The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-07
FOREIGN

victed in great Stavisky fraud trial in
Paris.
Jan. 2O-King George of England died
Jan. 21-Former Prince of Wales pro-
claimed King Edward VIII.
Jan. 23-Premier Laval of France re-
signed
Feb. 13-French cabinet suppressed all
royaliSt organizations because of riots.
Feb. 16-Leftists won Spanish elections
Feb. 17-Paraguay government seized
by military reVolutioniStS. Rafael Fran
co made president.
Feb. 19-Manuel Azana made premier
of Spain.
Feb. 26-Japanese militarists revolted
and assassinated several high officials;
government buildings in Toxic seized.
Feb. 29-Rebellion in Japan quelled.
March 9-New Japanese cabinet head
ed by Koki Hirota installed.
March 11-Franco made Paraguay a
totalitarian state.
March l3 - Serious Marxist riots
throughout Spain.
March 14-Franco government in Para
quay recognized by United States and
other nations.
March 2O-Mexican government per
mitted reopening of 5000 Cathohc
March 23-Mussolini abolished Italian
chamber of deputies and nationalized
all large industries.
March 29-Germany gave Hitler almost
unanimous vote III TGlCHSIdS G1SSlAOhS'
April Austria decreed general con-
scription, violating st. German treaty;
April Spanish parliament voted
President Zamora out of office.
April 1O-Mexican government ex-
PEELED former President Gales.
April 24-Honduran government an
nounced suppression of rebellion.
April 25-EleaZar ContreraS elected
president of Venezuela.
April Combination of Communists
and Socialists won majority in French
parliamentary elections.
April 28-King Fuad Of Egypt died
and was succeeded by Crown Prince
Farouk.
May 2-Wafd party won Egyptian par
liamentary elections.
May 3-Coalition of leftists won con-
troll of French assembly.
NAV 1O-Manuel Azana made president
Nav 13-Prince Won Starhemberg, vice
chancellor of Austria, dropped from cao-
May 15-Chancellor Schuschnigg of
Austria decreed dissolution OF all prl-
vate armies.
May l7-Bolivian army officers forced
President SorZano to resign and named
Col. David Toro to succeed him.
May 20-Miguel Mariana Gomez IN
! augurated president of Cuba.
MAY 30-Military revolt started in MIC
June 2-J. H. Thomas, resigned Brit
ish colonial secretary. found guilty OF
| disclosing budget secrets.
June 4-Leon Blum. Socialist. became
June million French workers won
strike as employers accepted 'NRA' OF
! Premier Blum.
June 1O-Spanish Reds and syndical-
lists fought machine gun battle at Malaga.
June 15-Pope Plus created two new
| italian cardinals.
| June l8-French cabinet decreed dis
solution of all Fascist organizations.
July 18-Fascists and royalists started
| revolution in Spain.
all church and school property and took
| control of industry and finance.
Aug. 5-Premier MetaXas of Greece
set up a dictatorship because Of Com
munst plot.
Aug. l9-Zinoviev, Kameney and IA
others pleaded guilty TO conspiracy to
kill Stain and seize control of Soviet
Russia.
Aug 23-Russian conspirators sent
enced to death.
British liner Queen Mary set new trans
atlantic speed record.
Aug 24-Sixteen Russian conspirators
executed by firing squad.
Hitler doubled period of military train
ing in Germany.
Aug. sc. T. Wang made Chinese am
bassador to United States
Sept. 3-Great Britain put Palestine
under martial law.
Sept. 4-Caballero. Socialist leader.
became premier of Spain.
Spanish rebels captured Irun.
Sept. France decided to spend 1890,
600, 900 on army.
| Sept 1l-British trades union congress
rejected popular front alliance with
| communists.
Sept. 12-Spanish rebels captured San
| Sebastian.
Sept. l8-Spanish loyalists dynamited
| part OF Alcazar at Toledo, killing many
! rebel defenders.
|, Sept. 25-French government decided
TO abandon gold standard and devaluate
the franc.
Sept 27-Spanish rebels captured To-
ledo and rescued the Alcazar garrison.
Oct. 1-Gen. Francisco Franco became
head of the Spanish insurgent junta.
Austria, repudiating the treaty OF st.
Germain called 5000 youths for COM
pulsory military training.
French parliament passed franc de-
valuation bill.
Oct. 4ESerious riots in Paris between
communists and nationalists.
Oct. 5-Italy devalued the Ira
Oct. 1l-Arab general strike in Pales-
tine against Jewish immigration called
off
Oct. 14-Belgium dropped all military
alliances.
Oct. 30-Spanish rebel planes bombed
Madrid, killing 1879.
Military coup forced reorganization of
Iraq government.
Nov. 3-King Edward of England
opened parliament, pledging the nation
to peace.
Nov. 4-Spanish insurgents captured
Madrid suburbs.
Nov. spanish government fled from
Madrid to Valencia.
Nov. 15-Spanish rebels forced cross
ing of ManZanares river and entered one
section of Madrid.
Nov. 18-Roger Salengro, French min
lister of the interior. assailed by rightists,
committed suicide.
General Franco. Spanish rebel chief,
declared blockade of Barcelona.
Nov. 24-Dictator Stain presented
new constitution to Russia.
Nov. 28-Military revolt in Quito, Ecua-
dor, suppressed by government.
Dec. Spanish loyaIists launched
great offensive against Fascist insur-
gents.
Germany decreed death penalty for
those who hoard wealth abroad.
New Russian constitution approved by
soviet congress.
British house of lords defeated bill to
permit mercy killings"
Dec. british Prime Minister Bald
win pleaded with King Edward to accept
cabinets advice to relinquish his init
macy with Mrs. Wally Simpson.
Renewed rebel air raids on Madrid
killed hundreds.
Coup d d'etat in Greece foiled by govern
ment.
Dec. 3-King Edward defied cabinet 8
demand that he choose between the
throne and Mrs. Simpson.
Dec. 5-Pope Plus stricken with paral-
ysis.
Russia's new constitution given final
approval by all-union congress of So
viets.
Dec. 6-Mexico offered to let Trotzky,
Russian exile, reside in that country.
Dec. Mrs. Wallis Simpson an