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The
placed French authorities:
Italy is still engaged in guerilla warfare in Abyssinia and is likely to maintain 400,000. soldiers and regimented workers there for at least two years to come. The war cost her £200,- Stubbs Road 000,000. Maintenance of her forces there, exclusive of capital required for economic exploit- tion, costs her about £100,000,- 000 yearly,
Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1937,
Using the plain language, stripped of "nabulous idealism," which dictators like, France and
SUPREME COURT AND Britain could, in the event of a
NEW DEAL
threat of war in Europe, Bay to Mussolini:
AIN
RANCE
ALGERIA
LIBYA
EGYPT
FR. WEST AFRICA.
NIGERIA
REQU. AFRICA
in
UNION OF S. S. REPUBLI
PERSIA
ARABIA
SUDAN
FADOIS
ABABA
JIBUT ABYSSINIA
FGHANISTAN
"BELGIAN
CONGO
KENYA
NGANYIKA
IND
INDIA
the
But longer France and -Britain. de- lay in calling this bluff the sooner will it merge into reality
the reality of roads in Abyssinia nnd
well. stocked armı- -ouries in Italy.
Opportunities
to discuss these problems ..will shortly occur, since (1) the position of Abyssinia ht Geneva cannot remain in 819- pense for long;
(2) unollicial talks to settle the Jibuti-Addis Ababa railway have already be- gun and the Italians are in- sisting- that they must be-
come. official
inter Govern- mental negotia-
tions.
Although it is not to be as- sumed that the United States "If you don't side with us, we Supreme Court, in upholding the are strong enough to draw a Wagner Act, regulating the naval barrage across the Gulf of close the seas relations between employers and Suez. We can
For employees, was in any way in-between Aden arid Jibuti.
France will fluenced by President Roosevelt's many years to come, we can arr
nover cede the powerful thrust through the army, requiring time to recruit native population, in plans for reform of the Judi-the
French railway to Italy since Sudan, ap to the Suez Canal's and train. ciary, there will be a disposition the Sudanese frontier regions back door. Moreover, French And Italy's depleted finances this would endanger Jibut in some quarters to link the two against you.
und British Somaliland, Ugan- and war stocks badly need time sole naval base between France
and her Indo-Chinese Empire. developments.. It appears per-
The French authorities con- "Your air force might give us da and Kenya are within strik- for recuperation, fectly clear, however, that' the
a hard tussle in the Mediter ing distance."
Noting these facts, respon- cerned hold that the only settle- President is unlikely
one based on to be
ranean, but this would not It is precisely because these sible Frenchmen deplore the ment possible is
the 1906 Tripartite Agreement diverted from his intention to
Committee's
which should be brought within alter the personnel of the Court. affect our blockade of Abyssinia, possibilities are recognised that Non-Intervention
Only a firm the League framework. Commentators who have been because Aden and Jibuti are it is urged that now is the time temporisations.
This agreement determines giving attention to the Roosevelt adequate for the largest naval to settle the problems raised by Franco-British stand is needed,
Abyssinia's future,
they urge, to lead Italy to with the British, Italian and French plan recall an analogy in the de- and air fleets imaginable."
spheres of influence and pro- The Jibuti railway must con- Now Mussolini's hypothetical draw from Spain,
teets the bates which took place in the
French railway's At present, Italy's part in the
existence. British House of Commons ontinue for at least another two threat to Egypt's hinterland is
It accords to both Italy and Italo-German co Britain places. on the railway's The veto of the House of Lords the vast majority of Itallans in network of macadamised ronds and the
As motor roads in Abyssinia, requiring several operation which keeps Europe directorate, but Britain has was then in question; in. the Abyssinia. United States to-day, it is the multiply, this dependence will years to build, and a native alarmed are gigantic bluff. veto power of the Supreme Court decrease to some extent; but if which is involved. It will be Italian access to Assab were recalled that Mr. Asquith, the closed by sea, the vital supply
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never yet exercised her right of appointing a nominee, France hopes that Britain will take her place on the directorate.
This would aid in guarantee
would not be closed to inter- national trade (the prospect
British Premier at this time, lorries, tanks and aeroplanes, Pity The Poor Bridge Widowering that the Abyssinian market
threatened to create new Lords which consume vast quantities!
NCE upon a time I had a wifc.
ONCE
the cyc,
French and British colonial
to offset the supremacy of the of petrol and oil, would be with-
her with Culbertson. Red books opened by Italy'a actual totali- Tories in the Upper Chamber. out fuel (20,000 lorries were Clever, domesticated, good cook, cramped the style of our bedroom, tarian methods of colonisation), The Roosevelt threat is to create used up beyond repair in the good sport, and remarkably easy on and blue books-blue bridge books,
Modern of course, but not of course, littered the lounge. Odd and it would give Britain an more Judges ("wet nurses," seven months of the Abyssinia ultra so. For instance, this new-tables with "interesting hands" dealt Abyssinian vantage post to Senator Carter Glass calls them) war);
fangled psychology stunt, especially out were all over everywhere, until watch over her vast African in- in nursery matters, left her stone cold. my wife had time to "work them terests.
out! if some of the benevolent old
Open fuel dumps would be
When the twins came all over Sur-
Worse was to follow. A spate of gentlemen on the Supreme Court vulnerable to air attack, while realist with a new paint-box and
didn't suburban bridge drives left her the do not retire. Politically, the bomb-proof under-ground reser- the walls of the lounge, she
one Barbola bleat about their need to develop their proud possessor of opposition to the Presidential voirs would be extremely costly eges, and punishment was not barred mirror; one nightmare lampshade, experts, as observers with a plan is of a mixed order. The and take time to build.
In case same egos went addied. No and one Imitation Lalique powder legal status in Abyssinia, might fear. They were well and truly bowl; all first prizes, and all due to benefit both Italians and Abys- regular Republicans are lying
sinians. During the Abyssinian war, spanked under their little pinafores "this latent talent for bridge that I
have developed." low, because they wish to see
Italy mobilised 1,000,000 men.
** the debate kept on
Ah, once upon a time I had a wife!
Gold Vaso said that she Of course I all have her in a
was which ruling through local. partisan plane. The chief op. She used up 80 per cent, of her
pupil." Pupil im- ponents are the irregulars from war stocks (munitions, lorries, way; she is with us but not of us, "proud of her
mediately put her name down for chiefs, enable primitive civilisa- She has now as some poet Johnny puts it. both parties, the Southern uniforms, etc.).
the Evening Wall Tournament, along tion to evolve, Italy's totalitarian A serpent has entered into our with the lady in the petunia cont methods are eradicating the Eden and the name of the serpent from down the road: To be sure, Abyssinian social structure,
1 non-
"
and put to bed.
*
In contrast to French and
British colonial administrations.
Democrats and the Western reduced effectives to 650,000
la Contract Bridge.
they were nowhere near the first Republicans, the Senators who men for economy's sake.
Tho..contempt of conquerors Now I used to like a game of bridge hundred thousand, but they "didn't do monopolise the dialectical ability She has, since · August when myself Nice, chatty, social bridge with so badly," and it was "all experience inflicts a psychological wound consequences on of Congress. There is a con- she placed her industries on war the So-and-Sos, for a couple of hours and with "constant practice" they with serious
any people-witness the growth. siderable section of opinion basis, begun a tremendous effort after dinner, with a couple (or more) may yet "pull off a big thing."
drinks thrown in, was a nice peace. This constant practice hus com- of Nazidom after the Indignity. which profers amendment of the to bring her depleted stocks making way of spending an evening menced. Four afternoons a week Constitution to reform of the back to normal; this will take You know the kind of thing. Two does the wife of my besom sally forth of the Vorsailles Diktat.
But injustico inflicts far Judiciary, a device, however,
hearis, partner. Yes, that's a lovely to do doughty deeds at the bridge new car, the Smiths have got, can't table. Two evenings a week I re- deeper sufferings on primitive which the Attorney General has about two years.
think how they do it. What? two on turn home to find budding Mrs. Culpeoples than on the more described as "the strategy of Mussolini proclaims that his trumps? A little more soda, please." bertsons gathered under my roof tree.
can't. delay." The House of Repre" policy is backed by 8,000,000/"Darr own way; should 17. Dare three times running last week, and sate themselves by what psy- let these men have The new, cook gave us cold rautton sophisticated who can compen- sentatives is pliant on the issue, bayonets; but if a European I? Yes, I will. Four spades. Have Jack cut off all Jill's curls with his chologists call "rationalisation" but the Senate prospect is not
out during this you seen Mrs. Brown in that petunia mother's noll scissors in a vain en processes. too clear, although it is stated war broke
The Italians expropriate the that Roosevelt can count on a period, it is estimated that he cont? Awful, isn't it?" "Oh, I wish deavour to make her shiny bald like
you had left me in spadest"
grandps."
and wherever they require it small majority. In the opinion could not equip more than 1,200,-
Did the lady of the house take any from peoples in whom the dense So it went on, a nice friendly even am three times rimning in one of property is well developed; ing. Then The Woman Who, Had
alternoon and "brought it off," play- they treat the natives as poor Won The Gold Vase in a big tourna Ing against Gold Vase, mark you,black trash," and physical bru- ment came to a new bungalow in our and her soul was far and away tality is not uncommon road. May she, her bungalow, her above, material things,
of a close observer, President | 000 to 1,500,000 men. Roosevelt is disposed for the
moment to delay a definite vote
on the subject, preferring mean-
If all
We
*
while the strategy of wooing the To this Mussolini could re-vase, and all that is there in be for- Sonators Individually. There is
ever blasted.TUKAN
good wife had a “definite finir for
holice? Not. she. She called grand
Mustard gas bombs, blistering,
Once upon a time: 1.bad wite. no indication at present that he ply:
She commenced classes in Contract Now a lady lives in our house who men and catte, quell revolt. intends to back out of the post-
The League owes it to Abys "My 400,000 men in Aby Bridgo, and at the same classes dis- get even with her. I shall make hersinia, beaten in a war of unpro-
plays Contract Bridge. But I shall tion he has taken up, and it is ginia, plus the native army covered that my tento perfector a golf widow all sunimer, und when yoked aggression by methods hardly to be imagined that the which I shall raise, will not sit bridges So Gold Vase set to to winter comes I shall never be a bridge condemned throughout the upholding of the Wagner Act
world, to act while there is still will in any way deflect him from still under your blockade. My bring my wife up to the scratch" widower any more.
She coached her all morning, ̈ ̈ ̈she I am learning the game privately ein another two years it. the purpose which he has in troops are now on the Sudanese practised, her all afternoon. She mysalt;
frontier. They could launch a stayed her with Beasley and crammed
I will be too late
mind.
One of Thanz