Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
Chronology
Of the Year.
Compiled BY
E. w. Pick ard
FOREIGN

Jan. 4-Dr. Daniel Salamanca elected
president of Bolivia.
Jan. l9-Round table conference on
India closed in London.
jan 22-French cabinet headed by
sSteeg resigned.
Jan: 26-Pierre Laval formed new
ministry for France.
Feb. liking of Spain restored con
=stitutional rights and called an cleo
tion.
Feb. S-Earl of Bessborough appoint
ed governor general of Canada.
Feb. 14-Berenguer cabinet of Spain
resigned and king cancelled call for
parliamentary elections.
Feb. 16-Pehr Svinhufvud elected
president Of Finland.
Feb. 1S-New Spanish government
formed by Admiral Juan Aznar. mon
-archist
Feb. -2O--Attempt to assassinate King
1og OF Albania in Vienna failed.
Peruvian counter revolution sup
pressed with bloodshed at Callao but
continued at Arequipa.
March Navy junta in Peru forced
Provisional President Cerro to resign
and put Chief Justice Ricardo Elias at
head of government.
DR.. Gabriel Terra inaugurated as
president of Uruguay, and Arturo Ar
AUTO president of Salvador.
Elias.
Mach lO-Lieut Col. David Ocampo
April 4-Mutinous troops seized Ma
"deira island; Portugal rushed war
cilpS 10 crush reDelllOn.
April 12-King Alfonsos enemies
triumphed as Spain voted: Republicans
routed monarchists in municipal cleo
tions
April liking Alfonso abdicated
and sailed for exile; republic set up
headed by Alcala Zamora.
April 19-Civil war broke out in Hon.
-duras. loyal troops defeating rebels in
April 2O-Honduras insurgents cap
tured and looted Progreso.
April 25,Honduras rebel forces
May 2-Rebels IL Madeira island sur
rendered to Portuguese forces.
May l3-Aristide BRAND defeated for
presidency of France: Paul Doumer
elected
May 22-Spanish republic decreed
ab ;olute freedom for all religions.
May 30-Premier Mussolin ordered
dissolution of all Catholic action youth
organizations in Italy; Pope Plus re-
sponded by placing the Catholic Action
In control of the bishops.
June S-Great Britain awarded own
-ership Of Jerusalem wailing wall to
Moslems, with free access for Jews
June l3-Paul Doumer inaugurated
president of France.
Juan B. Perez resigned presidency
signed.
June 1s-Juan Vicente Gomez elected
president of Venezuela.
June 2o-Pope Plus denounced the
Fascist government of Italy.
Doctor Buresch formed new govern
ment for Austria.
June 2S-Spanish elections won by
Republican coalition.
July 9-Mussolini barred all FascIsts
from joining Catholic Action.
July I1-Financiai crisis in Germany
due to failure to get huge loan for
Reichsbank
July 26-Carlos Ibanez. president
dictator of Chile, resigned and fed.
Princess Heana of Rumana and
Archduke Anton Of Austria were mar
ried at Sinaia.
July 27-Juan Esteben Montero be-
came acting president of Chile.
Aug. 9-Plebiscite failed to over
throw Prussian government. and rad
tcals staged fatal riots.
State of war declared in Havana as
revolutionary movement broke out.
Aug. 14-Cuban army captured Gen.
Mario Menocal and other revolutionary
leaders.
Aug. l7-President Machado an
nounced the Cuban revolt was sup
Aug 19-Count Bethlen resigned as
premier of Hungary and was succeeded
by Count Karolyi.
signed and Premier Ramsay MacDon-
aid was asked to form coalition min
istry to balance the budget.
Isidro Ayora. president Of Ecuador.
Aug. 25-British national government
formed with Macdonald as prime min
lister
threatened government.
Sept. 2-Italy and the pope reached
an accord on Catholic Action societies.
Chilean cabinet resigned.
Sept. 6-Chilean government planes
bombed warships held by mutineers.
Sept. 7-Chilean mutineers surren-
dered.
Sept s-British parliament met and
national government won vote of con-
fidence.
Sept. toulouse of Commons accepted
Snowden's budget. increasing taxes and
cutting the dole and pay of govern
ment employees
Sept. 14-Round table conference on
India opened in London with Gandhi
Sept. 21-British parliament passed
measure suspending gold standard act
Sept. 27.,,Norway and Sweden sus-
pended gold standard
Oct. 4-Juan Esteban Montero elected
president Of Chile.
Oct. German cabinet resigned and
Chancellor Bruening was commissioned
TO form a new government with great
1y increased powers.
Oct 13-Spanish cortes voted separa-
tion of church and state.
Oct. 14-ZamOra resigned presi-
dent of Spain and was succeeded by
Emanuel AZana.
Oct 22-People of Cyprus revolted
against British rule. burning the gov
eminent building in Nicosia.
Oct. 23-Cyprus revolt suppressed by
troops.
= Oct. 24-Sanchez Cerro elected presi-
dent Of Peru.
Oct 26-President Guggiari OF Para
quay handed over the presidential
powers to Vice President Navero, be-
cause of Disorders.
Oct. 27--MacDonalds National gov
eminent won sweeping victory In
the British elections.
Nov 5-Prime Minister Macdonald
of Great Britain announced new cab
met of 20.
Nov 16-Philip Snowden was Gre
ated a viscount and elevated to house
of lords.
Nov 19-Spanish national assembly
declared former King Alfonso an out
law.
Nov. 25-Labor cabinet of Australia
was defeated and resigned.
Nov. 27-British conference on Bur-
ma opened in London.
Dec. Round table conference on In
sdia ended without result.
Dec. 2-Moderate coalition won New
zealand election over radicals.
Dec. 3-President Arturo Araujo of
Salvador ousted by military revolution.
Wages OF Canadian railway work
ers cut 10 per cent
Dec. Sherman government decreed
reductions in wages, salaries, and
nearly all costs of living