Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
Chronology
OF THE
Year-l926
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Compiled by EDW. WEBSTER
INTERNATIONAL


-.J Jan. s-united States protested
Ecos new petroleum and land laws.
Jan. 12-Silas II. Strawn, American
delegate, made chairman of interna-
isional commission on extraterritorial-
Maj Gen. William Lassiter named to
succeed General Pershing as president
PieeisetS Rr,,n ana Ita1
signed debt funding agreement.
Jan. so-Allies evacuated the hrst
izone Of occupation in the Rhineland.
iaotihed League of Nations and 4S ma
lions 1t had voted to enter world
!; March s-Speciai session of League
@of Nations opened with Viscount Ishii
lin the chair. Deadlocked over new
ianembers.. Spain threatened to resign;
March 8-League of Nations received
fAierman application for entrance.
March 6-Germany's admission to
League of Nations postponed until
Aprsl s-secretary Kellogg submitted
10 Chile and Peru new plan to settle
fTacna-Arica dispute without plebiseite.
April IS-United States formally de-
sclined TO participate in League of Ma
itions conference on American adhesion
TO world court
/, Chile. rejecting Kelloggs plan. de-
fnanded Tacna-Arica plebiscite on May
April 21-Italian debt settlement
satifed by United States senate.
fal neutrality If either were attacked.
April 26-United States senate rati-
lied Belgian debt settlement
April 27--Debt funding agreements
with Latvia, Esthonia and Rumania In
tcorsed by United States senate.
April 2s-United States senate rati-
hed Czechoslovakian debt settlement.
April 29-Funding arrangement of
French debt Amerira Ripuad In
Washinston. providing for payment
Sxss7s3 Sysf sI years of grand total of ss'-
May l-Agreement on Yugo- -slavia
debt to United States reached in Wash
May 7--French and Spanish opened
offensive against Riffians.
May lS-International preliminary
conference on reduction Of armaments
opened In Geneva.
May 22-F.ench captured Targuist.
Headquarters of Abd-el-K rim, but the
Riff leader escaped.
May 2G--Abd -el-Krim surrendered to
June 4-French senate ratified the
i.ocarno treaties. 272 to 6.
June b-Great Britain and Turkey
signed the Mosul treaty.
June 12-BraZil gave two years
notice of her withdrawal from League
June 14--Tacna-Arica plebiscitary
commission comm formally declared the pleb-
July 27-Britain concluded agree
r1ent with General Andrews to balk
Aug. s--Italy and Spain signed ar
Sitration treaty, and Rumania and
france signed treaty Of amity.
aug. 1o-Bfitish, french ana German
entry into League of Nations, with
Spain and Poland to have semi -perma-
tent seats In council.
Aug. 26-SIain's demand that inter-
national district of Tangier be annexed
90 Spanish zone OF Morocco formally
before the powers concerned.
Aug. 27-Nicaragua appealed to
League OF Nations against Mexico. al
ieging Gales aided revolutionists
Aug. 3O--Great Britain refused
spain's invitation to conference on
Sept. 4----spain rejected League of
Nations offer OF i-permanent seat
Sept. 6--League of Nations assembly
met with Spain and Brazil absent.
sept. f-Spain resigned from League
GsDt. S-Germany elected a member
Z eof League of Nations and given perma
'nent seat In council
Sept. 10-German delegation took its
seats In League OF Nations assembly.
sept, ll-Turkey applied for member
chip in League OF Nations stipuating
IL must be given seat In the council.
sept. l4-Locarno treaties fled with
eague or Nations, and Germany de-
anded evacuation of Rhineland by
lies
Sept. 21-Erench cabinet gave BRAND
ee hand In working out accord with
ermany.
Committee report on American res
judicial committee, but its interpreta-
ton OF nth reservation declared not
acceptable by President Coolidge,
8raops from Rhineland begun.
Sept. 23--Worid court states adopted
reply to American reservations. ac-
Septing them with one modifica tion.
Oct. 19--RemOVal OF tariff barriers
and other restrictions upon European
1rade recommended by group Of lead
3ng International bankers in signed
statement made public simultaneO eOusly
IN New York and European capitals.
oct. S0-United States government
served notice on Mexico that dlplom-
gtic relations would be severed If
american properties in Mexico should
DE coniiscnted under the terms OF the
= W Mexican land and oil laws effective
Jov. i3--Foreign Ministers Tchitch-
ser,n of Russia and Tewfk Rushu Bey
a; Turkey met To formulate treaty of
Nov. l7-Nicaragua asked United
;states TO help in stopping Mexican aid
nov. IS-Nicaraguan rebels asked by
81 tied States to lay down their arms.
toy 1s-President Coolidge notified
~ caragua the United States would
at.s it's good offices to maintain peace
III gre.
Nov. 20--Pope Plus denounced perse-
4s.tion of Catholic church by Mexico.
Nov. 27--ltaly and Albania signed
Areaty OF amity and cooperation.
Nov. 28-Report OF Strawn interna-
onaI commission said powers must
Istain extraterritorlal rights in China
antil chaos there was ended.
Dec. 4-China gave notice It would
terminate all unequal treaties on their
rSpiration.
Dec. s-Leagus OF Nations council
met.
Dec. 1o---Nobel peace prize for 1925
awarded to Charles q. Dawes and Sir
Austen Chamberlain; for 1925 to Aris-
tide BRAND and Gustav StresemRnn.
Dec. l2-Allies agreed to transfer
control of German armaments to
H. ague of Nations committee on Feb
ELary /.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 4-House passed post ofnce-
treasury appropriation bill carrying
SSb7.60o. 900.
Ian, ll-House passed Interior de-
pi rtment bill appropriating S226. SOC, 70.
an. i2-Senate by vote of Al to 80