▁make ▁the ▁office ▁efficient ▁and ▁responsible , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁in ev itable ▁conflicts ▁not ▁only ▁with ▁traditional - mind ed ▁minister s , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁Emperor ▁himself ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁care ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁distinction ▁between ▁the ▁public ▁pur se ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁em peror . ▁" G iven ▁the ▁ac rim on ious ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁palace ," ▁notes ▁Bah ru ▁Z ew de , ▁" it ▁is ▁not ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁surprise ▁that ▁Tak la - H aw ary at ▁next ▁found ▁himself ▁posted ▁as ▁Eth iop ian ▁minister ▁to ▁London , ▁Paris , ▁and ▁Gene va ." ▁ ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁who ▁accompanied ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ▁to ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁so ▁although ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁chosen ▁for ▁these ▁duties ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁qual ifications , ▁Bah ru ▁Z ew de ▁ins ists ▁" the ▁evidence ▁is ▁too ▁strong ▁for ▁this ▁being ▁more ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁removing ▁from ▁centre ▁stage ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁was ▁too ▁independent ▁and ▁self - w illed ▁for ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁taste ." ▁His ▁most ▁important ▁posting ▁was ▁representing ▁Eth iop ia ▁at ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁most ▁not ably ▁at ▁the ▁sessions ▁during ▁the ▁Wal wal ▁Inc ident . ▁However , ▁the ▁un co oper ative ▁att itudes ▁of ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁deleg ates ▁fr ustr ated ▁him ▁so ▁much ▁he ▁asked ▁Emperor ▁Ha ile ▁Sel