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League of Nations. The alignment of the nations in the League showed that Italy and France were completely isolated in Europe. The most interesting feature in this respect was that the Little Entente nations (CzechoSlovakia, Rumania, Yugo-Slavia) showed themselves to be at variance with France, their so-called master...
...Italians. Mussolini "magnanimously" gave Belgrade until Sept. 15 to ratify her delegates' decision. But circumstances have changed. Italy has seized Corfu. If Italy remains at Corfu, Yugo-Slavia will be so hemmed in that she cannot afford to allow her rights in Fiume to be abandoned to the master of the black-shirted legions, who first scowls at Greeks and Slavs from his massive desk at the Palazzo Chigi, and then, to show his sangfroid, dashes off to the motor races at Milan...
...Korfanty, Silesian member of the Polish Government and possible Minister of Commerce, in a speech at Warsaw, admitted that Herr Hugo Stinnes, master of coke, had secured a foothold in Polish industry, but he declared him persona non grata...
...fight is reminiscent of the John L. Sullivan-James J. Corbett struggle in 1892. Sullivan was equipped with the most powerful right hand that ever dealt a knockout; he was short, heavy and slow. Corbett was known as the " dancing master. He cut Sullivan to pieces at long range and never once did the great right hand jar the opposing jaw. Skill won the world's championship and has retained it ever since. Now Firpo climbs into the ring to win it back again for bone and muscle. He climbs in perfectly conditioned despite his unique training methods. He brings...
Another mystery: Herr Hugo Stinnes (master of coke) and Dr. Wilhelm Cuno (ex-Chancellor) "went to London." That is all that is known...