New Britain herald., 1930-05-13
ABYSSINIAN KING
 WORKSLONG HOURS
Ras Tafari Puts in A Daily at
 Job Of Ruling

Washington D. C, May -2 - Death Of ZaudtrL queen ot Ethiopia CAbyssirial. leaves the king Of Ethiopla, sole ruler Of t1a coancry.
 Ras -aHari king Of Ethio0.e was the grand nephew ot thr queen.
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 Rules With Few Words
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 Likes "MoNies. Drives Own Gar
 E-h5op4a's king ls married a-4 lives lu a spacious house at Adds Ababa, the carra. Two sons and three daughters het- heao horn 70 tne ruler and his v-5a. and h. takes great interest IF h.s cE..5~ru. Dt- gently he bought one o5 trsm a tri- cycle. Occasions. r-e e-Illrr0 err permitted 10 s-a motion nHtHres. Fas TaFart entoys motion nt.Hrss and often shows nIws nttr his g-i- vate pro-ecto- for 1l-s.s. !. ,Nas 0 drive his own Car.
 After ManeIt- Y te+=a'-5 t-a Italians at Ad.a Ess "a@arts t=.-a~ uho vas 2 llsrrl.t laiat VAS sent on q mission 10 Europe. Fms ,&- perierca led 0 Eas ~ataris a5@.s- ron by French .4-o-z Ills aauny 70 spaaa French as readily az no speaks Ann7r,r. '-o 1zt.te tongue. nas aided him greatly n trr drfl- cult diplomatic uaneuTars that have accompanied Eta.optas national progress and her en.ranee lnto the League Of Nations.
 \ King of Many OHineS
 "Belng b.Hg IT Europe and telrz king in Ethiopia are two different tasks. Ras Ta1a-I comotrcs Tho us- ual duties of rGla~shIp with The a4- dltional tasks Of high priest. gh5e' justice, cOnmarde~-Ir-chiaf cf tns army. foreign minister, and head ot the interior depar-HrT Trr. 10 mention few Of his obligations. W-.7 hs has cabinet, most Of t,e work falls on his own shoulders, so his norma, working day begins at [ o'clock in the morning and ends about lo O clock al nigh.
 NO Aayss.rtan may hr Hs-- without ths n,n-.s 47ar0.-- e. ..- sentence; TO contrae'. such as tr. recent one with American engineers 10 build q great dam 8. La'.a Tsaea can 30 through unless he reads rhs text and signs the papers. And. ae- cordirg 10 the custom Of tra coln- try, any citizen may demand 2 per sonaI audience 1jth the King.
 Ten million subjects in q land as large as the United States east O the Alleghenies swear fea,ty to Eas Tafari. Most Of them are Chris tians, CoptI- Christians. with an an- cjent. veII-devaloreI creed and q church organization that Is as iu- dependent O other Christian ssats az me RunanIan national church. One Of the kings cherished ambitions is to write the history of such Anye- Sjnian satr.s as s.. Gaor=a and g. Michael
 Areas still In IcudaI Agc
 ''Not co1ren- 1.-. f~a ss@..ar-.g g grave responsibility of ruIina t.r-- opLa the a1-g has dedicated his life to refornl7= hz people. Ho no4rs the elixir Of ucstrrn ways down ruc'r throats as fast as re thinks they can take tra rna-u.ra- Most o. Ethiopia IS stH .~ 'ra fsa5a az. with chiefs and rzr-nz mon and serfs. Eas Ta@7r5 usa H.rry II Of England. make his 0o9tamar tos tha mark of progress
 "Gradual'v h. .= ornr.nr ul oma Of the richest regions O. Africa. %sa. roads are beng made. schools and hospitals have hrrr ore5tod aud d modern telegraph ard .oLerHoao sys- tenn extended Tn h'= cR0 uaIaro fal king has estaans-5a a printing press EthiOpfa'S 8 o0Ir hoo. .-~darr and 4