Word: ethiopia
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...salute over, Signor Starace read the Grand Council's decision: The Albanian Constituent Assembly (set up by Italy after Albania's conquest) had offered the Albanian crown to Vittorio Emmanuele III, King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia. With "virile joy" the Council, guardian of the Crown's prerogatives, accepted the offer. Up from the huge square went more roars of approval. As Empire Builder Mussolini moved forward to speak, the thousands below called for more of the same. Up to the balcony came cries of "On to Paris!" "Tunisia!" "Down with France!" Speaker Mussolini replied with...
Also missing from the League are of course, the U. S. which never joined, Japan which withdrew in 1933 over the China "incident"; Germany, which dropped out the same year over the question of rearmament; Italy, which resigned in 1937 over Ethiopia and sanctions; Austria, which was anschlussed; Czecho-Slovakia which was Muniched...
...left in the League are none but France and Britain (and some of their proteges), Russia and small fry nations: the Scandinavian countries, 13 minor European countries, ten Latin American countries, Liberia, Turkey, the unconquered tag-end of China, the defunct Republic of Spain, and the late Kingdom of Ethiopia (as represented by Haile Selassie). This League of leftovers represents only one of Europe's two clattering armed camps, and no altercation was ever settled by having only one side sit down and talk things over...
...Japan's invasion of Manchuria-much to the chagrin of the U. S. Secretary of State, Henry L. Stimson. Sir Samuel's big try at appeasement came in 1935, when with French Premier Pierre Laval, he arranged a deal to give Benito Mussolini a big chunk of Ethiopia. He had to resign because of public indignation, but soon found another Cabinet job. That the Prime Minister's indignation at Adolf Hitler may be only temporary was hinted at last week when Mr. Chamberlain took pains to assure Germany that Britain would not interfere with her "reasonable efforts...
Only Negro airman known to the U. S. at large is Hubert Fauntleroy ("Black Eagle") Julian, who once cracked up Haile Selassie's private plane in Ethiopia and is now in Manhattan, talking about flying. In fact, the U. S. has licensed 129 Negroes as commercial, private and student pilots, including Student Julian, whose license expired last year, and twelve women. Air-minded Negroes have learned to fly at six schools run by & for their race, at 43 more for whites and blacks...