Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-01-04

campaign against big income tax
Minnesota ratified the c.aild labor
amendment to the Constitution.
Dec. 30-President Roosevelt cele-
brated his fifty first birthday.
INTERNATIONAL
Jan. 3-Japanese troops seized Chi
ing it from the air.
Jan. 10-Japanese captured Chiumen,
kow pass and advanced into Jehoi
Jan. 15-Pope Plus proclaimed holy
year OF prayer. penance and pilgrim
ages.
tee of 10 gave up hope of sino-Jap-
anese conciliation.
Bolivians defeated by Paraguayann
In bloody battle in the Chaco.
Jan, 24-Colombia 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. So-!apanese governMmenid men, oe-
cidsd to quit the Leagge Of Nations nonc,
urged Paraguay and Bolivia to cease
hostilities. and admonished Peru
against armed resistance to Colombia's
Feb. 14-Coiombia severed diplomatic
relations with Peru and actual war be-
gan in the Leticia region
Feb. 21-Severe fighting between
Chinese and Japanese began in Jehol
province.
Feb. 24-Japan rejected and China
accepted the League Of Nations eptad report
on Manchuria. The report was ADOPTED
by the assembly and the japanese Dele
cation withdrew.
Feb 25-China recalled her minister
United States indorsed League OF Ma
tions policy in no-Japanese affair
Feb. 27-Great Britain imposed arms
embargo against Japan and China;
March 3-Paraguay senate votes Ior
declaration of war against BOLIVIA.
March 4-Jehol City occupied by the
japanese.
in Peiping because of advance OF tne
Japanese: Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang
resigned as Chinese commander in
March 1S-Mussolini offered four
power peace plan to British.
March 25-English Jewry boycotted
German N geUds ie%s in over treat
March 30-Boiivlans drove Para
guayans back in Chacc, hundreds
slain.
claim to East Greenland invalid; Den
mark won the area.
April I9-Russian court sentenced
two British engineers to prison ana
three to deportation for espionage and
sabotage; Great Britain retaiIated by
placing embargo on Russian exports.
April 21-Prime Minister MaeDon-
aid arrived in Washington and began
economic conversations with fresioeht
April 22-sowiet 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
Of German goods.
April 24-President Roosevelt and M.
Herriot Of France began economic
May 2-soviet Russia and China re-
sumed diplomatic relations.
May 10-Presdent Ayala OF Para
quay formally declared war on BOLIVIA.
agreed on tariff truce during world
economic conference.
May 16-President Roosevelt called
outlaw war, scrap offensive weapons
and force world peace.
May 17-Chancellor Hitler of Ger
many accepted Koossvsles Ipneiitp peace pro, o.
May 21-Mussolini's four power pact
agreed upon by Great Britain. France.
May 22-United States offered to
Join European security pact. abandon
ing neutrality rights.
May 2S-Japanese seized controi or
MAY s1-China and Japan signed
truce stopping war in north China.
June 12-World economic and none
tary conference opened in London.
Prime Minister Macdonald interjected'
the question Of war debts.
June l3-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; al
others either defaulted or paid small
June 22-American, delegation in.
London conference rejected sta abiliza-
tion Of dollar and offered economic pro-
June 24-Three Chinese generals. al
lied with Japanese, set up independ-
ent state in northern China.
July Russia released imprisonef
British engineers, and trade war ended
July 3-Presdent Roosevelt rebuked
London conference for insistence on
July 5-six gold nations Of Europe
formed pool to protect gold standard.
July 6-London conference. near dis
solution. saved by insistence OF Pres-
July 8-Concordat between Germany
and the Holy See initiated.
July 15-Italy, Great Britain, France
and Germany signed a ten-year peace
Julv 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.
Aug. 7-Germany rejected demand of
Great Britain and France that she
ceaSs AUG. - c2issoaiaiIsts opened world
conference in Paris.
Aug. 25-International agreement
for reduction Of wheat acreage reached
in London.
Sept. 2-France. Great Britain and
italy approved Anstria's plan to raise
new army to protect border.
Sept 25-Fourteenth assembly OF
re Mot N
Oct. ,2-Argentina, Australia and
League Of Nations council.
League of Nations and disarmament
eo Oct. 16~Disarmament conference ad-
Oct. 20-President Roosevelt an
nounced Russia had accepted his fnvi-
tation to discuss resumption of inter-
naSlona55 Nov. 5Eunited States denounced the
extradition treaty with Greece because
Of the insult decision in Athens.
w;thdrawai from world tariff truce.
Nov. 17-Recognition OF Russian gov
BY Unted States
and aambassador VS. d nt'a to MOSCOW seae1.eo - s'a"
Nov. 23-Disarmament 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-
ference opened in Montevideo. Uruguay.
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.
France, Poland and the little entente
agreed on a united front against Ger
many's rearmament demands.
Dec. 16-Japanese and Manchuku0
armies invaded Chinese province OF
Chahar.
Dec. 1S-Paraguay and Bolivia agreed
to truce In Gran Chaco war.