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Jan. @War between Russia and Fin
md begun over alleged Finnish Aid to
AArelian rebels.
Jan. s-Allied supreme council called
cconomic and financial congress to meet
tncluded.
Jan. 7-conferees at Washington adopted
sSeoIotions torbidding submarine opera
lions against merchantmen and banning
poison gas in warfare.
jan. SBriand agreed 1t Cannes to
partial moratorium for Germany in re-
With Great Britain.-5
Jan. H.shantung controversy between
China and Japan settled.
ave-power naval limitation treaty With
sSastnn sSSresmens u..oa.o on Pacific forttcatiens;
e China; approved treaty for restriction
Sarfare; Mr.. Balfour announced Great
6rltain would restore Wei-Hai-Wei to
treaties relating to China and resolution
creating International commission to re-
wise the rules of warfare
Eeo: SDelegates to Washington con-
conference adjourned sine die.
Feb 1o-President Harding submitted
washington conference treaties. with full
minutes Of conference. to the senate.
Feb. ll-United States and Japan signed
treaty defining rights of former on Yap
and other Islands inundated to Japan.
Feb. 15-Interna tional permanent court
OF justice held first session in The Hague.
Lloyd George and Poincare agreed on
o-year Anslo-French pact and postponed
Feb e1flsneS amPrener 70 floSd fRs.i ~; George an
bounced Great Britain abandoned protec-
March Limited States senate ratified
March si-United States senate ratified
March 27-United States senate ratified
Strengthening out tangle over declaration
IN domestic affairs.
March 2s-United States senate ratified
naval limitation treaty and treaty on use
Of poison gas and submarines in warfare.
March 2o-Cnited States ratified nine
power treaty concerning China and treaty
April 7-Germany rejected allied repara-
fon commissions demand that she issue
ssoo op9 ego in additional taxes.
April e-Colom bia and Venezuela signed
boundary treaty.
April l0-Economic conference of Genoa
opened. Russian delegates accepted the
tour dema nds Of the other nations.
April l6-Gernany and Russia concluded
Qeaty, canceling war debts and Brest
1itovsk treaty and establishing full diplo-
9aAuc relations. Representatives Of al
Hes at Genoa conference surprised and
angry:
ana xP1 F., ,f ssnss R1e{ sdtn SssHeea Japan
q Genoa barred Germany from participa-
<ion in conference on Russia
April 1-German delegates at Genoa
agreed to keep out Of discussions Of Rus
April 24-France and Japan at Genoa,
rsAched accord to oppose recognition Of
loviet Russia; conference deadlocked by
&nssia's financial demands.
NAV 1-SOyiet Ru9Qia in great Nav day
4emonstration At MOSCOW. deied the
Gapitalistie nations Of the world"
lions for helping Russia handed to soviet
delegates at Genoa; Belgium refused to
sign and France made reservation.
May " wshaeFeT 3Se hsr assent
1nent BY Genoa conference; French press
corning Russian oil fields.
May 11-Russians at Genoa replied
May 14-Allies at Genoa invited United
States to participate In new negotiations
With Russia to begin at The Hague
Nay 15-Un:.e ed States declined invita-
tion to The Hague conference. Russia
agreed to participate.
Germany and Poland signed treaty set
eling Upper Silesia disputes.
Great Britain asked United States,
and Italy to With her
Tacna-Arica conference between Chile
and Peru opened in Washington.
May 1s-Powers at Genoa adopted eight
months truce with Russia and other So
Wet republics.
May 1eGenoa conference adjourned.
Lloyd George warning the Russians to be
May N-International bankers commit
tee met in Paris to plan economic recov-
cry for Europe.
June 3-United States agreed to help
a0veHtigafn Turkish atrocities.
June s-France refused to agree to re-
6uction Of German reparations.
June 15-Hague preliminary conference
So Russian affairs opened.
June 2s-Russian delegates Joined in con-
ference at The Hague and insisted credits
to Russia should be first = topic handled.
all the Washington conference treaties.
July eRussians at The Hague, after
submitting amazing 6 budget. offered 500
July 1o-Germany agreed to give allies
control Of its finances, hoping for loan
Of billion dollars, and asked moratorium
on reparations
July l7-Leag que Of Nations council met
In London to ratify the mandates, Amer
tca and Great Britain having reached
full agreement.
without result owing to position Of Rus
sian delegates.
July 22SCouncil Of League Of Nation.
adopted British ma date for Palestine and
Erench mandate for Syria.
July 27-Esthonta, Latvia. Lithuania and
Albania recognized as sovereign states by
the United States.
July 30-King Constantine proclaimed
Smyrna and it's hinterland an autonomous
state under protection OF Greece.
Aug. T-Conference Of allied premiers
epened in London. Poincare threatened
France would act alone II necessary to
compel Germany to execute the Versailles
treaty. French demands referred to e1-
xu9 ADemuyter. Belgium. won James
Gordon Bennett balloon race in Europe
Aug. 9-French plans to coerce Ger
many disapproved by allied experts.
Aug. 1N-United States and Germany
saSned agreement for determination Of
War claims
Aug. HAllied conference in London
broke up without result
Aug. l5-Grmany defaulted on payment
Of 5000 900 instal1ment Of pre-war debts
70 allied nationals.
Aug. 3ETurks opened great offensive
a6ainst Greeks in Asia Minor.
Aug. 31-Reparations commission granted