ABYSSINIAN CONQUEST
Huge Cost To Italy Press Association—Copyright. Rome, May 15. The Abyssinian war cost Italy £126,000,000, according to supplementary figures for the year 1935-36. This is the first indication given of the cost of the war but no indication W given regarding how the cost is being met. Dangling the “fabulous wealth’’ of Abyssinia before his followers, Signcfr Mussolini, addressing the council of the National Assembly of Corpor_ ations.; declared that Italy would not give up her self-sufficiency as it would mean that richer nations would strangle her in the event of war. Economic nationalism guaranteed the peace that Italy desired. Difficulties developing in Abyssinia were admittedly gigantic, said Mussolini, but they would be overcome with Italian labour working, if necessary,, “a 25 hours day.”
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 435, 17 May 1937, Page 5
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126ABYSSINIAN CONQUEST Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 435, 17 May 1937, Page 5
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