The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-04
INTERNATIONAL

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Jan. 3-Japanese troops seized Chi
ness city Of Shanhaikwan after bomb
Jan. 10-Japanese captured Chiumen;
kow pass and advanced into Jehol
Jan. 15-Pope Plus proclaimed a holy
year of prayer. penance and Pilgrim
Jan. 21-League of Nations commit
tee Of 10 gave up hope of sino-Jap-
anese Cancellation.
Bolivians defeated by Paraguayans
l." Jam 1oo9 sgpcoio s 'n Appealed to sig
the League of Nations in their dispute
Jan. 25-secretary of State stimson
invoked the Kellogg pact against Peru
in tn, the dispute lis with Colombia. da-
cided to quit the League of Nations,
Feb. 3-League Of Nations. council
urged Paraguay and Bolivia to cease
against armed resistance to Colombia's
legi ah police action in dHtIeIa
relations e With PERU a asie aetua
Feb. 21-Severe fighting between
Chinese and japanese began in Jehol
Feb. 24-Japan rejected and China
accepted the League of Nations repors
by the tn assembly NIB and an the tp japanese dele
Feb. 25-China recalled her minister
United States Endorsed League of Ma
lions policy in Sino-Japanese affair.".
Feb. 27-Great- Britain imposed arms
embargo against Japan and emma;
March s3-Paraguay senate voted TOT
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 IS-Mussolini offered four
power PEACE plan to British.
German goods in protest over treat
ment of Jews in Germany.
March 30-Boiivlans drove Para
guayans back in Chaco; hundreds
April 5-world court ruled Norway's
claim to East Greenland invalid; Dem
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-
aid arrived in Washington and began
economic conversations with President
April 22-soviet Russia ordered pro-
hibition of all purchases in England
and other restrictive measures. -
Japanese opened drive toward Petp-
ing with eight hour battle.
April 23-Polish Jews began boycott
April 24lPresident Roosevelt and M.
| Herriot Of France began economic
Nav 2-soviet Russia and China re-
| sumed diplomatic relations.
May 10-President Ayala Of Para
quay formally declared war on Bolivia Bolivia
agreed on tariff truce during world
| economic conference.
May 16-President Roosevelt called
L z a ;1D 10 iniY in a
outlaw war, scrap offensive weapons
and force world peace.
many any accepted Roosevelt's peace pro-
| posals with reservation OF equality In
| arms for Germany
| May 21-Mussolinfs four power pact
Nav 22SUnited States offered to
| Join European security pact. abandon
| ing neutrality rights.
May 2s-Japanese seized control OF
May s1.china and japan signed
June 12-World economic and mone-
tary conferences opened In London;
Prime Minister MacDo aGht inter1ected
| June 13-Great Britain and Italy Of
fered to pay 10 per cent Of sum due
United STATS On 5u alone paid full war
| debt installment due United States; all
others either defaulted7 or paid small
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June 22-American delegation in
r.ondion conference rejected stabiliza-
| ton of dollar and offered economic pro-
June 24-Three Chinese generals. al
| lied with Japanese, set up independ-
emit state in northern China.
British iai. engineers, and trade war ended.
July 3-President Roosevelt rebuked
London conference for insistence on
sta aniY 5Wsix gold nations Of Europe
formed pool to protect gold standard.
| July 6-London conference. near dis
solution, saved by insistence OF Pres
July s-concordat between Germany
and the Holy See initia Rr1ia,n France
and Germany signed ten-year peace
| treaty.
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
cease propaganda activities In Austria.
Aug. 2issssiaiists opened world
conference In Paris.
Aug. 25-International agreement
| for reduction Of wheat acreage reached
| in London.
Italy approved Austria's plan to raise
Sept. 25-Fourteenth assembly of
L League OF NATIONS opened In doneva.
| Oct. 2-Argentlna. 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 ad-
| 1ourned to October %.
Oct. 20-President Roosevelt an
| nounced Russia had accepted his invi-
| tation to discuss resumption Of inter-
national relations.
Nov. 5-Unfted States denounced the
extradition treaty with Greece because
| Of the insult decision in Athens.
| Nov 7-Great Britain announced it's
| withdrawal from world tariff truce.
Nov 17-Recognition of Russian gov
eminent by United States announced
and w. G.. Bullitt selected as American
/ ambassador to Moscow.
| Nov 23-Disarmament conference re-
cessed until January Is.
/ insult must return to Chicago for trial.
| Dec Seventh Pan-American con-
| ference opened in Montevideo. Uruguay.
| Dec. 11-Paraguay won great victory
| over Bolivia in the Chaco war.
/ = Oac 16-F'iva nations again dafan1fad