Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 43, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 March 1933 — King of Ethiopia Plans to Emancipate Slaves [ARTICLE]

King of Ethiopia Plans to Emancipate Slaves

Addis Ababa, Abyssinia.--“Ethiopia will be without a slave in fifteen years.” This announcement was made by Ras Tafari, emperor of Abyssinia, when he declared his intention to emancipate all slaves within his kingdom. Measures designed to free the slaves in the shortest time possible were recently discussed by members of the Anti-Slavery society and the Ethiopian government. It was estimated the number of slaves in Abyssinia last year amounted to about 2,000,000. Domestic slavery in the country is a recognized institution, but slave trading is punishable by death.