BRITISH STAND

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 124, 7 May 1936, Page 5

BRITISH STAND

COURAGE AT ADDIS ABABA.

ATTACKS ON LEGATIONS.

Protected Whole European Population. FUTURE OF ABYSSINIA. Press Association— Copyright. London, May G. (Received 0.15 a.m. To clay). The Associated Press, rays that one of the outstanding things of x'.ir. .'-.cen'l '.ense days at Addto Ababa ic the sterling work of Sir S:<srhy Bar-lon artd the BK'lish Lerat'cn staff, who not only gathered in our own national?, but wi-ded off an attack on the Be'gian Lcr-i:"on and succoured the American?. Indeed, they wer.e virtually the protectors of the entire European population.

Brita'n had not appealed to Mussolini to save the Europeans. The only overture came from the French. C.binet has d:scussed the line that Mr Eden will take at. Geneva on May 11, when he should succeed Mr S. M. Bruce in the chairmanship. Italy will automatically attend the Council.

Strong pressure is being exerted to lift the sanctions to ensure Italian participation in European problems. Germany has been invited to attend for the Rhineland discussion, but the events in Abyssinia are naturally expected to take priority. A message from Rome states that Giuseppe Bottai, Governor of Rome, has been appointed Governor at Addis Ababa.