The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-01-04
POLITICS IN OTHER LANDS

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The Sim Fem revolt 10 Ireland, the
establishment Of a revolutionary gov.
eminent in Greece, the proclamation
Of Poland as an independent nation by
| its TeutOnlc cOnquerors and the res.
| tOratiOn Of the republic In China con.
stituted the most important develop,
ments Of a political nature in coun.
tries outside Of the United States in
1916.
! An official mandate. issued March
y, announced the abandonment Of the
| Chinese monarchy and the restoration
/ Of the republic which had been dis
| placed by the monarchy during the lat
| ter part of 1915. Yuan Shi Kai an
nOunced his rejection Of the emperor
| ship and resumed the presidency of
! the republic June G, Yuan Shi Kai
| died suddenly and Yuan Ii Hung be-
came president.
The Sim Fein rebellion In Ireland
I was precipitated on April IS. when Sir
Roger Easement. former consular Off
! Ger Of the United Kingdom, was cap
tured while attempting to land in Ire
land from Germany and a German
ship loaded with arms to be used in
an Irish uprising was sunk while at
tempting to land the arms. April a,
the Sim Fein rebels seized parts Of
Dublin and serious fighting In the
streets followed. The revolt spread,
and on April q martial law was de-
clared over the entire island. April
y, loyal troops took st. Stephens
green in Dublin from the rebels, cap
turing 100 of them, and the following
day. Peter Pearse, president Of the
Irish Republic" surrendered The
next day the main body of the reb-
els surrendered. May 3, Pearse, Thomas
J. Clark and Thomas McDOnagh. lead
ers Of the revolt, were executed In the
Tower of London. after being found
guilty Of sediriOn at a military trial
Ten other leaders Of the rebels were
executed during the next few days.
June 70. Sir Roger Easement was
placed on trial for treason in London.
He was convicted and sentenced to
death June % and the sentence was
executed by hanging in Pentonville
prison. August ,. Following the Sim
Fein revolt an effort was made by the
government to bring about a cOmprO-
mise which would result in the grant
ing of home rule 10 Ireland at once.
bur the effort was fruiueSs-
The revolutionary movement in
Greece, which resulted in the forma-
ton of a provisional government by
former Premier VenizeIOs, grew out Of
the refusal Of King Constantine TO
be drawn into the war on the side Of
the entente allies. September p, the
island OF Crete seeded from Greece,
and on September IS, Former Premier
Yenizelos and Admiral COundouriotis
issued a proclamation declaring the
establishment of q provisional govern
ment for Greece.
The independence Of Poland. which
had been wrested from Russia by Teu-
tonic arms, was proclaimed by Ger
many and Austria, November 3.
An important development in far
eastern politics was the announce
ment, July Z, of the signing of Jap
Russian convention declared to
provide for the mutual safety of the
two nations and the protection Of
their mutual interests in the far East
The japanese foreign Office announced |
that the convention did not threaten /
the open door in China and would not !
affect American trade and interests !
in any way. September 3, new de- !
mands made by Japan, which were
as threatening the integrity I
Of China. were revealed. October 3, |
the Japanese cabinet resigned and the /
emperor entrusted the formation Of a |
new cabinet to Count Terauchi who is
regarded as the leader of the element
favoring an aggressive military policy
for Japan. especially with reference to
China.
The death of Franz Josef. emperor
If Austria Hungary, which occurred
November p. was expected in some
quarters to be productive OF events
# far-reaching Importance from a pO-
ftical viewpoint in the dual monarchy
United States marines were landed
n Santo Domingo and fought several
with rebel bands. Finally
conditions in the island became so
.hoatic that, on November 20. the
United States authorities proclaimed |
military government Of the country.
This was expected TO pave the way for
in Santo Domingo such a
financial and police prOtectorate as
he United States already exercises
yer Haiti.