Word: romes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...turned a deaf ear, to pleadings for help from Foreign Minister Julio Alvarez del Vayo, of the Loyalist Government. As the lengthy debate neared its end, M. Bonnet was expected to play his trump card: an assurance by Dictator Mussolini, given to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in Rome fortnight ago, that as soon as Generalissimo Franco won the war, Italian troops would leave Spain. Since Il Duce has often found it convenient to forget his solemn pledges, this argument was not calculated to impress the French Left. The Government was slated for a rough time in the Chamber before...
...Chamberlain has come to regard his gamp as a necessary part of his journeys abroad and last week, before pursuing "appeasement" to Rome, he told friends the story of an old lady with an umbrella, who, pursued by a lion, suddenly turned, unfurled her weapon and scared the beast away. Concluded Mr. Chamberlain: "And I am taking my umbrella to Rome...
...Chamberlain had a chance to unfurl his umbrella but once-during a thunderstorm, which Rome wisecrackers said had been ordered by God to show that the rolled umbrella really opened. While he certainly did not scare II Duce with it, on this appeasement trip, at any rate, Mr. Chamberlain was not scared into giving anything away. Nothing good went Italy's way and nothing bad went Britain's. In this way Britain came off with a sort of negative triumph...
...Rome no interpreters were necessary since II Duce speaks fluent English. Premier Mussolini rushed forward and pump-handled his guest vigorously, then accompanied him to the palatial Villa Madama. Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano warmly greeted Lord Halifax. There was nothing of the lavish display put on in Rome for Adolf Hitler's visits. Total cost of Mr. Chamberlain's three-day entertainment was only $5,000. But the Italian people, many of whom believe that it was the British statesman and not II Duce who kept them out of a war in September, gave Mr. Chamberlain...
Italians were obviously dissatisfied with the results of the fruitless conference. The official spokesman had nothing to say the day after the talks ended. Observers scoffed at Mr. Chamberlain for coming to Rome to learn no more than what the British Ambassador to Rome could have, and probably had, told him. Mr. Chamberlain remained optimistic to the last and when he said farewell to II Duce, he was wearing his best public smile. "Not good-by," he remarked to his host, "but au revoir." "Au revoir," smiled II Duce, "and soon." Back in London, Mr. Chamberlain received a reception...