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economic and financial congress to meet
In Genoa In March; Germany and Russia
Jan. 7-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 In re-
turn for defensive alliance FOR France
with Great Britain.
Jan. ~Sl-Shantuug controversy between
China and Japan settled.
Feb. Washington conference adopted
nve-power naval Limitation treaty with
agreement on Pacific fortifcations,
adopted resolutions declaring open door
In China; approved treaty for restriction
of use of submarines and poison gas in
warfare, Mr.. Balfour announced Great
China.
Feb. EWashington 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. l0-President Harding submitted
Washington conference treaties. with full
minutes of conference. to the senate.
Feb. Limited States and Japan signed
treaty defining rights of former on zap
and other islands inundated to Japan.
Feb. l6-lnternational permanent court
OF justice held first session In The Hague.
Lloyd George and Poincare agreed on
b-year Anglo-French pact ana postponed
Genoa conference to- April TO-.
W. 49, III AsiO9A otbA &c AZ
nounced Great Britain abandoned protec-
torate of Egypt
March United States senate ratified
zap treaty with Japan.
March 24-United States senate ratified
Horsepower Pacific treaty.
March 27-United States senate ratified
supplement- TO Pacific treaty. excluding
Japanese mainland. and reservation
stra tightening out tangle over declaration
on domestic affairs.
March 29-United States senate ratified
naval Limitation treaty and treaty on use
or poison gas and submarines in warfare.
powor treaty concerning China and treaty
on Chinese tariff
April 7-Germany rejected allied repara-
ton commissions demand that she issue
500. coo in additional taxes.
April s-Colombia and Venezuela signed
boundary treaty.
April l~O-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 Rrest-
Iitoysk treaty and establishing fun diplo-
matte relations. Representatives OF al
angry.
April 11-Peace parley between Japan
and Far East republic broken on.
April ls-Allied and little entente powers
at Genoa barred Germany from partlcipa-
ton n conference on Russia.
April alderman delegates at Genoa
agreed TO keep out of discussions of Rus
sian affairs.
April 2i-France and Japan at Genoa.
tthNhth aeNOIu u pppOSt IeCONnillOn Oh
loviet Russia; conference deadiocked by
Russia's financial demands.
May Soviet Russia. in great May day
demonstration at Moscow. dehed the
"capitallstic nations OF the world"
May 5Memorandum of allies condi-
tons for helping Russia handed to soviet
delegates at Genoa: Belgium refused to
sign and France made reservation.
May Etrance withdrew her assent to
ment by Genoa conference, French press
charged Lloyd George with trickery con-
corning Russian oil fields.
May n-Russians at Genoa replied
evasively to allied proposals
May Italics at Genoa invited United
States to participate in new negotiations
Juno 10.
May i6-UnIted States declined invita-
tion to The Hague conference. Russia
agreed to participate.
Germany and Poland signed treaty set
Ting Upper silesia disputes.
Great Britain asked United States.
France and Italy to cooperate with her
In i~nvestlgating ard stopping Turkish
atrocities In Asia Minor.
Tacna-Arica conference between Chile
and Peru opened in Washington.
May lS-Powers at Genoa adopted eight
months truce with Russia and other so
May is-Genoa conference adjourned,
Lloyd George warning the Russians to be
more reasonable.
tee met In Paris to plan economic recov-
cry for Europe.
June Slnlted states agreed to held
Investigate Turkish atrocities.
June G-Frunce refused to agree to re-
auction OF German reparations,
June l5-Hague preliminary conference
on Russian AFFAIRS opened.
June @i-Ruaslan delegates Joined in con-
ference at The Hague and Insisted credits
10 Russia should be first topic handled
July Japan completed ratification of
all the Washington conference treaties.
July 6-Russians at The Hague. after
submitting amazing" budget. offered so
concessions FOR H,5o0.OOo.O0O in credits.
July lO-Germany agreed to give allies
control OF is finances, hoping for a loan
on reparatons
July l7-League OF Nations council met
In London to ratify the mandates. Amer
Tea and Great Britain having reached
fun agreement.
July 2o-Conference at The Hague ended
without result wing to position OF Rus
July 2e-Council OF League OF Nation.
adopted British mandate for Palestine and
French mandate for Syria.
July 27-Esthonia. Latvia, Lithuanla and
the United States.
July S0-King Constantine proclaimed
and It's hinterland an autonomous
state under protection Of Greece.
Aug. i-Conterence Of allied premiers
opened In London Poincare threatened
France would act alone II necessary to
compel Germany to execute the Versailles
treaty. French demands referred to ex-
Aug. s-Demuyter, Belgium. won James
Gordon Bennett balloon race In Europe.
Avg. s@-French plans TO coerce Ger
Aug. iLUnited States and rma
signed agreement for determination uf
war claims
Aux. l4-Allied conference In London
broke up without result.
Aug. i5-GrnRny defaulted on payment
OF 100000 installment OF pre-war debts
to allied nationals.
Aug. 3-Turkr opened great Offensive
AGAINST Greeks in Asia Minor.
Aug. 3i-Reparntions commission granted
Germany six months respite.
Sept. i-Greece, her armies routed by
the Turks. offered to ovacuate Asia Minor
n Turkey would sign armistice.
Sept f-LeaEue OF Nations met In Ge-
Augustin Edwards OF Chile elected
president
Sept. d-Gen. Trtcoupls. new Greek COM
mandor In chief. captured by Turks.
Council OF League OF Nations blocked
all plans for merging OF Austria with any
othor nation.
Sept. s-Gresks began evacuation OF