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LOUISIANA'S DICTATOR

SEPTEMBER 10, 1935.

AIR WAR. WILL BEAT

ETHIOPIA ·

By CAPT. NORMan macmillan.

M. C., A.F.C.

,

Next day the Austrians retaliated Fossalunga aerodrome,

The Very Idea!

THE KING'S ENGLISH

Teaching These Australian Girls Our Language

By "Ed. Kelly

Someone besides the Roosevelt Administration's supporters and Various friends of the Old Parties in the United States, have taken Senator Huey P. Long seriously. The dramatic little play in which [FF Italy engages in military opera, į. he has for so long taken the lead- tions against Abyssinia the air against Ting part and which, to most, was a

came over with 14 large arm will be demonstrated for the They comedy, has ended upon a sudden

fest time on a large scalp as the bombers, escorted by 22 fightera, | note-of-tragedy--Ruther;-the-eur....

factor in military We were at breakfast in our mess, Lain has been rung down before predominant

the nerodronte, allcu from that play was finished. For Scun-operations. Italy has the strength two for Long had much work planned to conduct air operations as the when the attack began. We heard ahead; reforms and constitution-major part of any campaign. At the rattle of machine-gun fire and We have occasionally heard of PROMPT Service from shaking legislation were to have

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We are somewhat surprised to ace that nothing has been done about teaching these visiting Australian girls how to converse with us.

...

words

4 "dinkum," the beginning of this year she the, sound of bursting bombs, such

"gundagai?” and made his Louisiana "machine" a

possessed 1,507 front-line nero-dashed out, jumped into tenders, "gutzer," power in the land. We may never linow

what this amazing planes. The personnel of her air and drave full speed to the aero-"gins," but how many Austra lian girls have heard our good politician contemplated: whether, arm on July 1, 1935, was; Officers drome. When we reached the agro-

old English "bal jove." for as he threatened, he would have of tying personnel, 1,755: Officers drome, fire had broken out in one

instance. run as an independent candidate of ground personnel, including of the Italian hangurs and several

While in the next presidential election technical officers, 678. On May 26, machines were blazing fiercely. To

We nro' searching ngainst President Roosevelt and ex-President Hoover; whether he 1934. Signor Mussolini ordered the add to the danger, cartridges in around for an Australian dic- would have lost or won; whether he reconstitution of the Regia Arro- the ammunition boxes were ex-tionary that will allow us to print simple fuoffensive phrases would have turned the American | ngutica at a cost of nearly £20,000,-ploding with the heat, and bullets|

to use to thèse Australian girls, Constitution inside-out and drawn no. The renewal began.early this from them whizzed about Inside the

we are publishing an English up a socialist system on the basis

with the construction of hangar.

Amid the dropping bombs dictionary in order to teach them of his "share-the-wealth" program-

whether in the end his bombing seroplanes, able to carry | Italian officers' and mechanien were a few elementary words to use "nychine" would have grown too 14% tous 1,250 miles at a speed of hard-at-work bringing out their to use strong for this one man to control over 205 miles an hour.

serviceable planes and starting the Abacore kind of liquor. the way with planes can reach a height of 26,-engines. Under bomb and muchine- Access-What the earth it. That is often machine-palities. The man is not gooft.

volves on. Accompany strong enough, or big enough, or

Itegiment honest enough, or eranked enough, to keep his subordinates in hand.

Accrue-What's needed to run

the Taiping. Ache--What a chicken lays.

me, or

MIGHT HAVE GONE FAR

the colour dividual, his bad

the

A

year

These

were

fire Halian planes 30100 streaking of the ground in all direc Even if Italy has to employ some tions, climbing into the air and of her older types of aircraft in attacking the Austrian bombers. Abyssinia she will still have com- Field guns came into action against plete air domination of the situn-them as they New north, and u

British Camel squadron entered)

the

difficult

TUESDAY, SEPT, 10, 1935.

It would have been interesting tion. The Abyssinians possess a THE USE OF FORCE

to have seen just how far America small mumber of aeroplanes. Some the lists when the Austrians tried Mr. George Lansbury's differ- would have let Senator Long go, time ago they required a number to cress, the lines to their own ter- ences with the Labpur Party on

however. We may not have sympa of second-band Fokker aeroplanes, ritory. Of the 14 bombers 11 were thised with his aims, but his char-The Abyssinian Emperor has used brought down, the question of the use of armed acter and his career have caught these aeroplanes for courier pur

Signor Mussolini and General foree to restrain aggressor the fancy of the multitude, it penes within Abyssinia. But against

in Italian fighting 'planes the small Valle know they can count on the nations is only explainable from Was

grammar, his number of planes that Abyssinin gallantry of the Italian air arm the fact that he is an ardent Lasths, his open-handedness, and then muster woull soon be out of if it is ordered to fly in an offensive 1 pacifist.

Even so, he will not furt that

he always carried action. During the Spanish War campaign against find all pacifists agreeing with

great wad of high-denomination in Morocco 1 was due of the first domain of Abyssinia. They know the stand which he takes up bank

notes in his pockets, that foreigners to see the lighting in the that Italian air action can operate in the north, and Certainly the British Labour helped to make him the Kinglish wild country of the Atlas Moun- from Eritrea

neroplanes were from Italian Somaliland in the cast Party as a whole, in whose of Louisiana.”

It was the enrage tains. Spanish

With the combinatiqu ranks many pacifists are to be (there was no mistaking that quali-operating among rocky hills and art south. found, do not subscribe to the ty in the man); the force of his per- in narrow gorges, and there was of these two forces there is no part

brought him,

no doubt whatever of the effect of of Abyssinin that cannot be scoured view that the use of force is souality that never justified. That fact was practically uneducated youth, to the their action upon the wild fighters by Italian aeroplanes. It can be a Italian aero-war of aircraft dropping anything, made clear last week when abar, the legislature, the governor's of the Riffs. The

and finally the

to-day are infinitely up to 600 tons of high explosive chair

Federalplanes of joint meeting of the Trades Senate. He may have been a self-stiperior in range, speed, and offen-every day, systematically striking j | Union Congress General Council

Of the skill and terror But there is sive qualities.

hearts of and the Executive of the Labour no denying his achievement and the bravery of Italian pilots I had sophisticated tribesmen. driving Party urged, that the Govern-interest his every move engendered ample evidence when served with them back to make way for the ment should unreservedly up-amongst Americans, friends or No. 45 Squadron, R., the steady forward march of ground Our Camel Fighters troops of occupation.. 'Tactical hold the obligations of the foes. Now he lies, according to the Italian front. League Covenant That Coven-press reports, with a wound in the had been detrained at Padua, but encircling from the air can force ant, as we recently pointed out, stomach which is like to mean his for had prevented our flying them the tribesmen into an area of con- His assassin has been "rub-up to our war aerodrome at Fos-centration which will enable a russ contains very specific measures | death.

We went up by road to fight of bombers to excente a final DOCSSC000000002###59# to be taken against members of bed out," as Senator Long himself salunga

the aerodrome and the grand assault upon them. Although billets we were to occupy. C87CBB89836EC800CDSCC the League resorting to war in would put it, by the gunmen guards inspect

Abyssinia of Louisiana's Dictator. It is n

is country equal in disregard of their obligation to

On Christmas Day, 1917, the size to France

Germany and submit all disputes either to pity that Senator Long could not arbitration or judicial settle-have been allowed to finish his late Major W. G. Barker, D.S.O., gombined, by the employment of the part in a different fashion, for he M.C. (who afterwards gained the new weapon of the air Italy can ment, que of these being the was a matchless showman and a Victoria Cross in a magnificent bring her military operations to a provision of military, naval or finished, though untutored, actor.

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fight against 60 swift conclusion. Through He may be apared, death; but un-single-handed air forces for use in protecting fess his wound is much less serious German aeroplanes), attacked an strength, the courage, fortitude. the Covenant. The dominant than reports indicate, he will never Austrian aerodrome, shot up the and technique of the Repia Aeron-

will WIT constant gain control the party mechanism officers' mess, and inflicted a number antica, point which needs stressing is that the League in Louisiana as he has done in the past. The machine will beat the exists to safeguard its mem-mat. bers from warfare, and it has solemnly pledged itself as whole, as have its members, to prevent war.. If it does not pre- It is a matter of such rare oc vent war, its raison d'etre is currence that it was thought nees- sary to have an explanation given gone. The Covenant was de-in Admiralty Fleet Orders of the signed to provide means where- | meaning of "Splicing the Main by war-intending nations might Brace" on the occasion of the Jubi- be Review of the Fleet by 'is be frustrated. The machinery Majesty. The order stated that to is provided in the Covenant; its "Splice the Main Brace" is to be usc, when a nation has been regarded as authorizing a special adjudged an aggressor, natur-issue of one-eighth of a pint of run to ench officer and man of twenty ally follows, or should follow, as years of age or over, Officers and a matter of course. Mr. Lans- men under twenty years of age bury, himself

are not forgotten under the order. 2 prominent because they may draw a special Churchman, is endeavouring 'to issue of one-twentieth of a pint enlist the support of religious of lime juice and one ounce of leaders in his pacifist campaign, sugar ration instead of the rum issue. This order is of extreme but it is doubtful whether he rarity, as was the actual splicing of will succeed in bringing the main brace in the old days of Church round to his viewpoint.sail, after which it is mmed." The Archbishop of York, a few

days ago, went so far as to urge that if there is no fear of __the_British Government.to use restraint being employed against armed force if necessary to pre-aggressors, the world will no vent Italian violation of the longer be free of the danger of League Covenant, contending powerful nations making un- that there is nothing un-Christ-warranted war on smaller coun- ian in the use of arms in such a tries. just as the absence of cause. It can, indeed, be argued measures for the punishment of that the failure of League mem-offenders against social laws bers to back up their protests would result in the rule of an- with action has in the past been archy. From this standpoint, responsible for the claims of the use of force to preserve justice to small nations being peace is quite logical and defen- ignored. It is surely obvious sible.

"I just took this job because I was tired of staying home in the kitchen all day."

soldiers,

re-

of

Acoustic "Q" shaped stick. Acrimony What a divorced

husband pays his wife, *Addict-Slang for detective.

Adduce--French for good-bye;

two of spades.

Adjudge-One who sits on a

court bench.

Amiral-Something to be ad-

mired.

Adore---Something which you

open to go thr

give.

Adorn-What you often don't

Adult-A dumbell. Adultery--State of being

adult.

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Aerial--Part of an old adage: "Aerial to bed, aerial to, rise." Affiliate-Variety of horse. Aflix-What you aften get your-

self into. Ammonia-Pneumonia. Aroma-One who travels exten-

sively. Avoid-Something you speak

when you talk.

Bacon Boverage: bacon soda." Bail-The pallor of your face

when you're sick. Biforal-A vehicle built for two, Boice--Plural of boys. Britches What they build

across rivers. Bucks--Bugs.

Calory The dress circle of a

theatre.

CanaryName of the fighter

licked by Maxie Baer. Cartoon-Cardboard box. Cavort-Two pints.

Cutic-A wartime flea living

on others.

Cynic-Where they wash dishes. Diduce-Mussolini..

Denser-One who dances, Diploma-The plumber.

Diverse-What has yet to come. Division-What fisherman often

say isn't so hot.

Faun-What it is to be fooled.' Feet-Aspasm. Flax-Flags.

Flotsam-Jetsam's partner. Foyer What Gridley nyas told

to do whenever ready, Fundamental-From the mantle. Furor-Hitler's German name.

Plurry

The following is, edlented to our 34 young Australian visitors.

The grantent Australian word wo

have learnt.

In the course of a very few weeks. "Tis a word you can roll round the

thick of your tongue,

And then echo it

your cheeks,

out

through

A word of profanity, word of

delight,

་

Award" When You're worried, a

a word when you're tight,

A word when you hato everybody

on sight. "PLURRY." Now this excellent word can be.

used in the midst

Of a party of any old kind.

Why, a Bishop, a Padre, a Dyko

or an Earl

Can use it and no one will mind.

'Tis the grandest expletive that's

ever been lawn;

A busman, a dustman or heir to n

throne

Can use it in clube or in "juga" or at home. "PLURRY.'