The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27

or nationalists Of Germany were eI-
ceedingly active, those of Bavaria usu-
ally taking the lead. In September
the Bayarians actually revolted against
the Berlin government and made Gus
tave Won Kahr dictator of the state.
The reichstag thereupon gave Strese-
mann dictatorial powers. A little later
the socialist governments of Saxony
and Thuringia refused to obey the
chancellor, and he subdued them by
a show OF military force. He yielded
to Bavarias demand for greater au-
tononiy, but this was not enough. On
November 8 Hitler. leader of the Ba-
varian Fascist, and General Won Lu-
dendorff attempted royallst coup
detat In Munich and other cities and
threatened to march on Berlin. This
revolt was rather easily put down
by the national police and the workers
and Hitler and Ludendorff were ar
| rested. On November 10 Frederick
William, the former crown prince, sud-
denly returned to Germany from Hol
land.
In October the separatists of the
Rhineland got into action and set up
u republic which was looked upon with
favor by France. However, 1t was
not able to maintain itself very sue
cessfully. and there was almost con-
tinuous fighting with the national
forces. Another separatist movement
was started In the Bavarian palatinate,
but 1t failed for the time being.
Late in November Chancellor Strese-
mann's coalition went to pieces and,
| being denied a vote of confidence in
the reichstag, he resigned. DR.. Helm
rich Albert, unpleasantly remembered
in America, and Adam Stegerwald both
failed to form acceptable ministries,
and SO DR.. Wilhelm Marx, leader of
| the Catholic party, was made chancel-
| lor on November 20 and got together
a cabinet that included Stresemann as
| foreign minister and that was expect
ed to carry on his policies.
The revolution in Spain. which was
connected with the unsatisfactory war
| with the Moors, took place in Septem-
Der. The revolt, led by General
Primo Rivera, Marquis de Estella, was
| ticlans nnd also was an expression
| Of reaction against the growth of So
cialism and syndicalism among the
workers. The king supported 1t and
the cabinet resigned on September IA.
A military directorate was established
and Rivera was made sole chief of
| the administration. The new govern.
ment made itself popular at once by
campaign on profiteering and gam
bling. by cutting expenses to the bone
and by other drastic measures of re-
form. Trial by jury was suspended
because of the corruption of the courts.
Altogether, 1t was a happy revolution
for Spain.
| Bulgaria also had revolution, al
most bloodless, when Stamboulisky's
peasant government was overthrown
on June and the premier himself was
captured and killed. Professor Zank-
Off was made head Of the new govern
ment. In September the Communists
and peasants resorted to arms In an
attempt to regain power, but they
were soon suppressed.
Andrew Bonar Law, prime minister
OF Great Britain, resigned on May 20
because of the Illness that caused his
death In October. He was succeeded
by Stanley Baldwin, who had been
chancellor of the exchequer. On Oc-
tober an Imperial conference and an
economic conference Of the British en-
pire opened in London. and various
important measures were debated and
adopted designed to bind the compo-
nent parts Of the empire by closer
| commercial ties, at the same time leav-
ing them their full measure of self
| government. These questions brought
| to the fore the old question of free
trade or protection, and since the gov
ernment had promised there should
be no change in the tariff policy during
| the life Of the existing parliament,
| Prime Minister Baldwin dissolved par
lament on November l6 and an elec-
| tion was called for December 6. For
mer Premier Lloyd George, who had
been on speaking tour Of the United
| States, arrived home just In time to
make up his old quarrel with the other
wing of the liberal party. and went
into the campaign with vigor. When
| the votes were counted 1t was found
| that while the Liberals and Laborites
| both had won many seats from the
| Conservatives, no one of the three
parties had a majority. The Laborites.
however, announced that their leader,
Ramsay Macdonald, would undertake
to form government as soon as called
upon. whereupon Prime Minister Bald.
win declared he and his cabinet would
retain office ut least until the new
parliament had met in January.
During the early months of the year
the Irish republicans continued their
guerrilla warfare on the Free State,
but on April 10. their chief of staff,
| Liam Lynch WAS killed In n flrLt and