The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

A protest MADE Dy count NiHCA-
Giglucci, italian minister, yesterday
to Halle Selassie's speech was in
dictated as having been virtually
fiouted by the Ethiopian govern
ment.
Musoslini's determination to seek
a solution with Ethiopia is shown
to-day by treasury figures reveal
ing that appropriations for military
measure for East Africa alone up
to June 80 totalled 1,075, 100000
lire ($SS, 1875, 000O.
Emperor Halle To Lead
Adds Ababa, Ethiopia, July %
UP).-Emperor Halle Selassie
1 gave new evidence today that he
is prepared to accept only an hon.
orable peace to a war in which he
purposes personally to lead his
warriors into the field.
Confident in his destiny and be-
lieved by many of his countrymen
to bear a charmed lige, the Az
year-old emperor courted an open
break with Italy, 1t was learned,
by a cold, firm reception to an
angry protest by italian Minister
Count Vinci-Gigliucci over his
speech of last Thursday.
To Vinci-Gigliucci's protest, the
government was understood to
have replied only with a complete
refutation of charges by Benito
Mussolini that he had usurped pow
er in Jimma State.
The reply was indicated at hav-
ing been made in indirect but plain
intimation to the italian govern
ment that hte emperor had no idea
of retracting his direct charge that
Mussolini was fomenting war for
his own advantage.
Man of Destiny
Ethiopian morale seemed high.
His countrymen believe that Halle
classic is many of destiny.
His life has been an unusual one.
He was the only one of II chill
dren to emerge safely from the
perils of infancy. At %, he was
the sole survivor of boating acct
dent in which six companions
drowned.
He was only II when the late
Emperor Menelifl appointed him to
take charge of the rich Province of
Sidamo in southern Ethiopia.
At 25 he led a revolt against
the then Emperor Lii Jasu, who
had been guilty of excuses which
threatened to cause the breakup of
the empire.
He crowned Zauditu, daughter
of Menelik, as empress and was
proclaimed heir to the throne.
Prepared For Job
Halle Selassie went to work to
prepare to be emperor. He be-
gan work at 6 a. m. and seldom
retired before / a. He began
studying, and applying where he
could, far reaching reforms. He re-
formed schools, sent many of his
countrymen to Europe to ac-
quire western learning, encourag-
ed training of doctors, engineers
and lawyers, often at his personal
expense.
He attained virtual power in
1928, and after the death of the
empress, his cousin, in 1880, he
was crowned emperor. He began
his dynasty by ar
ranging judicious marriages and
he consolidated his own power by
creating a standing army with
modern equipment He promulgat.
ed constitutional, inaugurated par
liamentary government, overhaulet
the country's finances, and he de-
creed abolition of Bavery.
He has built buildings, institut.
ed reformed 1.-THE and tax collec.
ton machinery, introduced new
currency and esta blished ma
tional bank. He has built hundreds
of miles of earth roads, and erect
ed a wireless station for com
munication with the outside world
This is the man who will lead
Ethiopia in war If war comes, an
interesting opposite-number to
Benito Mussolini. a self made ruler
as Halle Selassie is self-made
emperor.