EUROPE DECADENT

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19634, 22 July 1935, Page 7

EUROPE DECADENT

MUSSOLINI’S ONLY DESIRE

ITALY TO IMPOSE HER WILL,

GREAT PLACE IN THE WORLD

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(Received July 22, 1.0 p.m.) ROME, July 21.

Interviewed by the Echo de Paris, Signor Mussolini declared that Europe would have two or three more years of relative tranquillity.

He added: “ My only desire la to serve my country as did the great Englishmen who built up the Empire. Europe Is deoadent and Is not still worthy to fulfil Its colonising mission, Italy is sure to Impose her will, after which she will have a great place In the world.”

BLACKS MUBT UNITE

AGAINST WHITE AGGRESSION

“ OUR FLAG IS OUR COLOUR.”

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(Received July 22, 1.0 p.m.) LONDON, July 21. The Times’ Addis Ababa correspondent says the Emperor of Abyssinia did not attend the Abyssinian youths, demonstration, but all sections of the community made unanimously patriotic speeches, demonstrating a religious unity in which all applauded the sentiment: “Our flag is our colour. e blacks must unite.-” This is the first occasion on which reference has been made to black unity against white aggression. The Italian Minister protested against the Emperor’s speech on July 19, and reserved the right to take further steps.

ABYSSINIA’S CHARGES

ITALY SEEKING PRETEXT

EVENTUAL CONQUEST AIMED AT

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ADDIS ARABA, July 20

“ Italy is seeking a pretext to initiate a campaign of vilification, with the view to eventual conquest,” declared the Emperor of Abyssinia in a special statement. "So far, Italy has found nothing better than a drunken brawl between the native employees of a commercial agency and the local police, which was misrepresented as a grave international incident.

“ Recognising that her military preparations are unjustifiable, morally or judicially, Italy seeks to justify her refusal to execute her international engagements by denouncing us as savages, yet she herself is resorting to the most savage method of all," added the Emperor. “ She is also seeking to create dissension among our race’s religions, which were never more united.

“We definitely announce that we will not accept a solution which Involves an Italian or any other protectorate.

The mandate issue is between a small nation whose attitude is pacific but who is resolved, to defend her territorial integrity and political independence—which the members of the League undertook to safeguard—and a great nation which avows a preference for glorious war and cynically urges the necessity for expansion.”

Helping Stronger Nation

The Emperor protests against the arbitary application of the arms embargo, which is helping the stronger nation. He says this is counter to all ooncepts of modern civilisation. He adds 'that he confidently awaits the League's decisions.

SIGNOR MUSSOLINI ANGRY. STRONG PROTEST MADE. SPEECH CONSIDERED WARLIKE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copy rig-lit. ROME, July 20. Signor Mussolini is angered at the speech of the Emperor of Abyssinia. lie regards it as warlike and has instructed his Minister at Addis Ababa to protest strongly.

WAR CONSIDERED INEVITABLE

SAN DDA G S D ESPATCIIE D. PROTECTING BRITISH LEGATION. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tci. Copyright. CAIRO, July 20. A million sandbags have been dispatched to Addis Ababa to protect llic British Legation in the event of war, which Egypt believes is inevitable.