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ITALY VS.. ABYSSINIA.
For several months the Italian
the worlds invisible bar Of justice.
and the League of Nations has been
called upon to intervene. Many coun-
tries besides the principals are con-
cerned, particularly France and Great
Britain. Not a great deal has been
written on the subject, but the Public
Library calls attention to a few Of the
more recent books on Abyssinia and to
magazine articles on the Italian plans
and hopes. Current comment may
also be found in the weekly issues of
the Literary Digest and News Week.
Land and People.
Savage Abyssinia, by ]. E. Baum. 1927.
G726 .B328.
"Mr. Baum writes as an expert nat
uralist, but without forgetting the ro-
nance, adventure. color and strange
ness of a strange land. It's leading
personalities from Ras Tafari down
are skillfully sketched." Herschel
Bricken.
From Red Sea to Blue Nile; Abyssin-
ian adventure. by Rosita Forbes.
1925. G726.F74.
1T is only an impression of Abys-
sinia as she appeared from tent and
saddle"
The Last of Free Africa; the account
of an expedition into Abyssinia
with observations on the manners,
customs and traditions of the
Ethiopians, with some pungent re-
marks on the anomalous political
situation that at present obtains
between this ancient kingdom and
the nations of the world. by Cor
don MacCreagh. 1928. 26.Ml7.
"There are enough sober facts and
statistics, too, to have the reader un-
commonly we'll up on an uncommon
corner Of the world"
Hell-hole Of Creation; the exploration
of Abyssinian Danakil. by L. M.
Nesbitt. 1885. G726N36.
Account of the trip made by the
author, British mining engineer. and
two Italians, from the Abyssinian cap
ital northward through the hitherto
UNEMPLOYED Danakil country.
LIES Tenor in Ethiopia, by j. l..
Park. National Geographic. 81:
1888. June 1885.
Gradually. with many angles Of
approach. Halle Selassie the First, Con-
guering Lion of the Tribe OF Judah, is
steadfastly redirecting to progressive
enlightenment the tenor of Ethiopian
life"
Beyond the Utmost Purple Rim; Abys-
sinia. Somaliland, Kenya Colony,
Zanzibar, the Comoros. Madagas-
car. by E. A. Powell. 1925.
G726.P87.
1.-THE book would have been better
If devoted wholly to Abyssinia."
Italy Looks at Abyssinia.
Hail from Selassie, by Richard Barry.
New Outlook. 165:16-20. June
1898.
'The unhappy Emperor of the oldest
Christian country looks to America
for escape from Mussolini's deep plan
to restore the vast African empire of
the Caesars"
Rape of Abyssinia? by w. G. Fitz-
Gerald. 10Th Century. 117:646-58.
June 1885.
1T is Italy's last opportunity in q
vast Africa, whereof her own share has
been but few casual desert doles."
Italy and Abyssinia, by Stephen
Gwynn. Fortnightly. 143:490-2.
April, 1885.
THE northern provinces. 1t Is said,
have almost an italian climate, and
soil rich both for grain crops and for
pasturage."
italy Mobilizes for War. by w. e. Lin
gelbach. Current History. 42:91-3.
April 1895.
A resume of Italy's colonial ambi-
lions.
1taly's Aims in Abyssinia, by Allan
Nevins. Current History. 42:406-
400. July 1895.
italy before the League of Nations.
Italian Policy in Africa, by E. w. p.
Newman. Contemporary Review.
l47:549-56. May 1885.
In no place on the worlds surface
has the internal combustion engine
shown itself to have such immense
power Of development as in desert
areas; and, as far as North Africa is
concerned, It rests with France and
Italy, In cooperation with Great Brit
ain and Egypt, to make the fullest use
OF this modern invention in the in
terest OF all parties concerned"
Musolini's African Adventure, by Ig-
natius Phayre. Current History.
42:365-37l. July 1885.
This tropic' store house Of coal and
IRON and copper, oil and cotton, sugar.
cof1ee and grain is what italy needs to
compensate for poor soil, teeming
population and scanty outlets overseas
Tor her unbounded national energy"
Italy In Abyssinia. by r. q. woolbert.
Foreign Affairs. 13:499-5os. April
1895.
1taly's position In Africa In relation
10 the other powers.