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man socialist leaders resulted on :Janu-
airy { in serious street lighting. The
government was seriously threatened,
nut on January its troops in Berlin
were re-cnfOrccd and rcgaincd control
OF the situation. On January 1G DR..
Carl Licbknccht, leader of the Spar
tacans. or antigovcrnmcnt faction. was
killed while attempting to escape after
arrest in Berlin. His companion. Rosa
Luxembourg, long known as a radical
leader both In Germany and Russia,
was killed by mob. Disorders in
Germany were suppressed ana on Jan
unry 80 the people elected national
assembly. the majority socialists led
by Chancellor Ebert retaining control.
The assembly met a Wcimar on Janu-
ary and on February II elected
Chancellor Ebert as first president Of
the German republic. after adopting Il
provisional constitution. III POLAND
opposing factions reached an agree
mcnt on January II whereby Ignacc
Jan PadcrrwSki became premier, with
General pilSudSki as foreign minister
and NJ. DcmOski rs president.
Opposition to Japanese control had
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or March II Korean nntionaliSts is
sued declaration Of independence.
dcclarin" themselves ready to eight to
the last drop OF blood" Serious diSor-
dcrS also were reported in Egypt in
support OF The nationalist demand for
autonomy and on March 81 the Brit
iSh secretary for war. Mr.. Churchill
admitted that The whole Of Egypt was
virtually In Il state Of inSurrcction.
On March lG a now Grrmano-AuStrian
government was established ut Vienna
with Doctor Rrnncr rs chancellor
Count Karolyi had been made prcsi-
dent of The now hungarian republic on
January IL, but on March 30 he was
forced TO resign and there was cOnSti-
tutcd 4 new government which pro.
claimed dictatorship Of the prolc-
tnrlat and an alliance With thc Rus
sian soviet government.
\ ministerial crisis arose in Italy as
q result of the governments policy in
connection With the peace conferences
AS Il result the ministry Of Premier
Orlando was unrNpCctcdly over
thrown On June 10 and two days later
Francesca Niui, former minister OF
finance. became premier Of Italy. a,
the same time the German cabinet re-
signed because of the determination of
Chancellor Scheidcmnnn not TO rccog-
niZc the peace terms offered by the
allies. Gustav Adoiph Bauer, former
minister OF labor was appointed chan
cellor by President Ebert ana formed
new cabinet. \ clash between the
new German government and the allies
was threatened on June 81 when the
German feet which had been interncd
in British waters under the arlnistice
was Scuttlrd b. German crews, twenty
bnttlcShips and cruisers being sunk.
Oh: August l Rcla Kun, who for four
or FIVE months had been dictator I'm
Hungary, was compelled TO retire when
socialists seized control OF the govern.
ment
The situation in Ireland where the
Sim Fcin continued It's efforts to es-
tnbliSh republic grew more serious
as the year advanced. Repeated dis
orders occurred and on September II
NiScount French, lieutenant governor
of ireland, prohibited further meetings
of the So-calicd Irish parliament. Many
arrests were made by The military.
Tho fighting in Russia had continued
without decided advantage to any
group until on October % the force
commanded by General Yudcnitch, ad-
vancing against the bolshcvists.
reached q point within fifteen mics of
pctrograd.
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