The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-12-29
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

During the first SIX months Of the
year the guerrilla warfare between the
British forces in Ireland and the Irish
Republicans" continued unabuted.
Murders by the Sim Feiners and re-
prisals by the British were of almost
daily occurrence. The Irish were eSpe-
cially exaspernted hy the execution of
number of prisoners convicted of
completely in the killing OF soldiers.
The appointment of Lord Talbot, lead.
Ing British Roman Catholic. as lord
lieutenant OF Ireland, fniled of It's ef
feet. On May 25 the Slim Feiners
. OH June 30 they reelected Eamonn de
! Valera president Of the Irish repub.
(: lic." Meanwhile the new government OF
northern Ireland was organized, with
Sir James Craig as premier, und on
June " King George went across to
open the Ulster parliament. DE Valera
on July accepted the invitation ot
Premier Lloyd George to n conference
in London, and truce was announced
Then hogan the series of negotiations
that lasted through the reminder of
the year. Offers and ccunter-.ffers
wero l"c.de, and finally Britain prof.
fered Ireland full status as 81 dom ,niOE
within the empire, to he kruwn az tbs
Irish Free State. A treaty to this
effect Was ratified by the British par
llament and submitted to dali eire:nn.
Ulster was not consulted, HMt was
] given the ortion of becoming II part
or the Irish Free state or rernIning
her stntus. Angrily SIZE chose the
latter.
Char:cS, eX'emperor of .'ustra-IIun-
gary, made two futile efforts to regain
the Hungarian throne ON Mnrcn - he
appeared In hungary without forces
and claimed the crown, hut Regent
HortlS refused to step aside. t'zecho-
Slovnkia, Jugo-SlavaI uad Rumahia
mobiliZed to frustrnte the coup Snd the
allied council of ambassadors warned
Hungary that the restoration OF the
Hhpsburg regime would not bn to!er-
ated. SO Charles returned to his place
OF refuge in Switzerland. But he was
not through. for on October 21 he and
his vile, IitA, went hy nirpnne to
AAuhSoiS anu IdflleN II tbliSlueIabtG
number of supporters who proclaimed
Charles king. Again the "litte en-
tente' prepared for action, hut Regent
Horthy led his army out of Budapest
and defeated the Carlis,s III Il real hat.
: tie. The former emperor and empress
were taken prisoner, MS We're II number
or prominent Hungarian nubles. The
allies decrted that Charles must he
exiled, and In November he and Zita
were taken to Fmnchal Madeira
Russia's year was one Of fighting.
with other nations. The soviet gov
ernment held its own against repeated
revolts, which included risings of the
workingmen Of MOSCOW. OF peas
ants under Ant"nor, and IN Invasion
Of the Ukraine by Petlurrl, which FOR
time threatened to be successful.
Failure Of the crops brought a terrible
famine In the Volga region. Many
thousands starved to death and even
the American relief administration.
which took charge of the situation,
could only partially check the disaster.
In seeking to break through the ring
Of isolation surrounding 1t. the Moscow
government gradually receded from its
rommuniStic principles. 1t sought the
aid of foreign capital. and on August
3 IT abandoned state ownership Of all
but few of the largest industries.
Treaties were made with the Baltic
states aud with Turkey, and tempt
Ing offers Of concessions We're held
out to other nations. In n notable
promo OH October ~ Premier
l.enln admitted the economic defeat
of communism.
Old King Peter OF Serbia died In
Belgrade OH August II, and four days
later his son Alexander was pro
claimed king Of JuEo- -Slavia. He WAS
reluctant 30 leave Paris, however, and
1t was not until November 6 that lie
went to Belgrade and assumed his
crown. Portugal was upset hy sew.
eral revolutionary movements toward
the close OF the year On August 10
the ministry was Overthrown by mill
tary coup and several cabinet mem
bsrs, including Premier tiranjo, were
assa sS!Iate ed A few days later Il plot
Of the r0yalists was uncovered, and In
November Carvalho Mesqulta led a re-
volt. Because Of these disorders and
Of the spread Of bolshevism the pow
ers began consideration OF Il plan for
Intervention. Spain had rebels, also
the tribeslnen OF Morocco. Against
them she maintained II wearying and
expensive warfare for months. And
while OF the subject Of rebellion, men
tlOn must be made Of the revolt OF
the Moplahs on the Malubar coast Of
India, which caused the British gov
ernment much annoyance and not
few lives.