As His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, the 225th King of Kings of Ethiopia, mounted the rostrum in at League of Nations Headquarters in Geneva Switzerland on June 30, 1936 to plead the cause of His people before the 52 member European Nations of the world who had gathered to decide the fate of Ethiopia, fascist representatives began to jeer and heckle.

Maintaining his composure, His Majesty  asked the League if they would vote to halt the fascist genocide of the Ethiopian people that was being carried out with poison gas purchased from Adolph Hitler, or would they wash their bloodied hands, turn their heads and look the other way?"

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History records how his plea "fell upon deaf ears" he then warned the the 52 nations of the world
"if you fail to commit to right action, the same thing could happen to you tomorrow,".  Three years later,  on September 1, 1939 World War II began--prophecy was fulfilled and the rest is history.