Show AMERICAN hostilities by GENERAL SMUTS south african minister of justl justice cc I 1 IT T IS possible the british m may a y be able to keep out of this so tar far as europe is concerned but a great conflict I 1 in africa on the borders territory of british territory must have serious repercussions on british territories in africa such as sudan and egypt there Is no doubt in my mind that an invasion of ethiopia by italy will arouse anxious feelings all over africa between whites and blacks we have seen what effect the russo japanese war had bad in raising feeling between europe and asia and this ethiopian adventure by italy may be most far reaching in its effect on the african mind the african does not look upon the european as an enemy but this trouble may raise intense racial and color feeling and mal mahe ce the position of the european much more difficult it may ma y spread all over the african continent you may find that every african will sympathize with ethiopia |