Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-01-03

fandaris in February, and he was fol-
lowed by Papanastasion In March. On
March % the assembly, Ignoring the
protests Of Great Britain, voted TO de-
pose the Glucksbourg dynasty and es-
tablish republic, subject to a plebis-
cite. The people voted in favor of the
republic on April 13 and the royal
family went into exile. NIcolai Lenin,s
the master mind of soviet Russia, who
had been incapacitated for d long
time, died on January p and Alexis l.
Rykov was chosen TO succeed him as
| premier. The funeral of Lenin was an
extraordinary demonstration and his
tomb has become the national shrine.
The Turkish assembly voted on
March 70 depose the caliph and abol
tsh the caIiphate and next day the
ealiph left for Switzerland. President
Mustapha Renal worked hard for the
prosperity Of his country, but his die
tatOrial methods brought about pow
| erful combination Of his opponents
that gave him much trouble In No
vember this group forced the resigna-
ton Of Premier Ismet Pasha, the Pres
ident's rIght-hand man; he was sue
ceeded by Fethi Bey.
Arahla's radical religionists, the
Wahabs, under Ibn Saud revolted
against the rule of King Hussein Of
the Hedjaz and that monarch abdi-
Gated on October at the demand of
the citizens of Mecca and Jeddah.
Emir All, his son, was put on the
throne, but had no better success than
his father, for in the middle of 0cto-
Der Wahabis occupied Mecca.
Germanys reichstag was dissolved
March 10 and hot campaign ensued,
the Nationalist planning TO restore
the monarchy. In the elections the
Social Democrats easily won. The
cabinet of Chancellor Marx resigned
| May 81, but he was retained In office
Again in October the reichstag was
dissolved, Marx having failed 10 re-
organize the ministry satisfactorily
Thereupon he cut loose entirely from
the Nationalists. New elections were
| held December Z. On November Z the
German budget was balanced for the
first time since the war. The reichs-
tag elections came on December and
the three parties supporting the repub-
lie and the Dawes plan won the most
seats. However. Chancellor Marx
found 1t so difficult to form new cabi-
net that he and his ministers resigned
on December Is, carrying on until
their successors could be chosen.
The Fascist won the Italian cleo
lions on April 9, but the tide against
Fascism rose steadily. Sig Matteotti.
a Socialist deputy, was kidnapped and
murdered by Fascist In June and Pre-
mier Mussollni faced a crisis which he
survived only by the most energetic
action. He dissolved the national mi.
itia and reorganlzed his government,
and some of his prominent supporters
were ousted. His opponents were kept
fairly quiet until November when
| confronted by another attack In par.
lament, Mussolini frankly admitted
the faults Of the Fascists and prom
ised to punish their excuses and to
curb their utterances, beginning with
himself.
Chinas civil war for 1924 broke out
September in the Shanghai region
between the armies of Chekiang and
Kiangsu provinces. the former. being
backed by Gen Wu Pei-fu, military
chieftain of the Picking government
and the latter having the moral sup
port Of Marshal Chang TsOlin of Man
/ churia. The Chekiang troops were
victorious after long campaign, but
meanwhile Chang had moved on
Picking and defeated his old enemy
Wa. partly through the treachery Of
the latter's chief general, Feng Yu-
hsiang President Tsao Kun resigned.
Feng took possession of Picking, but
was practically eliminated by Chang.
and the Manchurian made Tuan Chi
jul head of a provisional government
On this side of the Atlantic there
was the long drawn-out rebellion in
the state of Rio do Sui, Brazil. the
chief effect of which elsewhere was
the increase in the price Of coffee ::
and, early in the year, an attempted
revolution in Mexico which caused the
federal government a lot Of trouble
Gen. Plutarco Gales was clicked Pres
ident Of Mexico and was inaugurated
on December I. Gonzales Cordova
was elected President Of Ecuador.
Horacio yasquez Of Ssnt0 Domingo,
Carlos solorzano Of Nicaragua and
Gerardo Machado Of Cuba. ,zhere was
a rebellion in Honduras in the spring
that was ended through the lnteryen-
ton Of the United States, ana treaty
Of peace by the Central American ma
tons was signed. In Chile a military
group came to the fore and caused
President Alessandri 10 resign How.
ever, the senate refused his reslgna-
ton and gave him six months leave In
Europe.