Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-30
Chronology
OF THE
Year-l926
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Compiled by EDW. WEBSTER
INTERNATIONAL

a. 5sn statss pof Msa
Jan. iaPsiias H. strawn. American
delegate, made chairman Of interna-
tional commission on extraterritorial-
Maj Gen. William Lassiter named to
succeed General Pershing as president
of Tacna-Arica plebiscite commission.
Jan. 27-Great Britain and Italy
Jan. s0-Allies evacuated the first
zone of occupation in the Rhineland
March limited States formally
lions it had voted to enter world
court.
March Especial session of League
OF Nations opened with Viscount lshii
members. Spain threatened to resign.
March 8-League of Nations received
German application for entrance.
March 6-Germany's admission to
League of Nations postponed until
April 6-Secretary Kellogg submitted
to Chile and Peru new plan to settle
Tacna AFRICA dispute without plebiscite.
April 19-United States formally de-
clined to participate in League of Ma
tions conference on American adhesion
Chile, rejecting Kelloggs plan, de-
manded Tacna- Arica plebiscite on May
April 21-Italian debt settlement
April 2i-Germany and Russia Signed
treaty of amity. guaranteeing recipro-
cal neutrality if either were attacked.
April 26-United States senate rati-
fed Belgian debt settlement
April 27-Debt funding agreements
with Latvia, Esthonia and Rumania in
dorsed by United States senate.
April 28-United States senate rati-
fed Czechoslovakian debt settlement.
April 29-Funding arrangement of
French debt to America signed in
Washington, providing for payment
EYER SEs s7S 81 years of grand total of ss,=-
May I-Agreement on Yugo- slavia
debt to United States reached in Wash
May French and Spanish opened
offensive against Riffians.
May 1S-International preliminary
conference on reduction of ornaments
May 22-French captured Targuist,
headquarters Of Abd-el-Krim, but the
Xiii leader escaped.
the French
June French senate ratified the
Locarno treaties, 272 to 6.
signed the Mosul treaty.
June 12-Brazil gave two years
NOTICE of her withdrawal from League
June 14-Tacna-Arica plebiscitary
commission formally declared the pleb-
tscite impracticable.
July 27-Britain concluded agree
rum smuggling into the United States
Aug. 9-Italy and Spain signed ar
bitra.ion treaty, and Rumania and
Aug. 25-British, French and German
experts worked out plan for Germany's
entry into League of Nations, with
SPAN span ana and Poland no to have semi-perma
Aug. 26-Spain's demand that inter-
national district of Tangier be annexed
to Spanish zone of Morocco formally
Aug n s7P pIMeaS e1neera aenealea to
League of Nations against Mexico, al
leging Gales aided revolutionists.
spain's invitation to conference on
Sept. 4-spain rejected League of
Nations offer of semi-permanent seat
Sept. 6-League of Nations assembly
met with Spain and Brazil absent.
Sept: Spain resigned from League
Sept. S-Germany elected a member
of League of Nations and given perma-
nent seat in council.
Sept. 10-German delegation took its
seats In League of Nations assembly
Sept. 11-Turkey applied for member
ship in League of Nations, stipulating
1t must be given seat in the council
Sept. 14-Locarno treaties filed with
League of Nations, and Germany de-
m n,a;o evacuation of Rhineland by
Sept. 21-French cabinet gave BRAND
free hand in working out accord with
Germany.
Committee report on American res
judicial committee, but it's interpreta-
ton of fifth reservation declared not
acceptable by President Coolidge:
troops from Rhineland begun.
Sept 23-World court states adopted
reply to American reservations, ac-
cepting them with one modification.
Oct. 19-Removal of tariff barriers
and other restrictions upon European
trade recommended by group of lead
ing international bankers in a signed
statement made public simultaneously
In New York and European capitals.
Oct. 3O-United States government
served notice on Mexico that diplom-
attic relations would be severed If
American properties in Mexico should
be conf1scated under the terms of the
new Mexican land and oil laws effective
Nov. ls-Foreign Ministers Tchitch-
erin of Russia and Tewfk Rushti Bey
of Turkey met to formulate treaty of
Nov 17-Nicaragua asked United
States to help in stopping Mexican aid
to rebels.
United States to lay down their arms
Nov 19-President Coolidge notified
Nicaragua the United States would
use it's good offices to maintain peace
Nov 20-Pope Plus denounced perse-
cution of Catholic church by Mexico
Nov 27-Italy and Albania signed
treaty of amity and cooperation
Nov 2S-Report of Strawn interna-
tional commission said powers must
retain extraterritorial rights in China
until chaos there was ended.
Dec. China gave notice 1t would
terminate all unequal treaties on their
expiration.
Dec. 6-League of Nations council
met.
Dec. 10-Nobel peace prize for 1925
awarded to Charles G. Dawes and Sir
Austen Chamberlain: for 1926 to Aris-
tide Rriand and Gustav Stresemann.
Dec. 12-Allies agreed to transfer
control of German ornaments to
League of Nations committee on Feb
ruary /.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 4-House passed post Office
treasury appropriation bill carrying
1867, 500, 900.
Jan. 11-House passed Interior de-
partment bill appropriating 1926, SOC, 600
Jan. 12-Senate by vote of Al to SO
seated Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota