The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-03
FOREIGN Affairs.

atpd conditions remained very
settled not only in the territory when
had been included in the four dflea'eu
nations but throughout EuroptN huS-
| STA continued in a state or lurinoH
| throughout the year. Although Tue
bolshevist government underjthe direc-
ton of Lenin and TrOtzky naintained
| its control over large part OF the
former empire it was hemmed III on
all sides by opposing groups WHICH
attacked Ii with varying success. Inc
newly constituted nation of Poland
was beset for a time on all sides. DE
it. too, succeeded In scattering |
storm and had established stf,
government before many months
passed. n
Failure to reach settlement NV
Fiume question continually thrfneneu
an armed conflict between the Naimi'
and the new Jugo- SIav stateJ Senou'
conditions existed in Hungfry po,a oe
cause of internal disorders ana oe
cause of clashes With Roamania ana
with the new Czeth government
In Germany a split among the Ger
man socialist lesders resulted on Ianu-
AIRY in sericls stree fighting Inc
government vas seriously threatened
bur on January 9 its troops in Berlin
vere re-enprced and regained centrol
of the situation. On January ID DIR.
Car, L,ebknecht. leader Of the Spar
tecans. or antigoverrment faction was
killed while attempting to escape after
arrest IN Berlin. Hii companion. Rosa
Laxemburg. long krDwn as a radical
| leader both in Germany and Russia,
was killed by NIB. 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 6 and on February IL elected
Chancellor Ebert as first president OF
the German republic. after adopting a
provisional constitution. In Polahu
opposing factions reached an agree
ment on January Il whereby lgnace
Jan PadereYski became premier. VIII
General Pilsudski Is foreign minister
and NJ. Demoski as president
Tn England the .ever-present lrisf
question had again come to the front
On January 81 the iinn Fem member
elected to the Britth parliament me
in Dublin and after reading a decia
ration of independence proclaimed al
Irish republic.
On February 81 Iurt Eisner, indie
, pendent socialist premier of Bavaria
who shortly before had placed tn
blame for the war on Germany AM
, Austria. was assassinated by an arm.
officer in Munich.
-. Opposition to japanese control ha'
: been developing rapidly in Korea an
on March II Korean, nationalists Is
= sued declaration of indepepdenc'
declaring themselves ready TO fight I
the last drop of blood" Serious disc
ders also We're reported in Egypt
: support of the nationalist demand ft
. autonomy and on March % the Bri
!, ish secretary for war. Mr.. Churchill
admitted that the whole of Egypt wa
virtually in state of insurrectiOn.
: On March Is a new Germano-Austria
II government was established at Vienn
II with Doctor Renner as chancello
IL Count KarolH had been made pres
i dent of the new Hungarian republic {
+ January II, but on March % he WI
!! forced to resign and there was cons
= tuted a new government which pl
claimed a dictatorship of the prol
u tariat and an alliance with the Ru
le sian soviet government.
u A ministerial crisis arose in Italy
u a result of the governments policy
connection with the peace conferen'
re As q result the ministry of Preml
" Orlando was Unexpectedly ov'
W thrown on June 10 and two days la'
ne Francesca Nitti. former minister
nc finance. became premier of Italy.
III the same time the German cabinet
az signed because of the determination
% Chancellor Scheidemann not to rec
10 nize the peace terms offered by
ne allies. Gustav Adolph Bauer, form
p minister of labor. was appointed chi
ne cellor by President Ebert and form
liz a new cabinet. A clash between
l" new German government and the all
'e was threatened ON June p when
German fleet which had been inter-
eu in British waters under the armist
ne was scuttled by German crews, tive
vi battleships and cruisers being SUM
nv Serious disorders arose in Peru q
hu result of the contested election
~ president held on May Is. On Jul
Peruvian troops and police took pr
dent Jose PardU prisoner and
ho- claimed Augusta r. Leguia pres!d
h- Later Pardo was permitted to leave
country in exile.
On August Bella Kun, who for
-, or five months had been dictator
Hungary, was compelled to retire W
ny socialists seized control of the gov
.os- ment.
80, The situation in Ireland where
"a Sim Fein continued its efforts To
- tablish a republic grew more ser
as the year advanced. Repeated
=. orders occurred and on SepSmbe
no. Viscount French. lieutenant COVE
,ho of Ireland, prohibited further meet
/. 90 of the so-called Irish parliament. \
ION arrests were made by the military
he. An unusual incident of Septei
.I,v. was the plebiscite which was hel
hes Luxembourg To determine whether
,vn people wished the Grand Due
onntinna fbafr p