The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-04

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On. where he Immediately entered up
On a hunger strike. Riots and In
cendiarfsm continued to assume mort
serious proportions at many points
In the constitutional election helt
tn Mexico September S General Al
vara Obreg0n was elected president.
President Deschanel Of France re
signed September 81 because Of III
health and on the 23rd Premier Alex
andre Aillerand was elected to succeed
him. Georges Leagues. minister OF
marine under Cemenceau, became pre-
! mier.
Further disturbapces yer 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 were killed and wounded In
as a protest against the arrest of pOlit-
ical offenders opposing the allied pol
Icy toward Russia. The government
began a drive on the 18th to round up
all advocates Of violence in the coun-
try.
After a hunger strike Of "a DAVIS,
which had drawn the attention of the
world. Terence MacSwfney, lord mayor
of Cork, died in Brixton prison, Lon
don, October 25. Great pressure had
been brought to bear to secure Mayor
MacSwiney's release. but the govern
ment stood firm in its stand against
the hunger strikers.
King Alexander Of Greece died on
October Is as a result of a bite by a
pet monkey, and 1t 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 Il proclamation issued by
the government November /. declaring
that there had been a reunion Of North
and South China AMI calling for the
election of a new parliament
Fierce rioting between Unionists
and Sim Feiners broke out IN North
Belfast. Ireland. November z. Serf-
disorders were reported also Mt
Londonderry. where five policemen
were shot and many ships burned or
wrecked. The irish home rule bill
passed the house of on its
third reading November II. At Dublin
on November 2l. following the murder
OF IA British officers, a force OF troops
raided a football game and fired UPON
the crowd, killing and 1ounding q
number of persons.
A political %upheaval came in Greece
with the defeat in the general election
on November IA of the party headed
by Premier Venizelos. Premier Vent
resigned on November II and
George Rhallis. former premier and
leader among the followers Of ex-King
formed a new cabinet
On December 4 the Greek people ~
plebiscite voted for tins raaa<a sag
King Constantine On T~sse1sss~ lg
returned n ssaaaa i8
triumph.
The Irish situation nes ~ 4 crisis
during the closing weeks 81 the scar. !
arrests were msae by the |
authorities durinL tie EAst |
weeks Of November. among those
taken being Arthur Griffith. acting |
president of he Irish republic" and !
many other Irish leaders. On No
% Irish plotters set fire to /
large warehouses on the Liver
pool water front and killed two men.
law was proclaimed in south
on December 10 and two days
alter a large part of the business dis
I1ct Of Cork was burned in reprisai,
t was claimed, for Sim Fein raids.