Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-31
Brief Recital of
Foreign Uprisings.

m n y. w l n
counter movements de-
velopins at intervals in Russia, with
civil war in China and with political
upheavals in France, Italy, Greece
and other countries, the unrest and
changing conditions growing out Of
the world war were reflected in the
disturbed internal conditions of many
countries Of the old world in 1920.
One of the unexpected political de-
velopments of the early days Of the
year was the failure Of Premier
Clemenceau to obtain election as
President Of France.
Disorders occurred in Germany in
January as a demonstration against
the alleged weakness of the pending
workmen's council measure.
A new session of the British house
of commons opened February 10 and
Premier Lloyd George gave an ex-
PLANTATION Of the governments Rus
voting under provisions of the peace
treaty, the people of northern Schles-
wig. former German territory, voted
Overwhelmingly for Danish SOW
The an-Rsssian government in ST.
3. Kolchak. was finally destroyed with
tire killing OF Admiral Kolchak by
social reyolutionists at Irkutsk on
February Z.
In Great Britain the government
took it's first definite step toward a
settlement Of the Irish question on
February 25 by presenting to the
house Of commons its Irish home rule
bill.
French socialists. at the national
congress on March 2, took a decided
stand against the proposition to ally
that body with soviet Russia, voting
the proposal down 2 to 1.
A new counter-revolution, directed
by militarists, broke out in Berlin
March 13. The revo-
More Disorder luton SITS gained
in Germany. s sna D., o, wo Berlin.
Kapp proclaimed himself chancellor.
The revolution was short-lived, how
ever, ending in failure on the 10th,
when DR.. Kapp resigned.
A clamor for a Danish republic was
set up by crowds in the streets of
Copenhagen March 30. M Liebe at
tempted to form new cabinet, but
on April 4 he resigned.
In Mexico the presidential campaign
a revolution which resulted
eve ntually in
Mexicaus Revolt the overthrow
Against Carranza. rama sov.rn
ment. On April 10 the state Of Sonora
Withdrew from the republic and fight
ing between the Sonora troops and
federal forces began. BY April p
nine Mexican states had Joined the
secession movement. The revolution
ary movement gained rapidly, and on
May President Carranza fed from
Mexico City toward the eastern coast
On May "a AdolfO Do la Huerta, who
called congress into session to elect a
provisional president, who should in
turn call constitutional election. On
May Y Carranxa. the fugitive presi-
dent, was shot and killed by troops in
his escort while asleep.
Promise of a cessation of civil war
IN China was given on April 81 by
the announcement by WI Ting-fane.
southern foreign minister, of a Iner-
ger Of the north and south govern
ments with united parliament at
Shanghai
Disorder continued to grow in Ire
land in May. More than 1000 British
troops were landed in Ireland Nav II
to protect the police.
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Thomas Carrique Masaryk became
first president of the new Czecho-
slovak republic May 20, being elected
by the first elected parliament by a
vote of 2s4 to 81.
In an effort to stamp out disorders
in Ireland. the government intro
duced in the house
England Passes Of commons on Au-
on.-, gust what be-
S' A came known as the
Irish crimes bill, providing for mill
tary courts in Ireland. 1t was rushed
through the house of commons and
the house of lords and became a law
on August 8. On August 13 Mayor
Terence McSwiney OF Cork was ar
rested by British troops for sedition
in holding a Sim Fein court at the
city hall. He was convicted by a
court-martial on the 18th and taken
to an English prison, where he i'm
mediately entered upon a hunger
strike.
In the constitutional election held
in Mexico September 5 Gen. Alvara
Obregon was elected president.
President Deschanel of France re-
signed September 81 because of i'll
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