Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
Foreign Affairs.

In the war against Germany.
Foreign Affairs.
While the treaty was being negoti.
ated conditions remained very I'M
settled not only In the territory which
had been included In the four defeated
nations but throughout Europe. Rus
STA continued In state Of turmoil
throughout the year. Although the
bolshevist government under the dIrec-
ton OF Lenin and Trotzky maintained
It's control over II large part Of the
former empire II was hemmed In on
all sides by opposing groups which
attacked II with varying success The
newly constituted nation Of Poland
was beset for a time on all sides but
II, too. succeeded In weathering the
storm and had established stable
government before many months had
passed
Failure TO reach a settlement Of the
Finme question continually threatened
an armed conflict between the italians
and the new Jugo- Slav state Serious
conditions existed In Hungary both be-
canse Of internal disorders and be-
cause Of clashes with Roumania and
with the new Czech government
In Germany a split among the Ger
man socialist leaders resulted on Janu-
AIRY IN serious street fighting. The
government was seriously threatened.
but on January 9 It's troops In Berlin
were reinforced and regained control
of the situation. On January 10 Or.
Carl Llebknecht leader Of the Spar
| tacans, or antigovernment faction, was
killed while attempting to escape after
| arrest I'm Berlin, His companion. Rosa
| Luxembourg. long known as n radical
! leader both In Germany and Russia
was killed by mob. Disorders in
Germany were suppressed and on Jan
uary 10 the people elected a national
assembly, the majority socialists led
| by Chancellor Ebert retaining control.
| The assembly met Weimar on Janu-
AIRY q and on February II elected
Chancellor Ebert ms first president OF
the German republic. after adopting a
|
opposing factions reached an agree
ment on January Il whereby Ignace
Jan Paderewskt became premier, with
General Plsudskl as foreign minister
and NJ pemoski as president.
| Opposition to Japanese control had
been developing rapidly In Korea and
on March IL Korean nationalists Is
sued a declaration OF independence
declaring themselves ready tn fight to
the last drop Of blood" Serious disor.
iers also were reported In Egypt in
support OF the nationalist demand for
autonomy and on March - the Brit
ish secretary for war. MIR. Churchill.
admitted that the whole Of Egypt was
| virtually IN n state ~ insurrection.
ON March tt n new Germano- Aust rian
government was established AT Vienna
with Doctor Renner as chancellor
| Count Karolyi had been made presi-
| dent OF the new Hungarian republic on
| January IL. but on March 80 he was
| forced to resign ami there was consti.
| tuted new government which pro
claimed \ dictatorship Of the prole
tariat and an alliance with the Rus
sian soviet government.
A ministerial crisis arose In Italy as
a result, of the governments policy IN
connection with the peace conference.
As a result the ministry of Premier
Orlando was unexpectedly over
| thrown on June 70 and two days later
| Francesca Nitti former minister OF
finance, became premier of Italy. At
the same time the German cabinet ~
signed because ef the determination OF
| Chancellor Scheidemann not 70 recog
! nixe rhe peace terms offered by the
! allies, Gustav Adoiph Bauer, former
| minister OF labor. VAS appointed chan
csilor by PreSiden, Ebert and formed
| new cabinet. A clash between the
new German government and the allies
WAS threatened an June ~ when the
| German feet which had teen informed
| In British waters under The armts, &c
was scutrled by German crews, twenty
| hat,leShips and cruisers being Sunk
On August | Bella Kun. aa" Tor -Four
or i've mouths had been dlctatpr In
Hungary, VAS compelled 10 retire when