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

With continual strife. amounting VIZ
tually to civil war, in Ireland. with
spasmodic revolutionary outbreaks IL
Germany, with counter-revolutiopary
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-
yelopments 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-Russian government in ST.
IBERIA, headed by Admiral Alexander
B. KoIchak, was finally destroyed with
the killing of Admiral Kolchak by So
cial Revolutionists at Irkutsk on Feb
ruary z.
In Great Britain the government
took its first definite step toward a
settlement Of the Irish question on
February J, 25 by presenting to the
house of commons its Irish home
.rule bill. providing for autonomous
rule under a dual parliament. repre-
senting both the north and the south.
On March 10 Ulster voted to accept
the bill.
A new counter-revoluti0n, directed
by militarists, broke out in Berlin
March 10. 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 DIR. Kapp resigned.
The Irish situation continued to at
tract the attention Of the world. On
March 10 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 o. On April 4 Irish tax
Offices and records were burned at
many points and wire communication
from Belfast was cut
In Mexico the presidential campaign
developed revolution which resulted
eventually in the overthrow Of the
Carranxa 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 p 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 p by the
announcement by WI Ting-fan
southern foreign minister, OF a mer.
ger of the North and South govern
ments with united parliament at
\ Shanghai
Disorder continued to grow in Ire
land in May. On the 18th concerted
raids destroyed so 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.
Der. A new cabinet was formed June
II under former Premier Giovanni al.
olitti. On June q Italian troops mu-
| TIMED at Ancona and RED" upris.
ings broke out all over Italy in what
appeared to be concerted anarchist
plot.
On July ID the Trades Union Con.
gress at London voted, 2.T60.O to
1.6S6.000. to demand withdrawal d
troops from Ireland and the estab.
lishment Of an Irish parliament. On
the 18th Sim Feiners raided the Dub.
lin postofiice. On the 18th Commits.
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