Word: mediterraneanize
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...rumors'" barked onetime Editor Mussolini at Publisher Hitler's correspondent, "No! There is nothing that will change. On the contrary the British-Italian Mediterranean agreement will only strengthen the action of Berlin and Rome! It is the logical result of our efforts to create peace in Europe...
...concerned the integrity of present territories of Spain shall in all circumstances remain intact and unmodified." When Der Führer's correspondent asked II Duce if the setting up at Barcelona or elsewhere in Spain of a Soviet State would "destroy the status quo in the Mediterranean," which Britain and Italy have just pledged themselves to abide by, the Dictator snorted: "Obviously...
...steam back this week to Malta. The famed Hood (46,200 tons) and Repulse (37,400 tons) were already at Gibraltar and scheduled for Malta. Other British ships were bound from England, Malta and various bases through the Gibraltar Straits and officially the Admiralty called all this "western Mediterranean periodical reliefs." Last year the same tactics were used to intimidate Mussolini, even down to the always-thrilling Admiralty order again issued last week, that all British tars are to bring their officers up to date on the names and addresses of nearest relatives...
Wednesday will be European Day with the following topics and speakers: At 10:30 Donald C. McKay, Instructor is History at Harvard, speaks on the subject "Struggle for Influence in the Mediterranean: England, France, Italy and Spain." "Social Strife in Spain" will follow at 11:30, the lecturer being Dr. Frank Edward Manuel, recently returned from Spain, where he made a study of labor adn other social problems...
...mates were no places for sisters, cousins or aunts. Even as a midshipman he was a hearty: sometimes the sea made him sick, but never thoughts of home. He has not forgotten the name of a single one of his ships, or where they took him-the Mediterranean, the Pacific, the Bering-Sea, the South Seas-and every ship, cruise and station gave him an anecdote-souvenir to tuck away in his sea chest...