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

Jan. 1-Emperor of Ethiopia protested to
League of Nations against use OF poison gas
by Italians and bombing OF Swedish ambu'
lance.
Jan. 4Italian flyers bombed Egyptian
Red Cross camp in Ethiopia.
Jan. 15-Japan withdrew from naval con.
ference in London.
British Red Cross unit in Ethiopia bombed
by Italian airmen.
COOPERATION Saa Of war against sy
Britain was attacked
Jan 29-Manchukuo opened military op.
Feb is So italians defeated Philippians
after six days battling on northern front.
March 1-Ethiopians defeated by Italians
in great battle Naon emclen AREA
asked Italy and Ethiopia to consider an
armistice.
March s-Ethiopia accepted proposal for
March 7SHitler denounced the Locarno
treaty and remilitarized the Rhineland:
France moved troops to border and in.
voked covenant of league against Germany.
Mussolini accepted in principle parley OF.
March lS--Great Britain. France. Bel.
ton of Locarno treaty and referred further
action to League of Nations council.
French senate ratified mutual assistance
March l7-Hitler accepted invitation to
be represented at league council meeting
in London.
March l9-Ledgue council COnQeHlneQ
Germany for violating treaties
March 20-Four Locarno powers proposed
plan for settlement of Rhineland crisis. vir.
tualiy an ytntSm to st5as britain and
France agreed on treaty limiting size OF
March 22-1taly. Austria and Hungary
March 2-Hitler rejected four-power
: March 2sNItaiian bombers destroyed Har.
rar, second city of Ethiopia.
March 3O-Iran withdrew its diplomatic
representatives from Washington.
March 31-Hitler proposed to other 10;
dispute and consideration Of his peace plans.
April 4-Italy announced great victory
over Ethiopian forces. 49,
April IIItalian forces occupied Dessye.
Ethiopia.
April l5-British. French and Belgian gen;
ers Stats planned ne united
April i7~Turkey remilitarized the Oar.
danelles in violation of Lausanne treaty.
League of Nations abandoned effort to
end Italo.Ethiopian war.
May 2-Ethiopian imperial family aban.
doned Adds Ababa as Italians drew near:
city kay ANA py aSds Ababa
May 9-Italy formally annexed Ethiopia
and announced restoration OF Roman en-
May l2-Mussolini recalled Italian dele
gates from Geneva; league council ao'
'0S Mas IS IS June Guatemala iH withdrew from
May 1s-United States senate ratified new
Lo gSSs navs frea Dictator Chang Kali
Shek ordered northern troops to oppose
advance of anti-Japanese army. i.
June 17-British cabinet voted for end OF
july I2SGermany and Austria revived
pact of friendship.
July 15-Sanctions against Italy ended:
July soIGreat Britain and Russia reached
naval accord. with no limit on Soviet
July 3l-Great Britain. France. Belgium.
Italy and Germany agreed to work out
new Locarno pact
Spain against killing of four Nazis and
Smelling of German steamship.
sn Aug dn tsdo Ru ssmpagn
Aug. 2s-Boliyia and Paraguay renewed
Germany barred shipments of war mu-
Aug. 26-Great Britain and Egypt signed
Secretary Hull told Spain United States
would ignore blockade of Spanish ports;
Aug 27-Great Britain and France asked
| II nations to join in arms embargo against
Aug 29-Russia demanded expulsion OF
| Trotzky from Norway. without avail.
Sept. 6-France and Poland signed mill
Sept. 7-World Power congress opened in
| Washington.
| Sept H-Pope Plus called on the world
to crush communism.
Sept 21-Eighteenth League of Nations
assembly opened in Geneva.
| Sept % = League of Nations assembly
| seated Ethiopian delegation.
| japanese marines occupied part of Shang.
hal after one bluejacket was killed by
| Chinese.
Oct. 2-Spanish government and insur:
gents both laid complaints before League OF
| Nations.
| Oct 5-League of Nations gave POLAND
| Danzig
| Oct. 23-Portugai severed diplomatic re.
lations with Spain; Russia denounced the
Oct. 25-Germany and Italy reached
agreement for unified political action.
| Nov. 6-Naval powers. excepting Ger