CONCERNING THE CURRENCY LAW
...As you know, the military, civil, peasant,
commercial and industrial classes of the population are all part of the same
body politic. They are similar to the parts of the body, such as the hands, the
feet, the eyes and the blood, and they are all dependent on each other and must
work together in helping each other for the proper health of the body. Just as
the circulation of blood gives life to the human body, so the commercial and
industrial enterprises constitute the life-blood of the population. It is not
Our intention to support one part of the activity of the Empire as against
another part, but to assist them all to grow and work together for the benefit
of the whole population. We shall assist the commercial and industrial as well
as all other sectors to co-operate for the benefit of the whole.
We are gratified to accept your words today
stating openly that you have decided to abide by the Ethiopian Constitution and
particularly by the Currency Law and Legal Tender proclamation issued over a
year ago. It should be recognized that We accept no difference between foreign
and local traders. The progress of business in general is in the interest of
the whole population; therefore, We shall do all in Our power to assist you to
maintain this progress in the future….
Nov. 22, 1946.
Selected Speeches of His
Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie - page 496 –
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