Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
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foreign minister ind that was expect
ed to carry on his policies.
The revolution in Spain, which was
connected with the unsatisfactory war
with the Moors, took place in Septem-
ber. The revolt led by General
Primo Rivera. Marquis lie Estella, was
against the cabinet and corrupt poll
ticians and also was an expression
of reaction against the growth of So
cialism and syndicaism among the
workers. The king supported it and
the cabinet resigned on September A.
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 profteering 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, 1t was happy revolution
for SPAIN
Bulgaria also had a revolution. al
most bloodless, when Stamboulisky's
peasant government was overthrown
on June 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
chancellor of the exchequer. On Oc-
tober l an imperial conference and an
economic conference of the British en-
pire opened in London. and various
important measures were debated and
adopted designed to bind the compO-
nent parts of the empire by closer
commercial ties, at the same time leav
ing them their full measure of self
government. These questions. brought
to the fore the old question of free
trade or protection, and since the gov
ernment had promised there should
be no change in the tariff policy during
the life of the existing parliament,
Prime Minister Baldwin dissolved par
Lament on November 16 and an elec
tion was called for December 6. For
mer Premier Lloyd George. who had
been on Il speaking tour of the United
States, arrived home just in time to
make up his old quarrel with the other
wing of the liberal party, and went
into the campaign with vigor. When
the votes we're counted it was found
that while the Liberals and Laborites
both had won many seats from the
Conservatives, no one of the three
parties had majority. The Labortes.
however, announced that their leader,
Ramsay Macdonald, would undertake
to form government as soon as called
upon, whereupon Prime Minister Bald
win declared he and his cabinet would
retain Office at least until the new
parliament had met in January.
During the early months of the year
the Irish republicans continued their
guerrilla warfare on the Free State,
but on April 10, their chief of staff,
Liam Lynch, was killed in a fight and
on April 81 Eamon de Valera ordered
his followers to cease hostilites and
negotiate peace. The Dublin govern
n. MT refused to treat' with him and
on August 15 he was placed under ar
rest.
Manuel Teixe.ra Comes was elected
president of Portugal in August and
was inaugurated on october 5. His
first task was the supprr. ion of a
revolt in the northern part If the
country. Poland was threatened by
Lithuania over the possession o.
Memel, but the League of Nations in
tervened. The Polish cabinet resigned
on May 81 and Witos became premier
Premier Bratiano of Rumania was
forced out of office in April, and so
was Premier Branting of Sweden.
Chinese factions fought bitterly
throughout the entire year, and in Oc
tober President Ii Yuan-hung was sue
ceeded by Marshal Tsao-kun. Con
siderable excitement was caused in
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foreigners by Chinese bandits, who de-
manded large ransom and immunity
The prisoners included several
Americans and English, and for time
armed Intervention by their govern
ments seemed likely. However, the
Pekin government bought off the out
laws after long negotiations.
In Russia, as the soviet rulers grad
ually modified their Communistic poll
cies, there seemed to be steady prog
ress toward stability. Most other ma
tions still withheld recognition of the
Moscow government, but a number Of
them made commercial arrangements
with the soviet regime. The Russian
supreme court condemned Archbishop
Zepliak and Vicar General Butchka-
vich of the Roman Catholic church to
death for revolutionary activities. The
latter was executed, but Zepliak's SEN
tence was committed to ten years i'm
prisonment.
Early in December another revolu-
tion was attempted in Mexico, the
leader being Adolfo de la Huerta who
was offended because President Obre-
| gon would not support his candidacy
for the presidency. The revolt spread
rapidly, but before the month closed
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