The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-09

ing of the cities over which the
italians are so triumphant. What
are they?-merely a collection of
mud and thatch hutS, often with
out a nail in them. I don't think
the Ethiopians are so dumb. They
have left their old men, their
women and children behind, and
let the Italians take them pris-
oners. AS Italian prisoners, the
Philippians are relieved of the
necessity of feeding them
THE Ethiopian tribesmen are
not so ignorant of modern war;
fare as it generally is believed.
Fighting began in Africa on the
first day Of the World War. From
the 700 or 300 different tribes, in
vading troops took porterS and
trained soldiers. These became &C
quainted with the European meth
DDS of fighting and they still have
that knowledge.
"Of course the tanks and air.
planes seem supernatural to the
natives. But they will become &C
customed to them, unless Italy can
strike fast. If the war continues
for three months, it probably will
continue three years. Then there
will be complications all through
Eastern Africa
Not only in Ethiopia, but all
over Central Africa, there are
mutterings against the whites as
such. If the war continues, there
will be an uprising of all African
tribes against the white races.
MRS. MALEK smiles when she
1v1 comments on the desertion
of EthiopianS to the Italian
forces.
IF I were an Italian, shouldn't
accept these deserters with open
arms. From my knowledge of
them, they are likely to stick a
knife in the backs of the Italians"
she says.
Using an African tribesman's
word, Mrs. Malek says that the
trouble in Ethiopia is definitely
England's "shaurie."
That means 'palaver' or 'trou-
ble,'" she explains THE British
have colonized much of Africa
over which they have mandate.
I shudder to think what has been
done in that colonization proceed
ure, in the name Of civilization
They have men whom they call
labor recruiters to get men to go
into the gold, diamond and chro-
MUM mines. The natives aren't
fooled by that word. They call
the labor recruiters man catch
ers.' think the white races which
rule Africa should keep their
mouths shut about slavery. They
themselves have made slaves of
the Africans.
"Selassie freed the slaves, but
they were like our people here in
the United States who are on re-
lief. They don't want freedom,
for Papa Selassie' is Ike the
Papa Government here-he will
feed them and care for them, and
give them security; why should
they become free, and have to
work for security?"
DOINTING to the map which
l. is much more to her than just
blobS of color, Mrs. Malek pre-
diets what will happen at the end
of the Italian-Ethiopian war.
This olive spot" Indicating
Ethiopia will become yellow and
pink - the colors representing
holdings of Italy and England.
The war will fzzle out, and the
catastrophe and tragedy of the
world will start farther east, in
Japan, China and Russia.
And the Ethiopians will be-
come subjects of England and
Italy. However, there is a move
ment now Of Ethiopia for Ethio-
plans under a native leader.
Without our realization, this
movement has been swung into
the anti-God movement. In the
general unrest of Eastern Africa,
agitators from Moscow have been
at work. Thirty boys were sent in
one group to Moscow-no one
knows who was back of that action
to be trained in this anti-God
movement. That means there is
danger of the Red influence in
Black Africa"