The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06

Sept l3-western portion OF Smyrna
burned; loss s6O,OOO,OO0, many lives lost.
Germany refused to deposit gold guar
antee demanded by Belgium and defaulted
on payment Of private pre-war debts to
Sept l5-Great Britain Invited the do
minions, France, Italy, Serbia, Rumania
Dardanelles.
Sept 16-France and Italy opposed mill
tary operations against Turks.
Sept. ls-Entire British Atlantic fleet
Hungary admitted to League of Nations.
. Sept lg-Kemal Pasha demanded of al
Hes immediate conference on guarantees
Tor neutrality OF the Straits and permis-
sion TO send troops into Thrace.
sept 0-Allies agreed to conference or
e1ight nations on Near East, excluding
sept 2a-Alles invited Turks to peace
tiohIerence, agreeing to return COnstan-
tlnople, Adrianople and ThruCe In return
Tor freedom Of the Dardanelles.
sept. 25-Great Britain agreed to admit
russia to Near East conference concern
ing the Dardaneles
Sept 26-Greek troops revolted and King
Constantine abdicated.
Russia, in note to the allies. demanded
the restoration of Turkey In Europe.
Sept. 2y-Kemal Pasha accepted allies
invitation to armstice parley. and to
peace conference on condition that Con-
stantinople and all Of ThraCe be Ceded at
once 10 Nationalist government
oct TURK Nationalists agreed to ar
mistice conference at Mudania on oct 8
and suspended military operations.
oct 3-Armistice conference opened at
Mudania.
Oct iO-AIlles, Greeks and Turkish Ma
uonalists agreed to armsttCe convention
at Mudania, providing for evacuation OF
Thrace by Greece within 10 days and its
delivery to Turkey within 10 days.
Oct n-Mudania protocol signed,
oct 23-United States invited Central
American republics to conference on nm
itation of armament and other subjects,
oct 27-Allies invited United States to
participate in Near East conference at
Lausanne, Switzerland. Nov. l3. Secre-
tary Hughes replied United States would
send observers. Russia invited to part
of conference dealing with the Darda-
nelles
oct. 29-Turkey and Russia opened con-
ference for economic accord.
Nov. l2-Lausanne conference postponed
Nov. 2C-Near East peace conference at
Lausanne opened. with return to secret
diplomacy in effect.
Nov. 2l-Eastern ThraCe and Adrianople
turned over to the Turks.
Dec. 2-Russia and nations on her west
ern border opened limitation Of arma-
ment conference.
Dec 4-Conference of Central American
republics opened in Washington
Nov. 3O-Allies demanded from Germany
apology and indemnity for attack on al
lied officers In BaVaria.
Dec. 5-Brtish troops forced Turks to
le Christian refugees leave Constah-
Dec. 6-Anes presented plan for control
of Dardanelles to Lausanne conference.
Americas position stated.
Dec S-Turkey's plan for Dardanelles
submitted at Lausanne. Virtually ac-
Cepted by the allies.
Dec. g-Allied premiers met In London
to consider German reparatOns.
Dec. 1O-German reparations plan re-
jected by allied pretniers.
Shantung province formally restored to
China by Japan.
Dec. i1NConference OF allied .premiers
adjourned to Jan. 2, France insisting on
foTCible occupa ton OF the Ruhr.
Dec. l2-Baltc states served ulttmatum
on Russia at Moscow which Russia re-
jected and disarmament conference went
on rocks.
Dec ll-Turkey agreed to Join League
of Nations when peace is signed and to
accept measures for protection of minori-
ties