TWO COURSES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 7

TWO COURSES.

ABYSSINIA'S PLEA.

Force Italy to Evacuate as

Aggressor,

GIVE MONEY TO FIGHT,

United Press Association.—Copyright.

(Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 17

In a letter in "The Times," Dr. Ajaz Martin, Abyssinian Minister in London, sets out the views of the Abyssinian Government on the present situation as follows: —

Abyssinia requests that the League, or at least a majority of the members should, in accordance with obligations of the Covenant take strong, effective action collectively to support the independence of Ethiopia, and should refuse recognition of Italian annexation by aggression.

If the League, however, does not find itself strong enough to make the aggressor evacuate Ethiopia, the next best thing is to give the Ethiopian Government a loan sufficient to enable it to light its own battle against the aggressor. This will confine the trouble to the two parties.

If neither of these solutions is acceptable and the extinction of Ethiopia is allowed, all I can say is that the prestige of the present members of the League of Nations will also go down in history to the lowest level.

THREE MILES A DAY.

Italian Roadbuilding in

Abyssinia

FREE LAND FOR SETTLERS. (Received 9.30 a.m.) ROME, June 17. The Ministry of Colonies has decided to proceed with national colonisation of Abyssinia. Through authorised bodies free grants will be made of small areas to Italian peasants to share farming with natives where white men cannot stand the climate. Also industrial colonisation is proposed as well as licensed public works. The Ministry will undertake a two years' plan of road building at the rate of three miles a day, the total aimed at being 2300 miles of roads. This work will employ 125,000 men, half of whom will be Italians, at a cost of £25,000,000. j ITALY'S CONQUEST. TESTING RECOGNITION. (Received 10.30 a.m.) ROME, June 17. It is reported that Siguor Suvich, formerly Foreign Under-Secretary, will be appointed Ambassador to Washington. This and other Ambassadorial changes pending raise the question of recognition of the conquest of Abyssinia, as the new Ambassadors are certain to present their credentials as coming from the King of Italy and Emperor of Abyssinia. GRAZIANI'S GRACE. ABYSSINIANS MUST SALUTE. (Received 10.30 a.m.) ADDIS ABABA, June 17. The Viceroy, Marshal Graziani, has ordered all Abyssinians, whether riding, driving, or afoot, to dismount or halt and give him the Roman salute. Nevertheless, when he saw an aged equestrienne conforming with the edict, he stopped his car and assisted her to remount, remarking that women were frail creatures and therefore it would be sufficient if they saluted without dismounting. ROME AND BERLIN. TRADE PARLEYS OPENED. (Received 10.30 a.m.) ROME, June 17. It is officially confirmed that trade negotiations have been opened with Germany.

VISIT TO PARLIAMENT

SILASSIE'S PRIVATE DINNER.

British Official Wireless. (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, June 17. The fugitive Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Silassie, visited the House of Commons, where he was entertained at dinner by a number of members of Parliament. The function was strictly private.