Middletown transcript., 1921-01-01
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

With continual strife, amounting VIZ
tually to. civil war, in Ireland. with
spasmOdic revolutionary outbreaks in
Germany, with counter-revolutionary
movements developing at intervals In
Russia, with civil war in China and
with political upheavals in France,
Italy, Greece and other countries,
the unrest and changing conditions
growing out of the World war were
reflected in the disturbed internal con-
ditions of many countries Of the old
world in 1920.
One Of the unexpected political de-
velopments of the early days of the
year was the failure Of Premier Gle
menceau to obtain election as presi-
dent of France upon the expiration of
the term Of President Poincare. Paul
Deschanel was elected on January II
and the following day Clemenceau's
cabinet resigned. Alexandra Miller
and formed a new cabinet at the re-
quest of President Poincare.
The All-Russlan government in 81
IBERIA. headed by Admiral Alexander
B. Kolchak, was finally destroyed with
the killing of Admiral Kolchak by So
cial Reyolutionists at Irkutsk on Feb
ruary Z.
In Great Britain the government
took it's first definite step toward a
settlement of the Irish question on
February 25 by presenting to the
house Of commons it's Irish home
rule bill. providing for autonomous
rule under dual parliament, repre-
senting both the north and the south.
On March 10 Ulster voted to accept
the bill.
A new counter-revolutiOn, directed
by militarists, broke out in Berlin
March 13. The revolutionists gained
control of Berlin and DR.. Wolfgang
Kapp proclaimed himself chancellor.
The revolution was short-lived, how
ever, ending in failure On the 18th
when DR.. Kapp resigned.
The Irish situation continued to at
tract the attention of the world. On
March 19 the mayor of Cork was kill
ed by assassins. In the House of
Commons the Irish Home Rule bill
passed its second reading on March
81, 34S to "a. On April 4 Irish tax
offices and records We're burned at
many points and wire communication
from Belfast was cut.
In Mexico the presidential campaign
developed a revolution which resulted
eventually in the overthrow Of the
Carranza government. On April 10 the
state Of Sonora withdrew from the
republic and fighting between the
Sonora troops and federal forces be-
gan. BY April 81 nine Mexican states
had joined the secession movement.
The revolutionary movement gained
rapidly and on May President Car
rama fed from Mexico City toward
the eastern coast. On May % Car
rama. the fugitive president. was shot
and killed by troops in his escort
while asleep.
Promise of a cessation Of civil war
in China was given on April q by the
announcement by WI Ting-fang.
southern foreign minister, of a mer-
ger of the North and South govern
ments with a united parliament at
Shanghai.
Disorder continued to grow in Ire
land in May. On the 18th concerted
raids destroyed 50 barracks and 20 in
come tax offices.
A cabinet crisis in Italy on June 8
resulted in the resignation Of Premier
Nitti and his cabinet SignOr Orlando
also resigned as president of the cham
ber A new cabinet was formed June
II under former Premier Giovanni Gi-
olitti. On June % Italian troops mu-
tinted at Ancona and Red" upris-
ings broke out all over Italy in what
appeared to be concerted anarchist
plot.
On July 13 the Trades Union Con-
gress at London voted, 2.76O. 900 to
1.G36,OOO. to demand withdrawal Of
troops i:Cm Ireland and the estab-
lislment of an Irish parliament. On
the 18th Sim Feiners raided the Dub
lin pOstOffice. On the 18th Commis-
sioner Smythe Of the Munster Royal
irish constabuIary was shot to death
by Sim Feiners In the country club al