Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

Irish Free State. A treaty TO this
effect was ratified by the British par
lament and submitted 10 dan 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-empero< OF Austrts- Hun
gary. made two futile efforts to regain
the Hungarian throne. On March ~ be
appeared In Hungary without ferces
and claimed the crown. but Regent
Horthy refused TO step aside. Cxeche-
slovakis. Jugo-SlsM a and Rumania
mobilixed TO Illustrate the coup and the
allied council of ambassadors warned
Hungary that the restoration OF the
Hapsburg regime would not be teller
ated. So Charles returned 10 his place
OF refuge in Switzerland. But he was
not through. for on October q he and
his wife, Zita. went by airpiane to
Hungary and rallied a 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 q real bat
lie. The former emperor andempress
were taken prisoner, as a number
OF prominent Hungarian mobiles. The
allies decreed that Charles must be
exiled, and In November he and zits
were taken TO Funchal. Madeira
Russia's year WAS one OF fighting.
famine and efforts 10 resume relations
with other nations. The soviet gov
eminent held Its own against repeated
r~evolts, which included risngs of the
workingmen OF Moscow. OF peas
ants under Antonov, and an invasion
of the Ukraine by Petlura. which for
q time threatened to be successful.
Failure of the crops brought a terrible
famine in the volga 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 II. the Moscow
government gradually receded from Its
communistic principles. II sought the
aid OF foreign capital. and on August
8 Ii abandoned state ownership of all
but a 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
announcement on October 81 Premier
Lenin admitted the economic defeat
of communism.
Old King Peter of Serbia died In
Belgrade on August II. 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 9 that he
went to Belgrade and assumed his
Portugal was upset by sew
eral revolutionary movements toward
the. ministry was overthrow by a Mill
tary coup and several cabinet mem
bers, including Premier Granjo, we're
assassinated. A few days later q plot
OF the royalists was uncovered, and In
Carvalho Mesquite led a re-
volt. Because of these disorders and
of the spread Of bolshevism the pow
ers began consideration Of a plan for
Intervention. Spain had rebels. also
the tribesmen of Morocco. Against
49,. -Lo x0.xA&nfrn ~ .n.a rrfnn and
expensive warfare for months. And
while on the subject of rebellion. men
ton must be made of the revolt OF
the MopIahs on the Malabar coast of
India, which caused the British gov
eminent much annoyance and not a
few lives.
There were communist outbreaks In
Germany in March. and on August 20
Matthias Erzberger, the German states
man who signed the treaty Of Yer
was assassinated. Doctor With,
who became chancellor on May 10. re-
signed with his cabinet on October %.
but was persuaded to remain In office
and form a new ministry. In Novem-
per there were riots In many German
due to the high prices of food.
TIE chau nistic element In japan
vas active, especially after the Wash
conference opened, and on No
3 Premier Hara was assassl-
mated. yiscount Takahashi succeeded
him. The emperor Of japan suffered
complete mental and physical break
Town some time last year. and Grown
Prince Hirohito was made regent on
November IS. He had lately returned
rom a tour of Europe.