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

Jan. 1o-Miguel Gomez elected president
Jan. 17-Eleven acquitted. nine convicted
Jan. 2O-King George of England died.
Jan. 21-Former Prince of Wales pro-
claimed King Edward VIII.
Jan; 2s-Premier Laval of France re-
Jan. 24-Albert sarraut formed new
FEB. 1S-French cabinet suppressed all
royalist organizations because of riots.
Feb. 16-Leftists won Spanish elections.
Feb. 17-Paraguay government seized by
military revolutionaries. Rafael Franco
Feb. IsMManuel 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 1l-Franco made Paraguay q to-
March iS-Serious Marzist riots through.
March 14-Franco government in Para.
March 20-Mexican government permitted
reopening Of 5000 Catholic churches:
March % - Mussolini abolished Italian
chamber of deputies and nationalized all
large industries.
President Vargas proclaimed martial law
In Brazil.
March 29-Germany gave Hitler almost
unanimous vote in reichstag elections.
April / - Austria decreed general con.
scription. violating St. German treaty.
April 7-Spanish parliament voted Presi-
dent Zamora out of Office.
April 10-Mexican government expelled
April "a - Honduran government an
nounced suppression of a rebellion.
April 25-Eleazar Contreras elected presi-
dent of Venezuela.
Socialists won majority in French parla-
April 2SNKing Fuad I of Egypt died and
was succeeded by Crown Prince Farouk:
May 2-Wafd party won Egyptian parlia'
May sEcoaiition of leftists won control
MAY iO-Manuei Azana made president of
Spain.
May 1s-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.
David Toro to succeed him. co,oz ,roue.
urated president of Cuba.
May 3O-Military revolt started in Mica
ragua. ., 1,,;.;,,,
colonial secretary, found guilty OF disclos'
ing budget secrets.
June ELeon Blum. Socialist, became
june million French workers won
strike. as employers accepted MIRA" OF
June 1O~spanish Reds and syndicalists
fought machine gun battle at Malaga.
June l5-Pope Plus created two new 1tal-
June 18-French cabinet decreed dissolu-
ton of all FASCIST organizations s;,,nroszor
chief of Polands air force, killed In Crash
with two other officers, s
July 1s-Fascists and royalists started
July 28-Spanish government seized all
church and school property and TOOK con-
troll of industry and finance. -.
Aug. 5-Prerier MetaXas OF Greece SCI
UP a dictatorship because of Communist
Aug. 19-zinoviev. Kamenev and u 9th
ers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to XIII Stain
and seize control of Soviet Russia.
Aug 23-Russian conspirators sentenced
British liner Queen Mary set new trans
atlantic speed record. -... -.
Aug. 24-SiXteen Russian conSplratorS eH'
ecuted by firing squad; All.
Hitler doubled period of military train
ing in Germany. -,-..
Aug. sc. T. Wang MADE Chlnese am
bassador to United States.
Sept. 3-Great Britain put Palestine under
martial law.
Sept. 4-Caballero, Socialist leader, be-
came premier of Spain.
Spanish rebels captured Irun.
Sept. France decided to spend $780,
OOO, 900 on army.
Sept. 11-British trades union congress
rejected popular 'front.' alliance with COM
munists
Sept 12-Spanish rebels captured San
Sebastian. -