The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-31
By WEBB MILLER Copyright 1885 By United Press)

Copyright 1885 By United Press)
 Edna Marian, Ethiopia, Oct. 31- (UP)-Somewhat similar to the tra- dition of the Great White Father which Americans spread to the American Indians in fighting days, Italians are disseminating the leg end of the great omnipotent man at Rome-Benito Mussolini among the Ethiopian natives.
 At his headquarters on high rock near here, Gen. Renzo Mon- tagna, one of the veterans of the fascist march on Rome, received to- day three Coptic Christian priests who came to submit, bringing as a peace offering a shaggy ram.
 They rendered large cross, which Montagna kissed. Then Montagna, sitting on a bench in the open air in front of a tumble down native house, told the priests: Priests Get Information
 "We come from that great man at Rome who can send machines to fly through the air in such large numbers that the sun would be .darkened.
 "He can send machines which can eat your mountains.
 "He could come here himself in 8 great iron machine, controlling it himself.
 "He could send death to the whole country.
 But he will not do this if your people remain peaceful and friend- ly. You want peace, security and prosperity. He will bring your peo- pie peace, security, prosperity and civilization. Go back in peace and tell your people"
 Among the troops in Gen. Rug giero Santini's column who will be in the first attachments in the next drive forward is a company of Ar diti" or assault troops from Forli, Mussolini's home town, including four of Mussolinls relatives who are serving as common soldiers. Every one in the company was an original fascist. They salute with upraised daggers.
 (Mussolini's sons Bruno and Vit- torio and his son-in-law Count Galeazzo Ciano are flying officers at the front).
 Would Fight Emperor
 In the first interview with the foreign press since the Italians ap- pointed him chief of the great prov ince of Tigre, Halle Selassie Gugsa, who deserted the Philippians, an- nounced that although his late wife was the emperor's daughter, he was yelling to fight his former father in-law if the Italians considered it necessary.
 He received the press at his head quarters tent near Santini's tent. He spoke through an Askari native interpreter. Gugsa remained stand ing, attended by aides des camps. He was dressed in a well cut Euro pean style khaki uniform with Sam Browne belt, unusually fiaring pants, gold epaulets and a shiny peagreen revolver holster.
 Since met him buying perfumes in an Asmara barber shop, Gugsa has acquired heavy gold watch and chain and gold chain for his cloak. He never has been outside Ethiopia except to Asmara, capital of Eritrea, which is the only big town he ever visited except Adds Ababa.
 Many Other Chieftains
 There are many other chieftains ready to jain the Italians when they get the opportunity" Gugsa said. I have 1,500 men here as a sort of but I can command 15,- poo or 10000 thruoghout Tigre province. "If the Italians think ti necessary will fight with them against Elm ,eror. Halle Selassie.
 T am a partisan to European civ- lization for Ethiopia. My wife is now dead. She was educated in Switzerland. I decided when she ! lied to do every thing possible to | lelp bring European civilization to Ethiopia.
 You ask what reforms in the ad- system will be inaugu- 'ated in Tigre under the new re- | ,ime? That question has not yet ,een reached. The military are still n command and civil questions will ;ome later"
 Gugsa has four inchest of kinky lair. He is thick tipped and has a broad face. In the United States he would immediately be called George.
 Philippians Are Working
 Something unprecedented in the history of northern Ethiopia is oc- turing along the Adigrat road by | which I came here.
 Philippians are working at daily | abor and are receiving wages.