Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-28
INTERNATIONAL


ing 1t from the air.
Jan. 10-Japanese captured Chiumen:
kow pass and advanced into Jehoi
Jan. l5-Pope Plus proclaimed a holy
year OF prayer. penance and pilgrim
Jan. 2l-League of Nations commit
tee of 10 gave up hope of sino-Jap-
anese Cancellation.
Bolivians defeated by Paraguayans
Jan. 24Dcolombia a Appealed to sig
natories of Kellogg pact and Peru to
the League of Nations in their dispute
over Leticia.
Jan. 25-Secretary of State stimson
invoked the Kellogg pact against Peru
In the dispute with Colombia.
Jan. 30-Japanese government de-
Feb. .s-League of Nations council
urged Paraguay and Bolivia to cease
hostilities. and admonished Peru
AGAINST armed resistance to Golombia's
legitimate police action in Leticia.
Feb. 14-coiombia severed diplomatic
relations with Peru and actual war be-
gan ar in the Leticia region ,o,.n
Chinese and Japanese began in Jehol
province.
Feb. 24--Japan rejected and China
on Manchuria.. The report was adopted
by the assembly and the Japanese dele
cation withdrew.
Feb. 25-China recalled her minister
United States Endorsed League Of Ma
tons policy in Sino-Japanese affair.
Feb. 27-Great Britain imposed arms
embargo against Japan and China:
March 3-Paraguay senate voted Tor
declaration Of war against Bolivia.
March 4-Jehol City occupied by the
March MARTIAL law was proclaimed
in Peiping because Of advance OF the
Japanese: Marshal Chang Hsueh- liang
resigned as Chinese commander in
March lS-Mussolini offered four
March 2s-English Jewry boycotted
German goods in protest over treat
March 3O-BoiivIans drove Para
guayans back in Chaco; hundreds
slain.
April 5-world court ruled Norway's
mark won the area.
April 19-Russian court sentenced
two British engineers to prison and
three to deportation for espionage and
sabotage; Great Britain retaliated by
placing embargo on Russian exports.
April 21-Prime Minister MacDon-
economic conversations with President
April a2-soviet Russia ordered pro.
hibition of all purchases in England
and other restrictive measures.
Japanese opened drive toward Peip-
ing with eight hour battle.
April 23-Polish Jews began boycott
April a4-President Roosevelt and Nj
Herriot of France began economic
May 2-soviet Russia and China re-
sumed diplomatic relations
May 1O-President Ayala Of Para
quay formally declared war on Bolivia
economic conference.
May 16-President Roosevelt called
on 81 nations to join in agreement to
outlaw war, scrap offensive weapons
and force world peace.
May 17-Chancellor Hitler of Ger
many accepted Roosevelt's peace pro-
posals with reservation of equality in
May 21-Mussolinrs four power pact
agreed upon by Great Britain. France.
i'a May an 4aVU gte States offered to
join European security pact. abandon
ing neutrality rights. j..
May sl-.China and Japan signed
June 12-World economic and none
tary conference opened In London
the question of war debts.
June 13-Great Britain and Italy Of
fered to pay 10 per cent of sum due
United States on June Is
June 15-Finland alone paid full war
debt installment due United States; all
others either defaulted or paid small
June 22-American delegation in
London conference rejected stabliza-
ton Of dollar and offered economic pro-
gram.
lied with Japanese, set up independ-
ent state in northern China.
July Russia released imprisoned
British engineers, and trade war ended.
July 3-President Roosevelt rebuked
London conference for insistence on
sterilization of currency first.
July Six gold nations of Europe
formed pool to protect gold standard.
July 6-London conference, near dis
solution. saved by insistence of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
July 8-Concordat between Germany
and the Holy See initialed.
July 15-Italy, Great Britain. France
and Germany signed ten-year peace
treaty.
July 22-Pact to curtail sale Of silver
signed in London b. United States and
seven other nations.
July 27-World economic conference
in London adjourned.
Aug. 7.Germany rejected demand of
Great Britain and France that she
cease propaganda activities in Austria
Aug. 21-Sociailsts opened world
conference in Paris.
Aug. 25-International agreement
for reduction of wheat acreage reached
in London.
Sept. 2-Franee. Great Britain and
new army to protect border.
Sept 25-Fourteenth assembly of
League of Nations opened in Geneva.
Oct. 2-Argentina, Australia and
Denmark were elected to seats in
League of Nations council.
Oct. l4-Germany withdrew from
League of Nations and disarmament
Oct 16-Disarmament conference ad-
tourned to October Is.
Oct 20-President Roosevelt an
nounced Russia had accepted his invi-
tation to discuss resumption of inter
national relations.
Nov. 5-United States denounced the
extradition treaty with Greece because
of the insult decision in Athens.
Nov. 7-Great Britain announced its
withdrawal from world tariff truce.
Nov. 17-Recognition of Russian gov.
eminent by United States announced
ambassador to Moscow.
Nov 23-Dsarmament conference re
cessed until January Is.
Dec 2-Canadian court ruled Martin
insult must return to Chicago for trial
Dec 3--Seventh Pan American con
Dec. 11-Paraguay won great victory
over Bolivia in the Chaco war.
Dec. 15--Five nations again defaulted
In war debt payments to the United
States; five made token" payments:
Finland paid In full.
agreed on a united front against Ger.
mapy's rearmament demands.
Dec. 16-Japanese and Manchukuo
armies invaded Chinese province OF
Chahar.
Dec. 1s-Paraguay and Bolivia agreed
10 truce in Gran rhaco war.
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