The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-06-05
BOSTON
BAKED
BY MABE KoUNTzE

can nation, has walked majes-
tically through world history,
outdating even the Bible which
gives it mention. Ethiopia was
known to the PerSianS, Egyp-
tians, Babylonians, Greeks and
Romans. The Ancients some
times applied the name to all
Africans. Located in a high ma
turally fortified land, near the
historic Red Sea, Ethiopia,
sometimes called AbySSinia, has
outlasted almost every world
empire
THE BIBLE history of Israel
recorded in the old first chap
ter of Kings will give readers
an Illuminating picture. King
Solomon, son OF David and then
ruler of Israel, had many wives
of many receS, including the
daughter of Egypt'S ruler. In
fact, even with Moses, the in
termiXture of the Semitic ana
Hamitic peoples was common.
The long stay of the IsraeliteS
in Egypt and the later prox-
unity of the free nation to At
RIGA, added to the blend.
d
KING SOLOMON, according to
the Bible, had seven hundred
wives. But Solomon was more
famous for his wisdom. He
seems to have studied practi-
cally all the known education
and knowledge of his time. He
undoubtedly learned much
from neighboring nations, in
GLIDING the famous seafaring
PheonicianS who allegedly vi
sited Europe, India, China, and
the Americas long before Eu-
rope awoke from its slumbers
Remember, China invented gun
PSWASA GIN 8 uAlS
THE AFRICAN QrEEN of the
then highly civilile d land of
Sheba, heard O g Solomon'S
great wisdom, his t tst progress
sive planning ana increasing
trade and commerce. Solomon'S
Temple was headline achieve
ment. The fir and cedar wood
had CONT from the famous To-
rests of Lebanon with the help
of his fathers friend, King Hi
ram of Tyre. Many contempo-
rary monarchs, hearing of these
feats, decided to visit Solomon.
The Queens visit is most ia
nous.
THE ROYALTY of Africa has
blended with many races and
nations since the beginning.
Upon the occasion of the ro-
nance of King Solomon and
the Queen of Sheba came the
Semtic-Hemtic royal tie from
which descended the people of
Halle SelaSsie. One can easily
discern the traits of both peo-
pie in the modren Lion of
Judah. Nevertheless, many
Americans were ignorant of
this history and were quite
confused during the last war
Remember?
HALLE SELASSIE ruled Eth
opia IA years as a regent be-
fore becoming king. The Italian
invasion forced him out in Oc-
tober, 1895, and in May of 1886
he went into exile, first into
French Samaliland, then Je-
rusalem, and finally England,
where he remained from 1886
1910. The climate was so Sc
we're he suffered from cold but
sent his family to stay in Je-
rusalem.
THE LEAGUE of Nations
heard Ethiopia's prophetic plea
while Selassie was in his exile
That is now a part of history.
The odds then against the King
we're 1000 to 1, but he kept his
faith. On May 5, 1941 Gust 10
years plus one month from this
Saturday, Halle SelaSSie was
back in power. In 1912, "the
independent state of Ethiopia"
was back in operation. The GEM
pires" Of Mussolini, Hitler, and
Toto, lay in ruins.
THE CALL for help by the
United Nations a decade later
could have drawn a rebuff from
Ethiopia Instead, Ethiopian
troops fought with fierce gall
lantry in Korea. Those troops
were fighting for the principle
of freedom for all their bre-
rem. white and colored. Led
by their King they pose a chal-
lenge to all who advocate the
yoke of colonialism and dicta-
torialism. Halle Selassie has
proven the power of the Wrath
of God.