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! Irish Free III faf6 A tTrAtY to this
effect ws,s raiifieA ssy tie british par-
lament and submitted To dali eireann.
| Ulster WIS nor consulted. but was
given the option Of becoming d part
II the irish FREQ s1sfh ~ rctai,ing
her status Angssils she chose the
latter
9slz RI ex-elnperpr of Austria Hun
ga 81 III he two futile efforts I'd regain
the nj ngafian III sae, III March ~ he
appeatssd III Tfagary without forces
aud claimed tln awn but Regent
Horfay refused 70 step aside. Czecho-
slovalIa, ,Jugo I'll and Rumania
modified CO frnsIrase the coup and the
allied council Of ambassadors warned
IInnary fhaf Tic restoration Of the
fiaI}sbarg roassse aiggs tn Nrs
ated So nhasies r@sap4e
IL refuge in swift iilstt lie was
not through, for olls October Fl he and
his wife, Zita weat by airplane to-
Hungary and ralHed = considerable
number Of supporters who proclaimed
Charles king. Again the slittle en-
tente prepared for action, but Regent
Horfhy led his army out of Budapest
and defeated the Carlists IL real bat
tle The former emperor and empress
were taken prisoner. as were number
Of prominent Hungarian mobiles. The
allies decreed that Charles must be
exiled, and In November he and Zita
were taken to Funehal, Madeira.
Russia's year WIS ere 81 Gshting,
famine and efforts TO res relations
With other nations The soviet gov
eminent held its own against repeated
revolts, which included risings Of the
worlsingmen of Moscow, of peas
ants under Antonov, and an invasion
OF the Ukraine by Petlura, which for
a time threatened TO be successful
Failure Of the crops brought terrible
famine in the Volga region. Many
thousands starved 10 death and even
the American relief administration.
which took charge Of the situation,
could only partially check the disaster.
In seeking to break through the ring
of Isolation surrounding it, the Moscow
government gradually receded from Its
communistic principles. It sought the
aid of foreign capital, and on August
Q, 1t abandoned state ownership of all
but few of the largest industries.
Treaties were made with the Baltic
states aud with Turkey, and tempt
Ing offers of concessions we're held
out to other nations In notable
pronouncement on October n Premier
Lenin admitted the economic defeat
of communism
Old King Peter of Serbia died in
Belgrade on August II and four days
later his son Alexander was pro-
claimed king of JHgo-sayia. He was
reluctant to leave Paris, however, and
1t was not until November 6 that he
went to Belgrade and assumed his
crown. Portugal was upset by sew
the close Of tho year on august 10
the ministry was overthronn nv 4 iaili-
tary coup and several es.mef mem
bers, including Premier Gfanio, We're
assassinated A few tias .lfer 4 pot
of the royalists was ufNnseacd, and in
November Caryalho Mosquito led re-
volt. Because OF these disorders and
of the spread of bolshevism the pow
ers began consideration Of a plan for
Spain had rebels, also
the tribesmen of Morocco. Against
them she maintained wearying and
expensive warfare for months. And
while on the subject of rebellion, men,
ton mast be made Of the revolt OF
the Moplahs OF the Malabar coast OF
India, which caused JnA British gov
eminent much annoyance and not =
few lives.
There were communist outbreaks In
Germany In March, and on August 70
Matthias Erzberger, the German states
man who signed the treaty Of Yer
sailles, was assassinated. Doctor With,
who became chancellor on May 10, re-
signed with his cabinet on October ~,
but was persuaded to remain in Office
and form new ministry. In Novem-
Der there were riots In many German
cities due to the high prices Of food.
The chauvinjstic element In japan
was active, especially after the Wash
ington conference opened, and on No
vember 8 Premier Hara was assassi-
mated. viscount Takahashi succeeded
him. The emperor of Japan suffered
complete mental and physical break
down some time last year, and Grown
Prince Hirohito was made regent on
November 25. He had lately returned
from tour Of Europe.