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Attack 5: France was an accomplice or at least a benevolent spectator when Japan attacked China, Italy attacked Ethiopia, Germany and Italy attacked Spain...
...Vatican's first official recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia...
Another full turn in the ominously rising spiral of Italian economy was just about completed last week. Successive effects of invading Ethiopia, battling League sanctions, supporting General Franco and building up a huge Army & Navy have upped State expenses, which has increased taxes, which has jacked up prices. As if living costs were not enough already, last fortnight Italy imposed a 2% turnover fee on every commercial transaction. In every case merchants passed it on to consumers; in some cases merchants did better and profiteered on the side.That caused the Italian Government to take some tough measures...
...convalescence hospital where war-shattered horses and mules may be taken from the front line." Against the time when air raids may begin, a National Air Raid Precautions Animals Committee was organized. A gentle, chunky Scot named Colonel Robert John Stordy was chosen as chief administrator. He went to Ethiopia during the Italian campaign to treat gassed ani mals, spent much of his time treating gassed Ethiopians. Last week N.A.R.P.A.C. as urging Britons to observe a list...
Next day, the woman in the case got in the last word. She told the Congress that it was fine, ignorance or no ignorance, for them to put themselves on the record, as they had, for Ethiopia, Spain, China, Czecho-Slovakia. As to Finland: "I don't think you should go on record for anything that you don't believe in. ... I know all the reasons that are given for the Russian invasion of Finland. I know all the reasons because I have heard them from my Communist friends-but I still say there is no excuse...