The Bozeman courier., 1926-12-31
Chronology
OF THE
Year-1926
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Compiled BY EDW. WEBSTER
INTERNATIONAL

IAN, Jan; 9.7IJa14; 9MUnited States protested
tcos new petroleum and land laws.
Jan. 12-Silas H. Strawn. American
delegate, made chairman of interna-
tlonal commission on extraterTitorial-
ity in China.
Maj. Gen. William Lassiter named to
succeed General Pershing as president
OF Tacna AFRICA plebiscite commission.
Jan: 27-Great Britain and Italy
signed debt funding agreement
Jan. 30-Allies evacuated the first
aone of occupation in the Rhineland.
March United States formally
uons 1t had voted to enter world
March Especial session OF League
OF Nations opened with Viscount Ishii
in the chair. DeadlOcked over new
members. Spain threatened to resign.
March S-League of Nations received
German application for entrance.
March 6-Germany's admission to
League of Nations postponed until
April s-Secretary Kellogg submitted
20 Chile and Peru new plan to settle
Tacna- africa dispute without plebiscite.
April 1S-United States formally de-
clined to participate in League of Ma
tions conference on American adhesion
Chile, rejecting KellOgg's plan, de-
manded Tacna- africa plebiscite on May
81 as scheduled.
April 21-Italian debt settlement
ratified by United States senate.
April 24-Germany and Russia signed
treaty OF amity. guaranteeing recipro-
April 26-United States senate rati-
ned Belgian debt settlement.
April 27-Debt funding agreements
with Latvia, Esthonia and Rumania in
dorsed by United States senate.
April 2S-United States senate rati-
NED CzechOslOvakian debt settlement
April 2s-Funding arrangement Of
French debt to America signed in
Washington, providing for payment
oyer 81 years OF grand total OF Ss,-
May Agreement on Yugo-slavia
debt to United States reached in Wash
May 7-French and Spanish opened
offensive against Rifians
May 1S-InternatiOnal preliminary
conference on reduction Of armaments
opened in Geneva.
May 22-French captured Targuist.
Headquarters of Abd-el-Krim, but the
Rim leader escaped.
May 26-Abd-el-Krim surrendered 20
the French.
LocarnO treaties. 272 to 6.
June 5-Great Britain and Turkey
signed the MOsul treaty.
June 12-Brazil gave two years
notice Of her withdrawal from League
Of Nations.
June I4-Tacna-Arica plebiscitary
commission CONN s formally declared the pleb-
July 27-Britain concluded agree
ment with General Andrews to baIk
rum smuggling into the United States.
aug. s-1tRly and Spain signed ar
6itratiOn treaty, and Rumania and
france signed treaty OF amity.
Aug. 25-British, French and German
experts worked out plan for Germany s
entry into League of Nations. with
Spain and Poland to have semi-perma-
nent seats in council.
national district of Tangier be snneTed
20 Spanish zone of Morocco formally
Oetore the powers concerned.
aug, s9N17Nicaragua appealed "a
League OF Nations against Mexico Al
4eglng Gales aided revolutionists.
aug. SO.Great Britain refused
SPANS invitation TO conference on
:. Sept. 4-spain rejected League Of
nations oner OF semi-permanent seat
Sept. 6-League of Nations assemblv
met with Spain and Brazil absent
sept Spain resigned from League
Sept. S-Germany elected a member
OF League OF Nations and given hernia
nent seat in council
sept. lO-German delegation took its
seats in League of Nations assembly
Sept. 11-Turkey applied for nembeI.
ship in League of Nations, stipulatina
1t must be given seat in the council.
sept, I4S-LocarRo treaties filed with
League OF Nations, and Germany de.
manded evacuation of Rhineland by
Sept. 21-French cabinet gave BRAND
free hand in working out accord with
Germany.
Committee report on American res.
ssrSSaIons accepted by world court
tion of fifth reservation declared mo-
acceptable by President Coolidge
Sept. 22-WithdraWal of French
troops from Rhineland begun
Sept. 23-World court states adoDt.S
reply 10 American reservations. ae.
ceptlhg 6hem with one modification.
OcL 4S-RemoVal OF tariff barrier,
ana other restrictions upon Europear r
trade recommended by a group OF lead
ING international bankers in a signef
statement made public simultaneonsIS
IN New York and European CAN'T lS
Oct 3O-United States EoverPmen, ossis
served notice on Mexico that dlplom
etlc relations would be severed I,
American properties in Mexico shouIf
be confscated under the terms Of fbS
new mexican land and oil laws effective
erin Of Russia aRd Tewfk Rushti Be-
Of Turkey met TO formulate treaty o
Nov. 17-Nicaragua asked United
states to help in stopping Mexican aiC
70 rebels.
Nov. IS-Nicaraguan rebels asked b,
United States to lay down their arms
Nov. 1S-President Coolidge notified
Nicaragua the United States WoulC
use its good of1ces to maintain peace
there.
4NoN AN-EOpG rus denounced DerSA
cution Of Catholic church by Mexico
Nov. 27-Italy and Albania signeC
treaty OF amity and cooperation.
Nov. 2S-Report OF StTaWn interna
Gional commission said powers mus
retain extraterritorial rights In Chin,
Hntil chaos there was ended.
Dec. China gave notice Il woul
terminate all unequal treaties on thei
expiration.
Dec. 6-Leagus Of Nations council
met.
Dec. lO-Nobel peace prize for 1872
awarded to Charles G. Dawes and 81
Austen Chamberlain; for 1925 to Aris
tide Briand and Gustav Stresemann.
Dec. 12-Allies agreed to transfe
control Of German armaments t
League Of Nations committee on Feb
Tuary /.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 4-House passed post ofHcs
treasury appropriation bill carryin
1857 500, 900
Jan. 11-House passed Interior de
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