IN ADDIS ABABA

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1936, Page 5

IN ADDIS ABABA

ITALIANS ENTER

END OF RESISTANCE.

(United Press Association—By Elcclrli Teieg ra ph—Co p.y right)

(Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 5

Sir S. Barton, sent a message to tlie Foreign Office stating a large force of Italian troops, and lorries entered Addis Ababa this afternooon.

ITALIAN ENTRY

TO BE A CEREMONIOUS ONE

LONDON, May 5

The Rome correspondent of “The Times” says: The Italian entry into Addis Ababa is being hastened at the French Government’s request. The entry will nevertheless be surrounded with all possible ceremony. General Biroli’s column of 15,000 men, could, by now, have occupied the city, but it i s understood that it has been halted, as it is thought that if native troops alone entered the capital, the arrival might do more harm than good- towards the restoration of order. ; • 11

'..-The entry will therefore be 1 mfide' •by detachments representing all of 1 tlie Italian services. '

A number of political officials will . . ir . • CvS if j ,£ilßo participate. The Emperor's flighty ha . isufjbrised the Italians as much as it has" tlie British and the French. Until .therefore, the Italians have entered Addis Ab'aba and have ascertained whether any responsible official has been left there, the Italian Government i s keeping an open mind regarding the course that it will pursue.

ITALIAN LORRIES.

RESISTANCE VANISHES

(Received this dav at 10.50 a.m.) |' M t London, May 5/ . Three thousand lorries have joined the Askaris in the hills, north of Addis Abalia awaiting General Badoglio to lead'tlie ceremonial entry;* greeted the lorries with a, jvild, war dance. ' Nothing untoward : is* reported front the capital this inorning.,

»■; Thd: American Minister, Energt, has not yet' quitted' the legation, - though •Mr Hull: approved 'of the evacuation ~ under a< British escort; ! ’ (,'• Reports ’ffoUf Paris ■ suggest the i French legation is in need of provis--1 ions and: his hitherto successfully resisted marauders. During yesterday’s raid the mint was captured and the whole gold store, i The attackers piled ; up’dead bodies as’ barfacacles. Wohieii dressed in men’s clothes and ! grmed with strong swords fiercely participated in sharing the gen’efal looiL * ''

.nßasnasibu and Wehibpasha have arrived at Djibouti from,Ogaden., .Thus ,the fast; trace of organised resistance has -Vanished. ; s { ' » ’■ ■

WHOSE NEGLECT?

WASHINGTON. May 4

i . The ’ question asked Senator Hull (Secretary of State) by Washington correspondents as to why precautions have not been taken for the defence of the American Legation at Addis Ababa, remained unanswered, but at me equate Department it was indicated that Air Eugert had been instructed to abandon the Legation at r.is discretion, and to take refuge in the British compound.

ITALIAN ’PLANES ABSENT

RUGBY, May 4

It is reported that only one Italian aeroplane has been seen over. AddisAbaba in the last three days. • : > ]i/i Ax

U.S.A. ATTITUDE

TO ITALIAN CONQUEST) 1 ';

WASHINGTON, Alav 4

• The State Department officials have declined in any way to indicate the

American attitude towards the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. They intimated that tlie United States will take no action until the situation has been c larified. The Ethiopian debacle almost crowds all of the other news from

the front pages of the American newspapers.

, A NEW YORK WARNING NEW YORK, May 4. “New Yprk Times” warns the Italian against - having too much • optimism in regard to their victory. !It says : “Whether it means all it now seems to mean to the Italian people in their first flush of enthusiasm, must be left for history to determine. It would be premature to conclude either that Italy has won a victory which will mean her real enrichment, or that this victory, incidentally, inark s the downfall of the League of Nations. There is good , reason to suppose that the whole system of the League must be abandoned, because experience has proved that the League to-day is no stronger than the nations of the world are prepared to make it.” | =