The Democratic advocate., 1921-12-30

Aug. 2S-Panama agreed to let Costa
Rica occupy Coto.
Aug. 24-Japan formally accepted invita-
ton to disarmament conference.
United States peace treaty with Austria
.signed in Vienna.
Aug. 25-United States signed peace
treaty with Germany in Berlin
Aug. G-Turks drove Greeks back across
iSakaria river with heavy losses.
Aug. 2-Hostilities opened hetWeeh
Hungary and Austria concerning frontler.
United States peace treaty with Hun
gary signed in Budapest.
Sept. l-Agreement reached to olvlda
! Lithuania into two states, one indepeno"
ent and one controlled by Poland.
j Sept. 4-Soviet Russia and Afghanistar
signed treaty.
/ Sept 5-League. of Nations assembly met
in Geneva and elected H. A. Van Karne-
beck, Holland, president
Sept. 14-League of Nations assenlpiy
elected IL judges of International court OF
Justice. including John Bassett Moore Oh
the United States
Sept. 1S-Hostilities broke out between
;Jugo-Slayia and Albania.
Sept. 21-Lithuania, Esthonia and Latvla
admitted to League of Nations
Sept. 24-Allies ordered Hungary to
eVacuate Burgenland.
Sept. 30-German reiehstag ratified peace
treaty with United States
Oct. 5-League of. Nations assembly ad-
journed after re-electing Brazil, China,
bers of council. a
oct. 7-China rejected Japan's proposals
for settlement of Shantung controversy.
Oct. 10-Diyision of Silesia decided by
League of Nations council.
Oct. 1S-United States senate ratff1ed
treaties of peace with Germany, Austria
and Hungary by vote of 6S to 20.
Nov. 3-Treaty between France ana
Turkish Nationalists announced.
Nov. 7-Great Britain entered strong
protest against Franeo-Turkish accord.
Nov S-Council of ambassadors ap-
proved boundaries of Albania.
Nov. 9-Allied ambassadors ordered
Jugo-Slays to get out of Albania, but
latter continued their invasion.
Nov 12.-Conference on limitation of ar
maments and Far East questions opened
lin Washington. Secretary of State Hughes
announced the American plan-a naval
holiday for ten years by. Great Britain.
Japan and the United States, and the
scrapping of all building programs.
Nov 14-President Harding formally
proclaimed peace between United States
and Germany.
Nov. l5-Great Britain, Japan, France
and Italy accepted American naval limita-
ton plan in principle.
Nov 16-China, in the Washington con-
ference, asked recognition as an inde-
pendent nation, respect for territorial
rights, restitution of seized provinces and
regions, abandonment of special foreign
privileges, withdrawal of foreign troops,
permission to govern her own internal af-
fairs and the open door.
League of Nations council met in Paris;
Bourgeois of France elected president.
Nov. 1S-Jugo-Slavia accepted the AL
bantam boundaries.
Nov 21-Premier BRAND presented to
armament conference Frances reasons
for maintaining large army, setting forth
her fears of aggression by Germany, and
delegates of other powers pledged France
their continued support
Conference committee on Far East
adopted "bill of rights for China.
Nov, 25-Powers in Washington confer
.ence agreed in principle to abolition of
extraterritorial rights in China
Dec. 1o-United States, Great Britain,
Japan and France, in Washington con-
ference agreed on treaty to stabilize
peace in the Pacific, to last ten years;
Anglo-Japanese alliance to be abrogated.
Dec. 13-Four-power Pacific peace treaty
signed.
Dec. 15-United States, Great Britain
and Japan agreed on 'f5-5-3'' naval ratio,
with notifications, and on plan to main
tain status quo in Pacific Notifications
and naval bases with exceptions
Dec. 14-Germany told allies she could
not pay January installments of repara-
tion5.
Dec. 16-France made unexpected de-
mands for naval strength.