Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-05
Progress Slow
During the Year
CONTINUED from first paee
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

British forces in Ireland and the Irish,
Republicans" continued unabated.,
Murders by the Sim Feiners and re-
prisals by the British were Of almost
daily occurrence. The Irish were espe-
cially exasperated by the Execution Of
a number of prisoners convicted Of
completely In the killing OF soldiers.
The appointment of Lord Talbot, lead
ing British Roman Catholic. as lord
lieutenant /of Ireland, failed IF Its ef-
feet On May 25 the Sim Feiners.
burned the Dublin custom. house, and
on June 80 they reelected Ernonn de
Valera president of the Irish repub-
lic." Meanwhile the new government of
northern Ireland was organized, with
Sir james Craig as premier. and on;
June % King George went across to
open the Ulster parliament. De, Valera
on July q accepted the invitation of
Premier Lloyd George to conference
In London, and truce was announced.
Then began the series Of negotiations
that lasted through the remainder Of
the year. Offers and oonnter-0ffer
were made, and finally Britain prof.
fered ireland full status as dominion
within the empire. to be known as the
Irish Free state. A treaty to this
effect was ratified by the British par,
lament and submitted to dail 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 Hun.
gary, made two futile efforts to regain.
the Hungarian throne. On March q he
appeared In Hungary without forces
aud claimed the crown, but Regent
Horthy refused to step aside. Czech0..
slovakia. Jugo-slnAa and Rumania
modified to Illustrate 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 81 he and
his wife, Zita. went by alrplane to
Hungary and rallied q considerable
number Of supporters who proclaimed
Charles king. Again the "littie en-,
tante" 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 that Charles must be
exiled, and In November he and Ztta
were taken to Funchal. Madeira.
Russia's year was one Of fighting,
famine and efforts to resume relations
with other nations. The soviet gov.
eminent held its own against repeated
revolts.. which included rlsings 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 terrible
famine In the Volga region. Many
thousands starved to death and even
the American relief administration,
which took charge, Of tA< situation.
could only partially check the disaster,
IN seeking to break through the ring
of Isolation surrounding it, the Moscow
government gradually receded from its
communicate principles. II sought the
aid Of foreign capital, ana 9Aqal M AH August lsq
9 1t abandoned state ownership Of m
but few OF tjas. largest industries les.
Treaties were made With the Baltic
states and with Turkey, ard telAptt-
ing offers OF concessions were hsid
1Sk to other nations. In notable
pronsusaemen on October p 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-
ejRiRed king of JugQ-Slavia.r He was
reluctant to leave Paris, however and
1t was not aRtA November 6 that lie
went to Belgrade aiAaA assumed his
crown. Portugal was Apssst nv sew.
eral revolutionary movements t9lM;a'g.Nf
the close Of the year. On August ~
:ai,e ministry was overthrow BY Aafilbsi,
Aary <aanp and several cabinet mem
bers, Including Premier Granjo, were
assassinatA4. A few days later plot
Of the royaitsts sia,s uncovered. and in
November carvash0 MesqMita led re
volt. Because. Of these disorders and
Of the spread Of bolsheyism the pow:
ers began consideration Of q plan FOL
Intervention. Spain had rebels, ALSO.
| the tribesmen Of Morocco. Against
them she maintained wearying ant
\ Expensive warfare for. months. Ant
~1aile on the subject Of rebellion, men
4saa snNst be made Of the revolt O
the Mapialss on the Malahar coast O
India. which caused the British gov
ernmeat 1aNah annoyance and not
few BSA4 ~, y Z. !.
There wene communist .9QHltb.reaks i
I Germany In March. and , ap August 2!
Matthias Erzber5er, the GerM r l. IA 2! states
man who signed the treaty At ,Xer
,sailles, was assassinated Iastol With II Il
I who became chancellor en- May 10, Re
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