The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-04
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The World war was formally ended
January 10 when Germany and four
teen of the powers allied against her
IN h war exchanged ratiticatiOns OF
the Treaty of Versailles at Paris. The
United States, however, was not
among the nations participating in this
ceremony, as the treaty had o been
FatIfed by the senate.
The League of Nations came into
actual being at Paris January Is when
the executive council held its first
meeting with representatives from Bel
GUM, Brazil. England, Italy. France,
Japan, Greece and Spain participate
ing.
The Russian government made a
step toward securing peace with its
warning ~nei@hborS by concluding
treaties with Ukraine and ESthonia.
The Turkish peace terms were com
pleted on March 3. and a week later
the Allies decided 20 use force to i'm
pose the terms upon Turkey, sending
troops TO occupy COnstantinOple. The
allied forces occupied the Turkish
capital without opposition
Polish troops began Il spring often
sive against the Russian Bolsheviki in
the Baltic region on March %. Warsaw
reported heavy fighting at many points
on the 4OO-nnile front. Three days lat
or Poland offered peace terms to Rus
STA. providing for restoration of the
Kingdom OF 1772. return of art aud
other treasures. and an indemnity for
invasi0nS since 1914. Polish troops ad-
ministered Il severe defeat to the Boil
sheviki at POdOlia April Is.
The Poles and UkrainianS negOtiat-
ed {; treaty on April y, recognizing
Ukrainian independence from Russia.
A combined army of Poles and Ukra:n-
fans then launched an offensive against
the Russian Red" forces, capturing
Kiev on May s and the great port of
Odessa on May II.
BOlShevik troops invaded Persia at
Astara May IS. forcing the withdrawal
of British troops. BOlshevik troops
on the Polish front we're reinforced.
and launched an attack on a ninety
mile front, seeking to open cOmlnuni-
cation with East Prussia. On June 3
they succeeded in thanking and driving
back General Pilsudski'S Polish troops.
The supreme council continued its
efforts TO complete the peace settle
ments. The treaty with Hungary was
signed June 4 at Versailles, Ambassa-
dor Wallace signing for the United
States. Turkey was granted fifteen
days additional time to present it's
views regarding the treaty with that
country.
While these peace negotiations were
in progress, fighting continued at MANY
points. Over 300 Italian prisoners were
killed by Albanians at Tirana on June
IL in retaliation for the assassination
of EsSad PaSha in Paris on June -.
Supported by British troops and bat |
fteshipS at Malta and Constantinople,
the Greeks began q campaign to GUST
the Turkish Nationalist from parts of |
Asia Minor.
On July z the Bolshevik troops cap f,
tured RovonO, throwing the Poles into |
NJ - Oh III @iJAAlC 1lOhLs l. ct 4
opened negotiations for an armisfice
and these continued for a week when
1T was reported that Russia had Or
dered the pOstp0nement of the nego-
tiations and the capture of Warsaw.
Bolshevist troops captured LomZa and |
Brest-Litovsk. and began a drive on |
Lemberg August l.. During the next
two weeks they continued to advance
and on August IL were within twelve
miles OF Warsaw. The Polish capital
seemed doomed, but on the 18th the
Poles launched a great c%ounter-of-
and drove the Bolsheviki back
In disorder: Heartened by the crush
Ing blow given the Russian forces,
the Poles rejected TIE Bolslievik peace
terms.
En- the meantime. on August Ii, the |
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