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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL
Jan. 3-Second conference on war
debt problems opened in The Hague
Jan 20-Nineteen nations signed the
Young plan to liquidate the war.
Jan. 21-Five power naval conference
In London formally opened by King
George
Jan. 22-Mexico severed diplomatic
relations with Russia because of Com
munist insults.
Feb. 5-Italy and Austria signed a
German reichsrath or council Of
states approved the Young plan
Feb ll-Naval conferees in London
agreed to "humanize" submarine war
fare.
March 15-Crisis in Haiti ended as
Eugene Roy. rich business man was
chosen temporary president.
New British ambassador. Sir Ronald
Lindsay. arrived in u S.
March Sl-DeadlOck reached In Chi
nese. Russian negotiations over Man
April 22-Delegates of United States.
Great Britain, France. Italy and Japan
at London parley signed treaty by
which navies of first three are reduced
and limited and all agree to battleship
building holiday and rules of subma-
rine warfare: the conference then ad-
tourned
Gates w McGarrah of New York
elected president of bank for interna-
tional settlements at Basel. Switzer-
land.
April 2S-Hungary, Bulgaria and
the little entente signed reparations
settlement.
May S-Anglo-Egyptian conference
May 9-Young PREPARATIONS plan went
into effect. having been ratified by
Great Britain. France. Italy. Belgium
and Germany.
May l7-Foreign Minister BRAND of
France submitted to all nations his
plan for federal union for all Europe.
May l9-Final evacuation of the
June lO-Turkey and Greece signed
treaty of friendship.
June 29-Pope Plus canonized eight
Jesuit missionaries who were mar
tyred in the Great Lakes region of
North America 800 years ago.
June S0-Pope Plus XI appointed FIVE
Last of the French troops evacuated
the Rhineland
July 14-France and Italy agreed to
suspend naval building for six months.
July 21-U. S. senate ratified the Lon
don naval treaty.
July 29-London naval treaty ratified
by British parliament
Aug 5-Peru and Chile signed
Aug. 25-League of Nations mandate
commission reported on Palestine con-
ficts, blaming Great Britain: British
government replied. denying the
charges.
met in Geneva and referred Brands
plan for United States of Europe TO
the assembly.
Pan-American agricultural confer
ence opened in Washington.
Sept 10-League of Nations assembly
opened national session in Geneva
Sept. l6-League of Nations accepted
Brands European federation scheme
in principle and referred it to special
committee.
Sept 17-Frank B. Kellogg elected
Charles Evans Hughes.
United States recognized new gov
ernments of Argentina, Peru and
Sept 2O-Dr. Manuel Malbran ap-
pointed Argentine ambassador to Unit
ed states c.,o ,o.
France and Italy on naval limitation
broken off
Oct Twenty EIGHT nations signed
at Geneva treaty guaranteeing finan-
tim of aggression.
Oct. 20-Dr. Chain Weizmann re-
signed as president of World Zonists
because of British policy in the Holy
Land.
Oct. 27-London three-power naval
treaty put into effect with deposit of
notifications in London
Oct. 3O-Nobel prize for medicine
awarded to DR.. Karl Landsteiner of
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
Nov. 5-Nobel prize for literature
awarded to Sinclair Lewis. American
novelist.
NOV. 0-LedSue OI NdllOHS pTepdTd-
tory commission on disarmament be-
gan session in Geneva.
Nov. S-New government of Brazil
recognized by United States and Great
Britain.
Nov. 11-Russia accused France.
England and other nations and GER
tain prominent statesmen of uniting
with anti-Sovet Russians in plot to
overthrow the Moscow government
Nov. 13-Greece and Turkey signed
a treaty of naval parity
Drn raf nr n leo rt,oo ont
commission adopted British French
plan for budgetary limitation of arma-
ments.
Americas claim against Germany
for S4,000.000 for sabotage disallowed
by mixed claims commission.
Nov 26-Budgetary Limitation sys-
tenn applied to navies by preparatory
disarmament commission. United States
and Japan opposing.
Nov 27-Preparatory disarmament
commission refused Germany's demand
for military parity.
Dec. 3-Germany protested to League
OF Nations over terrorism against
German minorities in Polish Silesia