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...went on: "Perhaps the Italians are not too sorry Ras Kassa has slipped through their lines. They are not afraid of him any more, and his influence in Ethiopia may become enormous. He is regarded as the greatest figure within Ethiopia, although to the outer world it was the Negus, Haile Selassie, who stood for his country. This correspondent has talked to many natives, as well as to many excellently informed Italian and British officers and officials, and all agree that Ras Kassa is the most powerful man in Ethiopia. Hereditary priest, ruler and maker of Kings, power behind...
...Kassa may now return to Addis Ababa, the Italians hope and believe, not as the Negus' supporter but as his superior and perhaps even his enemy. The Italians look for profound developments within the unoccupied parts of Ethiopia within the near future. . . . The enormously important Galla tribes are friendly to the Italians and bitterly hate the Shoas and the ruling Amharas. When news of the defeat of Ras Kassa and Ras Mulugheta spreads, as it must, through Ethiopia, it is expected there will be profound repercussions. For this and other reasons the world may expect startling developments within...
...British Foreign Office now that Robert Anthony Eden is the new Foreign Secretary. It was possible to hear in Whitehall last week that "our foreign policy is shaping itself to save Musso's face, save the P. M.'s face, save Geneva's face, save the Negus' face and save Laval's two faces." With less complicated cynicism the object at Geneva when the League meets this week was said to be "simplicity itself, merely victory...
History can repeat the story of the South African Kaffirs and if Haile Selassie expects his affairs to return status quo ante after the shooting dies down he is likely to receive a smart rap on the "kisser." Indeed it would appear that the Newshawk Negus had better send his "obit" to the linotyper for the coin of fate may be tails on both sides...
Signs of any such rearrangement were particularly scarce in India last week, both the vernacular and English language Press fulminating in the vein of New Delhi's Statesman: "The proposals are already dead. The Negus and the whole world will not have them. Sir Samuel Hoare has done irreparable damage to the Baldwin Government and to the moral leadership of Britain." No doubt Editor Garvin thought he was seeing eye-to-eye with King George when he added in the Sunday Observer: "Further sanctions intended to throttle Italy would set fire to the world. . . . The air would rain terrors...