Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-06-25 | Page 6 | The Forlorn Lion

The Forlorn Li Lion n no o TRAVELING TRAVELING incognito to England informally J received housed in splendid if not royal manner manner man man- ner ncr the King of Kings and Conquering L Lion on of ot Judah must be so something ething of a forlorn lio lion in present circumstances All but the treasure he salvaged in his hasty flight to Jerusalem has slipped d. d from his is hands He Hc has no realm The Italians are setting up business on a permanent basis where he was unquestioned ruler of church and state in beauteous and dusky Sheba's ancient ancient an an- dent Abyssinia Meant Meantime me England seems seems' hard pressed to know what to do about it By what now turns out to have been a fortunate circumstance e the late King Ge George rge was unable to honor the coronation coronation coronation coro coro- nation of Haile Sel Selassie ssie Instead a royal prince ce bore England's nd's g gifts ts and compliments This same ame princ prince has made a minute five call can upon the v vanquished vanquished van van- n- n ruler of Ethiopia And that is as far faras as as England has been able to go in the matter What the former emperor does with his time is not disclosed If he walked or drove about London streets i it would make n news If he entertained en en- important callers that would make news If he did anything at all outside his domicile domi domi- cUe cile it would make news Yet no news of him transpires He c must be doing nothing beyond lament his sad estate It is a pitiful thing and a lot a-lot lot of Englishmen must be thinking about it but saying nothing The The British gove government traditionally lly hospitable hospitable hospit hospit- I able to political exiles and refugees is confronted confront confront- nt- nt ed with witha a a most embarrassing situ situation tion And is not Haile Selassie