The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-12-31
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS


The World war was formally ended
January 10 when Germany and four
ieen Of the powers allied against her
in the war exchanged Publications OF
the Treaty Of Versailles at Paris. Tie
United States, however, was not
among the nations participating in this
ceremony, as the treaty had not been
ratified by the senate.
The League of Nations came into
actual being at Paris January 16 when
the executive council held its first
meeting with representatives from Bel
GUM, Brazil, England. Italy, France,
Japan. Greece and Spain participant
Ing.
The Russian government made a
step toward securing peace with its
warning neighbors by concluding
treaties with Ukraine and Esthonia.
The Turkish peace terms were com
pieted on March 3, aud a week later
Ble Allies decided to use force to i'm
pose the terms upon Turkey, sending
troops to occupy Constantlnople. The
allied forces occupied the Turkish
capital without opposition
Polish troops began a spring often
give against the Russian Bolshevlkl In
the Baltic region on March %. Warsaw
reported heavy fighting az many points
on the 400-mile front. Three days lat
er Poland offered peace terms to Rus.
STA, providing for restoration Of the
Kingdom of 1872, return Of art and
other treasures. and an indemnity for
inyaslons since 1914. Polish troops ad.
mlnistered a yer defeat to the Boil
Ehevikl at Podolia April 10.
The Poles and Ukrainlans negotIat
ed a treaty on April p. iecognizin;
Ukralnian independence from Russia
A combined army of Poles and Ukran
ians then launched an offensive agalnsr
the Russian "Red" forces, capturln,
Kiev on MAY s ana the great port o.
Odessa on May II.
Bolshevik troops invaded Persia N
Astara May is. forcing the withdrawn
OF British troops. B~olSheylk troopt
on the Polish front were re%-enforcc,
and launched an attack on a ninety
mile front, seeking to open communi
cation with East Prussia. On June
they succeeded In thanking and drivIn,
back General Pilsudskl's Polish troops
The supreme council continued IL
efforts 70 complete the peace settle
ments. The treaty With Hungary wa.
signed June 4 at Versailles Ambassa
dor Wallace signing for the Unite,
States. Turkey was granted ffteei
days additional time to present II
views regarding the treaty with tina
country.
While these peace negotiations werI
IN progress. fighting continued at man,
points. Over 300 Italian prisoners werI
killed by Albanians at Tlrana on Jun
Is IN retaliation for the a~ssassInatlol
81 ESsad Pasha In Paris on June 10
Supported BY British troops and bal
tleships at Malta and ConstantInopls
the Greeks began a campaign to Gus
the Turkish Nationalists from parts o
Asia Minor.
On July Z the Bolsllevik troops car
tured Rovono, throwing the Poles int
retreat on the entlre front. Polan,
opened negotiations for an armIstic
and these continued for q week wheI
II was renorted that Ruscia had OF
derca the pOstponement OF the negC
tiarions and the capture OF Warsaw
Bolshevist troops captured Lomza an
Brest-Litovsk, and begun d drive q
Lemberg August 1. During the mex
two weeks they continued to advanc
and on August n were within lively
miles Of Warsaw. The Polish caplts
seemed doomed, but on the 18th III
Poles launched s great counter-oi
fenslye and drove the Bolshevlki bac
In disorder, H%eartened by the crust
ing hlow given the Russian forces
fhe Poles rejected the Bolsheylk peae
terms.
In the meantime, on August H. N