85 years ago today Emperor Haile Selassie gave the one and only speech given in person to the League of Nations in Geneva by a head of state. Exiled by a brutal fascist invader who used poison gas attacks and incendiary bombs to occupy Ethiopia, the Emperor sought to call on the League to fulfill its promise of collective security. His somber quietly dignified demeanor was in severe contrast to Mussolini’s clownish bombastic theatrical public performances. When he mounted the podium to speak, th