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


question was reached Nov. 10 at a
between the Juso-Slays
and the Italians. and a treaty en-
bodying the agreement was signed
at Rapallo two days later. Under
this treaty the Konganatico district
is ceded TO the Jugo-Slavs and Italy
surrendcrs all claims 20 Dalmatia
and to most OF the islands on the
east coast Of the Adriatic; Fiume is
made Independent; lara is place.
under Italian suzerainty, and the is
lEads OF ChersO, Lussin and Unie are
granted TO Italy. on Nov. IA il was
reported that Gabrielle d'AnnurZio,
who had been holding Fiume for a
year, refused to accept the treaty
and was in open revolt against the
agreement. Demonstrations against
the agreement throughout Dalmatia
were reported.
The assembly Of the League of
Nations opened its first session at
Geneva Nov. Is. Paul Hymans of
Belgium being elected president.
Ii was reported on Nov. II that
an armistice had been signed by the
Armenians and the Turkish Nation
reported that the Armenians had
evacuated their capital, Erivan, and
that communication between Ar
menia and the outside world had
been cut by the Turks. Ii was re-
ported on New. 3 that the Turkish
Nationalist assembly at AngOra had
adopted Sovietism and proclaimed
Mustafa Renal. nationalist leader.
as the Peoples Commissary.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
With continual strife, amounting
virtually 10 civil war, in Ireland.
with spasmodic revolutionary out
breaks in Germany. with counter
revolutionary movements develop
ing at intervals i'm Russia. with civil
war in China and with political up
heavals 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
developments OF the early days Of
the year was the failure of Premier
Clemenceau to obtain election as
president of France upon the ex-
piration of the term of Pres't Poin-
care. NJ. Clemenceau was believed
10 be assured Of election when on
Jan. 10 he authorized his supporters
20 place his name before the pres
idential electors At a caucus of the
senate and the chamber Of deputies
on the following day. however. Paul
Deschanel received a majority vote
and the Tiger withdrew his candI-
dacy DesChanel was elected on Jan.
J II. and the following day Clemen-
caus cabinet resigned. Alexandra
Millerand formed a new cabinet at
the request Of Pres't Poincare. Pre-
mier Millerand announced a foreign
policy embracing strict adherence to
the treaty terms and on Feb. 6 the
chamber gave him a vote of conf
dence on this policy by vote Of SIS
TO S.
Disorders occurred in Germany in
I January as a demonstration against
/ the alleged weakness Of the pend
/ ing WOrkmen's council measure. on
! the 18th a mob in Berlin attacked
( the Reichstag building. The police
used bombs and machine guns in
dispensing the mob. causing the
death Of AZ persons. In Ireland the
/ Sim Fein gave a demonstration OF
/ its strength on Jan. 20 by winning
/ 20 per cent of the seats in the MUM
/ cipal elections.
A new session OF the British house
I Of commons opened Feb. 10 and
Premier Lloyd George gave an eX-
PLANTATION of the governments Rus
. sian policy. He declared that boil
shevism could not be crushed by
force and expressed the belief that
I the resumption OF trading would
I bring relief. on the following day
the house OF commons rejected q
. resolution looking toward rationale
ZatiOn OF the coal mines OF Great
Britain
Voting under provisions OF the
peace treaty, the people OF northern
. Schleswig. former Ger1 IAN territory
voted Overwhelmingly on Feb. 10 fol
Danish sovereignty.
The all-Russian government in ST
IBERIA. headed by Admiral Alexander
II. KOlchak, was finally destroyed
with the killing of Admiral Kolchak
by social revolutiOnists at Irkutsk
ON Feb. Z.
In protest against the conservative
policy of the Anfu party in China fol-
direct negOtions with Japan oveI
Shantung. Foreign Minister LOT
Tscug-Tsians and Vice Foreign Min.
lister Chen-Lu resigned on Feb. Il
and Premier Chin Yum Ping ten,
dercd his resignation March 2. 4
few days later a Chinese provincial
league was formed by a number O
provinces with the announced pur
pose OF ousting both the north anC
south governments and restorinl
peace by uniting against the mill
tar-sts
IL Great Britain the government
took its first definite step toward /;
settlement OF the Irish question oil
Feb. , by presenting tc the hOus,
OF commons It's Irish home rule bill
providing for autonomous rule un
der a dual parliament, representing
both the north and the south. OF
March 10 Ulster voted 20 accept tn
bill.
French socialists, at the nationa
congress on March took a decided
stand against the proposition TO all,
that body with soviet Russia. votini
the proposal down two 10 one.
Two new states were proclaime,
during March. on the End SChles
wig Holestein proclaimed its indie
pendence from Prussia and its IS
adjustment as a separate state. Or
the 18th the Syrian congress at Ia
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