The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-27

decided to investigate French regime
in the Saar.
July 4-Krupps signed working
agreement with French.
July 6-Agreement on all points
reached by Turks and allies.
July French chamber of deputies
approved Washington naval limitation
treaty.
July 9-Four-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
manys latest separations note.
July 13-FrenCh troops Of occupa-
ton advanced TO LimberS, Barmen and
EIberfcld.
July 15-Premier POincare of France,
in speech. rejected most of the demands
made by British prime minister on Ger
man reparations.
July 16-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
States.
July 24-Turks and allies signed
peace sreaty of Lausanne.
Aug. 3-Great Britain and France
agreed on mutual guarantee pact
against unprovoked aggression, to lead
TO reduction of ornaments.
Aug: 6-United States and Turkey
signed treaties of amity and commerce
ana on extradition, at Lausanne.
Aug. 11-Great Britain handed to
France and Belgium note declaring
Ruhr occupation illegal and a failure,
insisting on impartial reparations in
quiry and declaring France must pay
enough of the money lent her to enable
Britain to pay America.
Aug. l5-United Statcs-MeXico COM
missioners completed their conference.
Aug. 17-Ratitications of four-pOwer
pact and naval reduction treaty negOti-
a
mally exchanged at State department.
France offered to reduce reparations
claims on Germany in proportion to the
amount of its debt United States and
Great Britain cancel.
Aug. 2l-France's reply to British
note delivered to Great Britain; offered
little hope of agreement.
Aug. 2S-ltaly demanded from Greece
abject apology and PREPARATIONS for
murder of Italian military commission
CTs in Albania.
Aug. 3o-Greece accepted some of
Italys demands and rejected others.
Aug. S1-Italy, declaring Greece's re-
ply unsatisfactory, bombarded and
seized Corfu and landed on Samos and
other Aegean islands. Greece appealed
10 League Of Nations.
Mexican government formally recog-
uiZCd by the United States.
sept 4-Mussolini declared Italy
would withdraw from League of Ma
lions if it insisted on arbitrating the
Italo-Greek affair.
Sept 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
nounccd Germany must settle repara-
lions question before an economic &C
cord could be reached.
Sept l0-Irish Free State admitted
to League of Nations
Sept l3-Italy- agreed to evacuate
Corfu on Sept. q.
Sept 16-Italy appointed Gen. Giar-
dino military governor of Fiume.
Sept. 1S-Unitcd States made formal
demand on Spain, France and Great
Britain for right to build navy coal and
oil base i'll Tangier across from
Sept 24-Chancellor Stresemann of
Germany formally announced official
abandonment of passive resistance in
italy informed Jugo-slavia it in
tended to keep Fiume.
Italy declined to cvaCuate Corfu until
Greece paid 5O,0U0.GQ0 lire indemnity.
Sept 25-Council of ambassadors or
Gcrad Greece to pay indemnity to Italy.
$ pit 27-Italy evacuated Corfu.
Sept 2S-Amurica won international
Se5plane race OF CoW,@, England
Oct 2-Allies completed the evacua-
zion Of C0nstantinOple.
oct 19-GhauCeIlor Strescuann an
uounced Germany would pay no more
oct 24-Gcrmany asked allies for
Preparations conference and moratorium.
oct 26-France accepted British plan
for appointment by the separations
commission Of board Of experts to fix
Germany's capacity to pay.
oct. 2S-Premiyr Poiuc2re announced
France would not permit reduction of
reyarationa debt by board of experts,
nor abandon the guarantee. .,
oct 80 - Great Britain accepted
Frances reservations on Preparations
board of experts.
Nov. 4--Poincare said France would
not yield on PREPARATIONS unless her
creditors yielded on debts.
Nov. China refused to pay Boxer
indemnity to France.
Nov 9-United States refused to par
ticipate in examination of Germany
capacity to pay because of French re-
Nov 13-Francc proposed appoint
mcnt of experts committee to inVesti-
gate Gcrmany'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.
Now 21-France ard 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 23-industrial magnates of the
Ruhr ana Rhineland signed treaty with
TIE French for resumption of work and
payments.
Nov 24-Germany refused protection
for allied military control officers.
Nov 27-lnternational conference to
halt rum-running opened in Ottawa.
Canada.
Dec. 4-France began restoring the
Ruhr to German rule.
Dec. 6-Allied warships landed troops
in Canton to protect custom house from
Sun Vat Sen.
Dec. &C. II. Grlnis and two others
sentenced to prison by German court
for attempt to kidnap Bergdoll.
Dec. 9-New treaty of friendship and
commerce signed by L. S. and Germany.
Dec. 1O-Council OF League of Ma
lions met in Paris.
Dec. 11-President Coolidge announced
he approved of the participation of
American experts in the German inqui-
ries authorized by reparatiOns com
mission.
Dec. 12-Tangier open port conven-
ton signed.
FOREIGN
Jan. 14-President Oregon of Mexico
ordered expulsion Of Papal Delegate