Word: aloisi
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...highly idealistic "peace ballot." French voters also must be harangued, and soon that olive-skinned Auvergnat, dexterous Premier Pierre Laval, mounted the Assembly rostrum. Eight minutes later, when he stepped down, M. Laval drew his arm in most friendly fashion through that of Italian Chief Delegate Baron Pompoe Aloisi and they strolled down the aisle together while editors were getting out such banner heads as: LAVAL PUTS FRANCE BEHIND LEAGUE; UNITY WITH BRITAIN ISOLATES ITALY; ROME STUNNED, MAY LEAVE GENEVA...
Mostly the Italian exhibits showed Ethiopians snapped in acts every explorer of the Empire knows to be sanctified by savage custom, namely in the words of Baron Aloisi...
Such a country, declared Baron Aloisi, is unfit to belong to the League of Nations. Next day, on telephonic orders from Benito Mussolini, the Italian delegates began a melodramatic routine of jumping up and marching out of the League Council chamber whenever Ethiopian delegates arose to speak. This move backfired, won extra courtesy from other Great Power statesmen for dusky Ethiopian Chief Delegate Bedjirond Tecla Hawariate. Once when Mr. Hawariate, Premier Laval and Captain Eden had to enter the same door, such a contest of bows began that it seemed none would get in. Finally the Ethiopian entered first, next...
...Deal (see p. 17)?is too smart to think a dusky delegate could impress the League, his country's case was again presented last week by scrappy little French Law Professor Gaston Jèze. Wasting no breath to deny Baron Aloisi's undeniable facts on Ethiopian savagery, the Professor with great dexterity called Benito Mussolini a "Big Bully" without actually using those words. He neatly said that since nobody is to blame for the Ualual incident no cause exists for war, ridiculed what he called the Fascist concept of a "Supernatural Mission for Eternal Rome" and scathingly declared...
...fireworks being over, the League Council, as it always does, appointed a commission. Chairmanned by Salvador de Madariaga, oldtime Spanish idealist and Leaguophile, the Commissioners were Premier Laval, Captain Eden, Polish Foreign Minister Colonel Josef Beck and Turkish Foreign Minister Dr. Rushtu Aras. With a show of bravado Fascist Aloisi said that "Italy reserves absolute freedom of action!" But Geneva was heavy with rumors that Dictator Mussolini had privately intimated that he was now ready to do business with the Peacemen, if they can and will do business...