The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-07
Chronology
OF THE
Year-1926
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Compiled by EDW. WEBSTER
INTERNATIONAL

against retroactive features of Mex
Jan. l2-Silas H. Strawn, American
delegate, made chairman of interna-
tional commission on extraterritorial-
Mai 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 United States formally
notified League of Nations and 4S ma.
court.
March 2-Abd-el-Krim launched big
attack on French in the Riff.
French chamber of deputies ratified
Locarno pacts.
March S-Germany's admission to
League of Nations postponed until
fall.
March Special 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.
Alfonso Da Costa, former premier OF
Portugal, elected president of special
session OF League of Nations.
April 6-Secretary Kellogg submitted
TO Chile and Peru new plan to settle
Tacna,Arica dispute without plebiscite:
April 14-France and Germany signed
April 19-United States formally de-
clined to participate in League of Ma
lions conference on American adhesion
TO world court.
Chile, rejecting KeIlogg's plan. de-
manded Tacna-Arica plebiscite on May
81 as scheduled.
April 21-Italian debt settlement
Apf nea satf Ber ssngss made
new offer for settlement of French
war debt to United States.
April 24-Germany and Russia signed
a m crN M afrae< rAofr mr.
cal neutrality if either were attacked.
April 26-United States senate rati-
ned Belgian debt settlement.
with Latvia, Esthonia and Rumania in
dorsed by United States senate.
April zS-United States senate rati-
ned CzechosloVakian debt settlement.
April 2s.Funding arrangement of
Washington, providing for payment
eyer eyer 81 years of grand total of So
May Agreement on Yugo-Slavia
debt to United States reached in Wash
ington.
May French and Spanish opened
offensive against Riffians.
May 1&-International preliminary
conference on reduction of ornaments
opened In Geneva:
headquarters of Abd-el-Krim, but the
Riff leader escaped.
May 26-Abd-el-K surrendered to
June 2-Crisis in relations between
Great Britain and Egypt due to acquit-
tai of Egyptians accused of political
murders.
June French senate ratified the
Locarno treaties, 272 to 6.
American legation at Montevideo,
Uruguay, bombed by radical sympa-
thizers with Sacco and Vanzetti, con-
demned Socialists in Massachusetts,.
June 5-Great Britain and Turkey
signed the Mosul treaty.
June League of Nations council
June 12-Brazil gave two years
NOTICE of her withdrawal from League
of Nations.
commission formally declared the pleb-
iscite impracticable.
July 27-Britain concluded agree
ment with General Andrews to balk
Aug. s-Italy and Spain signed ar
bitration treaty, and Rumania and
France signed treaty of amity.
Aug. 25-British, French and German
entry into League of Nations, with
Spain and Poland to have semi-perma-
nent seats in council.
Aug. 26-SPa1ns demand that inter-
national district of Tangier be annexed
to Spanish zone of Morocco formally
before the powers concerned.
Aug. 27-Nicaragua appealed to
League of Nations against Mexico. al
leging Gales aided revolutionists.
Aug. S0-Great Britain refused
SPANS invitation to conference on
~ Sept Spain rejected League of
Nations offer Of semi-permanent seat
in council.
e Sept. 6-League of Nations assembly
met with Spain and Brazil absent.
Sept. Spain resigned from League
of Nations.
Sept. S-Germany elected a member
of League of Nations and given perma-
nent seat in council.
Sept. 10-German delegation took it's
seats in League of Nations assembly
Sept: llmTnrkey applied for member.
1t must be given seat in the council.
Sept. 14-Locarno treaties filed with
League Of Nations, and Germany de-
manded evacuation of Rhineland by
allies
Sept. 21-French cabinet gave BRAND
free hand in working out accord with
Committee report on American res.
ervations accepted by world court
judicial committee, but its interpreta.
ton of fifth reservation declared not
acceptable by President Coolidge.
Sept 22-Withdrawal of French
troops from Rhineland begun.
Sept 23-World court states adopted
reply to American reservations, &C
cepting them with one modification.
Sept. 24-League of Nations decided
q conference on reduction of arma.
ments should be held before September
1927.
Oct. 1s-Removal of tariff barrier.
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 II
American properties in Mexico should
be confiscated under the terms of the
new Mexican land and oil laws effective
Nov. 1S-Foreign Ministers Tchitch
erin of Russia and Tewfik Rushti Bey
of Turkey met TO formulate treaty Of
Nov. l7-Nicaragua asked United
States to help in stopping Mexican aie
Nov. iS-Nicaraguan rebels asked b,
United States to lay down their arms
Nov l9-President Coolidge notified
Nicaragua the United States would
use it's good Offices to maintain peace
Nov. 2o-Pope Plus denounced perse
cution of Catholic church by Mexico
Nov. 23-Joint engineering commits
sion of United States and Canada rec
commended development of the st
Lawrence river project.
Nov. 27-Italy and Albania signed
treaty of amity and cooperation.
Nov. 2S-Report of Strawn interna
ttonal commission said powers mus
retain extraterrttorial rights in Chins
until chaos thea was ended.
Dec. China gave notice 1t would
terminate all unequal treaties on theil
expiration.
Dec. 6-League Of Nations council
met.
Dec. 1o-Nobel peace prize Tor 1872
awarded to Charles G. Dawes and ST
Austen Chamberlain; for 1926 to Arts
tide BRAND and Gustav Stresemann.
Dec. 12-Allies agreed to transfer
control of German ornaments L
League of Nations committee on Feb
ruary /.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 4-House passed post office