Whenever it gets in Benito Mussolini's way, the League of Nations gets slapped. Smack! In 1923 Italy's brand new Dictator startled the world by shushing the League when it sought to interfere with his bombardment of Corfu, his successful move to force the Greek Government to pay 50,000,000 lire ($4,265,000 Roosevelt) indemnity for the killing of an Italian general by Greek bandits. Two weeks ago II Duce was in a mood to smack that luckless Ethiopian His Majesty Power of Trinity, Emperor of Ethiopia and Conquering Lion of Judah, who promptly squealed...
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