Word: emperors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...operations. After several years out of office, Francesco Crispi had staged a strong comeback as Premier of Italy. The new Italian colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland had just been established on the African coast. Though France and Russia were secretly negotiating with Haile Selassie's granduncle, the potent Emperor Menelik, many chiefs questioned his authority and seemed willing Italian allies. Early in the summer of 1895 Premier Crispi had called the new Governor of Eritrea, General Baratieri, back to Italy for a conference. Between them they decided that the time was ripe for a major move. General Baratieri...
...showing the Emperor of Japan walking off with the Nobel Peace Prize, Vanity Fair also showed J. P. Morgan making a stump speech against Capitalism, Admiral Byrd wintering in tropical Tahiti, William Randolph Hearst as Ambassador to Soviet Russia and Huey Long in a friar's robe entering a monastery. To crack this page of mirth wide open it was captioned "NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE. Five highly unlikely historical situations by one who is sick of the same old headlines...
...Cropper, an ardent Communist sympathizer, unfortunately has no more sense of humor than a Japanese in such matters. While well-meaning Editor Crowninshield was explaining with worried sincerity that everything was all in fun, Cartoonist Cropper exploded: "I shall continue my fight against Japanese Imperialism! The power of the Emperor of Japan and other plutocrats does not intimidate me. I am at work now on a cartoon of the Emperor which he may well consider really offensive...
Meanwhile the Japanese Cabinet, just before the Vanity Fair incident burst, tried last week to settle the recent months of quarrel about Emperor Hirohito's exact status by a solemn and fervent pronouncement. Excerpt...
...national policy of Japan is clearly revealed in the divine message that the Sun Goddess gave her grandson, the first Emperor, on his advent in Japan: Japan is ruled by an unbroken line of emperors and the prosperity of the imperial line is coeval with heaven and earth...