Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-11
INTERNATIONAL


Jan. 3-Japanese troops seized Chi
nese city OF Shanhaikwan after bomb
ing It from the air.
Jan. 10-Japanese captured Chiumen-
kow pass and advanced into Jehol
Jan. 15-Pope Plus proclaimed 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
IN bloody battle In the Chaco.
Jan: Z4-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
in the dispute with Colombia
ian. SO-Japanese government de-
cided to quit the League of Nations. :,
urged Paraguay and Bolivia to cease
hostilities. and admonished Peru
against armed resistance to Colomba's
Feb. 14-coiombia severed diplomatic
relations with Peru and actual war be-
gan in the Leticia region.
Feo. 2l.Severe fighting between
chinese and Japanese began in Jehol
Feb. 24-Japan rejected and China
accepted the League of Nations 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 Sino-Japanese affair.
Feb. 27-Great Britain imposed arms
empargo against Japan and China;
March 3-Paraguay senate voted for
declaration Of war against Bolivia.
March 4-Jehol City occupied by the
japanese:
March MARTIAL law was proclaimed
IN P1tninR hACanqa of advance of the
japanese: Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang
resigned as Chinese commander in
North China
March 18-Mussolini offered four
power peace plan to British.
March 25--English Jewry boycotted
German goods in protest over treat
March 3O-Bolivians drove Para
guayans back in Chaco: hundreds
April 5-world court ruled Norway's
mark won the area.
April 19-Russian court sentenced
two British engineers to prison 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
Roosevelt
April 22-Soviet Russia ordered pro-
hibition of all purchases in England
Japanese opened drive toward Peip-
ing with eight hour battle.
April 23-Polish Jews began boycott
April 24-President Roosevelt and M.
Herriot of France began economic
May 2--soviet Russia and China re-
sumed diplomatic relations.
May 10-President Ayala of Para
quay formally declared war on Bolivia.
May 12-Eight leading. nations
kortff ri
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-Mussoiini's four power pact
agreed upon by Great Britain. France.
Italy and Germany.
May 22-United States offered to
join European security pact abandon
ing neutrality rights.
May 2S-Japanese seized control of
Peiping.
May s1-China and Japan signed
truce stopping war in north China.
June 12-World economic and none
tary conference eItrens S opened in London;
the question of war debts.
June 13-Great Britain and Italy Of
fered to pay 10 per cent of sum due
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 stabiliza-
ton of dollar and offered economic pro-
gram.
lied with Japanese. set up independ-
emit state in northern China.
July Russia released imprisoned
49, a.
July 3-President Roosevelt rebuked
London conference for insstence on
sterilization Of currency first
July Silk gold nations of Europe
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 ten-year peace
| 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.
Aug. 7-Germany rejected demand of
! Great Britain and France that she
cease propaganda activities in Austria.
Aug. 2lIsoSiaiists opened world
| conference In Paris.
! Aug 25-International agreement
for reduction OF wheat acreage reached
In London.
Sept France, Great Britain and
| Italy approved Austria's plan to raise
new army to protect border.
Sept 25-Fourteenth assembly OF
League a, Ct Nations 1on;,S opened in Geneva.
Denmark were elected to seats in
| League of Nations council.
| Oct. 14-Germany withdrew from
League of Nations and disarmament
Oct. 16-Disarmament conference .d-
| tourned to October 25.
| Oct. 20-President Roosevelt an
nounced Russia had accepted his invi-
tation to discuss resumption Of inter-
national relations.
Nov. 6-United States denounced the
! extradition treaty with Greece because
| OF the insult decision in Athens
Nov. 7-Great Britain announced ita
| 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 ra
| cessed until January Is.
Dec. 2-Canadian court ruled Martin
Dec Seventh Pan-American con-
ference opened in Montevideo, Uruguay
Dec: 1l-Paraguay won great victory
| over Bolivia In the Chaco war.
Dec. l5-Five nations again defaulted
| In war debt payments to the IJnifed
States; five made token" payments!
Finland paid In full.
France, Poland and the little entente
| agreed on united front against Ger
many's rearmament demands. yer
Dec. 16-Japanese and Manchukuo
armies invaded Chineaa nroytnaS -