The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-12-30

Irish Free State. A treaty 70 ms
effect WAS ratified BY the British par.
lament and submitted to dali eireann.
Ulster was not consulted. but was
given the option OF becoming a part
OF the irish Free state or retaining
her status \Angrily she chose the
latter.
Charles. ex-emperor Of Abstraction
gary. made two futile efforts to regain
the Hungarian throne. On March q he
appeared In Hungary without forces
n claimed the crown, but Regent
Horthy refused TO step aside. Czecho-
s~lovakia, JugO-Sla IA and Rumania
mobilized to frustrate the coup and the
allied council OF ambassadors warned
Hungary that tile restoration of the
Hapsburg regime would not be toler.
ated. So Charles returned TO his place
OF refuge In Switzerland. But he was
not through, for on October d he and
his wife, zitn. went by aIrplane to
Hungary and rallied q considerable
number Of supporters who proclaimed
Charles king. Again the little en-
tente' prepared for action. but Regent
Horthy led his army out OF Budapest
and defeated the Carlists In a real bat.
Tie. The former emperor and empress
were taken prisoner, as were a number
OF prominent Hungarian mobiles. The
allies decreed thai Charles must be
exiied. and In November he and Zita
were taken to Funchal, Madeira
Russians year was one Of fighting.
famine and efforts to resume relations
with other nations. The soviet gov.
eminent held its wi against repeated
revolts' which included rislngs OF the
w%orkingmen Of Moscow, Of peas
ants under AntonOv, and an invasion
OF the Ukraine by Petlura, which for
time threatened to be successful
FAILURE Of the crops brought a terrible
anime In the Volga region. Many
thousands starved to death and even
TX American relief administration.
which took charge Of the situation.
'ould only partially check the disaster.
n seeking to break through the ring
u isolation surrounding II. the Moscow
oVernment gradually receded from its {,
Ommunistic principles. It sought the !
ID OF foreign capital, and on August 1
Il abandoned state ownership Of all ,
ut d few Of the largest Industries. \
reateS were made with the Baltic a
-ates and with Turkey, and tempt e
q OFFERS OF concessions were held
" TO other nations. In q notable K
announcement on October q Premier q
min admitted the economic defeat q
communism. :
Old King Peter Of Serbia died in r
eigrade on August II, and four days m
his son Alexander was pro d.
King Of JugO-Slavia. lie was vi
luctant to cave Paris, however. and 90
was not until November 8 that he N
mt to Belgrade and assumed HIS Of
Portugal was upset by sey NJ
revolutionary movements tOward
close OF the year. On August 10 pa
ministry was overthrow by a mill. d.
y coup and several cabinet mem. Of
s. Including Premier Granjo. were ali
fascinated. A few days later a Mot of
the royalists was uncovered. and in go
Carvalho Mesaulta led q ra.
[ Because Of these disorders and
the spread Of bOlsheyism the now.
began consideration Of a plan for \
'rvention. Spain had rebels, also ma,
tribesmeh Of Morocco. Against du,
N she maintained a wearying and der
ensive warfare for months. And Prs
ne on the subject Of rebellion. men. We
must be made of the revolt of 2
Alopiahs on the Malabar a Of On
"a which caused the British gov. prI
ment much annoyance and not n IN,
lives. lie
mere were communist outbreaks In ere
many In March. AVID on August % set
MAS Erzberger. the German states. I7b
2 who signed the treaty Of Yer. me
res was asSasslnated. Doctor Wirth, vet
became chancellor on May 10. re. sir
led with hts cabinet on October %. abb
was persuaded to remain In Office the
form a new ministry. In Noyem. /
there were riots In many German in
es due to the high prices Of food. all
he chauvinIsuc element In Japan wit
active, especially after the Wash. Of
Ton conference opened, and on No sue
3 Premier Hara was assassi. jud
viscount TAkahashi succeeded we
b The emperor OF Japan suffered tioI
omplete mental and physical break. arm
N some time last year, and Crown bill
Hirohito vas made regent ON a
'ember %. He had lately returned GeI
n a tour Of Europe. Jur
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