Walter Alexander Riddell
Walter Alexander Riddell | |
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Born | Stratford, Ontario, Canada | 5 August 1881
Died | 27 July 1963 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 81)
Occupation | Diplomat |
Known for | Proposing sanctions against Mussolini |
Walter Alexander Riddell (5 August 1881 – 27 July 1963) was a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and academic. He was the Canadian Advisory Officer to the League of Nations from 1924 to 1937.
Born in
At the League of Nations, he is responsible for what is known as The Riddell Incident, where he tried, oblivious to the desires of
[Riddell] represented only his personal opinion, and his views as a member of the committee and not the views of the Canadian government.
Later that month, the Hoare–Laval Pact damaged the image of the League. Mussolini finished the conquest of Ethiopia.
In 1936, King all but declared the death of the League, after Emperor Haile Selassie's plea for help from foreign nations in his 7 June 1936 address to League of Nations.[3]
The British later evicted the Italians during the
References
- ^ Bothwell 2007
- ^ Morton 1999, p. 175
- ^ a b Creighton 1970, p. 222
Sources
- Bothwell, Robert (2 December 2007). "Walter Alexander Riddell". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- Creighton, Donald (1970). Canada's First Century. Macmillan of Canada.
- Morton, Desmond (1999). A Military History of Canada. McCllelland & Stewart.
- In Defence of Canada: Appeasement and Rearmament, James Eayrs
- Walter Alexander Riddell fonds