Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-01-28
INTERNATIONAL

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.
Jan. 22-Seven European powers pledged
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
in another great battle, in Tembien area
March 3-League of Nations committee
asked Italy and Ethiopia to consider an
March 5-Ethiopia accepted proposal for
peace parley.
March 7~Hitler denounced the Locarno
treaty and remilitarized the Rhlneland:
France moved troops to border and in
voked covenant of league against Germany.
Mussolini accepted in principle parley Of
fer in Ethiopian war.
gium and Italy indicted Germany for viola
ton of Locarno treaty and referred further
action to League of Nations council.
French senate ratified mutual assistance
treaty with Russia.
March 17-Hitler accepted invitation to
be represented at league council meeting
in London
March 1e-League council condemned
Germany for violating treaties.
March 20-Four Locarno powers proposed
plan for settlement of RhiHcland crisis. vlr-
tually an ultimatum to Germany.
March 2l-United States, Britain and
France agreed on treaty limiting size oil
battleships.
Narch 22-Italy, Austria and Hungary
March 24-Hitler rejected four-power
peace proposals.
March 29-Itaiian bombers destroyed Har-
rar second city of Ethiopia.
March 30-Tran Withdrew its ClplOmat1c
representatives from Washington.
March 31-Hitler proposed to other Lo-
carno powers an armiStice in Rhlneland
dispute and consideration of his peace plans
April 4-Italy announced great victory
over Ethiopian forces.
April 8-France rejected Hitler's settle
ment plan.
April 14-Italian forces occupied Dessye.
Ethiopia.
April 15-British. French and 5f Belgian gen
erai Stats planned ne anfsd defense against
April 17-Turkey remilitarized the Dar-
danelles in violation of Lausanne treaty
League of Nations abandoned effort to
end ltalo-Ethioplan war.
May 2-Ethiopian imperial family aban-
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.
May 12-Mussolini recalled Italian dele
gates from Geneva; league council ad-
journed to June IS.
May IS : Guatemala withdrew from
League of Nations.
May 18-United States senate ratified new
London naval treaty.
June 10-Chinese Dictator Chang Kai-
Shek ordered northern troops to oppose
advance of anti-Japanese army.
June 17-British cabinet voted for end of
sanctions against Italy.
July 12-Germany and Austria revived
n1Ct friendship
July 15-Sanctions against Italy ended.
July l8-Turkey given right to militarize
July 3o-Great Britain and Russia reached
a naval accord with no limit on Soviet
tonnage.
July 31-Great Britain, France, Belgium,
Italy and Germany agreed to work out
new Locarno pact.
Aug. 6-Germany strongly protested to
Spain against killing of four Nazis and
shelling of German steamship.
Aug. 21-Hitler demanded Russia and
Spain stop radio SANDER campaign
against Germany.
diplomatic relations.
Germany barred shipments of war mu-
nltionS to Spain.
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. 14-Pope Plus called on the world
to crush communism.
Sept. 2l--Eighteenth League of Nations
assembly opened in Geneva.
Sept. % = League of Nations assembly
seated Ethiopian deleg alton.
JaDaneSe marines occupied part OF Shang-
hal after one bluejacket was killed by
Chinese.
gents both laid complaints before League of
Nations.
Oct. 5-League of Nations gave Poland
mandate to solve troubles of free city of
Oct. 23--Portugal severed diplomatic re-
lations with Spain; Russia denounced the
neutrality ntt pact relating to Spain;
agreement for unified political action.
Nov. 6-Naval powers. excepting Ger
many and Russia, signed, agreement to
"humanize" submarine warfare.
Nov. 12-Nobel prize in literature awarded
to Eugene g oNs nrn Aedsrsan
California and Prof; Y; G. Hess Of Austria;
in chemistry to Prof. Peter Debye OF Berlin
Nov. 14-Germany denounced navigation
clauses of Versailles treaty, resuming SOW
ereignty over her internal waterways.
Nov. 18-Germany and Italy recognized
Francois Fascist government OF Spain ,o,-
awarded to Carl Won ossietsky, German pac-
ifist; for 1886 to Carlos Saavedra Lamas.
Argentine foreign minister.
Nov. 25 - Germany and Japan signed
agreement to fight spread of communism:
Nov. 27 Spanish government asked
League of Nations to deal with menace to
peace caused by recognition OF rebels by
Italy and Germany.
President Roosevelt addressed Brazilian
parliament at Rio.
Chinese revealed Japanese plan to create
Inner Mongolan puppet state.
Nov. 29-League of Nations council called
to deal with Spanish war matter.
Nov. 30-President Roosevelt arrived at
Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires opened with speech by Presl-
Great Britain charged that Germany had
sent 5000 armed soldiers to aid Spanish
Dec. 2-Nicaragua recognized the Franco
government in Spain.
China demanded removal Of Japanese ma.
rines from Tsingtao.
Dec. 9-France and Britain proposed plan
for mediation in Spanish war.
Dec. 12-Twenty-one American nations
signed resolution for peace and security at
the Buenos Aires conference.
AERO
Jan. 13-Howard Hughes flew from Los
Angeles to Newark in record time. 8 hours
q minutes 10 seconds.
Jan 14-All air lines of United States
united with Col. E. s. Gorreu as president:
Jan. l6-Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert
ck-Kenyon. missing seven weeks on
antarctic flight, found safe in Little Amer
lea. -,
March 30-Germany's new dirigible. Hin
denburg, started its first TRANSATLANTIC trip
to Rio.
first flight to United States
May 9-Dirigble Hindenburg arrived at
Nav 14-Dirigible Hindenburg completed
flight from Lakehurst to Frankfurt -on.Main
in 48 hours 18 minutes.
July Ar. c. Dupont set new glider marx
July 3o-Pians announced for trans-At-
lantic air mail and passenger service pc
kesv.