The Lamar register., 1920-12-29


rapidly and on May President Car
rama fed from Mexico City toward
the eastern coast. On May % Car
rama, the fugitive president. was shot
and killed by troops in his escort
while asleep.
A cabinet crisis In Italy on June 8
resulted in the resignation of Premier
Nlttl and his cabinet. Signor Orlando
also resigned us president of the cham
ber. A new cabinet was formed June
n under former Premier Giovanni CT
olfttl. On June 81 Italian troops mu-
tinted at Ancona and Red" uprls
ings broke out all over Italy in what
appenred to he concerted anarchist
plot.
on August 10 Mayor Terence Mae
Swiney of Cork was arrested 10y Brit
lsh troops for seditlon in holding II
Sim Fein court AT the City Hall. He
was convicted by court martial on
the I7th and taken 10 an English pris-
on. where he Immediately entered up
on hunger strike. Riots and In
cendiarism continued to assume more
serious proportions at many points.
In the constitutional election held
In Mexico September General Al
vara obregon was elected president.
President Deschanel of France re-
signed September 21 because OF Ill
health and on the 23rd Premier Alex
andre Millerand was elected TO succeed
him. Georges Leygues, minister of
marine under Clemenceau. became pre-
mier.
Further disturbances were reported
In Italy during October on the 18Th
leaders OF the Socialist party and The
General Confederation Of Labor or
dered demonstrations ia every town In
Italy I'm an effort 10 force the italian
government 10 recognize soviet Rus
sia. and on the following day many
persons We're killed and wounded In
the course of two-hOur strike called
as protest against the arrest, OF polit-
ical offenders opposing the allied pol
icy toward Russia. The government
began a drive on the 18th to round up
all advocates of violence in the coun-
try.
After a hunger strike of "a days,
which had drawn the attention OF the
world. Terence MacSwiney lord mayor
Of Cork. died In Brixton prison. Lon
don, October 20. Great pressure had
been brought to bear to secure Mayor
NncSwIney's release. but the govern
the hunger strikers
King Alexander of Greece died on
October % as a result OF q bite by
pet monkey. and II was announced
that the throne would be offered ~
Prince Paul, third son OF former King
Constantine
Peace In China seemed TO be finally
assured by proclamation Issued by
the government November !. declaring
that there had been a reunion OF North
and South China and calling for fhe
election of n new parliament.
Fierce riotlng between UnlOnlsts
and Sim Feiners broke out In North
Belfast. ireland November Z. Seri-
Gus disorders were reported also AT
Londonderry where five policemen
were shot and many ships burned or
wrecked. The Irish home rule bill
passed the house Of commons on It's
third reading November IL. At Dublin
ON November 81. following the murder
Of II British officers, force OF troops
raided a football game and fired upon
the crowd, killing and wounding
large plumber OF persons"
A political upheHval came in Greece
with the defeat In the general election
ON November IA OF the party headed
by Premier venizelos. Premier veni-
zslos resigned on November II and
George Rballis. former premier and
leader among the followers of e1-King
Constantine. formed a new cabinet.
On December the Greek people, In
plebiscite voted for the return OF
King Constantine On December 10
Constantine returned TO Athens in
triumph.
The Irish situation neared a crisis
during the closing weeks of the year
Wholesale arrests were made by the
British authorities during the last
weeks of November, among those
taken being Arthur Griffith. acting
president of the Irish republic" and
many other Irish leaders. On No
yember % Irish plotters set fire to
several large warehouses on the Liver
pool water front AND killed two men.
Martial law was proclaimed In south
Ireland on December 10 and two days
later a large part OF the business dis