Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-01-02
Foreign Affairs.

/ serted not only In the territory which
had been included in the four defeated
nations but throughout Europe. Rus
STA continued in a state Of turmoil
throughout the year Although the
bolshevist government under the direc-
/ ton of Lenin and Trotzky maintained
It's control over large part of the
FORMER empire 1t was hemmed in on
all sides by opposing groups which
attacked 1t with varying success. The
newly constituted nation of Poland
was beset for time on all sides, but
it, too, succeeded In weathering the
storm and had established a stable
government before many months had
passed.
Failure to 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-
cause 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 Z in serious street fighting. The
government was seriously threatened,
but on January it's troops in Berlin
were REINFORCED and regained control
of the situation. On January Is DR..
Carl Liebknecht, leader of the Spar
tacans, or antigovernment 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 a 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 a Weimar on Janu-
airy 6 and on February II elected
| Chancellor Ebert as first president of
the German republic, after adopting
provisional constitution. In Poland
opposing factions reached an agree
ment on January II whereby Ignace
Jan Paderewski became premier, with
General Pilsudski as foreign minister
and NJ Demoski as president.
question had again come to the front.
On January 81 the Sim Fein members
elected to the British parliament met
in Dublin and after reading a decla-
ration of independence proclaimed an
Irish republic.
On February 81 Kurt Eisner, indie
pendent socialist premier of Bavaria,
who shortly before had placed the
blame for the war on Germany and
Austria, was assassinated by an army
officer in Munich.
/ Opposition to japanese control had
been developing rapidly in Korea and
on March II Korean nationalists is
sued a declaration of independence,
declaring themselves ready to flight to
the last drop of blood. Serious disor-
ders also were reported in Egypt in
support of the nationalist demand for
autonomy and on March % the Brit
ish secretary for war, Mr.. Churchill,
admitted that the whole of Egypt was
virtually in state of insurrection.
On March is a new Germano-Austrian
government was established at Vienna
| with Doctor Renner as chancellor.
| Count Karolyi had been made presi-
dent of the new Hungarian republic on
January II, but on March % he was
| forced to resign and there was consti-
tuted new government WHICH pro-
claimed a 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 10 and two days later
Francesca Nitti, former. minister of
| finance became premier of Italy. At
the same time the German cabinet re-
/ signed because of the determination of
Chancellor Scheidemann not to recog
nize the peace terms offered by the
allies. Gustav Adolph Bauer, former
minister of labor, was appointed chan
cellor by President Ebert and formed
a new cabinet. A clash between the
new German government and the allies
was threatened on June p when the
/ German fleet which had been interned
in British waters under the armistice
was scuttled by German crews, twenty
battleships and cruisers being sunk.
Serious disorders arose in Peru as a
result of the contested election for
president held on May 10. On July
Peruvian troops and police took presi-
dent Jose Pardo prisoner and pro-
claimed Augusta B. Leguia president.
Later Pardo was permitted to leave the
| country in exile.
An unusual incident of September
was the plebiscite which was held in
Luxembourg to determine whether the
neople wished the Grand Duchess
/ Charlotte to continue as their ruler.
The people decreed that the grand
duchess should remain in power and
| voted to establish an economic alli-
ance with France.
On October the people of Norway
voted by an overwhelming majority in
favor of prohibiting the sale of
whisky and other strong liquors.
On August 1 Bella Kun, who for four
or five months had been dictator in
Hungary, was compelled to retire when
socialists seized control of the govern
ment.
The situation in Ireland where the
Sim Fem continued its efforts to es-