The Washington times., 1936-05-05
LONDON ASKS
FOR FARLEY
INGENEVA
Duce Is Urged to Send
Envoy to Discuss
Country's Fate
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Sikh troops repulsed two Of these
attacks on the Belgians, Barton
reported, the first at 6 p. m. yes
terday, and the second at mid
night. Reuters News Agency re-
ported the British used machine
guns in driving back the rioting
Philippians.
Woman Holds Flag
Barton also sent graphic pic
ture of the events which led up to
evacuation of the Americans, in
Gliding one woman, who had held
out the stars and Stripes against
savage black African hordes for
three terrifying days and nights.
Crack British Indian troops had
to fight off a savage attack on the
nearby Belgian Legation before
they could get through the four
miles of mo mans land" to the
American Legation.
The attack was launched on the
Belgian Legation, which is only a
short distance from the British
compound, shortly after midnight.
It was the second attack made on
the Belgian Legation by the loot
mad black African warriors. Sir
Sidney Barton reported 1t was
necessary to send his British In
dian troops Into action" both to
save the Belgians and because
seizure of their legation by the
Ethiopian mob would have endan-
gered the British Legation.
Members Of Party
The little group of nine Ameri-
cans who had defended the lega-
ton so long was composed Of
Engert and his wife. who has had
several narrow escapes from stray
bullets; Vice Consuls William M.
Cramp and Robert L. Hunter;
John Spencer, former adviser to
the Ethiopian government, and
four American naval radio opera
tors.
One of the most dramatic fea-
lures of the plight Of the foreign
ers in Adds Ababa was the fact
that although the British Lega-
ton is only four miles from the
American Legation, it was neceS-
Sary for Engert to send his appeal
for troops almost half way around
the world to reach the British
minister. a
It was radioed by Engert to the
State Department here and re-
layed by transatlantic telephone
to American Ambassador Robert
w. Bingham in London. Bingham
conveyed it to the British Foreign
Office which, in turn. sent it by
radio wireless to the British Lega-
ton.
This procedure was found neces-
sary because the American radio
operators in the legation in Adds
Ababa could not contact the Brit
ish Legation operators direct.
OstenSibly because Ethiopian
raiders were a constant menace to
the neighboring Italian colonies Of
Eritrea and Italian Somaliland,
Premier Mussolini started his
armies marching into Ethiopia in
the Assab sector last October 2.
The main offensive was launch
ed the next day, with the big
push toward Adowa. followed by
the occupation Of Adowa and the
avenging of the historic defeat OF
Italian forces there in 1890.
A month of consolidation fol-
lowed, during which the League
imposed economic and financial
sanctions, and then the drive for
Makale, occupied November 8.
opened the second phase Of the
war.
Between Makale and the cap
ture of Amba Alagi, wiping out
the memory Of another Italian de-
feat, three Ethiopian armies were
crushed-those of Rases Mou-
loughetta, Seyum and Kassa, and
Ethiopian resistance in the north
was dissipated with the route Of
Emperor Selassie's imperial guards
around Lake Ashangi. Fall OF
Dessye followed, and the 400-mile