The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-29
INTERNATIONAL

and British and French plans for repa-
raLons were submitted.
Jan 4-Conference of allied premiers
IN Paris broke up In dlsagreement,
France prepared for Isolated action to
SOLICIT from Germany.
Ian S-War debt refunding negotia-
lions begun in Washington by British
and American commissions.
Jan s-Reparations committee de-
sIared Germany in wilful default In
coal deliveries. British member voting
In negative French began move on
Essen Germans adopted passive re-
sistAnce program. -
Jan IO-Germany. formally notified
BY France Of its intention TO occupy
the Ruhr, protested TO the allied DOW
srs and withdrew It's ambassadors from
Near East peace conference decided
Moslems in Greece must be moved 10
Turkey and Christians in turkey TO
President Harding recalled American
troops from Germany.
Jan. Il-French forces occupied Es-
sen and the Ruhr.
Lithuanian lrregulars occupied the
HemeI district. besleglng the CITY,:
Jan l3-Reichsta8, by vote OF 2SS TO
~. backed Chancellor Cuno's moral
Jan. i5.Germnn mine owners dehed
the French. who proceeded TO eXtenu
their occupation to the entire Ruhr
IIthuan.ans seized Memel announc-
ing the revolt was only against the
French administration ana the German
Jan. i6 - Reparations commission
voted Germany in default in material
jan i5-Gcrmany ordered all state
employees TO refuse to obey the french
international commercial arbitration
court lnaugurated in Paris;
Jan zU-r rench arrested many Ger
man Industrial leaders and officials and
seized funds in Reichsbank branches.
Jan 23-France ordered the Ruhr
Isolatcd from the rest OF Germany
Workers in Ihyssen plants struck.
British and turks split on Mosul
question in Lausanne conference,
Jan. 24-AmerICan army Of Occupa-
don LEFT Germany Tor home
Jan 26 Rcparauons commission
voteL Germany in general d 6eLault; -,
rest OF Germany completed
Jan. 2g-liundreds of German ofcials
deported from Ruhr and Rhineland.
and shut on an shipments OF coal TO
unoccupied Germany ,-o..,, 80
Allies submitted peace treaty TO
British accepted American terms for
czechoslo o vakia and Hungary ac-
cepted League of Nations plan to settle
their boundary dispute.
Feb. European nations guaranteed
loan OF 500, 900 to Austria.
veb. --General Allen ordered by
Rhineiand commission.
FEB. turks at Lausanne refused to
aIgn peace treaty, rejecting 20 per cent
OF the clauses. and Lord Curzon de-
''t French occupied Goddelau in Hesse.
Chancellor Cuno appointed dictator
to ration and fix prices in the Ruhr.
FEB. 6-Ismet Pasha refused British
demand that he agree in writing to
sign peace treaty as submitted and
Lausanne conference broke up.
Feb TURKS ordered allied war
ships to leave smyrna. but We're dehed.
Italy ratIded the Washington treaties
Central American conference In
Washington ended successfully.
Feb. lG-Councn of ambassadors
awarded Memel to Lithuania
Feb l7-Poles and Lithuanians be
hattie nUuT Orauy
Feb 26-Great Britain and France
ordSred their ysarsHps out of Smyrna
har',or, as courtesy to Turkish govern
Iithuania and Poland agreed on a
sIerch s-French crossed Rhine and
occupied Mannheim. Darmstadt ana
March 6-Canada signed fisheries
treaty with United States
March lS-lnternational chambers OF
commerce met at Rome.
March l9-United States agreed to
accept payment Of S20O,OOO,OOO Tor eN-
penses OF Rhine army. in IL Install
March 25-Prcsident of chile, in well
roming delegates to pan American con-
fereuce, urged alienation of armed
peace" conditions and war on aIco-
march 2G-socialsts of England
France, Italy Belgium and Germany
In conference in Berlin. devised repara-
France rejected any League OF Ma
tons guarantee for naturalization of
March ao-German mine owners re-
fused to pay coal tax levied by the
French.
killed In clash with French troops at
Essen.
peace conference at Lausanne.
April 22-League of Nations council
approved loan Of 100000. 600 to Austria
April 23-Lausanne peace conference
resumed Russia excluded
May Count Krupp Won Bohlen und
TN.stsaN haan =
rested by French as responsible for
fatal fight in <rupp works.
May 2-Germany made new repara-
tions ofrer OF s7.5Oo.oo0,OoO with many
Nav s-France rejected German offer.
May s-French court-martial gave
Krupp dfteen years in prison and heavy
nne. Other participants in Essen riot
fined and imprisoned,
British government served ten-day
uItimatum on the soviet government OF
Moscow demanding compliance with the
May is-Great Britain told Germany
her reparations offer was insufficient
and invited her to make a better one
May 2I-New Socialists Interna-
tionaie Of the World opened conven-
May 23-Russia yielded to British
demands.
yielded on all points made by the Unit
ed States and signed agreement for
payment OF costs of American army on
Great Britain declined, to recognize
Americas -'ght TO interfere with car
goes not destined to enter this country
such rations, or liquor stocks for
crews.
May 26-Turks and Greeks at Lau-
Same reached agreement on repara-
tIons.
Juns 5-Germany asked new repara
tfous conference on total sum, and Of
fered annuities OF l.5o0 100000 gold
marks.
June Is-world court began second
session In The Hague.
June 2l-France withdrew Saar or
dinances of March Z. to which England
objected.
Juue 27-Pope issued letter condemn
ting French rolicy in the Ruhr.
June 29--Ten Belgian soldiers killed
by bomb In the Ruhr. French and Bel
eians took severe sanctions