Realist diplomacy sparks Spain Ethiopia tensions at League
Geneva council clash over Spanish civil war and Ethiopia as Alvarez del Vayo argues for fuller arms imports and non intervention while Litvinoff and Halifaх clash with Britain and France over intervention policy. New Zealand's Jordan defends Spain's right to decide its fate amid calls for reform.
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Russia
New Zealand
Julio del Vayo
Barcelona
Great Britain
France
Haile Selanaie
China
Soviet
League
Italy
Ethiopia
Agustin Edwards
Chile
Switzerland
Alvarez del Vayo
Council
Viscount Halifax
Lord Halifax
Georges Bonnet
Spain
Maxim Litvinoff
Europe
Jordan
Lond Halifax
Bennet Alvarez du Vayo
Britain
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Leas
Divorce Bill Expands Grounds as Senate Supports Dominion Authority
Rt Hon. Arthur Meighen argued in the senate that the Dominion has full jurisdiction to legislate on marriage and divorce, opposing Sir Allen Aylesworth who warned the bill intrudes on provincial civil rights. The senate adopted the committee report and the divorce bill now awaits third reading.
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Ottawa
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Lendrum McMeans
Winnipeg
Allen Aylesworth
Lib
North York
Dominion
Britain Faces Rain Shortage. Vegetable Prices Jump
Great Britain awaits a ministry crop report as vegetable prices rise sharply due to reduced supply. Potatoes sell for 40 to 50 per ton, with cabbages and carrots rising. rains end a 72 day dry spell in Newcastle and Durham.
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London
Great Britain
Ministry of Agriculture
British Isles
Newcastle
Durham
Scotland
England
Ethiopia Not Conquered Says Selassie in Geneva Appeal
Through Geneva representatives Haile Selassie declared to the League of Nations that Italy has not yet conquered Ethiopia. The report cites dispatches from His Majesty and notes continued fighting across many areas with revolts in others. It counts 5,993 Italian and native Askari deaths in western and northern regions, while Ethiopians retain control of much of Gojjam and Shoa. In the south, Italians hold only five towns amid vast Danakil and Aussa provinces. London reports Mayo aircraft completed its first trial flight carrying the normal upper-plane load for the transatlantic mission, with a successful separation from the lower craft during takeoff.
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Geneva
Haile Selassie
League of Nations Council
Italy
Ethiopia
Gojjam
Shoa
Danakil
Aussa
London
Mayo
Tne
Bitch
Rock Slide Traps Miners at Kirkland Lake Mine
A rock burst at Lake Shore Gold Mines in Kirkland Lake Ont traps two miners and injures one at the 2 800 foot level. Peter West and Bolan are reported missing beneath a gigantic cave in while Fancel escapes with minor injuries. The slide, among the worst in the mine history, rattled the town as rescue efforts continue.
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Kirkland Lake
Protest Bombing Charge Deliberate Bombing Of Ships In Valencia
Great Britain protests to General Franco over the alleged deliberate air bombing of British ships in Valencia harbor. Sir Robert Hodgson and Richard Butler were tasked to address a strong protest and request an investigation of the incident.
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Valencia
London
Great Britain
Franco
Robert Hodgson
Burgos
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Britain Denies Pushing US on Spain Arms Embargo
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Champerlain denied claims that Britain sought to sway the United States against lifting the arms embargo to Spain. Geoffrey Mander questioned rumors of Britain discouraging US action on war supplies. Henderson pressed on US sentiment betraying Spanish democracy. mediation with Japan and China was ruled unproductive until both sides showed willingness.
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London
Champerlain
House of Commons
United States
Spain
Geoffrey Mander
Ate
Arthur Henderson
Labor
Great Britain
Japan
China
Season's First Crop Report Indicates Wheat Area Decrease
Dominion bureau of statistics reports as of May 1 1938 that spring wheat area in Canada is expected at 24 105 900 acres down 745 500 from 1937, with Saskatchewan hardest hit while Manitoba and Alberta see rises in other grains. Durum wheat sowing drops from 2 322 000 to 1 693 000 acres. oats and barley also forecast to decline about three to five percent.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberto Durum
Scotland's Labor Council for Scottish Self Government formed
Robert Gibson MP presided at the inaugural meeting in Glasgow. The newly formed Labor Council for Scottish Self-Government aims to secure a Scottish parliament to handle Scottish affairs and presents a movement within the Labor party.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Labor Council
Robert Gibson
Greenock
Labor Party
Ottawa talk on halting railway duplication and new commissions
Senate debate centers on creating a budgeting and planning body to prevent uneconomic rail line duplication. SW Fairweather of CNR argues such a mechanism could block future expansions and address inter provincial tensions. He cites CPR plans to a northern Quebec route as an economic crime risking $3 million yearly drain from CNR. He notes Noranda mine wealth and possible impacts if rail cooperation hinges on pooling freight and passenger services rather than complex new firms.
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Ottawa
Budgeting and Planning Commission
Senate Special Committee
Canada
SW. Fairweather
Bureau of Economics
Canadian National Railways
Fairweather
Rouyn-Seneterre
Quebec
CNR
Noranda
CPR
Tianal
Canadian Pacific
C. N. Treasury
C.N
Obta
Trafic
Maaxincu
Duff Commission
Pacific Coast Steamships
Strikes in April Hit Ottawa and Canada Hard
In April 1937 Ottawa and Canada faced 15 strikes and lockouts affecting 2 474 workers, with 17 548 man working days lost. The Department of Labor notes 37 disputes involving 127 workers in April 1937, and taxicab drivers, Great Lakes steamship workers, and Fort Frances sawmill employees contributed to most time loss.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Labor
Toronto
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Fort Frances
Ont
Forecast New Appointment in London Cabinet
Havas News Agency reports political experts expect Malcolm MacDonald dominions secretary to move to the colonial office if Lord Harlech resigns. Harlech, formerly William Ormsby-Gore, may step down prompting a reshuffle in governing posts.
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London
Havas
Malcolm MacDonald
Dominions
Colonial Office
Lord Harlech
William Ormsby-Gore
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