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on, where he Immediately entered up
on hunger strike. Rio3s and in
cendiarlsm continued to assume more
serious proportions at many points.
In the constitutional election held
IN Mexico September 5 General Al
vara Obregon was elected president.
President Deschanel of France re-
signed September 81 because of i'll
health and ON the 23rd Premier Alex
andre Millerand was elected to succeed
MIN. Georges Leagues, minister of
marine under CIemenceau, became pre-
mier.
Further disturbances were reported
In Italy during October. On the 18th
leaders of the Socialist party and the
General Confederation of Labor or
dered demonstrations in every town in
Italy In an effort to force the italian
government to recognize soviet Rus
STA, and on the following day many
persons We're killed and wounded in
the course of a two-hour strike called
as a protest against the arrest of polit-
ical offenders opposing the allied pol
Icy toward Russia. The government
began drive on the 18th to round up
all advocates of violence in the coun-
try
After hunger strike of IA days,
which had drawn the attention of the
world, Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor
OF Cork, died in Brixton prison, Lon
don, October %. Great pressure had
nRPn hF0l1uhf RI
MacSwiney's release, but the govern
ment stood firm in its stand against
the hunger strikers.
King Alexander of Greece died on
October 25 as result of bite by
pet monkey, and it was announced
that the throne would be offered to
Prince Paul, third son of former King
Constantine.
Peace in China seemed to be finally
assured by proclamation issued by
the government November 1, declaring
that there had beer a reunion of North
and South China and calling for the
election of a new parliament.
Fierce rioting between Unionists
and Sim Feiners broke out in North
Belfast, Ireland November z. Seri-
Dus disorders were reported also at
Londonderry, where five policemen
we're shot and many ships burned or
The Irish home rule bill |
passed the house of commons on it's
hlrd reading November IL. At Dublin
IN November 81, following the murder
II IA British officers, force of troops
aided football game and fred upon
he crowd, killing and wounding a
arge number of persons.
A political upheaval came in Greece
With the defeat in the general election
N November IA of the party headed
" Premier Venizelos Premier Veni-
clos resigned on November IL and
ieorge Rhallis. former premier and
eader among the followers of ex-King
constantine. formed a new cabinet.
On December 4 the Greek people, in
plebiscite voted for the return of
ling Constantine. On December 10
returned to Athens in
riumph.
The Irish situation neared a crisis
uring the closing weeks of the year.
Wholesale arrests were made by the
British authorities during the last
veeks of November, among those
aiken being Arthur Griffith, acting
resident of the Irish republic and
lany other Irish leaders. On No
ember % Irish piotters set fire to
everal large warehouses ON the Liver
DOL water front and killed two men.
Iartial law was proclaimed in south
leland on December 10 and two days
tier a large part of the business dis
let of Cork was burned in reprisal,
was claimed. for Sim Fein raids