The Democratic advocate., 1921-12-30
FOREIGN

Jan. 9-British unearthed Irish plot to
blow up the houses of parliament
Jan. 12-Leygues ministry overthrown py
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. 15-Briand made premier of France.
Jan. 22-Irish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. -Greek cabinet headed by Rhal-
lis resigned.
Feb 5.-sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam
itic congress at Sivas and Emir F,eisaI
appointed.
Feb. 27-Widespread revolt against sovi-
ct rule in parts of Russia.
March s-During bombardment of work
ingmen's quarters in Moscow by Bolshev-
list artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister of
marine, assassinated at Madrid. Spain
March H-Six Sim Fein prisoners con-
victed Of completely in killing of British
soldiers in Ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March 15-Talaat Pasha, former grand
vizier and Turkish minister of finance,
assassinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March A-Fffty communists and police
men killed in Red revolt in industrial! re-
gions of central Germany.
March N-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne of Hun
gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield
March -Czechoslovakia, Jugo-SIavia
toration of Charles.
April 1-Allies' council of ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated, and
Hungarian national assembly condemned
attempted coup of Charles.
Lord Talbot, leading British Roman
Catholic, appointed lord lieutenant of
Ireland.
Coal miners of Great Britain struck.
April 5-Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April 7-Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Presi-
nf nnlI of n NI1f
April 9-Nauonal Bank of Cuba sus-
pended.
April 14-British transport workers and
strike.
April 17-U. S. government decided DIR.
Alfredo Zayas was elected president of
Cuba in November.
April 1S-Province of Ontario, Canada,
voted bone dry
April 2s-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-elect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-.
doned,
May 1O-Dr. wirth became German
chancellor.
May 22-Serious anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria, Egypt.
May 25-Dublin custom house burned by
Sim Feiners.
vladivostok seized by anti-Bolshevists
June New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized In Belfast.
June Fixing George formally opened
the Ulster parliament.
June Zo-LlOyQ NcOTB0 invited de Val
era to a conference on Ireland.
July 9-De Valera agreed to conference
in London and cessation of all hostilities
in Ireland was announced.
July 21-De Valera received British Of
fer for settlement of Irish troubles ard
took it to Dublin.
Aug 9-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but
few of the largest industries
Aug u-Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge in
augurated governor general of Canada
Aug. 2-Alexander proclaimed king of
the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes
Aug 23-Emir Feisal became King of the
Iralk region, the new Arab state of Meso-
potamia.
Aug. 26-The Irish refused Britain's Of.
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement.
Matthias Erzberger, German stat sman,
assassinated.
Aug. 27-Malabar district OF British In
dia put under military rule because of Sc
rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept. 7-British cabinet in answer to
Sim Fein note, asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference ON Sept.
20, imposing condition that Ireland must
remain within the empire.
Sept 14-Norway prohibited importation
of liquors and wines containing more than
Il per cent alcohol.
Lloyd George received reply from De
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to Sc
cede, and thereupon Cancelled the proposed
conference.