The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-12-31
FOREIGN

Jan. 9-British unearthed Irish plot to
blow up the houses of parliament.
Jan. 12-Leygues ministry overthrown by
French chamber of deputies. "
Jan. 1S-Briand made premier of France.
Jan. 22-Irish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. 4Greek cabinet headed by Rial
lis resigned.
Feb. 5.-Sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam
itic congress at sivas and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb. N-Widespread revolt against sow
ct rule in parts of Russia
March S-During commandment of work.
ingmen's quarters in Moscow by Bolshev-
ist artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister OF
marine, assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
March l4-Six Sim Fem prisoners con-
victed of completely in killing of British
soldiers in Ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March 15-Talaat Pasha, former grand
vizier and Turkish minister of finance,
assassinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March A-Fifty 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
toration of Charles
April 1-Allies' council of ambassadors
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 7Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Presi-
| dent of Republic of South China.
April s-National Bank of Cuba sus-
pended.
April 14-British transport workers and
railway men decided not to join in
April 17-U. S. government decided DR..
! Alfredo Zayas was elected president OF
i Cuba in November.
vo April h asPr S1 of Ontario Canada
April 29-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-elect of Cuba.
| British coal strike negotiations aban-
| doned.
May 1o-Dr. wirth became German
| chancellor.
May 22-serious anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria, Egypt.
| May 25-Dublin custom house burned bv
| 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-Lloyd 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 21-De Valera received British Of.
| fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
| took it to Dublin.
| Aug. 9-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but q
few of the largest industries
Aug. u-Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge in.
| augurated governor general Of Canada.
| Aug. 2l-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
assassinated.
Aug. 27-Malabar district of British In.
| dia put under military rule because Of Sc
rious rioting by Moplahs
Sept british cabinet, in answer to
| Sim Fem note, asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference on Sept
| 20, imposing condition that Ireland must
| remain within the empire
| Sept NORWAY prohibited Importation
| of liquors and wines containing more than
IA per cent alcohol. s5s B
Lloyd George received reply from De
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to SEE
cede, and thereupon cancelled the proposed
conference. s3ss