The Coolidge examiner., 1932-01-08
Chronology
Of the Year
i 1913 /
Il Compiled by i
Il Z. w. Pickord L
INTERNATIONAL

Jan. 8-Pope Plus Xl issued an
encyclical condemning divorce, birth
life.
Jan. 23-League of Nations coun-
Gil decided to convene world disarm-
ament conference Feb. 2, 1882.
Jan. 26-Austria and Hungary
signed treatyv,of amity and arbitra-
tion.
March France and Italy reached
an accord on naval strength.
March q international wheat
conference opened in Rome;
April 27-New commercial accord
signed by Italy and Russia.
May 4-China abrogated all extra
territoriality treaties, effective Jan.
!, 1882.
May 16-Commission on proposed
European union met in Geneva, and
Austro-German customs union was
June 13-world bankers at Basel
extended s1O0,OOO,O00 credit to Ger
many.
June 2O-President Hoover pro-
posed one year suspension Of Ger
man reparations and payments on
war debts.
June 23-Rotary International met
in Vienna and elected S. w. PASCAL
of London president
June 24-France made counter
proposal for war debt moratorium.
Great Britain and Italy accept Hoo
Ver's plan.
July 6-France and United States
agreed on moratorium plan and it
became effective as of date of July l..
July british government called
conference to work out details of
moratorium.
July 2O-International conference
on German crisis opened in London.
July 23-London conference ad-
5ourned after adopting recommenda-
tions that short term credits to Ger
many be renewed.
Aug. 11-Protocol co-ordinating
moratorium plan with Young plan
signed by international experts in
London.
Aug. 27-American and French
bankers arranged for $400,000,000
loan to Great Britain.
Sept. 3-Germany and Austria
formally abandoned the proposed
customs union.
Sept. 5-World court ruled Austro-
German customs union was illegal.
Sept. 7-League of Nations assem-
bly, met in Geneva, electing Nikolas
Titulescu of Rumania president.
Sept. S-Mexico accepted bid to
Join League of Nations.
Sept. 12-German Foreign Minis
ter Curtius told League of Nations
Germany must have new deal in
reparations and parity in armaments,
Great Britain and Egypt signed
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Sept. 14-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 hos
tilities and withdraw troops to pre-
vious positions.
Oct. 5-Fourth Pan-American COM
mercial congress opened in Wash
ington.
oct. s-Japanese army planes
bombed Chinchow, temporary capital
of Manchuria. killing many soldiers
and civilians.
Oct. 1O-China served ultimatum
on Japan, demanding immediate
evacuation of Manchuria.
Oct. 11-Secretary of State Slim
son called on League of Nations to
avert war between China and ia
pan.
oct. 15-League of Nations coun-
Gil invited United States to partici-
pate in discussion of Sino-Japanese
embroglio, Japan opposing.
Oct. 24-League of Nations coun-
Gil demanded that Japan evacuate
and adjourned to that date; Japan
rejected the demand.
Nov. LEAGUE of Nations again
told Japan to withdraw troops from
MdncnuTld.
Nov. 6-Japanese won three day
battle with Chinese under Gen. Ma
Chanshan at Nonni river bridge.
Nov. S-Three thousand armed
civilians rioted in Tientsin; Fifteenth
United States infantry called out.
together with French and Italian
Nov. 12-Germany asked a mora
torium on reparations.
Nov. 16-League of Nations coun-
Gil met in Paris to consider the
Sino-Japanese embroglio; Ambassa-
dor Dawes present as American OBJ
server.
One year armament truce declared
in effect by League secretariat.
Nov. 1S-Japanese routed General
Ma and captured Anganchi and Tsit-
Nov. 2O-Truce in Manchuria,
planned by League of Nations coun-
Gil, rejected by Japan.
Germany proposed new conference
on reparations and debts.
Nov. 23-Japanese army in Man
churia began advance southwark on
Chinchow
Nov. 26-Chinese and Japanese
troops began fierce fighting in Tient-
sin.
Dec. Japanese stopped advance
on Chinchow; General Ma defeated
japanese troops near Tsitsihar.
Dec. 6-Japanese in Manchuria be-
gan war on bandits on three fronts.
Dec. 7-International bankers
committee to investigate Germanys
ability to resume reparations pay
ments next summer met in Basel,
Switzerland.
Dec. 10-Japan and China ac-
cepted with reservations the League
of Nations resolution for cessation
of hostilities in Manchuria and a
commission of inquiry. &
Dec. 20-Chinese army began drive
to recapt Ire Mukden from Japanese.