DOCTORS BEATEN

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19885, 14 May 1936, Page 7

DOCTORS BEATEN

i lAHIBITION OF HATRED i ! 1 _... | I EALLEoIn-lous mamsr ITALIANS l l i Cll_\l.\'El) .\.\'D ASSAULTED. I United Press Assn—Elem rel Copyright. LONDOS, May 12. The story of how the two Poles, lJr. Maximilian Betau and 'Dr. Thadeus .\ledyusky, were treated after being , captured by the Italians in Abyssinla untillir. Belau had signed a statement regarding the Italian bombing opera—tions, is related by Dr. Belau in the News Chronicle. The doctor. who withdrew his previous retraction after his arrival at. Geneva, states that when he and his companion were captured the Italian soldiers wanted to shoot them. “However,“ the \\TllCt‘ continued. “ an OHICer sent us to divisional headquarters. where we were assaulted and kept kneeling for tire minutes until the Italians had chained me to my cook and two helpers. When i was released. Dr. Medyusky and I were placed with our backs to a wait and 12 soldiers armed with rifles took up their positions. " Someone intervened, I was overcome by shock and cried like a child. The Italians took us to .\lakalc. an oili081' saying the soldiers wanted to kill us, but if I spoke well for Italy. .\lar—shal Badoglio could sine my liiu- \\‘e received no food or water all day and in the night we were taken out three times and ordered to turn our backs to tiring squads. while the soldiers opened and closed the breechos ot‘ their rifles. “ We Would 39 Shot." “Finally. amid laughter, we were sent back to our tent. Ten days later an otllcial informed me that .\larshal Badoglio was very angry and would haw us- tried hr court-martial, when there would he uni) one \t‘i"llL'l—\\'L’ would llt‘ shot. " ‘l‘ln- nniriai said “if .\uu are wise you \\ill sign a declaration i will give Iyau.‘ l was suil'ering owing to a Deal‘ln:.' and ”11‘ continual exhibition at Ihnirml. but i only signed a pal-er do}rluring Hunt 1 would protest against lllt' hIIIIIiIiIIg ui' [M's-sin. " Then we \\l‘l‘t‘ sent to .\iassawa. a '1": hours journey in a, lorry without food or \\ale'. .\l'lvr that \\o were ‘kt‘pl three days in a prison roll with a cement lloor. \\'e were stun bread and water once a day. after which I signed the declaration the italians dc-sil-cd, 01in in order to save my life." CANADA' AND T"! LIAGUE. QUESTIONS BY A MEMBER. PRUYEU A DISMAL FAILUIEL'nited Press Assn—later. 'l‘ol. Copyrighk (Received May ii, HAD than; UT'i‘.\\\';\. May in. In the House of Commons the Prime Minister refused to be drawn into a discussion on sanctions. Mr J. S. \Voodsworth. leader of the Canadian Commonwealth Party. asked it Canada had voted for a continuation of sanctions at Geneva. The Prime Minister said Canada wan not a member of the Council. .\lr \Voodsworth asked: "\\‘hat in the attitude of Canada towards sanclions?" “There will be an opportunity to discuss that when the League estimate comes up later in the session." the Prime Minister replied. Declaring that the qucwlion was urgent. .\lr \\'oodsworih asked it Cali—ada were to go on in a League [hat lliad proved a dismal failure. ‘ . } BUM-DUN lULLE‘I’DI ALLELEATIOXS AGAINST BlilTAlN. Till-j MATTER HELL) L'P. Lofllcial \\'ireless.) (Received May li, LU p.m. ) ItL'UBY, May 1:]. ' .\ message from ticnera stated that the I'ulnlllllllirution made .\t'ilt‘l'dtl) h)‘ the liaiian tiovcrnnu‘nt regarding. the nth-god shipment of dumaluni bullets 'l'i‘ulil Britain to .\bissinia had not iel lheen published. but was being held up lat the request or the llalian GovernI nicnt.