The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
INTERNATIONAL

Jan. l-Emperor OF Ethiopia protested to
League of Nations against use of poison gas
by italians and bombing of Swedish ambu.
lance.
Jan 4-Italian 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 dtali ar a SaTna z,roroor ,0r. r,oaaos
cooperation of war forces against Italy, If
Britain was attacked.
Jan. 29-Manchukuo opened military op-
erationS against Outer Mongolia.
Feb. IS = Italians defeated Ethiopians
after six days battling on northern front.
March 1-Ethiopians defeated by Italians
March 3League Of Nations committee
asked Italy and Ethiopia to consider an
March 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.
fer in Ethiopian war.
March 12-Great Britain. France. Bel.
action to League of Nations council.
French senate ratified mutual assistance
March 17-Hitler accepted invitation to
be represented at league council meeting
in London.
March 1s-League council condemned
Germany for violating treaties.
March 2O-Four Locarno powers proposed
plan for settlement of Rhineland crisis. vir-
tually an ultimatum to Germany.
March 21-United States, Britain and
France agreed on treaty limiting size of
battleships.
March 22-Italy. Austria and Hungary
strengthened their alliance.
March 2S~itaiian bombers destroyed Har.
rar. second city Of Ethiopia.
March 30-Iran withdrew its diplomatic
representatives from Washington.
March 31-Hitler proposed to other Lo;
carno powers an armistice in Rh1nelano
April 4-Italy announced great victory
April 8-France rejected Hitlers settle.
April 14-1talian forces occupied Dessye.
Ethiopia.
April 15-British. French and Belgian gen.
eral STATS planned united defense against
possible attack by Germany.
April 17-Turkey remiitarized the OAR
danelles in violation of Lausanne treaty.
League of Nations abandoned effort to
end Italo-Ethiopian war.
doned Adds Ababa as Italians drew near;
city burned and looted by natives.
May 5-Italians occupied Adds Ababa
and declared the war ended.
May 9-Italy formally annexed Ethiopia
and announced restoration OF Roman en-
pire.
journed to June Is.
May is = Guatemala withdrew from
May 18-United States senate ratified new
London naval treaty.
June 1O-Chinese Dictator Chang Kali
Shek ordered northern troops to oppose
advance of anti-JapaneSe army.
June 17-British cabinet voted for end OF
July I2-Germany and Austria revived
July i5-Sanctions against italy ended.
July 1s-T%rkey given right to militarize
a naval accord, with no limit on Soviet
July 31-Great Britain, France, Belgium.
Italy and Germany agreed to work out a
Aug. 6-Germany strongly protested to
Spain against killing of four Nazis and
Smelling Of German steamship.
Aug. 21-Hitler demanded Russia and
Spain stop radio Islander" campaign
Aug. 23~Boliyia and Paraguay renewed
Diplomatic relations.
Germany barred shipments of war mu-
Aug. 26HGreat Britain and Egypt signed
treaty of alliance.
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
Spain.
Aug. 29-Russia demanded expulsion of
Trotzky from Norway, without avail.
Sept. 6-France and Poland signed mill
tary treaty.
Sept. i4-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.
mandate to solve troubles of free city of
DanZig
lations with Spain; Russia denounced the
neutrality pact relating to Spain.
Oct 25-Germany and Italy reached
agreement for unified political action.
Nov. 6-Naval powers, excepting Ger.