The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-01


Dec. 12-Tsuyoshi Inukai, head Of
Seiyukai party, made premier OF Jap
Dec. 1s--Japan suspended the gold
Dec. 15-chiang Kai-shek resigned
as president of China. Lin Sen sue
Dec. 17-Giuseppe Motta elected
president of Switzerland.
INTERNATIONAL
Jan. s-Pope Plus XII issued an en-
cyclical condemning divorce, birth
control and many phases OK mooern
Jan. 2s-League of Nations council
decided to convene world disarmament
conference Feb. 2, 1882.
March France and Italy reached
an accord on naval strength.
March 27-International wheat con-
ference opened in Rome.
April 27-New commercial accord
signed by Italy and Russia.
May China abrogated all extra
territoriality treaties. effective Jan. !,
May 1s-Commission on proposed
European union met in Geneva, ana
Austro-German customs union was oe-
bated. :.
June 20-President Hoover proposed
one year suspension of German repara-
tions and payments on war debts. q.
June 23-Rotary International met In
Vienna and elected s. w. PASCAL OF
London president
June 24-France made counter pro-
posal for war debt moratorium. Great
Britain and Italy accepted Hoovers
July e-France and United States
agreed on moratorium plan ana u De-
came esctlye as Of date Of Easel
tended $100.000,000 credit to Germany.
July 2O-International conference on
German crisis opened in London.
n NJ
journed after adopting recommends
tions that short term credits to Ger
many be renewed.
Aug. 11--Protocol co-ordinating NOR.
atorium plan with Young plan signed
BY International experts In London.
Aug. 27-American and French
bankers arranged for $400,000.00o loan
Sent. Germany and Austria form
ally abandoned the proposed customs
Sept. s-world court ruled Austro-
German customs union was illegal.
Sept. 7-League Of Nations assembly
met in Geneva, electing Nikolas Ii
tulescu Of Rumania president:
Sept. 8-Mexico accepted bid to join
Sept. i4-Panama and China given
seats in League Of Nations council:
Sept. 19-Japanese troops shelled
and occupied Mukden. Manchuria. {.
Sept. 20-Japan occupied all cities IN
southern Manchuria; China sent note
demanding Japanese cease hostilities
and withdraw troops to previous POSI-
tions.
Oct. s-Fourth Pan-American COM
mercial congress opened in Washing
ton.
Oct. s-Japanese army planes bombed
churia, killing many soldiers and civil
Oct. 10-China served ultimatum on
Japan, demanding immediate evacua-
- No. oh vrin
Oct. 11-secretary of State .stimson
called ON League Of Nations to avert
war between China and Japan. :,
Oct. 15-League of Nations council
invited United States to participate in
discussion Of Sino-Japanese embrogio'
oct. s4ELeague of Nations council
demanded that Japan evacuate Chinese
territory by November 16 and adj
journed to. that date; japan rejected
the demand.
Nov. League Of Nations again told
Japan to withdraw troops from Man
Nov. s-Japanese won three day bat
tie with Chinese under Gen. Ma Chan
shan at Nonni river bridge.
Nov. s-Three thousand armed civ
ilians rioted in Tientsin; Fifteenth
United States infantry called out, to-
gether with French and italian troops.
Nov. 12-Germany asked moratori-
UNI on rerarations. :,
Nov. 16-League of Nations council
met in Paris to consider the Sino-Jap-
anese embroglio: Ambassador Dawes
present as American observer.
One year armament truce declared in
effect by League secretariat.
Nov. 18-Japanese routed General Ma
and captured Anganchi and Tsitsihar.
Nov. 20-Truce in Manchuria, planned
by League of Nations council. rejected
Germany proposed new conference on
reparations and debts.
Nov. 23-Japanese army in Manchu-
ria began advance southwark on Chin
chow.
Nov 2s-Chinese and Japanese
troops began fierce lighting in Tientsin.
Dec. Japanese stopped advance on
Chinchow; General Ma defeated Jap
anese troops near Tsitsihar.
Dec. 6-Japanese in Manchuria be-
gan war on bandits on three fronts.
Dec. 7-International bankers COM
mittee to investigate Germany's abil-
ity to resume PREPARATIONS payments
next summer met in Basel, Switzer-
land.
with reservations the League of Ma
tions resolution for cessation of hos
tilities in Manchuria and commission
Dec. 20-chinese army began drive
to recapture Mukden from Japanese.
DOMESTIC
Jan. president Hoover proclaimed
the London naval treaty in effect.
Jan. 5-Cengress resumed business