Show Year Has Seen Many Ch Changes 90 In Government World Over WASHINGTON D. D c. c Cf Jan 3 Changes In government during 1933 in various parts of the world are outlined in a n bulletin from the Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C headquarters of ot the National Geographic society i Most Mast unusual of the years year's changes says the bulletin was the decision of ot the citizens of Newfoundland voluntarily voluntarily vol vol- vol- vol to give up the country's status as os a self governing British dominion dominion dominion do do- minion to become a crown colony No similar step has been taken before in inthe inthe inthe the history of the British empire The change is expected to be completed completed com com- d early In 1934 by action of ot the British parliament CUBA Cuba staged the most spectacular rev revolution lution of ot the year and had three presidents in less les than a month President President dent Machado was Wa forced by military action to resign August 12 and was succeeded by Provisional President de Cespedes On September 10 Ramon Grau San Martin assumed the presidency An attempted counter counterrevolutIon counterrevolution counterrevolution revolution on November 8 was WM sup sup- pressed S SIAM I Two rebellions broke out In Slam Siam in 1933 The first on June 15 was bloodless and resulted in a 8 change of government On October 11 part of the army and navy mutinied and obtained control of a region near Bangkok They were driven away by government forces and later fled toward the northeast frontier ron er GERMANY The German revolution although although although al al- al- al though developed chiefly by ballot and edict was far reaching More and more power was placed d d In the hands of Chancellor Hitler The long range plans announced Included Permitting only one political party to exist extinction of the liberal and capitalist economic system suppressIon suppression sion of the parliamentary democratic c system AUSTRIA Austria altered its constitution setting setting set set- ting up a modified system of fascism but put preserving parliamentary forms AND ANDORA ORA ORAA A bloodless revolution in the tiny Uny republic of Andora In July won universal uni Un- Un versal veral suffrage for the citizens RUSSIA S The United States formally recognized recognized fired the government of the soviet union November 17 Ambassadors have been appointed by the two countries coun coun- tries which thus resume diplomatic relations after a lapse of 15 years MALTA The parliament of Malta British colony in the Mediterranean was was dissolved dissolved dis dis- solved by the governor November r 2 2 and the constitution in effect suspended suspended suspended sus sus- because of at a controversy over the teaching o of oZ Italian in the elementary elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary schools IRELAND mELAND Efforts of the Irish Free State to secede from the British empire continued con con- tinned with the passage of bills by bythe bythe bythe the senate taking from rom British representatives representatives representatives and courts authority over Irish affairs SPAIN The Basque provinces of Spain voted on November 5 for tor autonomy for tor their then region like that applying to C Catalonia They win wit have their own president and parliament MONGOLIA 1 SeU rule Sell rule for l Inner Mongolia was set up at a a meeting of Mongolian princes princ in October AUSTRALIA Western Australia vo voted d on April 8 to secede from the Australian commonwealth commonwealth com corn but the issue has hILs not yet been pr pressed ed LEAGUE Jap Japan n and end Germany withdrew from the league of ot nations during 1933 FRANCE PRANCE France Franc raised her flag fla over over nine coral islets in the China sea during the summer The action was Wa met by protests from Japan China and the Philippines GREENLAND Denmark's sovereignty over eastern eastern east east- em ern Greenland a part of ot which was Wa claimed by Norway was confirmed on April 5 by a decision of the permanent permanent perma perma- nent neat court of ot international justice at atThe atThe Th The Hague ANTARCTICA Approximately a n qu quarter rt r of the Antarctic continent was placed under Australian control by a British order in council February 7 It is a segment seg seg segment ment of ot the continent Immediately south of ot Australia and was Wa given the name nam Australian Antarctic terri tern tory MONARCHS l S Death removed three thre Important monarchs during th the year The king of Iraq the king of ot Afghanistan and I Ithe the Dale Dalai Lama supreme religious and political ruler of Tibet HONDURAS GUATEMALA A long standing boundary dispute between Honduras and Guatemala was settled an on January 23 by a a 8 decision de de- by a boundary tribunal headed by hIet Justice Charles Evans Hughes t J UNITED STATES SATES Two boundary disputes between commonwealths commonwealth of ot the United States were adjudicated during the year The Vermont-New Vermont Hampshire boundary boundary boun boun- dary was fixed by the United States supreme court as the normal low water wa we- ter ten mark mak on the west vest Vermont side of ot the Connecticut river In the controversy controversy con con- between Delaware and New Jersey the report of a special master to the supreme court recommended that Delaware territory extend to the low water mark on the New Jersey shore within a Q mile 12 circle around New Castle Dela and that below the circle the boundary shall be the center of ot the ship channel PARAGUAY BOLIVIA As the year drew to a close the war war that had been In progress for tor a year and a half between Bolivia and Paraguay on their disputed frontier in lathe in the Chaco was stopped by a truce which was until December 31 CH CHINA NA In Iii China on November 20 political and military leaders at proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed the independence of ot province from the government government govern govern- ment adding one more to the pom- pom cal fragments into which China is divided d and to the country's nominal capitals |