The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-31
FOREIGN

Jan. s-Britsh unearthed irish plot 10
blow up the houses of parliament.
Jan. 12-Leygues ministry oNerthroWn py
French chamber OF deputies.
Jan. 1C-Briand made premier of France.
Jan 22-Irish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. 4-Greek cabinet headed by Rhal-
lis resigned.
Feb. 5.-Sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam
itic congress at Sivas and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb 27-widespread revolt against sovi-
ct rule in parts OF Russia.
March S-During bombardment 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 F'en 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 4-Fifty communists and police
men killed in Red revolt in industrial re-
gions of central Germany.
March 9-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne of Hun
gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield.
March 30-CZechoslovakia, JuSo-Slavia
and Rumania mobilized to prevent res
toration of Charles.
April 1-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
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 9-National Bank of Cuba sus-
pended,
railway men decided not to join in
strike.
Alfredo Zayas was elected president OF
April 1S-Province of Ontario, Canada.
voted bone dry"
April 29-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
| President-elect OF Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
May May 1O-Dr. wirth became German
May 22-serlous anti-British outbreak
May 25-Dublln custom house burned by
Vladivostok seized by anti-Bolshevists.
June New parliament OF Northern
| Ireland organized in Belfast
June 22-King George formally opened
| the Ulster parliament.
| Juno 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
| Juiy 2l-De Valera received British of
| fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
| took II to Dublin.
| Aug 9-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
| few of the largest industries.
| Aug 1l-Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge in
| augurated governor general of Canada
| Aug 2l-AleNander proclaimed king OF
| the Serblans Croats and Slovenes.
| Aug 23-Emlr Feisal became king of the
| Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso-
Aug. 26-The Irish refused Britain's of.
| fer and Lloyd George warned them
| against delaying settlement
| Matthias Erzberger. German statesman,
| assa ssinated.
| Aug. 2T-Malabar district OF British In
| dia nut under military rule because of Sc
| rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept 7--British cabinet, in answer 10
Sim Fein note. asked De Valera to send
| delegates to another conference on Sept
| 90 imposing condition that Ireland must
| remain within the empire.
Sept. 14-Norway prohibited Importation
of liquors and wines containing more than
IA per cent alcohol.
Lloyd George received reply from De
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to Sc
cede. and thereupon Cancelled the proposed
! conference.