RAS DESTAS HARRASSED.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13162, 21 January 1936, Page 6

RAS DESTAS HARRASSED.

MUS-OLIXJ FORCED TO ACT. (Received 1 p.m.) United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ROME. January 20 General Bacloglios in a communique says the Italians are still relentlessly pursuing Ras Desta’s troops, many ot whom were in a deplorable condition and surrendered begging for food. ADDIS ABABA January 20. Large reinforcements are reported to be en route to join Ras Desta. GENEVA, January 20. Mussolini has sent a letter to the President of the International Red Gross, promising that Italy will do her utmost to prevent further bombing of the Red Cross units, ancl requesting the delegation sent to the front to see how the Red Cross regulations were applied by both sides. A B YSSI XIA NS ’ A PPE AL. BE FOR F COMMITTEE OF 13. A Committee of Thirteen, meeting privately, considered an appeal from Ajbyssi'nia. for financial n.ssiista;tice: also a request to investigate the bombing of the Red Cross Units and other alleged Italian violations of the international conventions. Tin* Committee of 13 decided at the moment that it- was impossible to make any further effort at conciliation and that it was not desirable to appoint a commission to inquire into the conduct of war and it was also impossible to give financial assistance* to Abyssinia It was further decided that the .sanctions was a matter lor the Committee of Eighteen and they left it to tin* President to ( r.nvene tin* committee of Eighteen whenever he c-on-sid (Hied if proper. The Committee of Eighteen has been summoned for January 22 Tt is expected to appoint a. committee of experts to study the oil embargo, thus shelving, the question. ! \AI TH OR ISEI) STATEMENT. (Received 1 p.m.) ROME, January 20. Supplementing the Abyssinian disparagement, news ol which was cabled*on January 17, the Italian version of the Gan ale Dory a battle says that Ethiopian headquarters, without reference to the Emperor, issued a special communique declaring that the Italian claims were completely false, and merely designed to impress the League Council. It recalls that the Abyssinia,ns announced on January 13th that Ras Dcsta was withdrawing troops up in Canale Dorya to solve supply difficulties. |