The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-08
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The World war was formally ended
January 10 when Germany and four
teen of the powers allied against her
in the war exchanged notifications OF
the. Treaty of Versailles at Paris. The
United States, however, was not
among the nations participating in this
ceremony, as the treaty had not been
ratified by the senate.
The League of Nations came into
actual being at Paris January ID wien
the executive council held its first
meeting with representatives from Bel
GUM, Brazil, England, Italy, France.
Japan, Greece and Spain participant
Ing.
The Russian government made a
step toward securing peace with Its
warning neighbors by concluding
treaties with Ukraine and Esthonia.
The Turkish peace terms were Com
pleted on March 3, and week later
the Allies decided to 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 spring Often
sive against the Russian Bolsheviki in
the Baltic region on March %. Warsaw
reported heavy fighting at many points
on the 4OO-mile front. Three days lat
er Poland offered peace terms to Rus
STA, providing for restoration of the
kingdom of 1772, return Of art and
other treasures. and an indemnity for
invasions since 1914. Polish troops adj
ministered a severe defeat to the Boil
sheviki at Podolia April IS.
Differences of opinion among the
Allies regarding the enforcement Of
the provisions of the peace treaty with
Germany threatened to cause some
difficulty. but these differences were
ironed out in series OF conferences
held at San Reno italy, in April.
The Poles and Ukrainians negotiat-
ed treaty on April q, recognizing
Ukrainian independence from Russia.
A combined army OF Poles and Ukra.n-
ians 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 were REINFORCED
and launched an attack on q ninety
mile front, seeking to open commune
cation with East Prussia. On June
they succeeded in thanking and driving
back General Pilsudski's Polish troops.
On June 8 the Poles annihilatetl the
Bolshevist Third and Twelfth divisions
and occupied Czarnica. but five days
later they were forced to evacuate
Kiev, in the Ukraine. by heavy cav
airy attack. The Bolsheviki concen-
trated thirty new divisions on that
front.
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 tina,
country
While these peace negotiations were
in progress, fighting continued at man,
points. Over 800 Italian prisoners wer,
killed by Albanians at Tirana on Jun,
IL In retaliation for the assassinatio,
OF Essad Pasha In Paris on June 13.
Supported by British troops and bat
tleships at Malta and Constantinople
the Greeks began campaign to GUS
the Turkish Nationalists from parts O
Asia Minor.
On July the Bolshevik troops can
tured Rovono. throwing the Poles int,
retreat on the entire front. Polan,
opened negotiations for an armisfic,
and these continued for a week wher
II was reported that Ruscia had or
dered the postponement of the nego
tfations and the capture of Warsaw
Bolshevist troops captured Lomza anf
Brest-Litovsk. and began a drive OF
Lemberg August 1. During the nex,
two weeks they continued to advance
and on August II were within lively.
miles Of Warsaw. The Polish capita
seemed doomed, but on the 18th thu
Poles launched great counter-of.
fensive and drove the Bolsheviki ba,l
IN disorder. Heartened BY the crush
Ing blow given the Russian forces
- feles rejected the Bolshevik peace