The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Chronology
of The
Year 1923
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Compiled By E. w. PICKARD
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tinopIe, Mosul and other points.
Jan. 2-Allied premiers met in Paris
and British and trench plans for repa-
rations were submitted.
Jan 4-Conference Of allied premiers
In Paris broke up in disagreement,
France prepared for isolated action to
collect from Germany.
Jan 8-War debt refunding negotia-
tions begun in Washington by British
and American commissions.
Jan 9-Reparauons committee de-
clared Germany in wilful default in
coal deliveries, British member voting
In negative French began move On
Essen Germans adopted passive re-
Jan 10-Germany, formally notified
by France of its intention TO occupy
the Ruhr. protested to the allied pow
ers and withdrew it's ambassadors from
France, Belgium and Italy.
Near East peace conference decided
Moslems in Greece must be moved to
Turkey and Christians in Turkey to
Greece.
President Harding recalled American
troops from Germany.
Jan II--French forces occupied Es-
sen and the Ruhr
Lithuanian irregulars occupied the
Memel district, besieging the city;
Jan 13-Reichstag, by vote of 283 to
H. backed Chancellor Cunos moral
war" on France.
Jan. 15-German mine owners defied
the French. who proceeded to extend
their occupation to the entire Ruhr
basin.
Lithuan.ans seized Memel. announc
Ing the revolt was only against the
French administration and the German
Jan 10 Reparations commission
voted Germany in default in material
deliveries.
Jan I9-Germany ordered all state
employees to refuse to obey the French
international commercial arbitration
court inaugurated in Paris.
Jan. zU-trench arrested many Ger
man industrial leaders and officials and
seized funds in Reichsbank branches.
Jan 23-France ordered the Ruhr
Workers in Thyssen plants struck
British and turks split on Mosul
question in Lausanne conference.
Jan 24-American army of occupa-
ton left Germany for home.
Jan &c = Reparations commission
vote1 Germany in general default
Jan. 28-Isoiation of the Ruhr from
rest of Germany completed.
Jan 29-Hundreds of German officials
deported from Ruhr and Rhineland.
Jan, 31-French seized Ruhr customs
and shut off all shipments of coal to
unoccupied Germany.
Allies submitted peace treaty to
British accepted American terms for
funding of war debt.
Czechosovakia and Hungary ac-
cepted League of Nations plan to settle
their boundary dispute.
Feb. 1.Eum1oPean m can nations guaranteed
lo44 of e0era a &en Ordered by
United States to quit relations with
Rhineland commission
Feb 4-Turks at Lausanne refused to
sign peace treaty, rejecting 20 per cent
of the clauses, and Lord Curzon de-
parted
French occupied Goddelau in Hesse.
Chancellor Cuno appointed dictator
to ration md fix prices in the Ruhr
Feb 6-Ismet Pasha refused British
demand that he agree in writing to
sign peace treaty as submitted. and
broke ..
Feb. Turks ordered allied war
ships to leave Smyrna, but were dehed.
Italy ratified the Washngfen 1Fea'GS in
Washington ended successfully.
Feb; l6-Council Of of,,o ambassadors Al
Feb 17-Poles and Lithuanians be-
gan battle near Orany.
Feb 26-Great Britain and France
ordered their warships out OF Smyrna
harbor as courtesy to Turkish govern
Lithuania and Poland agreed on a
truce
occupied Mannheim. Darmstadt and
March 6-Canada signed fisheries
treaty with United States.
March I8-International chambers of
commerce met at Rome.
March 19-United States agreed to
accept payment of $3.50. 100000 for eX-
penses of Rhine army, in IL install
March 25-Fresident of Chile, In well
coming delegates to Pan American con-
ference, urged alienation of armed
peace" conditions and war on alco-
holism.
March 26-Socialists of England,
France Italy. Belgium and Germany,
in conference in Berlin, devised repara-
tions program
France rejected any League of Ma
tons guarantee for naturalization Of
thS March edi 3omGerman mine owners re-
fused to pay coal tax levied by the
March 81-Eleven Krupp workers
killed in clash with French troops at
April 2-Turks agreed to resume
peace conference at Lausanne.
April Plea que Of Nations council
April 2S-Lausanne peace conference
resumed, Russia excluded
May Count krupp Won Bohlen und
Haibach, mead of Krupp works, ar
fatal fight in Krupp works.
May 2-Germany made new repara-
tions offer of 81 $7,500,000,O00 with many
Nav 3-France rejected German offer.
May S-French court-martial gave
Krupp fifteen years in prison and heavy
fine. Other participants in Essen riot
fined and Imprisoned.
British government served ten-day
ultimatum on the soviet government of
Moscow demanding compliance with the
Nav 13wGreat Britain told Germany
her reparations offer was insufficient
and invited her to make better one
May 21-New Socialists Interna-
tionale of the World opened conven-
tion in Hamburg.
May 2S-Russia yielded to British
demands.
May z5-Four European powers
Welded on all points made by the Unit
ed States and signed agreement for
payment of costs of American army on
the Rhine.
Great Britain declined to recognize
Americas right to interfere with car
goes not destined to enter this country
such as ratons. or liquor stocks for
Nav 26-Turks and Greeks at Lau-
same reached agreement repara-
tionS.
tfons conference on total sum, and Of
fered annuities of 1900 600. 900 gold
marks.
June 1S-World court began seconc
session in The Hague.
June 21-France withdrew Saar or.
dnances of March Z. to which England