The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-11

ally taking the lead. In September
the Bavarians actually revolted against
the Berlin government and made Gus
tave Won kahr dictator OF the state
The reichsfag there1pon gave Strese-
mann dictatoriai 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 Bavaria's demand for greater au-
tonomy, but this was not enough. On
November 8 Hitler, leader OF the Ba-
varian Fascist. and General Won Luz
dendorf attempted royalst coup
d'etat 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
Rhneland got into action and set up
republic which was looked upon with
favor by France. However, II was
not able to maintain itself very sue
cessfurly, and there was almost con
tinuous fighting with the national
forces. Another separatlst movement
was started in the Bavarian palatinate.
but it failed for the time being.
Late in November Chancellor Strese-
mann's coalition went to Lies 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- |
Tor 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, look place in Septem-
ber The revolt, led by General
Primo Rivera, Marquis de Estella, was
against the cabinet and corrupt poll
tlcians and also was an expression
of reaction against the growth of so
cialism and syndicalism among the
workers. The king supported it and
the cabinet resigned on September II.
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 profteerlng 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. II was a happy revolution
for Spain.
Bulgaria also had a revolution, al
most blo0dless, when Stamboulisky's
peasant government was overthrow
on June 8 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 Il
of the exchequer. On Oc- a
lober ] an imperial conference and an I
conference of the British EN- 1
pire opened In London. and various
important measures were debated and q
adopted designed to bind the compo- 5
lent parts of the empire by closer +
ties at the same time leav- p
a. f..It |
government. These questions brought r
o the fore the old question of free u
rade or protection, ard since the gov a
eminent had promised there should Y
,e no change in the tariff policy during
he life of the existing parliament. II
Prime Minister Baldwin dissolved par L
lament on November 10 and an cleo 81
ion was called for December 6. For Sc
ner Premier Lloyd George, who had Sc
een on a speaking tour Of the United II
states, arrived home just in time to h'
make up his old quarrel with the other 81
wing OF the liberal party, and went ~
nto the campaign with vigor When st
he votes we're counted II was found 81
hat while the Liberals and Laborites m
9th had won many seats from the III
no one of the three A
arties had a majority. The Laborites kf
owever, announced that their leader nj
amsay Macdonald. would undertake 10
, form a government as soon as called te
pom, whereupon Prime Minister Bald %
in declared he and his cabinet would pa
tain office at least until the new fla
lrliament had met in January. 81
During the early months of the year w
lie Irish republicans continued their Sh
lerrllla warfare on the Free State Dt
II on April 10, their chief of staff. I'M
lam Lynch, was killed in fight and ce
] April 81 canon dc Valera ordered jul
s followers to cease LostIities and tul
'gotiate peace. The Dublin govern be
ent refused TO treat with him and co
August 10 he was placed under ar
ST.
Chinese factions fought bitterly
roughout the entire year. and In oc-