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ABYSSINIA'S
THE capture of Addis Ababa How the League's
by the Italians has torn away
the last shred of illusion. It now must be clear to anyone that economic sanctions have failed. They have not stopped the war and they have not prevented Italy from conquering Abyssinia. It seems, indeed, that they have
taken
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who understand, ench other far. her more determined, more bold better than Europe does either in taking risks, and in conse- of them, might have patched up their quarrel and preseived ap-
G. A. MARTELLI quence only more successful. pearances. It is not straining
that Haile Selassic, I left to
perial history is full of them-
have
only aided a more complete
As regards Abyssinia, it is victory by stimulating Marshal.
It is very doubtful, at all difficult to say what the Em-eredulity any further to suggest Badoglio to press for a quick events, whether it was part of peror would have done had mem-
his own devices, could have decision.
the original plan to march to bers of the Lengue never.
(reached an understanding with Without the pressure from Addis Ababa. A few months concerned themselves in her
Italy. Such arrangements have Joutside and the threat of in- ago the Italian Government were affairs. One thing is certain, been made before our own Im-
creasing internal difficulties Italy quite willing to leave to the however. The Abyssinians in could have afforded to take her bengue the tusk of reorganising their innocence were led to, ex- and there was nothing, apart time. She could have under- Abyssinia. For their part they pect a far larger measure of from the existence of the Lea-
leisurely colonial only claimed a certain share of support than they have ever campaign, with a less formidable control, in addition to the exten- received, or are likely to receive, e, to make the present dis- armament and at a much lower sion of the frontiers of Eritrea This was made clear by the in- pute an exception.
Now, of course. an under- expense. She could have limited and Italian Somaliland and a creasing bitterness of their ap-
Geneva. If they did standing is out of the question. her objective in accordance with territorial liaison between the peals to
nof anticipate armed assistance, The. Emperor is no longer in a her means; and who knows but two colonies,
on position to make concessions; that after taking a certain It was to be expected that with they counted at least nimount of territory, and reveng- an Italian force at Addis Ababa. fancial help, as well as on the and the only settlement probable Rd.ing the defeat of Adown, she Italy's demands wouki no longer Italians being prevented from is one dictated by the victors. would have been ready to call be so modest. Even if her reinforcing their troops. When The fact that sanctions may victories did not encourage her, became obvious that neither continue, and may even be in- every factor in the situation was effective tende boycott of Italy, ruined herself in
was intended, they looked for an creased, that Italy may
the process,, pushing her, having gone so far,
inclurling an embargo on the wil not improve the situation guards of her army were at an
essential materials of war, such of Abyssinia or make the fanl as oil. It was only when this in terms any easier. On the con- Once in the wise men' of enormous distance from their
turn appeared improbable, that trary, these are likely to be all Europe are predfeting an alliance, base. They remain indefinitely or united front of some deser'p-with their
they realised how thoroughly the harder, For while she will
· communications tion, amongst certain Central threatened. The
they had been duped.
be irritated at the obstacles put only safe European powers and Italy. The
course was to follow up the blow
in her path, Italy will also feel announced intention of the Ana
and establish a definite ascen- If the Emperor had known greater need for making her- trian Chancellor, Dr. Schuschnig. to visit Venice, is taken in some dancy, both military and poli- what a doubtful horse he was self secure against the future. ings of the smaller Powers on quarters to mean that he will won tical, at the enemy's centre, so backing, if he could have fore- the Italian annexation of.
in that there would be no longer seen from the first his series of The lesson of all this is Signor Mussolini's support Ethiopia is the demand of dealing with recalcitrant Prince any rallying point for resistance, disillusionments, would he have obvious. It is the old one-that Argentine that the League of van Starhemberg, whose power It must be remembered, too, that placed his faith outside his own half measures are useless. If Nations should not waver in its Schuschnigg has tried to break, the occupation of the capital country? It is unlikely. And the League could not really help handling of this problem. Once with the result that the Heimwehr| means the command of a fresh had it been merely on his on the Emperor, it was better not source of supplies, both locally strength that he relied, would be to try. From the point of and by means of the railway. have challenged the whole power view, of Abyssinia, it should
On the other hand, the fact immensely superior arms and or
of a Western nation, with its either have done nothing at all that sanctions are still operat organisation? It is doubtful, effective measure available was
much
more. The only and existence. Much desire for an Austro-German ac-ling, and that their effect will be The odds were too great. With- to close the Suez Canal to Italian
The
Hongkong Telegraph. NOTES OF THE DAY to go to the end. The advanced
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936.
FRENCH FOREIGN
POLICY
Indicative of the strong feel-
army) whole (powerful political
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threatening to turn on him and his Government. It is hinted in some quarters that this action of the Dictator indicates his Austrian
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again, therefore, the future of the League is in the balance, and the events of the next few weeks must inevitably Paise the issue of its continued utility
felt more and more even if out the intervention of the transports. Had this been done will obviously depend on the cord, and that he may offer this as a
price for Halian support againstį new attitude of France, in which
are not imposed League it would have been early enough the Abyssiniau. internal enemics, " connection the world awaits a
made it absolutely essential to clear that the few months ago achieve results rapidly, so that Abyssinia was only a matter of although there might have been And yet, a
of war would have been impossible, definite indication of policy from
before her Ethiopian adventure, the new Leftist administration. Italy rushed troops to the Brenner the war could be brought to an time.
The Emperor would have another much worse in Europe. Latterly, there has been marked Pasa when there was a hint of end, part of the forces with had the choice between a heroic It was not done for the simple divergence of viewpoint in Nazi-Influence becoming
over-drawn, and a saving in expendi- and hopeless struggle or a face- reason that nobody in Europe, Paris on this question of French powerful in Austrin. The obvious ture effected. Moreover, it is saving capitulation o foreign policy. The Right in conclusion is that the Italians have legitimate for the Italians to which saved him at any rate were prepared to fight Italy for terms not even the English pacifists, clines to abandonment of the come to fear Nazi influence no less, calculate that, if peace.can be League. Circumstance which but that they need strong allies negotiated direct with a con possible that he would have pre-
part of his kingdom. Is it not Abyssinia. And there can be no doubtquered Abyssinia, it will be no ferred the second alternative? explains the past hesitancy of more.
That we have fallen between to that Italy, Austria and Germany longer possible for the League the Sarraut Government
There are shrewd observers two stools is inevitabic, and it align itself wholeheartedly with und anyone else they might bring
who believe that but for the is no good blaming the Lengue. Britain in measures
against into the fold, would be a strong to maintain sanctions.
So much for the effect on League, China would not have The League is not an indepen- Italy. M, Tardieu, in bis latest combination in any dispute. Poli- book, asks whether it would not tically they are all on much the Italy's action of what has been lost Manchukuo. Left to them. dent entity, an integral body same road. Even Poland seems to done at Geneva. It has made selves the two Oriental nations, with sovereign powers. It is be better for France to be tend towards Fascism more than "strong and alone." Others of anything else; and it is not im- the same school of thought con- possible that Poland can forget her
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iend that France must have her differences with Germany, as she SIDE GLANCES By George Clark hands free to deal with dangers did once before, to strengthen her near at hand, and that she must hand against a possible bid from
at all costs retain the friendship! Russia,
of Italy (by the abandonment Russia, of course, is quite aware of the menace of such an alliance, of sanctions) and co-operate
particularly if it were tied up with with Poland in defence of Hapan, and looks to France for Czecho-Slovakia, which she support through the medium of would be unable to do if she the recently-signed defensive pact.
Just where Britain slands no-one remained tied to the League. seems to be prepared to guess 7-03- "Pertinax," on the other hand, a matter of fact, all the calcula- declares that abandonment of tions and prognostications of poli- tical soothsayers are little more the League would mean abanthan guesses. But one thing we donment of the collective can all ndmit: there is much secret security system upon which bargaining, and maybe a bit of French foreign policy has been honest bluffing, going on in the chancellories of Europe to-day, built up. Morcover, the co- and the outcome may be trouble- operation of Britain and Russia some. Moreover, it may be signi can only be retained through ficant in the eyes of some that there is a tendency, if not an the machinery of the League. effort, on the part of some nationa In turn, M. Herriot retorts that which lack colonial possessions France turns her back. on and great spaces in which to ex- pand, to group together, in this Geneva, the result will be a re-time of uncertainty. We doubt turn to the policy of two an- that such groupings or alliances mis- tagonistic groups of Powers in will tend to alleviate the Europe, which must inevitably givings of the world.
if
lead to war. The Leftists argue,
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also, that the Rightists have dont in political circles in Paris. been encouraging Italy to defy Now that the Left is taking Britain, suggesting that Britain over control of the nation's af- is preparing to interpret the fairs, it remains to be seen Left victory at the recent whether the assumption of French elections as Indicating authority will cause any marked | the "bolshevising of France and modification of opinion by its
to use it as excuse for turning leaders. If not, we may expectj from France to Germany. to see a stronger line taken by These are some of the conflict-France against Italy in the de- ing viewpoints on major foreign liberations of the next few
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. policy which have become evi-weeks.
"Yeah..
he took me to lunch yesterday and we were away two hours. To-day I'm gone an hour and ten minutes
and he blows me up!"*.
merely a club whore the mem- bers meet and discuss their common interests. If decisions are taken, it is because it hap- pens that all the members-or at any rate the most powerful among them-agree. But there is no reason whatsoever why they should agree, and even that any of them should do anything .which runs counter to their own
particular interests.
If only two European Powers --Great Britain and Franco- had felt themselves directly threatened by the Italian ag- gression, or if both of them had experienced the same burning sympathy with Abyssinia ns is evinced by the public opinion of one of them, there would have been not the slightest difficulty In preventing or stopping the
war...
As it was, the French people, as they were entitled, felt just as little enthusiasm for meddi- ing with Italy in Abyssinia as the English people feel for in- terfering with the Germang 'in the Rhineland. It may seem odd, but it is fact, and Franco is not the only country where public opinion reacts differently from our own? In those circum- stances, the surprising thing is. not that the League has failed, but that it tried to do anything at all..