Evening star., 1933-12-31

agreed upon by Great Britain, France
Italy and Germany
May 22-United States offered to join
neutrality rights
May 28-Japanese seized control OF
Peiping. .
May China and Japan signed
truce stopping war in North China.
June l2-WOrld Economic and None.
tary Conference opened in London:
Prime Minister Macdonald interjected
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 detaulted or paid small
part.
June 22-American delegation in
London Conference rejectedt stablll-
zation of dollar and offered economic
program.
July Russia released imprisoned
British engineers and trade war ended
july 3-President Roosevelt rebuked
London Conference for insistence on
stabilization Of currency first.
July Six gold nations OF Europe
formed pool to protect gold standard.
July 6-Londol Conference, near dis
solution. saved by insistence of Presl-
cent Roosevelt
July 15-Italy, Great Britain, France
and Germany signed 10-year peace
treaty
july 22-Pact to curtail sale of silver
signed in London by United States and
seven other nations.
July 27-World Economic Conference
in London adjourned.
August 7-Germany rejected demand
of Great Britain and France that she
cease propaganda activities in Austria.
August 25-International agreement
for reduction of wheat acreage reached
in London.
September 2-France, Great Britain
and Italy approved Austria's plan to
raise new army to protect border.
September 25-Fourteenth assembly
of League of Nations opened in Geneva.
October 2-Argentina, Austria and
Denmark were elected to seats IN
League of Nations Council.
October 14-Germany withdrew from
League of Nations and Disarmament
Conference.
October 16-Disarmament Conference
adjourned to October %.
october 20-President Roosevelt an
nounced Russia had accepted his invi-
tation to discuss resumption of inter-
national relations.
November 5-United States de-
nounced the extradition treaty with
Greece because of the insult decision in
Athens.
November Great Britain an
nounced its withdrawal from world
tariff truce.
November 17-Recognition of Rus
sian government by United States an
nounced and w. c. Bullitt selected as
American Ambassador to Moscow.
November 23-Disarmament Confer
ence recessed until January Is.
December 2-Canadian court ruled
Martin insult must return to Chicago
for trial.
December Seventh Pan-American
Conference opened in Montevideo,
Uruguay.
December paraguay won great
victory over Bolivia in the Chaco War.
December I5-Five nations again de-
faulted in war debt payments to the
United States; five made token" pay
ments; Finland paid in full.
France, Poland and the little entente
agreed on united front against Ger
many's rearmament demands.
December 16-Japanese and Man
chukuO armies invaded Chinese prov
ince of .Chahar
December 1S-Paraguay and Bolivia
agreed to truce in Gran Chaco War.
FOREIGN
January 2-President De Valera dis
solved Irish Parliament and called gen.
eral election.
Chile decreed liquidation of great
Cosach nitrate combine.
January 1O-Uprising in Spain result
ed in many deaths and arrests.
January 24-President De Valera's
party won the Irish Free State elec-
tions.
January 28-French cabinet was
overthrown in vote on the budget and
resigned.
Chancellor Won Schleicher of Ger
many and his cabinet resigned.