Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-31
FOREIGN


Jan. i7-Eleven acquitted. nine convicted
in great Stayisky fraud trial in Paris;
Jan. 20-King George of England died.
Jan. 2l-Former Prince of Wales pro-
claimed King Edward VIII.
Jan. 23-Premier Laval Of France re.
Jan. 24-Albert sarraut formed new
French cabinet.
Feb l3-French cabinet suppressed all
FEB. 1SNEeftists won Spanish elections.
Feb 17-Paraguay government seized by
military revolutionaries. Rafael Franco
n' FEB is@Manuel Azana made premier
Feb 26-Japanese militarists revolted and
assassinated several high officials: govern.
ment buildings in Toxic seized.
Feb 29-Rebellion in Japan quelled.
March 9-New Japanese cabinet headed
by Koki Hirota installed.
March ll--Franco made Paraguay a to-.
March lSSerious Marxist riots through.
out Spain.
quay recognized by United States and other
March 2o-Mexican government permitted
reopening Of 5000 Catholic churches:
chamber Of deputies and nationalized all
large industries.
President Vargas proclaimed martial law
In Brazil
unanimous vote in reichstag elections.
April - Austria decreed general con.
scription: violating St. German treaty.
All APrz 1spa amt Of poee voted
April l0-Mexican government expelled
former President Gales.
April "a - Honduran government an.
April 25-Eieazar Contreras elected presi.
dent of Venezuela.
April 26LCombination of Communists and
Socialists won majority in French parlia.
April 2s~King Fuad of Egypt died and
was succeeded by Crown Prince Farouk:
May 2-Wafd party won Egyptian parlia'
May SCoaiition of leftists won control
May iO-Manuel Azana made president of
SPAIN
May 13-Prince Won Starhemberg. vice
chancellor of Austria. dropped from cabi.
May 15-chancellor schuschnigg of Aus.
tria decreed dissolution of all private arm.
May 17-Bolivian army officers forced
President Sorzano to resign and named Col.
May 20-Miguel Mariana Gomez inaug.
urated president of Cuba.
May so,Military revolt started in Mica
June 2-J H. Thomas. resigned British
colonial secretary. found guilty OF disclos'
ing budget secrets.
June Leon Blum. Socialist. became
June million French workers won
strike as employers accepted MIRA OF
June 1owSpanish Reds and syndicalists
fought machine gun battle at Malaga.
June l5-Pope Plus created two new Ital
ian cardinals.
June 18-French cabinet decreed dissolu
ton of all Fascist organizations.
July 16 - Gen. Gustav Orlicz-Dreszer
chief of Poland's air force. killed in crash
with two other officers.
July 18-Fascists and royalists started
revolution in Spain.
July 28-Spanish government seized al
troll of industry and finance.
Aug. 5-Premier Metaxas Of Greece SCI
up dictatorship because OF Communists
plot.
ers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kill Stair
and seize control of Soviet Russia.
Aug. 23-Russian conspirators sentenced
to death.
British ss Liner queen Mary set new
Aug. 24-Sixteen Russian conspirators ex
Hitler doubled period Of military train
Aug. 2sHc. I. Wang made Chinese am
bassador to United States.
Sept. 3-Great Britain put Palestine under
Sept. 4-Caballero, Socialist leader. be
came premier of Spain.
Spanish rebels captured Irun.
oo Sept apt France decided to spend $3.50.
Sept. 11-British trades union congress
rejected popular front" alliance with com
Sept 12-Spanish rebels captured Sal
Sept. ls-spanish loyalists dynamited par