An Abyssinian chief who has:arrived *< in Addis Ababa, from .the ; northelrn front recently threw an' interesting light on the'feeling of the Abyssinian ■ troops regarding, their ; adversaries./ "As you know," he said,""the bulk of the Italian native troops are of'the'' same race as ourselves. /Hence," w.hen we are opposing them there is' always ! the chance that they will' desert; to our, side. M, however, .they do-net' desert they are terrible fighters. "They.; are very clever in utilising the ground. ■ very mobile, and have no fear, often-.; resisting to the last man. '■' Ori, the - other hand, the Italians are not y&ry ' mobile, and lack completely the dasl» of "the Eritreans. They hesitate't»' come to grips, and especially ! fear<-: hand-to-hand fighting. All our tiWopfr have noticed this, and hence are veiy i content when they are * opposed .-by • Italian white troops.": ' U';'
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 78, 1 April 1936, Page 6
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