Post by Diarist on Nov 14, 2016 8:16:37 GMT 1
Haile Selassie held a conference for reporters on the porch of his headquarters to formally reject the Hoare–Laval Pact. Selassie declared that acceptance of the proposal "would not only be cowardice toward our people, but a betrayal of the League of Nations and of all states that have thought up to now that they could have confidence in the system of collective security.
Source: "To Accept Peace Plan Would Be Cowardice: Ethiopian King". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 17, 1935. p. 8.
Source: "To Accept Peace Plan Would Be Cowardice: Ethiopian King". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 17, 1935. p. 8.