The log cabin Democrat., 1922-01-02

I Irish Free State A treaty to this effect was ratified by the British par lament and submitted to Gail eireann Ulster was not consulted. but was given the option of becoming part of the Irish Free state or retaining her status Angrily she chose the latter.
 Charles, ex-emperOr of Austria un- gary. made two futile efforts to regain the Hungarian throne. On March ? he appeared in Hungary without forces and claimed the crown, but Regent Hortly refused to step aside Czecho- slovnkia, Jugo-Sla ha and Rumania mobilized to frustrate the coup and the allied council of ambassadors warned Hungary that the 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 2l he and his wife. Zita, went by airplane to Hungary and rallied 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 real bat tie. The former emperor and empress. were taken prisoner, as were a number of prominent Hungarian nobies. The allies deCreed that Charles must be exiled. and in November he and Zita were taken to Funchal. Madeira.
 Russia's year was one of fighting famine and efforts to resume relations with other nations. The soviet gov ernment held it's own against repeated revolts, which included risings of the Workingmen 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 terrible famine in the Nolga 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 SVNCi Si ltNtutN II oil It's communistic principles. It sought the aid of foreign capital, and on August 9 1t abandoned state ownership of all but few of the largest industries. Treaties were made with the Baltic states and with Turkey, and tempt ing offers of concessions were held out to other nations. In a notable pronouncement on October 21 Premier Lenin admitted the economic defeat of communism.
 Old King Peter of Serbia died in Belgrade on August T., and four days later his son Alexander was pro claimed king of Jugo- Slavia. He was reluctant to leave Paris, however, and 1t was not until November 6 that he went to Belgrade and assumed his crown. Portugal was upset by sev eral revolutionary movements toward the close of the year. On August 19 the ministry was overthrown by mili- tary coup and several cabinet mem bers, including Premier Granjo, were assassinated. A few days later a plot of the royalists was uncovered, and in November Carvalho Mesquita led a re- volt. Because of these disorders and of the spread of bolshevism the pow CTS began consideration of a plan for intervention. Spain had rebels, also the tribesmen of Morocco. Against them she maintained a wearying and expensive warfare for months. And uhiln hn of ton must be made of the revolt of the Mopahs on the Malabar coast of India, which caused the British gov ernment much annoyance and not few lives.
 There were communist outbreaks in Matthias Erzberger. the German states man who signed the treaty of Yer sailles, was assasSinated. Doctor Wirth, who became chancellor on May 10, re- signed with his cabinet on October %, but was persuaded to remain in office and form new ministry. In Novem- Der there were riots In many German cities due to the high prices of food.
 The chauvinistic element In Japan was active, especially after the Wash ingtOn conference opened, and on No vember 3 Premier Hara was assassi- mated Viscount Takahashi succeeded him. The emperor of Japan suffered a complete mental and physical break dowp some time last year, and Crown Prince Hirohito was made regent on November 9. He had lately returned from tour of Europe.
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