The change in the Ttalian high command in Ethiopia is naturally interpreter by the Ethiopian Government as a favourable sign. Yet it may be doubted whether it actually implies any real disappointment at Rome. Official communiques on such matters invariably arouse the ingenulty of commentators who desire to read between the lines. The actual record of the achievements of the Nallan forces does not give much encouragement to. the view that the M-equipped Ethiopian troops can effectively resist further advances, Marshal Badoglio is a brilliant soldier and has already to his credit the successful conduct of an African cam-alan. Facile reliance on the eventual ability of the Ethiopian tribesmen to harass the Italian lines of communication does not seem to take suf. ciently int? account the obvious tact that that danger must "be vividly resent to Marshal Badoglio's mind and that he will not fall to lay his plans accordingly. This, of course, is not intended to disparage the gallant ry of the defenders or to belittle their resources, but It must be put on record, if only to emphasize the appalling power of modern armaments ind the elaborate measures which the Tiallans have evidently taken mitigate the difficulties confronting them in their campaign.
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