The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-29

agreement with French.
July 6-Agreement on all points
reached by Turks and allies,
July French chamber of deputies
approved Washington naval Limitation
July 9-Tour-power Pacific treaty
ratified by French chamber.
July ll-French senate ratified naval
and Pacific treaties.
July l2-Great Britain invited France
and Italy to join her in reply to Ger
m3nys latest reparations note.
july l3-Frcnch troops Of occupa-
tion advanced to Limberg, Barmen and
Elberfeld.
July l5-Premler Poincare of France,
in speech. rejected most OF the dema nds
mndc by British prime minister on Ger
man reparatlons.
July l6-Allies and Turks agreed on
terms Of treaty. leaving out oil con-
July 2O-British draft of reply to
Germany submitted to allies and United
July 24-Turlss and allies signed
peace treaty of Lausanne.
Aug. 3-Great Britain and France
agreed on mutual guarantee pact
against unprovoked aggression. to lead
to reduction or ornaments.
Aug. 6-United states and Turkey
signed treaties of amity and commerce
and on extradition, at Lausanne.
Aug. ll.Great Britain handed to
Ruhr occupation illegal and a failure
insisting on impartial reparations In
quiry and declaring France must pay
Britain TO pay America.
Aug. 15-Unjted States Mexico COM
missioners completed their conference.
Aug. I7-Ratifications of four-power
pact and naval reduction treaty negoti-
ated at Washington conference for
mally exchanged at State department.
France offered to reduce reparatlons
claims on Germany In proportion to tha
amount of It's debt United States and
Great Britain cancel.
Aug. 21-France's reply to British
note delivered to Great Britain; offered
little hope of agreement
Aug. 2S-ltaly demanded from Greece
abJect apology and reparations for
murder of Italian military commission
ers in Albania.
Italy's demands and rejected others.
Aug. 31-Italy. declaring Greece's re-
ply unsatisfactory bombarded and
seized Corfu and landed on Samos and
to League OF Nations.
Mexican government formally recog-
nized by the United States.
Sept. 4-Mussolini declared Italy
would withdraw from League OF Ma
tions II it insisted on arbitrating the
Sept. 7-Council of ambassadors up
held Italy's demands on Greece.
Sept. S-Greece and Italy formally
accepted terms laid down by council
of ambassadors.
Premier Poincare of France an
tions question before an economic ac-
cord could be reached.
Sept. lO-lrish Free State admitted
to League of Nations.
Sept. l3-Italy- agreed to evacuate
Corfu on Sept. 27.
Sept. l6-Italy appointed Gen. Giar-
dino military governor of Fiume.
Sept. lS-United States made formal
demand on Spain, France and Great
Britain for right to build navy coal and
oil base in Tangier across from
Sept. 24-Chancenor stresemann of
Germany formally announced official
abandonment q
the Ruhr.
Italy informed Jugo-Slavia IT in
tended to keep Fiume.
Italy declined to evacuate Corfu until
Greece paid so. 600 900 lire indemnity.
Sept. 25-Council of ambassadors or
dered Greece TO pay indemnity to Italy.
Sept. 27-Italy evacuated Corfu.
Sept. 2S-America won international
seapiane race off Cowes, England.
Oct. 2-Allies completed the evacua-
ton of Constantinople
oct. 19-Chancellor Stresemann an
nounced Germany would pay no more
Oct 24-Germany asked allies for
reparations conference and moratorium.
Oct. 26-France accepted British plan
commission Of board of experts TO ix
Germany's capacity to pay
France would not permit reduction of
reparations debt by board of experts,
nor abandon the guarantee.
Oct. 80 - Great Britain accepted
board Of experts.
Nov. l-Poincare said France would
not yield on reparations unless her
creditors yielded on debts.
Nov. 5-China refused to pay Boxer
indemnity to France, s.,
Nov. Omitted States refused to par
tcipate in examination OF Germany 3
capacity to pay because of French re-
Nov. i3-France proposed appoint
ment of experts committee to investi-
gate Germany's resources and capacity
to pay during the next three years.
Nov. 14-Chancellor Stresemann an
nounced he would repudiate treaty of
Versailles and abandon the Ruhr and
Rhineland to the French.
Nov. 21-France and Great Britain
reached accord as to demands on Ger
many concerning former crown prince
and resumption of military control
commissions. and sent mild notes to
Nov. 28-industrial magnates OF the
Ruhr AMI Rhineland signed treaty with
Il French for resumption of work and
'' Nov. 24-Germany refused protection
for allied military control officers.
Nov. international conference TO
halt rum-running opened in Ottawa.
Canada.
Dec. 4-France began restoring the
Ruhr to German rule.
Dec. G--Allied warships landed troops
in Canton to protect custom house from
sun Yat Sen.
Dec. &C. H Grifis and two others
sentenced to prison by German court
for attempt to kidnap BerEdoll.
Dec. 9-New treaty of friendship and
commerce signed by u. s. and Germany
Dec. 1O-Council of League of Ma
tions met In Paris.
Dec. ll-President Coolidge announced
he approved of the participation of
ries authorized by reparations com
mission.
Dec. 1s-Tangier open port conven-
ton signed.
FOREIGN
Jan. l4-President Obregon of Mexico
ordered expulsion of Papal Delegate
Fillppi as a pernicious foreigner.
Feb. l4-Italian Fascist ordered all
Free Masons to leave its ranks.