The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-31
FOREIGN

Jan. 9-British unearthed Irish plot to
blow up the houses of parliament
Jan. I2-Leygues ministry overthrown by
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. I5-BTiand made premier Of France.
Jan. 22-Irish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. Greek cabinet headed by Rial
lis resigned
Feb. 5.-SuItan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam
lite congress at Sivas and Emir FeisaI
appointed.
Feb. 27-Widespread revolt against sovi-
ct rule in parts OF Russia.
March sS-During bombardment of work
ingmens quarters in Moscow by BOlshev-
ist artillery several hundred persons We're
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato. premier and minister of
marine. assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
March 1-sIx Sim Fem prisoners con-
Victed Of completely in killing of British
soldiers in Ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March l5-Talaat Pasha. former grand
vizier and Turkish minister of finance.
assaSsinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March 24-Fffty communists and police
men Killed in Red revolt in industrial re-
gions OF central Germany.
March H-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne of Hun
gary but Regent Horthy refused to yield
March 0-Czechoslovakia, Jugo-Slavia
and Rumania modified TO prevent res
toTation of Charles
April ALLIES council of ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated, and
Hungarian national assembly condemned
attempted coup of Charles.
Lord Talbot, leading British Roman
Catholic, appointed lord lieutenant OF
Ireland.
Coal miners of Great Britain struck.
April 5-Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
- April 7-Dr. Sun Vat Sen elected PreSi-
dent of Republic of South China.
April S-Nauonal Bank of Cuba sua-
pended.
railway men decided not to join in
strike.
April 17-U. S. government decided Dr.
Alfredo Zayas was elected president OF
Cuba in November.
April Borrowings of Ontario. Canada.
voted bone dry"
April 29-AIfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-elect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned.
My 29-serious anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria Egypt
May Z5-Dublin custom house burned by
Sim Feiners.
Vladivostok seized by anti-Bolshevists.
June New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized in Belfast.
June 22-king George formally opened
the Ulster parliament
June 25-LIoyd George invited De, Val
era to a conference on Ireland.
July 9-De Valera agreed to conference
in London and cessation of all hostilities
in Ireland was announced. .-
July 2I-De Valera received British Of
fer for settlement of Irish troubles ana
took it to Dublin.
Aug 9-SOviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
few Of the largest industries
Aug 11-Baron Byng of Vinly Ridge in
augurated governor general of Canada.
Aug. 2I-AleXander proclaimed king Of
the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes.
Aug 23-Emir Feisal became king of the
Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso-
potamia.
Aug. -26--The Irish refused Britain's Of
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement.
Matthias Erzberger. German statesman,
assa ssinated.
Aus. 27-Malabar district of British In
Gia put under military rule because of Sc
rlous rioting by Afoplahs.
Sept british cabinet, in answer tc
sim Fem mote, asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference on Sept
20. imposing condition that Ireland must
remain within the empire.
Sept It-Norway prohibited Importation
&C liquors and wines containing more than
il per cent alcohol.
Lloyd George received reply from De
Ealera insisting On Ireland's right to Sc
Gale, and thereupon Cancelled the propos &c
conference.