WAR ENDED

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19878, 6 May 1936, Page 7

WAR ENDED

ETHIOPIA IS ITALIAN. SIGNOR MUSSOLINI’S OPIIOH. * “THIS IS A ROMAN PEACE." _— Uniua Press Asan.-—'flec. Tel. Copyrls'm. (Received May 6. 12.15 pm.) ROME, MAY 5. Whlotlon and slrons lon-mod tho alonnl for a genonl mohlllonlon ‘hroughout Italy at. 5.45 p.m. Although tho now. was not unnounood everyone rullud "II! Audi. Ahab: had been ooouplad. crowd. rushed Into tho “ram and chopkupon put up ‘holr lhunorl. whllo church boll. pnlod and drum: hon Inconuntly. Tho pooplo ohnrod wlldly and Inna old war-"mo tonal. Strong guards were placed at the British Embassy and at. other points where the excitement might be troublesome. Home has seldom witnessed such excitement as when at 7.45 Signor Mussolini appeared at the window 01 the Pnlazzo Venezia in the glare o!

powerful floodlights and triumphantly declared that the war was finished. Signor Mussolini declared: “Men and women of lialy. friends ‘0! Italy across the mountains and the ‘seas. imrken. Marshal Badoslio tele—lsraphs today that. he entered Addis ‘Ababa a! the hem] of the victorious troops. During thirty centuries 0! its history Italy has lived many memorable hours, but this is certainly one ‘of the most solemn.

Polo. Ro-uubllohod. “I announce to the people of Italy and the world that the war has 1111ished and peace is re-established. l pronounce these words with emotion and pride after seven months of harsh hostilities. but it is absolutely necessary to add that this is our peace—4 Roman peace. expressed in this simple, irrevocable and iinal proposition: "Ithloplo ll torovor lullon. It In Italian in (not. booouoo It. woo occupied by our victorious troops. It. In Italian by right bo- ‘ oouoo It won occupied by tho sword of Rome Ind olvlliuuon which he. triumphed over bor- ' burlorn. “Justice has triumphed over cruel land arbitrary rulc. Many races of the former Abyssinian Empire have clearly ‘shown that they wish to live and work quietly under the italian tricolour. i’l‘he defeated chiet‘s no longer count. INo force in the world can make them i count. i "I solemnly promised on October 2 to do my utmost to prevent the Airlcon eoniliet spreading in Europe, a: a European war would mean the [all of civilisation, but I must add that we are read). to defend our snmsh‘ing \'ictorics with the same intrepid dcternr ination as we won them." Mlty's Determination. Signor Mussolini paid tribute to the fallen and all others participating in thecampaign. ile added: “Italy hu not bent. ho'oro tho Looguo of Notiono, and will contlnuo to march In pone. town“ tho took: Voclng how with courage and foith.” The cheering was so stupendous that ii buce was obliged to appear again and again on the balcony. He looked flushed with delight and triumph, lie was dressed simply in the uniform of a. corporal of the Fascist militia. Fifteen minules after the conclusion of the speech Fascist otilcials an—’ilOlllll‘Oli that. the mass mobilisation \\a< mer. Sirens shrielted amt church ilnclls pcaled, \\'ilii the single. exception ' oi“ the great bell of St. Peter‘s. i The Pope did not listen to the speech, but was informed of the subv stance of it Members or the Papal household state that he oflercd a prayer of thanks in his private chapel that the iwar was over. FEELING IN AMIRIOA. WARNING T 0 ITALIANS. LEAUL'E MUST BE ABANDONED. 'Unttou Pres: Assn—men Tel. Copyriglu NEW YORK. May -i. The, Ethiopian debacle almost crowds all other ne\\s from the front pages oi .Amerin-an newspapers. The New York i’l‘imes “arms the lialians against ion .llllit'il optimism over their Victory, ' “ Whether the Victory means all ithat it nnw seems to mean to the ital—m.“ pcuplc in their HIV! tlush ot’ enthusiasm must he left in history to deter» mine." 5.0. x the paper. "it would he premature to l'iliii'illlil' either that li.il,\' lhax‘ \\on a Victory \\hn'h \\ill mean her Err-at enrichment or that this \ii‘im‘)‘ iii-'l'ilii‘lli-tii} Illili'i\\' iili' downfall ..r tho [l‘l'JL'lll‘ ui' Satin-11*. 1 " There Is good rouon to sup--1 pas. that the whole uyuomof the ' League mutt b 0 abandoned. hooauoo experience has proved that the League to-doy in no atronaor than tho notion. of the warm or. i grog-rod to took. it." ‘