The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
INTERNATIONAL
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tAnd begun over alleged Finnish AID 70
Jan. 6-Allled supreme council called
economic and financial congress to meet
In Genoa In March: Germany and Russia
Jan. 1-Conferees at Washington adopted
resolutions forbidding submarine opera
lions against merchantmen and banning
poison gas in warfare.
Jan. S-Briand agreed at Cannes to
partial moratorium for Germany In re-
turn for defensive alliance for France
with Great Britain,
Jan 3l-Shantung controversy between
China and Japan settled.
Feb. l-Washington conference adopted
dve-power naval Limitation treaty with
adopted resolutions declaring open door
In China: approved treaty for restriction
warfare: MT. Baifour announced Great
Britain would restore Wei-Hai-Wei to
China.
Feb. +-washlngton 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. 10-President Harding submitted
Washington conference treaties, with full
ninutes of conference. to the senate.
Feb. 1l-United States and Japan signed
treaty defining rights OF former on zap
and other islands inundated to Japan.
Feb. b--lnternational permanent court
Of Justice held first session In The Hague
Lloyd George and Poincars agreed on
6-year Anglo-French pact and postponed
Feb. 2s-Premier Lloyd George an
nounced Great Britain abandoned protec-
torate of Egypt
March l-Unlted States senate ratified
Zap treaty with Japan.
March 24-United States senate ratified
four-power Pacific treaty.
March G--United States senate ratified
supplement to Pacific treaty. Excluding
Japanese mainland. and reservation
STRENGTHENING out tangls 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.
Maren So-onlted states ratlned nine
power treaty concerning China and treaty
on Chinese tariff
April 7-Germany rejected allied repara-
6S n saai,osa mans .ha' she issue
April s-Colombia and Venezuela signed
Boundary treaty.
a.pa Apr, loeEeonomle conferences Of Genoa
four demands of the other nations.
April l6-Germany and Russia concluded
treaty. canceling war debts and Brest-
Lltovsk treaty and establishing full diplo-
fnatic relations. Representatives of al
lies at Genoa conference surprised and
angry.
and Far East republic broken off.
April 1S-Allied and little entente powers
At Genoa barred Germany from participa-
tton in conference on Russia.
April H-German delegates at Genoa
agreed to keep out of discussions of Rus
sian affairs.
April A-France and Japan at Genoa,
reached accord to oppose recognition of
eoviet Russia; conference deadlocked by
Russla's financial demands.
May l-Soviet Russia, in great May day
4smonstration at Moscow. defied the
'eapitalistic nations of the world"
May 2-Memorandum of allies condi-
qons for helping Russia handed to soviet
delegates at Genoa: Belgium refused to
sign and France made reservation.
May S-France withdrew her assent to
charged Lloyd George with trickery con-
earning Russian oil fields.
May 11-Russians at Genoa replied
syasively to allied proposals
May 1l-Allies at Genoa invited United
States to participate In new negotiations
With Russia to begin at The Hague
May b-United States declined invita-
tion to The Hague conference. Russia
agreed to participate.
Germany and Poland signed treaty set
fling Upper Silesia disputes.
Great Britain asked United States,
In investigating and stopping Turkish
atrocities in Asia Minor.
Tacna-Arica conference between Chile
M May r at It esnoa adopsed esh.
months' truce with Russia and other 30
Wet republics.
may lS-1enOA conference adjourned.
Lloyd George warning the Russians to be
more reasonable,
May A-Internauonai bankers' commit
tee met in Paris to plan economic recov-
June s-United States agreed to help
investigate Turkish atrocities.
June e-Frsnce refused to agree to re-
ducticn of German reparations.
June l5-Hague preliminary conferences
on Russian affairs opened.
June 2s-Russian delegates Joined in con-
fAr At la Ia oJIa u lv,rI tz1
to Russia should be first topic handled.
July Japan completed ratification of
all the Washington conference treaties.
submitting "amazing" budget. ofrered SO
CONCESSIONS for 1880. 10000 In credits.
July lo-Germany agreed to give aliies
of billion dollars. and asked moratorium
on reparatione
July 17-Leasue of Nations council met
In London to ratify the mandates, Amer
1ca and Great Britain having reached
Gull agreement.
July circumference at The Hague ended
without result owing to position Of RUS
July a2-Council of League of Nations
edorted British mandate for Palestine and
French mandate for Syria.
July 27-Fsthonia. Latvia, Lithuania and
Albania recognized as sovereign states by
the United States
Smyrna and Its hinterlsnd an autonomous
etate under protection OF Greece.
Aug. T-Conference of allied premiers
opened in London. Poincars threatened
France would act alone II 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. e-French plans to coerce Ger
many dsapproved by allied experts.
Aug. lo-Unlted States and Germany
signed agreement for determination OF
war claims
Aug. ii-Ailied conference In London
broke up without result
Aug. l5-Grmany defnulted on paymen,
of 100000 installment of pre-war debts
to allied nationals.
Aug. 23-Turks opened great offensive
against Greeks In Asia Minor.
Aug. 3l-Reparations commission granted
Germany six months respite.
Sept. l-Greece, her armies routed b,
the Turks. offered to evacuats Asia Minor
II Turkey would sign armistice.
Sept 4-League OF Nations met in Ge
neva; Augustln Edwards OF Chile elected
president.
Sept e-Gen. Tricoupis, new Greek com
mandcr in chief. captured by Turks.
Council of League of Nations hIocu al