Show If p- p f I W f Chronology I 1 i OJ t t Je J I I i y Year ear 1925 E I Compile J h by E. E V. V PICK PICKARD RD 1 SW W KW X r 26 Western Newspaper Union Union INTERNATIONAL Jan Jon 2 2 France France Informally offered d topa to tc p pa pay United States debt In ninety years with ton ten year moratorium Jan 19 International 19 opium conference reopened in Geneva Jan 20 Japan a-Japan Japan apan and Russia tr treaty of ot mutual diplomatic reco recognition with clause cause giving Japan naval oil 01 reserve on Sakhalin Jan 22 Costa Costa Rica withdrew fro tro i 1 League of oC Nations Feb eb alue 6 United 6 6 States withdrew from tram International opium conference March Mach 1 Marshal 1 Fochs Foch's s allied aled military committee found round Germanys Germany's violations of ot the Versailles treaty extremely grave April Apri 20 United 20 United States marines landed In Honduras to protect foreign Interests Inter Inter- ests during revolution re May 4 International 4 4 conference on control control con con- cn trl of ot arms ams opened in Geneva May 11 el Abd l declared a holYar holy war ar against Spain and France May 20 French 20 French defeated near Fez saving sving that city May SI Allies 31 31 Allies informed Germany Gerany of ot other her failures to disarm as required by treaty Riots In Shanghai started ant torel foreign anti n movement throughout hout China and American American Ameri Amen can and Italian were pre ere landed June Juno 5 Plots 6 Plots of ot Russian bolsheviks to start civil war In China exposed Geneva arms ams conference agreed to outlaw outlaw out out- law poison polson gas in warfare Germany yielded S to some disarmament demands of 01 ales allies refused others Juno June 9 9 of at B Belgium won Bennet Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett net cup balloon baloon race June 12 Secretary 12 of ot State Kellogg warned arned Mexico she must protect lives and property of ot American citizens and meet her international obligations June Jube 14 President 1 Calles Cales of ot Mexico replied defiantly and indignantly to ta Secretary Kelloggs Kellogg's Kelogg's waring warning June 23 Chinese 23 Chinese situation a roach roach- Ing lug crisis as ns more forel foreigners ers were t at at- tacked July Jul 7 French 7 reported repulse of ot Rif- Rif hans flans after ten days daya of ot lighting but evacuated two towns July 10 France 10 France ratified ratified- the Washington Washing Washing- ton treaties concerning China July uly H H 14 began bean offensive against French on OO o mile mie fron front Jul July 22 French n-French French 2 French in Morocco repulsed ruffian Riman offensive after evacuating several sev sev- eral erl outposts July Jul 23 German 23 German 23 approved security security- pact proposals July 31 Fifty 31 3 Fifty thousand Poles in Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and Germans in Poland repatriated b by force Aug 2 Greece 2 prepared to Invade Bulgaria Bulgaria Bul Bul- garia garla because of murder of 01 Greek merchant merchant mer mer- chant in Bulgaria Aug 3 United 3 States marines maries evacuated evacuated evacuated Nicaragua a after 12 years Aug 5 Belgian 5 debt commission oar ar- ar arrived rived lived in United States Two treaties of ot Washington conference confer confer- en ence enco co relating to Chinese customs and andopen andopen andopen open door went Into effect Aug 11 French 11 l-Fench l French and Spanish armies united for drive on Aug 12 Germany 12 asked that United States return property seized during the thewl wl war valued at S OM Marshal Petain given shen chief command In I Morocco Aug 17 1 Opening of ot fourteenth Zion lon 1st let congress in ir In Vienna marked by great reat anti Semite ant riots Aug 18 Agreement iS-Agreement for settlement of ot Belgian debt to lo United States reached oa on war obligations canceled Aug 25 French and Belgians evacuated Dusseldorf Duisburg and the sanction cities cites Aug AuG 26 Great 2 Great 2 Great Britain granted ranted liberal debt settlement terms to France Aug 23 Great Britain renewed full tun diplomatic relations with wih Mexico Aug 31 French rench French and Spanish warships and pl planes nes destroyed capital of ot Abd el Sept 6 America 6 Japan and Great Britain agreed to send judicial representatives to Inquire into the Shanghai riots Other European powers and China Chian refused to lo co co Sept Sept 7 7 Sixth Sixth annual annual assembly of ot League of or Nations opened in Geneva Senator Raoul Dandurand of ot Canada el elected president Sept Sept S Spanish S army effected landIng landIng land land- Ing in Bay after hard hord f h with wih Ruffians Capture of ot Tetuan threatened threatened threat threat- ened by Riff RII forces Sept 12 Allies 12 Ales Allies invited Germany to security pact conference Sept Sept 19 19 dispute referred to The Hague court by League of ot Nations Sp Sept 22 Great 2 Great 22 Great Britain accused accuse Turkey League Lague of Nations of ot violating the te frontier Sept Sept 24 French 24 French debt commission headed by arrived In Washing Washing- ton tonS Germay Germany accepted allies allies' ales ales' Invitation to security pact conference Sept Sept 26 League League of ot Nations assembly adjourned Oct Oct 1 1 I-alaux's I offer on French debt rejected but he took back American otTer offer to accept a year ear for five years when negotiations will VU be resumed Union sessions cessions opened n. n 11 In Washington h Ui con J pu leI ence opened in Locarno Switzerland Oct Oct 7 International 7 7 commission began Inquiry Into Shanghai riots lelan Oct 9 Terms 9 Terms agreed on for tor funding Czechoslovakian Czechoslovakia debt to United States Oct Oct 12 United 12 United States Slates troops at request of ot President of ot Panama entered Panama City and suppressed Red rent riots Russia and Germany signed commercIal commercial commer commer- cial cia treaty Oct Oct 16 Ministers 16 of ot Great Britain France Germany Belgium Italy ItlY Poland Po Po- Po land and Czechoslovakia at Locarno signed the Rhine security pact and accompanying accompanying ac ac- ac companying arbi arbitration treaties Oct Oct 19 Greeks 19 Greeks and Bulgarians rou fought ht on frontier near Oct 21 Greece 2 Greece 21 Greece sent ultimatum to Eu Bul- Bul t garla Earla demanding indemnity and apology French h cabinet rejected temporary arrangement ar ar- ar concerning debt to America and planned new offer Oc Oct 22 Greek 22 reek 2 Greek troops oter Ina Invaded ed Bulgaria shelled the town of ot and several villages Bulgaria Bulgari appealed to League of or Nations Oct Ot League League of Nations council ordered or or- counci dered Greece and Bulgaria to cease hos- hos and withdraw from each others other's territory at nt once British case In dispute sub sub- to International court of ot Justice Turkey declined International conference on Chinese tariff opened In Peking t O-t Ot 27 Greece 27 Greece and Bulgaria agreed to obey bey League Teal e of ot Nations council Nov 3 International 3 3 conference counci in Peking agreed to give China China tariff autonomy au au- nu- nu not later than tn 1929 Nov 11 Germany Il-Germany l-ermany l agreed to all al the alibi Illel demands on disarmament Nov O Agreement 1 12 Agreement 12 reached for fund fund- In ing mr Italian HaHan debt to United States Nov Nw IS British 13 British parliament ratified locarno locano lS treaties parlament Nov lov 21 Chile 21 Chlo 21 Chile withdrew from Tacna Tacna- Arli Aria Arka a plebiscite commission Nov Noc O 25 26 Egypt 25 Egypt yielded to Italy's Ialy's frontier fron tron tier ter demands and gave up rich oasis of or Nov Jov 27 German 27 German ratified L l Lc arno farno treaties lice 1 Locarno l-Locarno treaties signed In Lon- Lon aoi dOl by seven nations promising peace ami ani security for tor Europe Evacuation of or Cologne to be completed by January 31 Chile protested to League of ot Nations aa against Pershing's alleged retarding of oC Ta ae na na-Arlea pie plebiscite A Agreement re ment for or funding Rumania's RumanIa debt to United States State reached In Washington Dec 21 el Abd opened peace U negotiations with wih France and Spain FOREIGN h Jan Jon 1 Chinese t Chinese government proclaimed mn amnesty sty to all al except except President ex-President Tsao Kim Kun and his hie parliamentary supporters Premier Mussolini of ot Italy Ialy be began an sup sup- Jt of opposition organizations and rl p pern erB Jan 6 New German reichstag con con- cabinet Premier Mussolini reorganized Italian Jan I 16 13 Dr Hans Luther formed new cabinet for tor Germany Gerany in which monarchists mon mon- and nationalists were wore strong Jan 17 Italian 17 Italian cham chamber er adopted Mussolini's Mussolini's Mus Mus- electoral law and adjourned Jan Navy 3 Navy Junta government of Chile ChUe overthrown by group COUP of ot young army officers Jan 28 Russian 28 2 Russian mercenaries of ot Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Lu Yunc took possession of ot Shanghai Chilean army and navy reached reached agreement agreement agree agree- ment on government o recognizing President dent Alessandri Jan SI Ahmed S1-Ahmed Ahmed leader Jeader of recent I revolt revolt elected president of Albania Albania Feb 2 Russian 2 government granted amnesty to counter counter Giacomo Glacomo dl dJ Martino Martno appointed Italian ambassador to Washington a Feb ItS 8 Elections Elections' u nall In yugoSlavia Yugo r oSla via re resulted re- re suited in establishing In virtual dictatorship dictatorship dictator dictator- military mill mili ship of ot Premier and tho the mi tary lar Junta Feb 25 IndIana 25 Indians of ot Panama rebelled burning a town Feb 27 Turkey 27 2 Turkey began big bli mobilization to crush Kurd rebellion American marines landed on San Bias coast Panama where Indiana Indians were in revolt March 2 Japanese 2 lower house passed universal manhood suffrage bill bi March 3 Turkish 3 cabinet resigned owing ow ow- tug ing Ilg to Kurd revolt levolt and row with Greece March Mach 5 5 Panama 5 made peace pece with San Bias BIs Indians Ismet Pasha Pasha again made premier or ot Turkey March Marh 9 Tacna 9 Arla boundary dispute dis between Chile Chie and Peru was advanced advanced ad nd toward final solution by decision of or President Coolidge that the ultimate disposition of oC contested province should I be by popular vote March 29 Germany 29 failed to elect President in Its first popular election electon March 31 New 31 New Finnish cabinet formed by M M. M. M April Apri 5 Premier 5 Theunis and cabinet of Belgium resigned April Apri S FIeld S-FIeld Field Marshal von nominated for Cor President of Germany by Nationalists April Apri 10 French 10 French cabinet cabInet defeated In senate on financial bi bill resigned April Apri 14 Communists H attempted to as as- King Boris of Bulgaria Bul April Apri 15 Paul 15 Paul made premier of oC France Infernal machine machino explosion in Sofia milled killed ISO and wrecked ed cathedral April Apri 16 16 formed new French cabinet with wih Cal Caillaux ux as minister of off f finance and Briand a as s s. s foreign orel n minister ter Juru ruru re oa u. April Apri 18 Bulgaria 18 under martial martal law 0 Reds executed April Apri 19 Former 13 Former Crown Prince Wilhelm WI Wll- Wll helm of ot Germany found round not guilty of war wal- wa crimes April Apri 26 26 Field Marshal von von- Hindenburg Hinden- Hinden burg elected President of Germany Mo May 11 Eight 11 l Eight men men sentenced to death for tor Sofia Sofa cathedral bomb outrage May 12 Paul 12 Paul 1 Paul von von Hindenburg inaugurated In In- au u president of ot Germany May Ia 13 Aloys 13 Aloys Van de formed new Belgian cabinet cabinet May 20 hanl 20 Chang 20 Chang Tso Un occupied Pe Pe- ging Feng Yu withdrawing his troops May 21 Amundsen 21 hopped off otT or for tor the pole from Spitzbergen with two planes May 22 Belgian 22 Belgian cabinet resigned May 30 Serious 30 Serious riots started by native students in Shanghai followed by fatal fights with wih foreign police forces Juno June 6 Extensive plot to assassinate kin king of Spain uncovered June 11 Presbyterian 11 l Methodist and Congregational churches hurches of ot Canada Canada merged into United Church of Canada Canada June 17 Viscount 17 formed new Belgian ministry June IS Amundsen 18 n party arrived at Spitzbergen safely Flew to- to to within less than 15 miles mies of pole lost one ono piano and returned in other June 25 Greek 25 Greek government overthrown by military and naval revolt and new one Installed under General June Juno 26 6 became premier df of Greece June 29 Sheik 29 Shek 2 Sheik Said and 21 2 other leaders of ot the te Kurdish insurrection executed ex executed executed ex ex- by the Turks July 19 Druse lIl-Druse Druse r rebels bes in Syria besieged the French garrison of ot 70 In the te fortress fortess of ot July 21 21 Premier Premier Da Ba Silva Siva and cabinet of Portugal resigned July 25 Leaders 2 of oC revolt In Persia executed Aug 3 Serious 3 revolt of ot In Syria against the French Aug 13 President 13 Kemal of ot Turkey by presidential decrees divorced his wife Latife and removed all al restrictions ozi on women's dress Aug 22 Seven 22 Seven Egyptians executed for murder of at Sir Lee Stack Slack the sirdar Sept 1 Bolivian 1 congress annulled annuled the election electon of ot as President PresIdent Sept 21 French 21 Fench French routed Druse rebels at Oct 1 President I-PresIdent Alessandri of ot Chile Chie resigned Oct 4 Russia 4 4 entirely abandoned pro pro- Oct 19 Revolt 19 Revolt of In Damascus suppressed by hy French French- in one day after bloody battle batte City partly party destroyed by bor bombardment t Oct Oct 24 Emillano 24 U FI FIgueroa elected President of Chile Chie Oct 27 Premier 27 Premier 2 and the entire en en- en tire French cabinet resigned when Fi Finance Fl Fl- nance Minister Caillaux refused reused to quit Qui after his financial program had been disapproved Oct 29 29 formed new French cabinet with wit himself hImsel aa as a premier rench and ad admInIster minister of oC finance Conservatives led by Arthur Meighan won Canadian parliamentary election Oct Oct 31 PersIan 31 Persian parliament parlament electon deposed Shah Ahmed Mirza and lUza Itiza depose Khan premier and dictator assumed the throne ne as aa King Nov lov 4 Bakry 4 Bey rebel leader proclaimed pro pro- I cJ claimed I. I cd S Syrian r u republic u rJ noi 10 UJ Mussolini and overthrow the government foiled by Italian police all al Masonic temples seized by authorities Nov 9 Plot 9 Plot to assassinate king of ot Rumania thwarted Archbishop of ot Canterbury appointed committee to study faith healing Nov 11 11 1 Gen Feng Yu took control con con- trl of ot Peking and members of oC the cabinet resigned Marshal Chang ChanK re retreated retreated re- re treated toward Manchuria Nov 13 PolIsh 13 Polish cabinet resigned Nov 15 Syrian 15 Syrian rebels won battle batte in Lebanon and captured several towns from Christian Christan forces i 1 Communist governor ousted by state legislature of ot San Luis Lula Potosi Potos Mexico Twelve welve Russian officials sentenced to death deth for graft gt Nov 20 New New Polish coalition coalton cabinet formed by Premier Nov 21 EgyptIan 21 21 Egyptian parliament parlament hold held rump session and voted lack lacle of ot conil- conil cont dence in government government Nov 22 French 22 French chamber of ot deputies re part of ot governments government's ts t's financial project and cabinet resigned Nov 25 2 and Herriot both failed to form new new French ministry Army revolt against Chang Cluing Teo Tso-lin In China r reported porte Tso-ln Tso Nov 26 King 26 King Rama llama of or Slam died and was succeeded by his brother Prince Nov r 7 Feng chalen challenged ed Marshal Chang lu u quit Chinese politics or fight Briand liriand form formed d new cabinet for tor France with wih as finance minister Nov 28 Italian 28 Italian parliament parlament passed laws making Mussolini dictatorship |