The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-03
FOREIGN Affairs.

WINE the treaty was being negoti-
ated conditions remained very un.
settled not only In the territory which
had been included in the four defeated
nations but throughout Europe. Rus
sia continued In state OF turmoil
throughout the year. Although the
bolshevist government under the dIrec-
tion OF LenIn and Trotzky maintained
Its control over n large part OF the
former empire II was hemmed In on
all sides by opposing groups which
attacked Il with varying success. The
newly constituted nation of Poland
was beset for time on all sides. but
IL. too, succeeded In weathering the
storm and had established a stable
government before many months had
passed.
Failure 10 reach a settlement OF the
Fiume question continually threatened
an armed conflict between the Italians
and the new Jugo-Slav state. Serious
conditions existed In Hungary both be-
cnuse 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 7 In serious street fghtIng. The
government was seriously threatened.
but on january o it's troops In Berlin
we're REINFORCED and rcgHlned control
Of the situation. On January i6 Or.
Carl Liebknecht. leader Of the Spar
tncans. or antigOvernment faction was
killed while attempting to escnpe after
arrest In Berlin. His companion. Rosa
Luxemhurg. long known as radical
leader both In Germany aud Russia.
was killed by n mob. Disorders In
Germany were suppressed aud on Jan
nary 10 the people elected n national
assembly. the majority socialists led
hy Chancellor Ebert retaining control.
The assembly met n Welmar on Jnnu-
airy 9 and on February II elected
Chancellor Ebert ms FIRST president Of
the German republic after adopting a
provisional constitution. In Poland
opposing factions reached nm agree
fnent on january II whereby Igtacc
ian Paderewskl became premier, with
General Pilsudskl MS foreign minister.
and NJ. DemoSkl as president,
Opposition TO Japanese control had
been developing rapidly In Korea and
on March II Korean nationalists Is
sued declaration OF independence.
declaring themselves ready TO fight 20
the last drop OF blood" Serlnus dlSor-
ders also were reported in Egypt In
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autonomy and on March ~ the Rrit-
lsh secretary for war. MIR. Churchill
admitted that the whole ~ Egypt was
virtually IN state OF Instruction
On March i6a new Germano-Austrinn
government was established nj Vienna
with Doctor Renncr as chancellor
Count Karolyl had been made presi.
dent Of the new Hungarian republic on
january H. hut on March p he was
forced 20 resign and there was consti.
tufed a new government which pro
claimed a dictatorship Of the probe.
iarlat and Nh alliance with the Rus
sian soviet government
A ministerial crisis arose 10 italy as
result Of the governments policy 10
connection with the peace conference
As result the ministry 81 Premier
Orlando was unexpectedly over
thrown on June 10 and two days later
francesca Nlui former minister Of
nnnnce. became premier of Italy AZ
the same time the German cabinet &C..
signed hecnuse Of the determination or
Chancellor Scheldemann not 20 recoc.
nlze the peace terms offered by the
allies Gustav Adolph Bauer. former
minister Of labor. was appointed chan.
cellor by President Ebert and formed
new cabinet. clash between The
new German government and the allies
was threatened on June p when the
German feet which had been interned
In British waters under the armlstIcc
was scuttled by German crews. twenty
battleships and cruisers being sunk.
on August I Bella Kun. who for four
or Eve months haa been dictator In
Hungary. was compelled TO retire when