South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-26

Pres't Deschanel OF France re-
signed Sept. q because OF i'll health.
and on the gard Premier Alexandra
Allerand was elected TO succeed
him. Georges Leygues. minister Of
marine under Clemenceau, became
premier.
Premier Lloyd George made his
position on the Irish question clear
in a speech at CarnarvOn, Wales.
oct. 9. declaring uncOmpromisingly
for restoration OF order and refusal
OF dominion home rule.
TROUBLES IN ITALY.
Further disturbances were report
ed in Italy during October. on the
18th leaders of the socialist party
and the General Confederation OF
Labor ordered demonstration in ev-
cry town in Italy IN an effort to
force the Italian government TO rec
ogniZe soviet Russia, ard on the fol
lowing day many persons were kill
ed and wounded in the course OF a
/ two-hour strike called as a protest
against the arrest of political Offend
e.s opposin gthe allied policy toward
Russia. On the 18th a nationalist
demonstration took place at Trieste.
Bombs we're thrown and the build
ing OF a socialist newspaper was set
on fire. Five persons were wounded
during the rioting. The government
| began a drive on the 18th to round
up all advocates Of violence in the
country.
The first death among a number
OF Irish hunger strikers in the Corl
Jail was reported on October II,
Michael Fitzgerald succum bing after
a fast Of 6S days.
On Oct. % the Free State ma
tonalist congress at Cape Town
adopted resolutions proclaiming the
right of the people OF the Union of
South Africa TO secede from Great
Britain. or break any existing bond
with Great Britain, and opposing 6
closer imperial union.
Announcement was made in Rome
Oct. "a OF the discovery of evidence
that the nationalists had plotted TO
overthrow the government on Nov.
4, placing the Duke Of Aosta on the
throne or establishing q republic.
This was planned. IL was said to
prevent a settlement of the Fiume
dispute.
After a hunger strike of IA days
which had drawn the attention OF
the world. Terence MacSwiney, Lord
Mayor of Cork, died in Brixton pris-
on, London, October %. Great pres
sure had been brought to bear to Sc
cure Mayor MacSwiney's release. but
the government stood firm in It's
The body OF MacSwiney was buried
at Cork Oct. 81. The funeral took
place under the guns of the military
y but there was no demonstration.
King Alexander Of Greece died or
Oct. % as a result OF a bite by q
Pet monkey, and il was announced
that the throne would be offered tC
Prince Paul, third son of former
King Constantine.
Peace in China seemed to be fin
ally assured by a proclamation is
sued by the government Nov. l, de-
claring that there had been a re.
union of North and South China and
; calling for the election Of new par
lament.
Fierce rioting between Unionist.
and Sim Feiners broke out in nortl
Belfast. Ireland, Nov. Z. Seriou!
disorders were reported also at Lon
dOndery, where FIVE policemen wer,
! shot and many ships burned o.
/ wrecked. The Irish Home Rule bill
PASSED the house OF commons OF
it's third reading Nov. II. At Dub
lin on New. 81, following the muir
der of IA British officers, q fore,
of troops raioed a football game anC
fred upon the crowd. killing anC
wounding a large number of per
sons.
: A political upheaval came n
= Greece with the defeat IN the gen
cral election of Nov. IA Of the part.
: mier Venizelos resigned on Nov. Il
and Georgei Rhallis, former premie
! and leader among the followers o
ex-King Constantine, formed a new
r cabinet.
Z DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
5 The year 1920 being a presidential
= election wear. politics held the at
7 tention Of the people of the Unite'
/ States during the greater part Of tn
| year. During the several month
/ preceding the national convention
Of the principal parties. preferential
I primaries were held in many states
= but the results of these primarie
I were so inconclusive that the con
. ventiOns assembled with no candi
= dates holding a commanding posi-
q ton The republican national con
! vention convened in Chicago Jun
> and on June II Sen. Warren G
= Harding OF Ohio was nominated 70
4 president on the 10th ballot. Coy
, Calvin Coolidge of MasSa chuSett
was nominated for vice-president b
= a unanimous vote. The Democrat
, national convention opened at Sa
2 Francisco June 2S. Gov James "
: Cox of Ohio was nominated for pres
, ident on July on the 44th ballot
> on the following day Franklin I
= Roosevelt. assistant secretary Of tn
r navy. was unanimously nominate
= for vice president.
POLITICAL PARTIES GET TO
=, WORK.
, On July IA the Farmer-Labo
4 party was organized at Chicago an
!, Farley Park Christensen Of Uta
. was nominated for president.
. Eugene Y. Debs. serving n sen
: ltence in the federal penitentiary 70
Vio!atiog of the espionage law wa
nominated for president for IN
d, fifth time by the socialist natiOna
= convention IN New York May i3.
William ]. Bryan refused tn
! nomination for the presidency b
the prohibition national cOnventiO
July % and Aaron s. Walk ms {
Ohio was nominated.
In the election on Nov. >. the re
y publican national ticket was electe
by an overwhelming majority, re
: ceiving 414 electoral votes. while th