The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-05
INTERNATIONAL

Jan. 3-Japanese troops seized
Chinese city OF Shanhaikwan after
bombing ii from the air.
Jan. 10-Japanese captured Chiu-
menkow pass and advanced into Je-
hol province.
Jan. 15-Pope Plus proclaimed a
holy year of prayer. penance and
pilgrimages.
Jan. 21-League Of Nations COM
mittee Of 10 gave up hope Of Sino-
Japanese conciliation.
Bolivians defeated by Paraguay
ans in bloody battle in the Chaco.
Jan. 24-Colombia appealed to Sig
natories of the Kellogg pact and
Peru to the League of Nations in
their dispute over Leticia.
Jan. 25-Secretary of State Slim
son invoked the Kellogg pact against
Peru in the dispute with Colombia
Jan. 30-Japanese government de-
cided to quit the League of Nations.
Feb. 3-League of Nations coun-
Gil urged Paraguay and Bolivia to
cease hostilities. and admonished
Peru against armed resistance to
Colombia's legitimate police action
in Leticia-
Feb. 14-Colombia severed diplo-
matte relations with Peru and actual
war began in the Leticia region.
Chinese and Japanese began in Je-
hol province.
Feb 24-Japan rejected and China
accepted the League of Nations re-
port on Manchuria- The report was
adopted by the assembly and the
Japanese delegation withdrew.
Feb. 25-China recalled her min
lister to Japan.
United States indorsed League OF
Nations policy in Sino-Japanese af-
fair.
Feb. 27-Great Britain imposed
arms embargo against japan and
China
March 3-Paraguay senate voted
for declaration Of war against Bo-
livia.
March 4-Jehol City occupied by
March martial law was pro-
claimed in Peiping because OF ad-
vance OF the japanese; Marshal
Chang Hsueh- -liang resigned as Chi
nese commander in North China
March 1S-Mussolini offered four
power peace plan TO British.
March 25-English Jewry boycott
ted German goods In protest over
treatment OF Jews in Germany.
March 30-Bolivians drove Para
guayans back in Chaco; hundreds
slain.
April 5-world court ruled Nor
ways claim to East Greenland in
valid; Denmark won the area.
April 1s-Russian court sentenced
three to deportation for espionage
and sabotage; Great Britain retail
ated by placing embargo on Russian
exports.
April 2I-Prime Minister MacDon-
aid arrived in Washington and be-
gan economic conversations with
President Roosevelt.
April 22-Soviet Russia ordered
prohibition OF all purchases in Eng
land and other restrictive measures.
Japanese opened drive toward
Peiping with eight-hour battle.
April 23-Polish Jews began boy
colt OF German goods.
April 24-President Roosevelt and
NJ. Herriot OF France began eco
nomic talks.
resumed diplomatic relations:
May 10-President Ayala OF Para
quay formally declared war on
Bolivia.
May l2-Eight leading nations
agreed on tariff truce during world
economic conference.
May 1s-President Roosevelt called
on 81 nations to join in agreement
to outlaw war, scrap offensive wea-
pons and force world peace.
May 17-Chancellor Hitler of Ger
many accepted Roosevelts peace
proposals with reservation OF equal
ity In arms for Germany.
May 21-Mussolinrs four power
pact agreed upon by Great Britain.
France. Italy and Germany.
May 22-United States offered to
join European security pact. aban-
doning neutrality rights.
May 2S-Japanese seized control of
May 31-China and Japan signed
truce stopping war in north China.
June 12-World economic and
monetary conference opened in Lon
Drfo ~ n
terjected the question of war debts.
June 13-Great Britain and Italy
offered to pay ten 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 part.
June 22-American delegation in
London conference rejected stabili-
zation Of dollar and offered economic
program.
June 24-Three Chinese generals.
allied with Japanese, set up inde-
pendent state in northern China.
July Russia released imprisoned
British engineers, and trade war
ended.
July s-President Roosevelt re-
buked London conference for insist
ence on stabilization of currency
fiRst.
July Six gold nations of Eu-
rope formed pool to protect gold
July 6-London conference, near
dissolution, saved by insistence of
President Roosevelt.
July S-Concordat between Ger
many and the Holy See initiated
July 15-Italy. Great Britain.
France and Germany signed a ten
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 confer
ence in London adjourned.
Aug. 7-Germany rejected demand
of Great Britain and France that
she cease propaganda activities in
Austria.
Aug. 21-Socialists 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 Austria's plan to
raise 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. 14-Germany withdrew from
League of Nations and disarmament
Oct. 16-Disarmament conference
adjourned to October 25.
Oct. 20-President Roosevelt an
nounced Russia had accepted his in
vitation to discuss resumption of in
ternationaI relations.
Nov. 5-United States denounced
the extradition treaty with Greece
because of the insult decision in
Nov 7-Creat Britain announced