The Republican., 1925-12-31

,@. 1926. Western Newspaper Union.)
INTERNATIONAL
Compiled BY {. w. PICKARD


Jan. France informally offered to
pay United States debt in ninety years.
starting With ten year moratorium.
Jan. l9-International opium conference
Jan. S-Japan and Russia signed treatv
of mutual diplomatic recognition. with
clause giving Japan naval oil reserve
Jan. 22-Costa Rica withdrew fro /
League of Nations.
Feb. 6-United States withdrew from
international opium conference
March Marshal Fochs allied military
committee found Germany's violations of
the Versailles treaty extremely grave.
April @-United States marines landed
in Honduras to protect foreign inter-
ests during revolution.
May international conference on con-
Erol of arms traffic opened in Geneva
May I-Abd-el-krim declared holy
war against Spain and France.
May 20-French defeated Rifiians near
Fez, saving that city.
May 31-Allies informed Germany Of
her failures to disarm as required by
treaty.
Riots in Shanghai started anti-loreign
movement throughout China and Ameri-
can and Italian. bluejackets were
landed
June 5-Plots of Russian bolsheviks to
start civil war in China exposed
Geneva arms conference agreed to out
law poison gas in warfare.
Germany yielded to some disarmament
demands Of allies, refused others.
June 9-Veinstra of Belgium won Ben
nett cup balloon race.
June l2-Secretary of State Kellogg
warned Mexico she must protect lives
and property Of American citizens and
meet her International Obligations.
June l+Pres!dent Gales of Mexico
replied detiantly and Indignantly to
Secretary kellogg's warning.
June 2S-Chinese situation annroach-
tackled
July French reported rcpulse Of Riff
mans after ten days Of lighting, but
evacuated two towns.
July l0-France ratified the Washing
ton treaties concerning China.
July 1+Ritians began offensive against
French on 20O mile front
July 2-French in Morocco repulsed
Rif1an offensive after evacuating sew
eral outposts.
July 23-German reichstag approved
Sresemann's security pact proposals.
July 3l-Fifty thousand Poles in Ger
many and Germans in Poland repatrated
by force.
Aug. 2-Greece prepared to invade Bull
garia because of murder OF Greek mer-
chant in Bulgaria.
Aug; 3-United States marines evacu-
ated Nicaragua after u years
Aug. 5-Belgian debt commission ar
rived in United States.
Two treaties of Washington confer
ence relating to Chinese customs and
open door went into effect.
Aug. u-French and Spanish armies
united for drive on Riffians.
aus. lz-ATGTuldnE asked tldt United
States return property seized during the
war, valued at $500 coo
Marshal Petain given chief command
in Morocco.
Aug. I7-Opening of fourteenth Zion
ist congress in Vienna marked by great
anti-Semite riots.
Aug. 1S-Agreement for settlement of
Belgian debt to United States reached;
interest on war obligations Cancelled.
Aug. 25-French and Belgians evacuated
Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort, the
sanction cities"
Aug. 2G-Great Britain granted liberal
debt settlement terms to France
Aug 2S-Great Britain renewed fun
diplomatic relations with Mexico.
Aug. 31-French and Spanish warships
and planes destroyed Adjir. capital of
Abd-el-Krim.
Sept, 5-America, Japan and Great
Britain agreed to send judicial repre-
sentatyes to inquire into the Shanghai
riots. Other European powers and China
refused to cooperate.
Lea&ue Of Nations opened in Geneva;
Senator Raoul Dandurand Of Canada
elected president.
Sept. S-Spansh army effected land
ing in Alhucemas Bay after hard fgh'
v It'll Riffians Capture of Tetuan threat
ened by Riff forces
Sept. 12-Allies invited Germany to
security pact conference.
Sept. 19-Mosul dispute referred to The
Hague court by League of Nations.
d Sept. 22-Great Britain accused Turkey,
pefore League OF NdtlOhs, Oh violating
Sept. a-French debt commission
headed by Caillaux arrived in Washing
Germany accepted allies invitation to
Eecurity pact conference.
Sept. 26-League of Nations assembly
Get. i-Caillaux's offer on French debt
rejected but he took back American offer
to accept s400O0,000 a year for five years
wien negotiations Will be resumed:
Interparlqme1tary Union sessions
Oct 5-European security pact confer
ence opened in Locarno Switzerland.
Oct international commission began
inquiry into Shanghai riots.
Oct. 9-Terms agreed on for funding
C8echoslovakian debt to United States.
oct. 12-United States troops at request
Of PresidsHt CHAR nn of Pana@a Rsd en'esed cred
Russia and Germany signed CONNER
co Oct lSMlntsters of Great Britain,
France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Po-
land and Czechoslovakia at Locarno
signed the Rhine security pact and ac-
companying arbitration treaties.
Oct. 19-Greeks and Bulgarians fought
on frontier near Demihtssar.
Oct. 2l-Gresce sent ultimatum to Bull
garia, demanding indemnity and apology,
. French cabinet rejected temporary ar
rangement concerning debt to America
and planned new offer
Oct SAGreek troops invaded Bulgaria,
zhelled The town of Petrich and several
villages: Bulgaria appealed to League OF
oct. 2e-League of Nations council or
dered Greece and Bulgaria to cease hos
tilities and withdraw from each others
territory at once.
British case in Mosul dispute sub
xnitted to International court of Justice
Turkey declined. c,.,
tariff opened in Peking.
Oct N-Greece and Bulgaria agreed
to obey League of Nations council.
Nov 3-InternatiOnal conference in
peking agreed to give China tariff au-
tonomy not later than 1923.
Nov. l1-Germany agreed to all the
allied demands on disarmament
Nov. 12-Agreement reached for fund
ing Italian debt to United States.
Nov. lS-British parliament ratihed
Locarno treaties.
Nov. 21-Chlle withdrew from Tacna-
africa plebiscite commission.
Nov. 25-Egypt yielded to Italy's from
tier demands and gave up rich oasis of
Nov. alderman reichstag ratified
Locamo treaties
Dec 1-Locarno treaties signed in Lon
don by seven nations. promising peace
and security for Europe. Evacuation Of
Cologne to be completed by January 81.
Chile protested to League of Nations
against Pershing's alleged retarding of
Tacna-Arica plebiscite.
Agreement for funding Rumanias debt
to United States reached in Washington.
Dec. 21-Abd-el-Krim opened peace
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