Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-29
FOREIGN

Jan. S-S6r1OuS EcNO1I Az
Sumatra reported
Jan. 1o-Bishop Diaz and other prel-
ates arrested by Mexican government
for sedition.
Jan. 11-Thousand natives massacred
at Wanghihpao. China. by bandits.
Jan. 16-Serious anti-Christfan riot
in Foochow. China.
Jan. 27-British government aDoi-
ished slavery in Burma.
Jan. 2S-Dr. Marx formed new Ger
man cabinet. including three promI-
nent Nationalists. and with no Social
lists.
Jan. 30-First Hungarian parliament
since 1918 met with great pomp.
Mexico ordered all priests to report
to government by February 10. or be
outlawed.
Feb. MILITARY, revolution started
in Oporto. Portugal ,
movement spread to Lisbon. with
severe fighting; Oporto recovered by
government troops.
Feb; s@Rsvolation in Portugal re-
Feb. 16-Cantonese captured Hang
chow.
Shangtungese troops gathered there to
combat the Cantonese.
March 4-French deputies voted to
March s-Mexican troops executed
many rebels captured in battle.
Mussolini wiped out all local auton-
omy in Cyrenaica and ,Tripoli.
March 2S-South China Naticnalists
captured Marking and Chinkiang:
April 7-President Figueroa of Chile
took two months vacation" turning
government over to Premier Ibanez.
virtual dictator.
April 11-Chancellor of Exchequer
Churchill presented new British budg-
ct to meet deficit Of s119:Ooo.9oO:
and military dictatorship stablished.
April 17-Japanese cabinet resigned:
April 1S-Baron Tanaka appointed
p Egyptian cabinet resigned.
Moderate Nationalists in China set
up new government, in Marking.
April 2o-Mexican bandits in Jalisco
attacked and burned a train. massa-
cring about 100 persons.
April 22-Japan granted three weeks
moratorium to banks in financial crisis:
other leading Catholic prelates ex-
PEELED from Mexico for fomenting re-
April 24-Mexican troops killed 60
massacre in Jalisco;
plans for wall Of super-forts on
Mag May sEPresident Figueroa of Chile
Nicaragua peace parley adjourned.
after both sides agreed to disarm. re-
ular election. President Diaz proclaimed
a general amnesty.
May 17-Vatican denounced Mus
May a2mibanez elected President of
Chile.
SAB prenier AVarescu OF Rumania re-
signed. ,,..
resigned as Belgian minister to United
June 5-Prince Babu Stirbey made
premier Of Rumania.
June 21-Premier Stirbey of Rumania
resigned and loan Bratiano succeeded
June 23-william Cosgrave re-
elected President Of Irish Free state
executive council; De Valera RAN and his
refusal to take the oath.
July Canada began celebration Of
sixtieth anniversary of the confedera-
July 1o-Kevin o'Higgins. vice presi-
dent and minister of justice of Irish
Free State. assassinated.
July 20-King Ferdinand Of Rumania
died and Prince Michael, six years
old. was proclaimed king under q
Aug. i-Eruption Of vesuvius caused
Aug. 3-Canada's war memorial at
ottawa dedicated by Prince Of Wales;
forty-four other Fianna Fail party
members took oath of allegiance to
King George.
Aug. 12-Mexico excluded agitators
and bolsheviks.
Revolt in Portugal suppressed by
Aug. 14-Gen. Chang Kai-shek.
leader of Marking Nationalist Of
Sept. 1s-Directorate of Spain modi-
fed into semi-military ministry op-
Grating without parliament.
Sept 15-Irish Free State elections
gave government plurality of six votes
Sept 1s~President Hindenburg. at
unwilling of Battle of Tannenburg
memorial. repudiated Germany's war
German ambassador to United States.
killed in plane crash in Germany.
Sept. 25-Attempts made to bomb
train OF touring American Legionnaires
Sept. SO-Leon Trotzky expelled from
the Communist Internationale at Mos
Oct. a--Gomez and serrano. Presiden;;
,ial candidates in Mexico, revolted and
military units in Mexico City. Tor
reon and Vera Cruz S, mutinied: IT., o,,o.
followers and other revolters captured
by loyal Mexican troops and executed
Oct. 9-Mexican rebels led by Gomez
annihilated by federal forces.
Oct. 10-New Spanish national as
sembly opened by King Alfonso
Oct. 11-President Cosgrave of Irish
Free State reelected by the dali
Oct. 24-Moscow court condemned to
death three former millionaires as
spies for Great Britain.
Marshal Chang, in conjunction with
WI Pei-fu and Tang Shen-chi of Han
kow, announced general warfare
against the Marking government.
Rumanian government frustrated
plot TO put Prince Carol on the throne.
Oct. 30-President Konduriotis Of
Gil eece wounded by an assassin.
Nov. 1-Mustapha Renal Pasha re-
| elected President of Turkey.
Canton Nationalist announced new
civilian regional government for
Kwantung and Kwangsi provinces Of
China.
Nov. 4-Brazil arranged to get $780,
100000 gold from U. s. treasury.
Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, Mexican rebel
leader. captured and executed.
Nov. 7-Soviet Russia celebrated
tenth anniversary of the revolution.
Nov. 11-Fascist grand council
abolished the ballot and old parlia-
mentary system in Italy.
Nov. 1S-Plot against President
Gales of Mexico foiled by seizure of
arms and men at New Orleans.
Mohammed Ben Mulai, third son of
the late Mulai Yusef elected sultan