. projects calling for allotment of $200,- 000,000. This list of P. W. A. projects, which Secretary Ickes, public works administrator, was asked by the Presi- dent to prepare, calls for building of | substantial and permanent projects which can be contracted for before December 15 and which can be com- pleted within a year after that date. Areas Restricted. Other restrictions placed upor. the P. W. A. program by the President specify that only those projects which will cost not more than $850 per year per man will be approved. The Presi- dent has also specified that these proj- ects must be in areas where there is & certain amount of the population on direct relief. Although the President's obviously | difficult requirements are likely to re- | sult in his withholding approval of | some of the proposed projects, it is known he is especially anxious to get | the work-relief program under way. In his rearranged work-relief program, lic works projects resulting in suf- ficient re-employment to permit a re- ductién of works progress jobs by next Bpring. The President will confer with Sec- getary Ickes today and tomorrow be- | fore definitely passing on all of the | proposed projects to be submitted by | JIckes. Slums to Be Discussed. The executive also will discuss with | Ickes the plans for advancing the low- cost housing program, which activity | the slum-clearance work. | includes There has been some lagging in this | part of the President’s general pro- | gram due, as the President explained, to the excessive prices of land in cer- tain sections of the country, particu- larly in the metropolitan area. The President said progress is being | made in advancing the rural road- building program as well as in the grade-crossing elimination program. He explained, however, that what ap- pears as unwarranted delay in the latter is due to the natural delay in bringing about condemnation pro- ceedings and other necessary pre- liminary work. Mr, Roosevelt spoke with pride of the results of the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps and announced he has told Robert Fechner, director, to proceed from now on with a view to making the organization a permanent part of the Government. He said the C. C. C. yolls will run ebout 500,000 between now and next April, when they will be reduced to 400,000, and further re- duced by June next to 300,000. The latter figure is the President’s present idea of what the permanent size of the C. C. C. should be. No new en- rollments will be made in the mean- time. Quotes Employment Data. ‘The President expressed gratification at the number of young men leaving the various camps to assume employ- ment in private industry. He quoted from a report on his desk from Di- rector Fechner showing that during the first six months of the C. C. C. 19 per cent of the enrolled men found employment and in the second six- month period 36.4 per cent found em- ployment, 22.8 per cent in the next six months and 39.4 per cent during the last six months. The President feels this indicates a decided improye- ment in business and in private em- Pployment. Mr. Roosevelt said Fechner's re- port showed also the large number of C. C. C. men who obtained employ- ment in private industry brought sbout a reduction of 40 per cent in the number of families on relief Folls. The President said he has no idea what the future holds for the N. R. A. He explained that what remains of the former major agency of the New Deal is now engaged in collect- ing data on the general effects on ‘Temperatures— yesterday; low- ond class matter post office, Wasaingion, D. C. Ship Sends S O S After Collision in Harbor of Lisbon Greek Freighter Ellin Was Stranded on Reef Off England in 1933. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 25.—An S O 8 from the Greek steamer Ellin, re- ported in a collision with the steamer Uthapia at the entrance of the Lis- bon harbor, was picked up by a radio station at Casablanca today. The message gave the Ellin's position and asked for immediate aid for the Ellin. The Ellin is a Greek freighter of 2,780 tons. The Uthapia is not listed in Lloyd's register. The Ellin was stranded on a reef off Beachy Head, England, February 4, 1933, and her crew of 19 taken off. She was pounded by a gale for several days before being refloated. FUNDS RUN SHORT INRE-EMPLOYMENT PLANS OF W.P. A Recent Shifting Due to Dis- closures Jobs Would Be Lacking. By the Associated Press. Struggling to speed up the $4,000,- 000,000 works program, the Govern- ment has been up against the prob- |lem of how to make the money go around. Recent shifting of works’ money from one category to another was understood today to have resulted from figures disclosing that at the | rate the money was being allocated, jobs promised by President Roosevelt. An unpublished report to adminis- tration leaders showed that so much | had been allocated to high-cost proj- ects that the balance would not pro- vide the remaining jobs under Harry L. Hopkins' low-cost Works Progress Administration program. It was after this report was pre- pared that the President cut the fund for slum clearance housing projects | from $250,000,000 to $100,000,000 and Mr. Roosevelt is counting on his pub- | limited public works to $323.000,000. $5,000 Cost Per Job. The figures showed that under the housing program, it cost almost $5,000 to provide a year's work for one man, while the W. P. A. plan called for less than $800. Public works were estimated to provide one man- year of work for each $1,300 spent. ‘The private report, prepared some two weeks ago, showed only about $3,300,000,000 was available for the work-relief program out of the total appropriation of $4,880,000,000 in the | work and direct relief law because | of expenditures and commitments to the old emergency relief program and rural rehabilitation. Of the $3,300,000,000 available for the new work program, the report showed, about $2,400,000,000 had been allocated to various agencies ad- ministering it. This $2,400,000,000 was estimated to provide only about 2,000,- 000 jobs, leaving 1,500,000 workers to be cared for from the balance of $900,000,000. Still Short of Need. Even if the entire balance were spent on the comparatively cheap W. P. A. projects, the report showed, it would not provide for the 1,500,000 jobs, because the money, divided by the jobs, equaled only $600 instead of the almost $800 required by Hopkins. In other wortis, the report showed [thnt the way the money was being spent each job would cost an average of more than $1,100, while if the fund was to go around it must average almost $200 less. By cutting off $150,000,000 from the housing fund the President got ‘money for 153,000 jobs in public works, or 190,000 in W. P. A. If left in the housing fund this money would pro- vide only 30,000, it was said. R. L. LUCAS SUES KENT AND WALL STREET PAPER By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 25.— Suit for $200,000 damages for alleged libel was filed in Federal District Court here today by Robert H. Lucas, for- mer executive director of the Repub- lican National Committee, against Frank R. Kent of Baltimore, Md.; Charles D. Hilles of New York and Dow, Jones & Co., New York, pub- lishers of the Wall Street Journal. Lucas avers that he was damaged by an article written by Kent and published in the Wall Street Journal under the caption “The Great Game of Politics.” He alleges that Hilles, Republican national committeeman from New York, conspired with Kent and others to discredit him. He charges the article grew out of the industry and business of abandon- ment of N. R. A. codes. In most major industries, he said, (See PROJECTS, Page 5.) Readers’ Guide Cross-word Puzzle Editorials - Finance __ Lost and Found Melcher in Filmland Radio _--- Serial Story A-12-13-14 B-5 Sports - Washington Wayside § Women'’s Features ... "invariably turns out to be a disman- alleged conspiracy. @b WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. #%* it would not provide the 3,500,000 B.0.P. EXECUTIVES WEIGH FINANCING OF HOT CAMPAIGN Committee Hears Plan to Hold Convention After Democrats. WESTERNERS DEMAND EQUIVALENT OF A. A. A Easterner Strong for Scheme to Nominate Conservative of Other Party to Catch New Deal Foes. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Hopeful of throwing the Roosevelt administration out of office next year, members of the Executive Committee of the Republican National Commit- tee today began laying plans for the 1936 campaign. This activity, almost six months be- fore the usual time for launching a campaign, is indicative of Republican belief that the tide in the country has turned against the New Deal. Those attending today's meeting insisted evi- dences of the change in political sen- timent in the last few months had been marked in all parts of the coun- try. They intend to capitalize the growing opposition to the administra- tion, they say. The meeting of the Executive Com- mittee, the first gathering of Repub- lican leaders from every section of the country since June, 1934, was held in the Mayflower Hotel. The morn- ing session was given over largely to a discussion of plans for financing an intensive campaign against the New Deal. Other important matters to come before the committee include a Nation-wide radio campaign, designed to inform the people just what is be- ing done by the Roosevelt administra- tion and to bring home to the voters the vast expenditures and the heavy taxes growing out of the Roosevelt program. Fund Prospects Held Good. After the meeting this morning, Chairman Fletcher, in reply to a ques- tion, declared that the prospects for a Republican campaign fund were “very good.” “There will be nothing secret about these campaign contributions either,” Fletcher said. The Republican chairman insisted that there had been no discussions of candidates or platforms. some, was not mentioned,” he said. In this connection, Walter Brown, Republican national committeeman from Ohio and Postmaster General in the Hoover administration, said he did not see how it would be pos- sible to put up a coalition ticket with a Republican for President and a Democrat for Vice President. “We vote not for President and Vice President, but for presidential electors,” Brown said. “I'm afraid | that the coalition plan would lead to great confusign.” Brown said, however, that he be- lieves it would be wise for the Re- vention after the Democratic Na- tional Convention next year. Infor- mal discussion among members of the National Executive Committee showed a sentiment for holding the national convention in a central part of the country. Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland were among the cities men- tioned as possible convention cities. Borah Strength Discounted. Former Senator Phipps of Colorado, asked what tie thought of Senator Borah as a presidential nominee, said: “Borah will not get to first base. There is no sentiment for him in Colorado.” Chairman Fletcher said that the members of the Executive Committee had reported a decided change in political sentiment throughout the country with the trend against the Roosevelt New Deal. « Former Representative Franklin Fort of New Jersey presented himself with the proxy of Mark L. Requa of California, only to find that proxies for members of the Executive Com- mittee were not being, recognifled. Fort said that New Jersey would go strongly for the Republicans in 1936. Would Break Old Rule. ‘The Republicans, ever since 1892, have held their national conventions in advance of the Democratic con- ventions, and the same token they have held their National Committee meetings to make convention ar- rangements before the Democratic meetings. Chairman Fletcher today gave some color to the idea that the Republicans next year would nomi- nate their candidates after the Demo- cratic National Convention. He in- sisted the Executive Committee would do nothing about setting a date for the next meeting of the Republican National Committee; that no one now could say just when the National Committee would meet. Usually these meetings of the National Committee have been held once every four years. Treasurer George F. Getz of the National Committee reported that the committee has a balance of about $46,000 at the present time. The committee is out of the red and ready 5 (See G. O. P, Page 3.) Jimmy’s Place to Be Raided Again, Prince Georges Warns By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Sep- tember 25—Prince Georges County officials have put Jimmie La Fon- taine “on notice” that his “place” beside the District line is to be raided again. The mysterious vhite house at the doorway to the county, which almost tled club or innocuous restaurant when police arrive, is to be visited again by the county officers. A written order directing Chief of Police J. J. Crowley to determine what kind of an establishment is being operated by La Fontaine was yesterday. From personal observation, mem- bers of the board said, they are con- vinced some sort of activity is under way at the establishment which they ordered closed last December. The commissioners have been told the re- sort is operating on certain nights each week, and not full time. No Trespassing” signs on their drive- ways, although such a sign stands beside the wide driveway recently built into La Fontaine's. “The coalition ticket, suggested by | publicans to hold their national con- | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION HENRY, WE'VE GOTTA FIND A PLAN To GIVE FARMERS MORE MONEY AND CONSUMERS DIRT Broadening the scope of its own A b7 i J Federation of Women’s Clubs Joins in Star Safety Drive Mrs. Ernest Howard, Jr., Believes Police . Force Should Be Increased and Traffic Regulations Enforced. public welfare activities, the District of Columbia Federation of Women’s Clubs, with a membership of more than 10,000, has joined the Safety Council of The Evening Star in its drive tc cut down the toll of deaths and accidents on the city’s streets and highways. The safety drive within the membership of the federation will be con- ducted by Mrs. Ernest Howard, jr., chairman of the organization’s Com- | mittee on Police, Fire, Crime and De-% linquency. Mrs. John Boyle, jr., is i vice chairman of the committee. | “It is obvious that something must | be done to improve the traffic situa- tion in Washington,” Mrs. Howard said. “It is the opinion of members of our committee that the District po- | lice force should be greatly increased i and that there should be a more ex- tensive police drive to break up vio- lations of the traffic regulations. “It also is apparent that educational work among the motorists themselves is of great value and in this respect The Star is doing splendid work through its Safety Council. The fed- eration is vitally interested in any- thing which will improve conditions on our streets and highways and I am | sure every member will stand ready to back up The Star Council in its campaign.” Study of Traffic Made. One of the major objectives of the federation Committee on Police, Fire, Crime and Delinquency, Mrs. Howard | explained, is to secure adequate equip- ment and personnel for the police and | fire departments of the District. In connection with its efforts to obtain | an"increased police force, the commit- tee has undertaken a study of the traffic situation and the growth of the accident and death toll in Washing- ton. The committee also is working, Mis. (See SAFETY, Page 5. | Safety Broadcasts TODAY. 7:15 p.m., WISV—Because of the unusual nature of this broad- cast, details will not be re- vealed beforehand. It will feature & popular radio star in a type of broadcast never before attempted. :45 p.m.,, WRC—Interview with Traffic Director Willlam A. Van Duzer regarding future recommendations he plans to make to the District Com- missioners to improve the ‘Washington traffic situation. TOMORROW. 9:50-10:30 a.m., WJSV—Inquest into the death of Georgianna Halloway, 15-year-old girl, who died today after being struck by an automobile August 14 while riding on her bicycle. ‘This will be broadcast from the Morgue. am., WRC—Meeting of the Board of District Commission- ers to take up actual traffic recommendations made by Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer. This will be broadcast from Commissioner Hazen's office in the District Building. LOUIS MERCILESS ~ INBEATING BAER Knocks Out Max in Fourth Round, Outclassing Him From Beginning. BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, September 25.—It looks like a non-stop flight to the top of the pugilistic heap for the Brown Bomber. There remained today not the slightest doubt of the two-fisted great- ness of Joe Louis, least of all in the minds of upward of 90,000 onlookers who saw the 21-year-old Detroit Negro on his bridal evening mow down the once magnificent Max Baer with a punching blast as deadly as machine- gun fire. Mercilessly, methodically, never wasting a blow and rarely slackening & punching pace that has had few equals in heavyweight history, Louis knocked ous the former champion in the fourth yound of a 15-round match that revived all the glamour of the prize ting in a near million-dollar spectacle at the Yankee Stadium. Baer not only was outclassed com- pletely, but made the fatal mistake of round, where the bell saved him as he sat blinking on the floor. He was counted out while on one It was the_greatest heavyweight LEGION DEMANDS U. S SOVIET BREAK Urges Big Army, Treaty Navy, Ban on Immigration. Bonus Issue Nears. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, September 25—The American Legion today asked the United States to withdraw its recog- nition of Soviet Russia. Delegates cheered as J. J. Twomey of Massachusetts, chairman of the Committee on Americanism Trade, of- fered the resolution. After commending legislation for national defense passed by the last Congress, the National Legion Con- vention adopted a report calling for concentration of national defense methods. It urged a standing Army of 165,000 enlisted men with 14,000 officers, augmented by 210,000 Na- tional Guardsmen, and continuation of officers training camps, the C. M. T.C. and R. O. T. C. in schools. Parity Navy Advocated. A treaty Navy on a parity with any navy in the world, manned by 92,000 enlisted men and 15,000 officers, and new naval training ships also were recommended. The veterans then went on record opposing the consolidation of Army. Navy and Marine Flying Corps, and asked increased provisions for coast defense. They commended the pro- gram of civillan air reserves training corps. The Soviet resolution, 1 of 21 sub- mitted and approved, charged the So- viet government with continuing “in- imical and subversive agitation” which | ment by John L. Lewis, president of ¢ Foening Star . The only in Washington wit Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. evening paper the Yesterday’s Circulation, 128,527 Bome Returns Not Yet Received. COAL NEGOTIATORS STILL DEADLOCKED Lewis Rejects Compromise | as Strike Continues Into Third Day. By the Assoclated Press. Doggedly, negotiators went to work | again today for an agreement that | would stop the soft coal strike, now in its third day. As they met, however, the four com- mitteemen—two representing operators ‘ and two the miners—reported no| change in the situation. For three days | they had been deadlocked over whether | the men who dig and load coal should | be granted a 9-cents-a-ton pay in-| crease, as miners demanded, or 7%; | cents, as operators offered. Committeemen were Charles O'Neil, Central Pennsylvania producer; L. T. Putman, Southern West Virginia operagtor; Philip Murray, United Mine Workers vice president, and Van Bitner, Southern West Virginia district president of the union. “No progress” was the report Bitner made as he emerged from the confer- | ence room last night. Lewis Rejects Compromise. ‘That the miners, some of whom predicted privately they would win | their demands, would not retreat from their stand was indicated by a state- the national organization. | “They've got our last word, an in- crease of 9 cents on tonnage rates,” | he said. “They can take it or leave it." | The U. M. W.'s demand for higher | tonnage pay appeared to be the only remaining issue in the negotiations. | The operators already have granted | the union's request for a 50-cent in- crease in the pay of those miners who are paid by the day and a modified union demand for a 10 per cent in- crease for yardage and deadwork (cleaning out the mines). Agree on Hour Basis. Originally the miners asked for a reduction in working hours from 35 to 30 hours a week, but later agreed to continue the 35-hour schedule. Egward F. McGrady, Assistant Sec- retaty of Labor, continued to keep in close touch with the negotiations, ex- pressing hope to reporters that a speedy settlement would be reached. There was no sign that President 1t intended to intervene again as he had before to get an extension of the wage contract which expired last Sunday at midnight. Some White House attaches said they expected the strike to be settled before the Presi- dent leaves Thursday on his Western trip. - SPURNED BY GIRL, BOY ENDS LIFE ON CAMPUS Body of Wallingford Youth Found on Swarthmore School Grounds. By the Associated Press.~ SWARTHMORE, Pa, September 25.—The body of J. Whittaker Smith, 20, of Wallingford, with a bullet hole in the head, was found on the grounds of the Mary Lyon School. Captain of Police John Rogeri said Smith had shot himself last night alter Gertrude Hicks of Chadds Ford, a young waitress at the school, re- SELASSIE ASKS G GROUP TO AFRI (P Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. LEAGUE UNIT IGNORED ITALY’S CASE AGAINST ETHIOPIA, ROME SAYS Duce’s Government Declares It Will Not Be First to Transfer Conflict to Europe. ENEVA TO SEND CA TO FIX BLAME Border Tension Grows as Northern Army of Black Empire Goes to Guard Eritrean Front. By the Associated Press. Two striking developments in the Italo-Ethiopian dispute originated to- day in Rome and Addis Ababa, the cap The Italian government announc itals of the opposing nations. ed officially that Italy never would be the first to transfer the conflict to Europe. Almost simultaneously, Emperor Haile Selassie asked the League of Na- tions to send a neutral commission to Ethiopia to determine who might be the aggressor in the event of hostilities. ‘The Emperor said Ethiopia would mission. abide by the findings of such a com- The Italian announcement included a communication from Sir Samuel Hoare, British foreign minister, in which he said he was “particularly de- sirous of eliminating all useless misunderstanding” between Great Britain and Italy. New Pessimism at Geneva. New pessimism was projected into Geneva by the publication of Italian | official observations which include the | attempting to avert war, nad faiied against Ethiopia. charge that the League of Nations, in to take into consideration Italy's case With Ethiopia’s festival of mascal—the end of the rainy season—close at hand, the situation grew tense on the the Italian colonies of Somaliland and For many months, Italian sources border between the black empire and Eritrea. have indicated that hostilities between the two countries might begin with the ending of the rains which hamper every type of ground transportatior. in Ethiopia. —— % All able-bodied warriors in Em- Hoare Tells Il Duce England Would End ‘Useless’ Differences By the Associated Press ROME, September 25.—The Ital- ian government announced in an official communique today that Sir Samuel Hoare. British foreign min- ister, had told Premier Mussolini of Italy that Great Britain was ‘par- ticularly desirous of eliminating all useless misunderstanding Qetween the two countries.” The communique said this state- ment was a personal message deliv- ered to Il Duce through Sir Eric Drummond, the British Ambassador to Rome, Monday. The official announcement stated that Italy never would be the first to transfer the Italo-Ethiopian con- flict to Europe. “Old Friend of Italy.” Sir Samuel was stated to have ex- Mussolini as “an old friend of Italy.” Il Duce responded, asking Ambassa- dor Drummond to make it known in London that he appreciated Sir Samuel's communication. The communique added that Sir Samuel's message will “be appreci- ated by the public opinion of Italy,” because official and unofficial declara- tions have explained many times that Italy “hss not and does not wish to have any differences with England— the dffference exists between Italy and Ethiopia.” ‘The colonial character of tnis dif- ference is so evident, said the com- munique, that “it seems impossible and absurd in the eyes of every man | of good common sense to transpose it | to the European sector in such fash lon as to alter Italo-British relations. Seen Bid for Neutrality Political sources interpreted the communique as a strong bid for Brit- ish neutrality in the impending strug gle between Italy and Ethiopia. It is the latest of a series of such declara- tions made in the last few days by government spokesmen and cthers The Djibouti, French Somaliland, correspondent of the Stefani ¢Italian) News Agency reported today thac Ethiopia had closed to commerce its frontier with Eritrea. The dispatch said the governor of Gondar Province had communicated to all merchants an official prohibiticn ordering them to refrain from carry- ing on any sort of commerce With Eritrea. 3 Meanwhile, Italian officials adopted a policy of “patience” in the crisis today, waiting to see whether League of Nations developments would en- courage them in an unhampered East African campaign or thrust on them again the prospect of a European con- flict. “The next move is up to the League,” said government spokesmen. They expressed confidence, however, day's cabinet meeting, which showed Italy’s “willingness to give the League @ chance,” would act against an imme- diate revival of tension with Great fused to accompany him when he called. Britain or any other League member over the impasse. Roosevelt Asks Clergy of U. S. For Views on Security Plans By the Assoclated Press. - A Nation-wide appeal to clergymen for “counsel and advice on how “our Government can better serve the people” has been launched by Presi- dent Roosevelt. At his press conference today the President briefly discussed the letter sent to clergymen in varlous parts of the country and said he was trying to find out from non-Government of- ficials what conditions are. (Inquiry today revealed that a con- siderable number of Washington clergymen of virtually all denomina- tions had received letters. Most said they would reply in one form or - | another. Rev. Raphael H. Miller, to con- of war decided to send s letter [3) pastor of the National City Christian Church, said he would build his next Sunday’s sermon around the Presi- dent’s letter. Others who received let- ters included Dr. J. R. Sizoo of the New York Avenue Church and Dr, W. L. , secretary of the ! Washington Federation of Churches.) In Rinode Island, Indiana and Mary- land identically-phrased letters from the President to clergymen were made public. Lack of Bias Seen. ‘The President did not say so, but the impression many drew from the tone of the letter and from his remarks was that he considered the reaction from clergymen was less likely to be biased than information coming from Government representatives in the fleld. Asked if he intended to interview other professional groups, the Presi- dent replied that he had no such plans at present. He emphasized that he was particularly concerned about con- ditions surrounding the social security and works progress programs. “Because of the grave responsibilities of my office, I am turning to represen- tative clergymen for counsel and ad- pressed himself in his message to| that the official communique on yester- | peror Haile Selassie’s Northern pro inces, concentrated in a mass move- ment, advanced toward the Eritrean front. The forces reformed and ex- panded the military units which were disbanded last Spring at the begin- ning of the tropical rainy season. | Italy’s Charges to League, Italy hai asked the League com- mittee o consider whether the East African empire was still worthy to belong to the League when it had not fulfilled its ebligations and had openly violated others. The Italians contended that there are many different peoples who were “subjected to tyranny in Ethiopia and | live on frontiers of the country un- | der inhuman conditions.” | Italy also charged the Conciliation Committee had ignored the question of defense of Italian colonies, Italy's | mission in Africa, and did not bear in | mind Italy’s situation in Ethiopia as a result of the 1906 tripartite treaty. Officials at Rome, however, adopted a policy of “patience,” and govern- ment spokesmen asserted “the next move is up to the League of Na- tions.” They felt there would not be any immediate revival of tension with Great Britain or any other League member over the Ethiopian impasse, since yesterday's cabinet communique indicated “Italy’s will- ingness to give the League a chance.” Laval Studies Sanctions. | France's premier, Pierre Laval, hav- ing lost hope of preventing an East | African war, turned to a study of | punitive sanctions against all future | aggressors. French officials had ask- ed for British assurances in demand- ing League action against future ag- | gressors. They expected a “favora- ble” reply. “Sadly disillusioned” by I1 Duce's refusal to come to peaceful terms | with Ethiopia, Laval conferred with Anthony Eden of Great Britain over a common Franco-British course. ‘The British press forecast an im- | portant proneuncement on Britain's | foreign policy. The statement is ex- | pected to be in the form of a note to | be handed to the French Ambassa- | dor. It may, it was said, amplify and | reaffirm that Britain will remain faithful to its European obligations | as long as the League of Nations was | an effective body. GENEVA SEES PEACE BLOW. Observations on Rejecting Terms Are Received. By the Associated Press GENEVA, September 25.—Publica- tion of Italy’s observations, which in- cluded the charge that the League of Nations failed to take into consid- eration Rome’s case against Ethiopia, provoked new pessimism today in the Italo-Ethiopian conflict. Haly's “observations,” which con- | stitute rejection of terms, were con- | tained in the published narrative of | the activities of the League’s commit- | tee of five. “Italy and the League are wiles apart,” was the comment of one del- | egate, and the impression prevails gen- jerally that the Italian memoranduin | breathes a determination—even if veiled—to take possession of Ethiopia, to be achieved by military occupation. The delegates were especially struck by the phrase that “the Ethiopian problem cannot be settled by means of the League Covenant.” They also were given pause by Italy’s emphasis on “tife impossibility of any agree- ment with Ethiopia” because uf the African empire’s “incapacity to enter into and still less to respect interna- tional agreements of any kind.” Italy’s Idea on Agenda. ‘The observations said Italy’s mem- orandum to the League on Ethiopian conflict demonstrated that if the com- mittee’s efforts at conciliation were to be at all satisfactory, the Ethiopian problems should have been put in this form: “1. The Ethiopian state, properly so-called, should be placed in such a position that it can do no injury to its neighbors, and its administration should be reformed so as to raise the country to & higher level of civiliza- tion. “2. The differedt peoples which are subject to tyranny in Ethiopia and live on frontiers of the country under inhuman conditions should be rescued therefrom.” Italy contended that these frontier peoples should be safeguarded once and for all “from the misgovernment Italy’s oe oo (See a’a!. Page 3) .. o (See BTHIOPIA. Page 5.)