The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05

March 27-spanish insurgent armies drove
forward into Catalonia
April 8-Blum's French cabinet resigned.
April 10-Edouard Daladier formed new
April l6-President Benes of Czechoslo.
vakia announced amnesty for 1000 political
offenders.
Great Britain and Italy signed agreement
for peaceful settlement of all their differ
ences
April ls-Plot against King Carol Of Ru.
mania by Fascists foiled.
April 22-Japan paid United States s2.2l4.-
600 to settle Panay incident.
April 25-Anglo-Ireland agreement signed.
settling trade disputes.
April 28-Great Britain and France agreed
to pool their armed forces in time of war.
May 3-Hitler arrived in Rome for con-
ference with Mussolini
May 4-Dr. Douglas Hyde made presi-
dent of Ireland by reclamation.
May ll-Fascist revolt in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil. suppressed
formally recognized Italy's conquest of
Ethiopia.
May l3-New anti-Nazi government for
Hungary formed by Bella Imredt.
along the frontier.
May 22-Germany promised Czechoslo-
vakia would not be attacked.
three days. killing 800 persons and injuring
1.400.
June Japanese continued bombing of
Canton, killing hundreds.
June 11-United States government took
steps to discourage sale of planes to Japan.
July Japanese bombed Swallow. south
China port. killing many.
July Chinese air base at Nanchang
raided and wrecked by Japanese bombers.
July 14-Manchukuo protested invasion by
Russian troops.
July 19-K-ng George of Great Britain
made state visit to Paris.
July 25-Japanese occupied Kiukiang.
China. key to Hankow defense.
shell Japanese.
Aug. 7-Russia rejects japanese terms.
offers counter plan.
Aug. 11-Russia, Japan, reach truce in
Manchukuan border conflict.
Aug. 24-Reichsfuehrer Hitler pledges the
inviolability of Hungary. in meeting with
Admiral Horthy. Hungarian regent.
Aug. 26-Hitler demands powers force
Czechs to submit to him.
Aug. 27-Britain warns Hitler against
attack on CZechoSlOvakia.
Sept 1-Mussolini orders out all Jews
who entered Italy since the World war.
Sept. 4-France masses troops at Maginot
line.
Sept. 6-Polish police wreck 173 orthodox
churches; kill many.
Sept. 9-Britain again warns Hitler
Against attaskngg c seS Naz,s riot IN sds
Sept. i2-Hitler defies Britain and France
Sept. I4-Czech troops smash civil war
in Sudeten territory
Prime Minister Chamberlain flies to
Germany to see Hitler.
Japan pledges armed aid to Hitler.
Sept. 15-Four-power peace parley planned
as result of Prime Minister Chamberlain's
conference with Hitler.
Sept. 16-British and French cabinets con-
fer on Czech situation.
Sept. 18-Britain and France yield to
Killers demands.
Sept. 21-Poland and Hungary demand
slices of Czechoslovakia.
Sept. 22-Chamberlain and Hitler discuss
Czech premier and cabinet resign.
Sept; 25lPresident Roosevelt sends peace
enforce yielding of Sudeten area if Hitler
will not make war.
Hitler warns czechs he is ready to fight
for Sudetenland.
Sept. 27-Roosevelt sends second plea to
Hitler, proposes European parley.
Sept. 28-Hitler calls four power peace
and Italy as last effort to avert war.
Sept. circumference agrees to all Hitler s
demands; Germans take immediate posses
sion of Sudetenland. Czechs submit.
into Czechoslovakia.
Czechs get new demand from Poland.
Czechs cede territory.
torial powers by French chamber of depu-
ties.
President Benes of czechoslovakia resigns
Oct; 6-British forces kill so Arabs in new
Palestine clash.
House Of commons endorses Chamber.
lain's deal with Hitler.
Oct Powers bar plebiscite, In Sudeten.
land: give Hitler area without vote of
Oct s-Nazis stone palace of Cardinal
At Eienna upsg the enc
slain in three-day battle near Tein.
Oct. 12-Germany demands $4,000, 900
from Czech gold reserve to strengthen
Oct l4-Hitler demands Britain limit air
force to fraction of Germany's:
Oct 16-Germany arrests labor leaders
Oct 18-British troops besiege Arab rebels
within old city of jerusalem.
Oct 2O-British troops disarm Arab reb-
Oct 25-Duke of Kent made governor of
Oct 2s-Japs take complete control of
Oct 27-Japan approved plan to share
spoils Of Chinese conquest with Germany
Nov. GBritish commons approved Cham.
berlain's pact with Italy
Hungary given chunk of Czechoslovakia
by Germany and Italy.
Two British planes set nonstop record of
7.162 miles, flying from Egypt to Australia.
Nov. liking George of Great Britain ac-
cepted President Roosevelt's invitation to
Visit United States.
Nov. 1910, 900 Jews thrown into prison
In Germany as mobs destroyed their homes
and stores.
Pearl Buck, American novelist, won 1888
Nobel prize for literature; Eurico Fermi
Nov. 1I-Duke Of Gloucester visited Duke
of Windsor in Paris; former king to be re-
stored to royal family circle.
Gen. Ismet Inonu becomes president of
Turkey.
Nov 12-Germany fines Jews s4OO, 900. 600
as penalty for murder of German diplomat
by Polish Jew in Paris.
Nov. l6-31 nations ask Nazis to let Jews
enter other lands.
Nov 21-Britain offers new homelands
for German Jews in British Guiana and
Nov 24-Prime Minister Chamberlain and
Foreign Secretary Halifax call on duke of
Nov. 2s-General strike began In France:
troops occupy public services.
Nov. 3o-German secret police begin purge
in Nazi circles and army In drive to silence
critics.
Dec. l-Rumanian province forbids use
of Yiddish language in public.
Japanese air bombers kill 70: wound 200
in raid on Kwellin, China.
Dec. +French colonists in Tunis and Cor.
sica riot against Italy's apparent program
Dec. 5-Germany forbids Jews to engage
in economic affairs and bars sale of their
possessions.
Dec. France and Germany sign mo
war" pact
Dec. 8-Britain shelves Germany's de-
mands for restoration of colonies.
Dec. 9-Disorders grow n French-Itaiian
row over Tunisia.
Dec. 14-British refuse to help France in
war with Italy
Dec 15-Chamberlain warns Italy to keep
hands off French Tunisia.
Dec. 16-Spanish rebels decree full citizen
rights to former King Alfonso.
Dec. 19-British infict heavy losses on
Arab rebels in Palestine.
Dec. 20-France fortifies African colonies.
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