The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-04
Chronology of
 the eYear1922
Carefully Compiled for the Readers of the
 SENTINEL
INTERNATIONAL

Jan. 3-War between Russia and Fin land begun over alleged Finnish aid to Karelian rebels.
 Jan. s-Allied supreme council called in Genoa in March; Germany and Russia included
 Jan. 7-conferees at Washington adopted resolutions forbidding submarine opera tions against merchantmen and banning poison gas in warfare.
 Jan. s-Briand agreed at Cannes to turn for defensive alliance for France with Great Britain.
 Jan H-Shantung controversy between China and Japan settled. s Feb. 1-Washington conference adopted fve-power naval limitation treaty with agreement on Pacific fortiheatlons. AdoPted resolutions declaring open door in China: approved treaty for restriction of use of submarines and poison gas in warfare: Mir. Balfour announced Great Britain would restore Wei-Hai-"ei to Feb. +Washington conference approved treaties relating to China and resolution creating international commission to re- wise the rules of warfare:
 Feb. 6-Delegates to Washington con- ference signed all the treaties and the conference adjourned sine die. Feb. 1o-President Harding submitted Washington conference treaties. with fuil minutes of conference, to the senate.
 Feb. Limited States and Japan signed Sy,bsz Tsn5s S 1o span " Feb. 15-1nternational permanent court of justice held first session in The Hague. Lloyd George and Poincare agreed on Feb. 2s-Premier Lloyd George an- nounced Great Britain abandoned protec- March Limited States senate ratified Tap treaty with Japan. .,sos four-power Pacific treaty.
 March T-Cnited States senate ratified supplement to Pacific treaty, excluding Japanese mainland. and reservation @ strengthening out taugle over declaration on domestic affairs.
 March 29-United states senate ratified naval limitation treaty and treaty on use of poison gas and submarines in warfare. March 30-United States ratified nine power treaty concerning China and treaty on Chinese tarif
 tion commissions demand that she issue s2O0, CO., GO in additional taxes. April s-Colom bia and Venezuela signed boundary treaty.
 April io-Economic conference of Genoa opened. Russian delegates accepted the four demands of the other nations.
 April l6-Germany and Russia concluded treaty. canceling war debts and .Brest- Ltovsk treaty and establishing full diplo mauc relations. Representatives of al lies at Genoa conference surprised and angry.
 April 17-Peace barley between Japan and Far East republic broken of.
 Aprll le-AIHeO ana llttIe entente. .pO"eTS at Genoa barred Germany from participa tion in conference on Russia April A-German delegates at Genoa agreed to keep out of discussions of Rus sian affairs
 April 24-France and Japan at Genoa. reached accord to oppose Iecognlsion or Russia's financial demands. demonstration at Moscow. defied the "eapitalisue nations of the ay,2rLi world" ,ona, tions for helping Russia handed 10 soviet delegates at Genoa. Belgium refused to sign and France made reservation proposals made to the Russian govern ment by Genoa conference: French press charged Lloyd George with triekery con- May ll-Russians at Genoa replied May iAAllies at Genoa invited United States to participate in new negotia tions May l5-United States declined invita- tion to The Hague conference. RussL. agreed to participate.
 Germany and Poland signed treaty set ting Upper siiesia disputes In investigating and stopping Turkish atrocities in Asia Minor.
 Tacna-Arica conference between Chile and Peru opened in Washin gton.
 May l-Powers at Genoa adopted eight months truce with Russia and other so- viet republics.
 May ls-Genoa conference adjourned. Lloyd George warning the Russians to be more reasonable.
 May A-International bankers commit tee met in Paris to plan economic recov- cry for Europe.
 june 3-United States agreed to help investigate Turkish atrocities
 June 6-France refused to agree to re- duction of German separations
 June i5-Hague preliminary conference on RussiaRanairs opened
 June 2e-Russian delegates joined in con- ference at The Hague and insisted credits to Russia should be first topic handled. July 1-Japap completed ratification of July e-Russians al The Hague. after submitting "amazing" budget offered 800 concessions for N,soo. .ooo.ooo in credits.
 July lo-Germany agreed to give allies control of it's finances, hoping for a loan of billion dollars. and asked moratorium on reparations
 in London to raufy the mandates. Amer lea and Great Britain having reached full agreement.
 July ao-Conference at The Hague ended without result owing to posi- on of Rus sian delegates.
 July 2acouncil of League of Nations adopted British mandate for Palestine and French mandate for Syria.
 July 27-Esthonia. Latvia. Lithuania and Albania recognized as sovereign states by the United States.
 
 Smyrna and its hinterland ap autonomous state under protection of Greece.
 Aug 7--Conference of allied premiers opened in London. Poincare threatened France would act alone If necessary to compel Germany to execute the Versailles treaty. French demands referred to ex- perts.
 Aug. s-Demuyter. Belgium, won James Gordon Bennett balloon race in Europe.
 Aug. 9-French plans to coerce Ger. many disapproved by allied experts.
 Aug. 10-United States and Germany signed agreement for determination or war claims
 Aug l4-Allied conference in Londo,. broke up without result
 Aug. i5-Grmany defaulted on payment of s9 0C0.0co installment of pre-war debts 10 allied nationals.
 Aug. 2S-Turks opened great offensive against Greeks in Asia Minor.
 Aug. 3l-Reparations commission granted Germany six months respite.
 Sept. 1-Greece. her armies routed by the Turks. offered to evacuate Asia Minor if Turkey would sign armstice.
 Sept. 4-League Of Nations met in Ge. neya: Augustin Edwards of Chile elected president