Show EVENTS OF 1927 IN MANY LANDS Record of Twelve Months' Months Notable Happenings in inthe inthe inthe the United States and Abroad fEATS EATS 0 OF F LINDBERGH Remarkable Year for Aviation Efforts Aviation Efforts to Reduce Armaments Are Not Successful Successful Strained Strained Relations In Europe Presidential Europe Presidential Politics Politics Pol and Doings of Congress Con Con- Val Valley gress gress Mississippi Mississippi ley Devastated by byl t l Floods By EDWARD W. W P CI PICKARD ARD Lindbergh's year might well betha be bethe betho the tho designation given gh-en 1 10 1927 7 for It was wag distinguished especially by the achievements achte aments of ot that admirable young oung American aviator His ITis transatlantic flight night the first filst from America to Europe Europe Eu rope rOfle his triumphant progress abroad and afterward in his home country his nonstop flight to Mexico City and his gallantry and modesty made him the most famous man of his time Both before and after he winged his way to t France numerous other transoceanic transoceanic transoceanic trans trans- oceanic flights were attempted Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral of ot them succeeded while white many failed tragically Internationally Inter interest St centered largely on efforts to bring about reduction reduction reduction re re- re- re of armaments President Coolidge's Coolidge's Cool Cool- idge's Invitation to the nations signatory signatory signa signa- tory to th the Washington treaty to confer confer con con- fer on en means to extend the time provisions of or that pact was a accepted only b by Great Britain and Japan and ended in complete failure The League of ot Nations' Nations preparatory disarmament commission was Tas more or less busy throughout the year ear but seemed to tomake tomake tomake make little progress Its December meeting was Tas attended by Russian representatives who blandly proposed Immediate and total disarmament This plan was squelched and the matter matter matter mat mat- ter of ot International security taken talen Ul up The league council convening toward to to- ward the close of the thc year ha had todeal to todeal deal with the old quarrel between Poland Po Po- mud land and Lithuania and with v strained relations between France Francc and Italy United States marines were busy helpIng help help- Ing lag suppress a revolutionary re movement movement move move- ment In Nicaragua and aDd protecting our nationals in China I At home the year ear was notable forthe forthe for forthe the steady growth of ot our national economic pros prosperity erit which however was halted in some sections by hy agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural depression and by the devastating devastating devas devas- tating floods In the Mississippi valley ailey |