Ethiopia a country thay may lose her independence

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Language

English

Source

Volume 1 (Issue no. 8) September 1935

Year

1935

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Ethiopia – Politics and governance

Sovereignty

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SPptember, 19.15 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 21 lj l:Tl-llOPIA A COUNTRY Tl-IAT MAY LOSE l-IER INDEPENDENCE IN the. ea~tern part of Africa lies Eth1op1a. ·it used to be known to most people by the name ot Abyssinia. Ethiopia is the onlv independent state in Africa. It is lo:.ated · almost entirely on a high plateau. The countries around Ethiopia are all colonial possessions of Eilropean states. There is AngloEpyptian Sudan on the west; Italian Somaliland on the south-east: promised that France would always have the right to run trains into Ethiopia. Now Italy wants to build a railroad through Ethiopia in order to connect her two colonies. Eritrea on the north and Italian Somaliland on the south. But the present Er_npe•·or of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, does not want. Italy to build a railroad in his country. In spite of this, !vlussolini, the Italian Dictator, is British and French Somaliland on determined to get into Ethiopia. Ip the east: and Eritrea, also Italian, fact, during the last five years a part on the north. of Ethiopia, about 6 miles long, has Unfortunately, Ethiopia has no b·~m occupied by Italians. Mussosea-coast a~d. therefore. no ·sea-port. lini is sending thousands of Italian '1 he things she buys from other soldiers to fight their way into that countries arc first shipped to Djibuti. country. Many of them have alDjibuti is a French port in French re,1dy landed in Africa. But th1?y S_omaliland pn the Red" Sea. From have been unable to start fighting. this port all cargo for Ethiopia i~ The heavy African ~ains (ailing day st:rl.t by the only train that runs to ar~d night are very harmful to the Addi~ Adaba, the capital city. This h~alth of the Italians. This month ratlroad is run by the French. of September, when the rainy seaso•1 Ethiopia's former Emperor, will be o.ver, the war might start. whose name was Mcnelik, allowed Emperor Haile Selassie is a very France to build this railroad. To educated man. He always keeps h~!p France in building it, Ethiopil himself well informed about the contributed some money and fur- m.:any important thin°gs that happm nished workmen. Menelik also throughout the world. He does not want his country to lose her independence. If Italy does manage to get her soldiers ·into Ethiopia, she might make the Ethiopian people her subjects. The emperor is very fond of his people. He ha~ allowed them to keep their old customs and traditicns. He did not want to force them into the many modern ways of living. "Not so quickly," he said, "my people wili understand the n':'w wz.ys better if they get used to them slowly." Ethiopia was one of the first of Christian countries. When St. Mark fh:d from Egypt, he went to Ethiopia. That happened thirty y·ears after the deatli of Jesus Christ. f\t that. time the Ethiopians accepted Christianity. The Emperor of the Ethiopians claims to be a direct descendant of the great wise King Solomon aad thC' beautiful Queen Sheba of whom stc)ries are told in the Bible. This ml'ans that the people belo"ng to a vny old race. The Ethiopian emperor is also known among his people as the King of Kings and the Conquering Lion of Juda. .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (he place by inserting a pencil or 3 ru:er, or by turning down a cornu ::>f the leaf. No matter how wet 01 dirty his hands were, he would not wipe or clean them before handling nie. He drew figures on some of my pages and sPilled ink on two o:· three other pages. What a relief it was, when he handed me back to the librarian. Dear Children: I understand that soon I shall be turned to ashes. I have no regret~. knowing I have served you well. I have only one request to make of y(,U before I take my final leave. I wish you would treat the coming generations ·of books more considerately than you have ever treat!!d us before. I need not tell you how t:::> handle us, because your teachers have repeatedly told you how to DON TEODORO R. Y ANGCO (Continued f1·om vage 200) Before I went to see Don Teodoro Yangco to talk about his boyhood days, I was wishing I had had a boyhood like his. I thought that he. being the son of Don Luis, th.! millionaire, had a wonderfully plecisanc life. a life without work, a boyhood with all the desires healing in a boy'.s heart, fulfilled. Ho\\'ever. I now realize that after all, the hcirdships during our boyhood arc what make us great men when as we grow older. Don Teodoro R. Yangco taught me a lesson. .:an. for books. But if I must say a parting word, I wish you would carry this with you: Treat books as you treat your best friends. THE CARE OF THE TEETH (Continiwd ,from page 214) pear among the permanent teeth are tht• first ( 6-year) molars. Their appearance takes place at the age of six years located just behind. the two te01porary molars on both Sides of the mouth. They are four-two upper and two lower. In most cases these teeth are neglected because thi!y a1c taken for temporary molars. They are extremely important in the. mouth as they are the mOst usefrJ ones in chewing and serve JS gl1 !de in che growth and position of the rest. Teeth need exercise as muscles do. Food which requires much chewing help make the teeth strong and healthy. People who fred exclusively on soft diet gener;.1ly have the poorest teeth. "A man is known· by the ter:th he keeps."

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