South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-26

On March 10 the mayor Of Cork was
killed by assassins. In the house of
commons the Irish Home Rule bill
was advanced 10 second reading on
March 28. The bill was criticized
by Mr. Asquith as tending TO parti
ton Ireland under a costly and un-
desirable dual parliament He urged
Irish unity as the aim OF any legis
latiOn attempted. The bill passed its
second reading, however, on March
81, 34S 10 "a. On April Irish tax
Offices and records were burned at
many points and wire communica-
ton from Belfast was cut On April
- a general strike called by Irish
labor leaders tied up all Ireland in
protest against the holding Of Irish
prisoners who were on a hunger
strike. The following day the hunger
strikers were released on order of
Gen. Sir Nevil Macready. newly in
command in Ireland.
a clamor for a Danish republic
was set up by crowds in the streets
of Copenhagen March 80. NJ. Liebe
attempted to form a new cabinet,
but on April 4 he resigned. King
Christian promised electoral reforms,
and the general strike which had
been in progress was called Off.
MEXICAN DISORDERS.
In Mexico the presidential COM
resulted eventually in the overthrow
Of the Carranza government On
April 10 the state of Sonora with
drew from the republic and fighting
between the Sonora troops and fed
al V nj q
Mexican states had Joined the Sc
cession movement. The revolution
airy movement gained rapidly, and
on May Pres't Carranza fled from
Mexico City toward the eastern
coast. On May IA Adolfo de la
Huerta, who headed the revolution
airy movement. called congress into
session to elect a provisional presi-
dent. who should in turn call a con-
constitutional election. On May 22
CarranZa. the fugitive president, was
shot and killed by troops in his es-
cort while asleep.
Promise of a cessation of civil war
in iGhina was given on April 81 by
the announcement by WI Ting-Iang
southern foreign minister, of a mer-
ger of the north and south govern
ments with a united parliament a.
Shanghai.
The sensational trial OF Joseph
Caillaux, former premier of France
came to close on April %. The for
mer premier was acquitted of the
charge of high treason, but wa.
found guilty of commerce and cor
respondence with the enemy" anC
was sentenced to five years exile.
In Italy the ministry headad by
/ Premier Nitti resigned on May II
/ the Catholic party failing to supper
il in a vote of confidence. on MAY
2l Premier Nitti formed a new cab
/ met.
Disorder continued TO grow in Ire
land in May. On the 18th concert
ed raids destroyed so barracks anC
20 income tax offices. More thar
1000 British troops were landed II
Ireland May II to protect the po
lice. Heavy troop patrols were es
tablished at Dublin and other points
! but incendiarism and rioting contin
ued.
CZECHO-SIOVAKIA ELECTS
PRESIDENT.
= Thomas Carrique Masaryk becam,
first president OF the new Czecho
slovak republic May %. being elect
ed by the first elected parliament b,
vote Of 2S4 to 81.
Another cabinet crisis in Italy oil
June resulted in the resignation o
! Premier Nitti and his cabinet Signo
I Orlando also resigned as presiden o
the chamber. A new cabinet wa
formed June II under former Pre-
f; nier Giovanni Giolitti. on June 2
4 Italian troops mutinied at Ancon;
and red" uprisings broke out al
over Italy in what appeared to be
concerted anarchist plot.
The principal Irish outbreak Il
June came in London berry. wher
Sim Feiners and unionists clashe
I and terroriZed the city on June Is
I on the 24th British troops, with ar
/ mOred cars and machine guns, drov
I the fighting forces from the street
and business was resumed. On Jun
% Brig. Gen. c. II. T. Lucas. com
manding the FermOy military are
in Ireland, was kidnapped by SIM
Feiners.
on July IS the trades union con
gress at London voted 276O.OOO Z
1856 900 TO demand withdrawal O
troops from Ireland and the estab
lishment Of an Irish parliament. O
the 10Th Sim Feiners raided tn
I DuDlln pOStOtnCe. On the 18th Com
missioner Smythe of the Munste
Royal Irish constabulary was shot {
death 10y Sim Feiners in the coun
try club at Cork. The following da
Sim Feiners and troops fought i
the streets Of Cork. killing an
wouuding more than 10C. Rioting a
Belfast on July % resulted in tn
killing of IA and the wounding q
hundreds. with n property loss {
100000.
Civil war famed up in China dur
ing July. The Anfu or militari:
forces. under Gen. Tuan Chi-jui wer
defeated by the Chill. troops unde
Gen. WI Pei-fu July IS, and wer
driven back 10 the Pel:in suburbs.
Indication that peace in Mexic
would result from the latst revolt
ton was given by the surrender o
July 2S of Pancho villa and h
bandit followers. who received an
nesty and land grants from the ne
Mexican government.
In an effort 10 stamp out disol
ders in Ireland, the government in
troduced in the house Of common
on Aug. 2 what become known as I'll
Irish Grimes bill, providing for mil
tary courts in Ireland II was rusae
through the house OF commons an
the house OF lords and became a la
on Aug. 9. On Aug. 13 Mayor Tel