Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-28
Chronoloqu
OF
The Year 1922
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Jan. I-Oel6gaLlOn from CnlLa rSpuUllC
in Washington made public secret docu-
ments revealing alleged military alliance
between Japan and France for domina-
ton of Siberia Denounced as forgeries
by French and Japanese delegates to
arms conference.
Jan. 8-War between Russia and Fin
land begun over alleged Finnish aid to
Karelian rebels.
Jan. Called supreme council called
economic and financial congress to meet
in Genoa in March; Germany and Russia
included
Jan. 7-Conferees at Washington adopted
resolutions forbidding submarine opera
tons against merchantmen and banning
poison gas in warfare.
Jan. S-Briand agreed at Cannes to
partial moratorium for Germany in re-
turn for defensive alliance for France
with Great Britain
Jan 31-Shantung controversy between
China and Japan settled.
Feb. Washington conference adopted
ave-power naval limitation treaty with
agreement on Pacific Notifications;
adopted resolutions declaring open door
in China; approved treaty for restriction
of use Of submarines and poison gas IN
warfare; Mr.. Balfour announced Great
Britain would restore Wei-Hai-Wel TO
China.
Feb. 4-Washington conference approved
treaties relating to China and resolution
Creating international commission to re-
;5sG The rules of warfare.
Feb. 6-Delegates to Washington con-
terence signed ali the treaties and the
Feb. 10-President Harding submitted
Washington conference treaties, with full
minutes of conference, to the senate.
Feb Limited States and Japan signed
treaty defining rights of former on zap
and other islands inundated to Japan
Feb. 15-InternationaL permanent court
of justice held first session in The Hague.
Lloyd George and Polncare agreed on
a-year Anglo-French pact and postponed
Genoa conference to April 10.
Feb. &-United States senate committee
on foreign relations favorably reported
four-power Pacific treaty with mild reser-
Vations, naval limitation, and submarine
and poison gas treaties.
Feb. 26-Pre1nier Lloyd George an
nOunced Great Britain abandoned protec-
torate of Egypt
March 1-United States senate ratified
Yap treaty with Japan.
March 2EUnited States senate ratified
four-power Pacific treaty.
March 27-United States senate ratified
supplement to Pacific treaty, excluding
Japanese mainland and reservation
Strengthening out tangle over declaration
on domestic affairs.
March 29-United States senate ratified
naval limitation treaty and treaty on use
of poison gas and submarines in warfare.
March 30-United States ratified nine
power treaty concerning China and treaty
on Chinese tariff.
April 5-England notified her continental
debtors. they must pay interest so she
could pay interest due America.
April 7-Germany rejected allied repara-
200,000 coo in additional taxes.
April 9-Colombia and Venezuela signed
boundary treaty
April i0-Economic conference of Genoa
opened Russian delegates accepted the
four demands Of the other nations.
April 16-Germany and Russia concluded
treaty, canceling war debts and Brest-
Litovsk treaty and establishing full diplo-.
matte relations. Representative of al
lies at Genoa conference surprised and
angry.
and Far East republic broken off.
April 18-Allied and little entente powers
at Genoa barred Germany from participa-
ton in conference on Russia
April 19-Delegates of six neutral states
and Russia at Genoa defied allied powers
to discipline Germany.
April H-German delegates at Genoa
agreed to keep out of discussions of Rus
sian affairs
April 24-France and Japan at Genoa,
reached accord to oppose recognition of
soviet Russia; conference deadlocked by
Russa's financial demands.
May 1-Soviet Russia in great May day
demonstration at Moscow, defied the
"capitalistic nations of the world
May Memorandum of allies condl-
tons for helping Russia handed to soviet
delegates at Genoa; Belgium refused to
sign and France made reservation.
May 3-France withdrew her assent to
proposals made to the Russian govern
ment by Genoa conference French press
charged Lloyd George with trickery con-
May 11-Russians at Genoa replied
evasively to allied proposals
May 14-Allies at Genoa invited United
States to participate in new negotiations
with Russia to begin at The Hague
June Is.
May I5-Unfted States declined invita-
ton to The Hague conference. Russia
agre ed to participate.
Germany and Poland signed. treaty set
Ting Upper Silesia disputes.
Great Britain asked United States,
TA11Vv no To how
in investigating and stopping Turkish
atrocities in Asia Minor
Tacna-Arica conference between Chile
and Peru opened in Washington.
May 18-Powers at Genoa adopted eight
months truce with Russia and other So
Wet republics.
May 19-Genoa conference adjourned,
Lloyd George warning the Russians to be
more reasonable.
May 24-International bankers commit
tee met in Paris to plan economic recov-
June 8-United States agreed to help
investigate Turkish atrocities
June 6-France refused to agree to re-
duction of German reparations
June 15-Hague preliminary conference
on Russian affairs opened
June 26-Russian delegates Joined in con-
ference at The Hague and insisted credits
to Russia should be first topic handled.
July Japan completed ratification of
all the Washington conference treaties.
July 6-Russians at The Hague, after
concessions for $500, GOO in credits
July 10-Germany agreed to give allies
control Of its finances, hoping for a loan
Of a billion dollars, and asked moratorium
on reparations
July 12-Premier King of Canada pre-
scented to Secretary Hughes proposal to
modernize and make permanent the old
Rush Bagot Great Lakes agreement.
July 17-League of Nations council met
in London to ratify the mandates, Amer
lea and Great Britain having reached
full agreement.
July circumference at The Hague ended
without result owing to position of Rus
sian delegates.
July 22-Council of League of Nations
adopted British mandate for Palestine and
French mandate for Syria.
July 27-EsthOnia, 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 or Greece.
Aug. 5-France began putting into effect
economic sanctions against Germany be-
cause of refusal to pay installment of
pre-war commercial debts.
Aug. circumference of allied premiers
opened in London Poincare threatened
France would act alone if necessary to
compel Germany to execute the Versailles
treaty. French demands referred to eX-
perts.
Aug. S-Demuyter, Belgium won James
Gordon Bennett balloon race in Europe.
Aug 9-French plans to coerce Ger
many disapproved by allied experts.
Aug 10-United States and Germany
signed agreement for determination of
war claims
Aug failed conference in London
broke up without result.
Aug. 15-Grmany defaulted on payment
of 100000 installment Of pre-war debts
to allied nationals.
Aug. 23-Turks opened great offensive
against Greeks in Asia Minor.