Word: italianity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Steadily maintaining that "nothing that has been said on behalf of the Italian Government would justify anybody in saying that they have used threats," Neville Chamberlain explained that last year he "put aside ordinary diplomatic formalities" and began exchanging personal communications with Premier Mussolini. These have now led to "the Italian Government's acceptance of the British Formula concerning the withdrawal of foreign volunteers" from Spain. Under this formula the Prime Minister continued: "When a certain proportion of volunteers on both sides have been withdrawn, there should be granted belligerent rights [to Rightists and Leftists alike...
...count myself as firm a friend of France as my right honorable friend [Eden] !" cried Mr. Chamberlain. "I have always taken the view that the question of formal recognition of the Italian position in Ethiopia was one that could only morally be justified if it was found to be a factor-an essential factor-in general appeasement. . . . The peace of Europe must depend upon the attitude of four major powers-Germany, Italy, France and ourselves. ... If we can bring these four nations into friendly discussion and into the settlement of their differences we shall have saved the peace of Europe...
Premier Camille Chautemps, an experienced juggler of French political groups, could not manage last week to keep the Communist, Socialist and moderate Left supporters of his Cabinet from holding their noses. But while they were doing so. he got them to swallow the general principle of British-German-French-Italian negotiation for a Four-Power Pact, envisioned by the British Prime Minister . The swallowing occurred at a session of the Chamber of Deputies which upheld Premier Chautemps and Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos...
There were elements of ambiguity in this forceful program, but it was the most clean-cut which France has achieved since the resurgence of German strength and weakening of Italian support of Austria...
...Metropolitan Opera. But in the famed aria "Celeste Aida," Martinelli began edging toward the wings, speeding up the aria's sluggish phrases. In the shadow of the wings he collapsed of indigestion. Next morning the New York Herald Tribune printed a column of Martinelli's hints on Italian food...