28 SOVIET RUSSIA. Renewed proposals of peace and cooperation to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States and agreed to recognize, under certain conditions, the foreign debts of the Tsarist government prior to 1914. N. Y. Times, Oct. 30, 1921, p. 1. Text: Soviet Russia, Dec., 1921, p. 260. 29 ESTHONIA-FINLAND. A commercial treaty signed [at Helsingfors]. Temps, Oct. 31, 1921, p. 1. 30 GREAT BRITAIN-HUNGARY. Great Britain notified Hungary of revival from date of notice, of Treaty of Dec. 3, 1873 signed at Vienna, for mutual surrender of fugitive criminals, and Declaration signed at London, June 26, 1901 amending above treaty. London Ga., Dec. 6, 1921, p. 9887. 31 CHINA-UNITED STATES. Note sent to Peking government by Secretary Hughes calling attention to China's financial obligations. N. Y. Times, Nov. 7, 1921, p. 1. 31 ECONOMIC CONFERENCE AT RIGA. Representatives of Finland, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Soviet Russia reached basis for agreements on transport questions. Cur. Hist., Jan., 1922, 15:674; Times, Nov. 5, 1921, p. 9. 31 PORTUGAL UNITED STATES. Arbitration treaty signed at Lisbon, Sept. 14, 1920, proclaimed by President Harding. U. S. Treaty series, No. 656. November, 1921. 4? DENMARK-NORWAY. Norway informed Denmark that it could not recognize extension of Danish sovereignty to the whole of Greenland, as announced by Danish Foreign office in May, 1921. Times, Nov. 5, 1921, p. 9. 4 SLAVE TRADE. Treaties of 1839 with Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela denounced by Great Britain, effective from Aug. 13, 1921. Lond. Ga., Nov. 4, 1921, p. 8719. 5 MONGOLIA SOVIET RUSSIA. Treaty signed at Moscow forbidding the harboring of counter revolutionary activities, and including mostfavored nation clauses. Summary: Nation, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1922, p. 28. 6 CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC-POLAND. Treaty signed [at Prague] settling questions of neutrality and making no territorial modification. Temps, Nov. 9, 1921, p. 2; Summary: Times, Nov. 11, 1921, p. 9; Temps, Nov. 12, 1921, p. 2. 7 CHINA-UNITED STATES. Tariff treaty of Oct. 20, 1920 proclaimed. U. S. Treaty series, No. 657. AUSTRIA-UNITED STATES. Exchange of ratifications of peace treaty took place in Vienna. Proclaimed by President Harding Nov. 17, 1921. U. S. Treaty series, No. 659. 8 FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN. Promulgation made by France of convention, signed at London, July 20, 1921, relative to art. 296 of Treaty of Versailles (enemy debts). Text of treaty: J. O., Nov. 10, 1921, p. 12486. 10 CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC-RUMANIA. Commercial treaty of April 23, 1921 came into force. Bd. of trade j., Dec. 29, 1921, p. 682. 10 FRANCE ITALY. French government denounced its commercial agreements with Italy, ending February, 1922. Times, Nov. 11, 1921, p. 9; Commerce repts., Dec. 19, 1921, p. 981. 10 FRANCE SPAIN. France cancelled modus vivendi of Dec. 30, 1893, under which certain Spanish products have enjoyed a special tariff since 1906. Ga. de Madrid, Nov. 13, 1921, p. 516; Commerce repts., Dec. 19, 1921, p. 981. 11 GERMANY-UNITED STATES. Ratifications of peace treaty signed Aug. 25, 1921, exchanged in Berlin. Proclaimed by President Harding Nov. 14, 1921. U. S. Treaty series, No. 658. 12 CONFERENCE ON LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT. Opened in Washington Nov. 12 with delegations from the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, China, Holland, Belgium and Portugal. President Harding made an address and Secretary Hughes presented American naval proposals. Text: Cur. Hist., Dec., 1921, p. I. 15 CONFERENCE ON LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT. Held second plenary session for announcement of approval of American naval proposals by Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy. Cur. Hist., Dec., 1921, p. XVIII. 15 INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL CONGRESS. Opened at Paris, with 500 delegates in attendance. Times, Nov. 16, 1921, p. 13. 16 INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONGRESS, PARIS. Adjourned after drafting convention providing that plague, yellow fever, cholera, small-pox and influenza epidemics be included among so-called international notifiable diseases. Wash. Post, Dec. 5, 1921, p. 6. 16-19 LEAGUE OF NATIONS. COUNCIL. 15th session held in Paris. L. N. M. S., Dec., 1921, p. 167. 18 ALBANIA-SERB, CROAT, SLOVENE STATE. Resolution on boundary dispute adopted by Council of League at Paris, when representatives of the two nations, summoned before the Council, agreed to accept boundary decision of the Council of Ambassadors of Nov. 9, subject to certain reservations. Cur. Hist., Dec., 1921, 15:511; L. N. M. S., Dec., 1921, p. 174. 18 GREAT BRITAIN-MESOPOTAMIA. Council of League of Nations notified of conclusion of treaty between new monarchy of King Feisal (Irak) and the British Empire. Cur. Hist., Jan., 1922, 15:674. 19 CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC-SPAIN. Commercial agreement concluded by exchange of notes of Sept. 16, Oct. 26 and Nov. 19, 1921. Summary: Board of trade j., Dec. 15, 1921, p. 633; Ga. de Madrid, Nov. 25, 1921, p. 642. 21 CONFERENCE ON LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT. Held third plenary session for discussion of attitude of France in respect to size of her army. Text of speeches: Cur. Hist., Dec., 1921, p. XXXV. 22 AFGHANISTAN-GREAT BRITAIN. Treaty of friendship recognizing full independence of Afghanistan signed at Kabul. Summary: Times, Nov. 24, 1921, p. 10; Cur. Hist., Jan., 1922, 15:664. 24 JAPAN. Crown Prince Hirohito made regent in place of his father, Emperor Yoshihito. Wash. Post, Nov. 26, 1921, p. 1. 25 ITALY-TURKEY. Peace treaty signed at Angora. Evening Star, Nov. 28, 1921, p. 16. December, 1921. 1 BARCELONA CONVENTIONS. Period closed for signature of conventions of transit and of navigable waterways (with protocol) and declaration recognizing right to a flag of states having no sea-coast. List of signatory members: L. N. M. S., Dec., 1921, p. 170. 1 NORWAY SPAIN. Provisional commercial agreement concluded by exchange of notes. Bd. of trade j., Dec. 22, 1921, p. 663. 4 BULGARIA-UNITED STATES. Full diplomatic relations resumed. Wash. Post, Dec. 7, 1921, p. 6. 5 GERMANY-SWITZERLAND. Arbitration treaty signed for a period of ten years, which if not denounced within three months of date of expiration, will run for ten years more. Temps, Dec. 21, 1921, p. 2. 5 GUATEMALA. General Orellana elected provisional president to take place of Carlos Herrera. N. Y. Times, Dec. 10, 1921, p. 1. 6 GERMANY-PORTUGAL. Commercial agreement signed at Lisbon. Bd. of trade j., Dec. 29, 1921, p. 682. 6 IRISH TREATY. Treaty signed at London by British Cabinet and conference delegates of the Irish Dail Eireann. Text: N. Y. Times, Dec. 7, 1921, p. 1; Times, Dec. 7, 1921, supplement; Cur. Hist., Jan., 1922, 15:568. 8 AUSTRIA-SOVIET RUSSIA. Political and commercial treaty signed at Vienna, Wash. Post, Dec. 9, 1921, p. 1; Cur. Hist., Jan., 1922, 15; 665. 10 CONFERENCE ON LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT. Held fourth plenary session for announcement of conclusion of four-power treaty between the United States, Great Britain, France and Italy. Text: Cur. Hist., Dec., 1921, 15:544. 10 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, 1921. Awarded to M. Brantung, prime minister of Sweden, and M. Christian Lange, secretary-general of the Interparliamentary bureau, Geneva. Times, Dec. 12, 1921, p. 9. 12 HUNGARY-UNITED STATES. Peace treaty ratified by Hungary. Cur. Hist., Jan., 1922, 15:672. 12 JAPAN-UNITED STATES. Secretary Hughes announced that accord had been reached on Yap and other islands north of the equator held by Japan under League mandates. N. Y. Times, Dec. 13, 1921, p. 1. 13 FOUR POWER TREATY ON PACIFIC QUESTIONS. Signed by United States, Great Britain, France and Japan at Washington Conference on Limitation of Armaments. Text: Cur. Hist., Dec., 1921, 15:545. On Dec. 13 Chile invited Peru to hold 13-14 TACNA-ARICA QUESTION. plebiscite in provinces of Tacna and Arica. Wash. Post, Dec. 14, 1921, p. 1. Reply of Peru of Dec. 18 rejected plebiscite plan and proposed arbitration. Wash. Post, Dec. 20, 1921, p. 3. 14 CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC-POLAND. Agreement for compulsory arbitration under Permanent court notified to League of Nations. N. Y. Times, Dec. 15, 1921, p. 5. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY. Saint Germain-en-Laye, Sept. 10, 1919. Portugal, Oct. 15, 1921. J. O., Nov. 29, 1921, p. 13078. BULGARIAN PEACE TREATY. Neuilly, Nov. 27, 1919. Ratification: Japan, Oct. 31, 1921. J. O., Nov. 27, 1921, p. 13030. COPYRIGHT UNION. Revision, Berne, Nov. 13, 1908. Protocol, Berne, March 20, 1914. Adhesion: Brazil, Sept. 7, 1921. Ga. de Madrid, Sept. 8, 1921, p. 980. COPYRIGHT UNION. Protocol, Berne, Mar. 20, 1914. Revision, Berlin, Nov. 13, 1908. Ratification: Belgium, Nov. 4, 1921. E. G., Nov. 23, 1921, p. 824; Ga. de Madrid, COPYRIGHT UNION. Revision, Berne, Nov. 13, 1908. Mar. 20, 1914. Ratification: Protocol, Berne, Liberia, May 31, 1920. E. G., Oct. 5, 1921, p. 692; Monit., Oct. 16, 1921, p. 9145. CUSTOMS TARIFFS, Publication. Brussels, July 5, 1890. Adhesion: Esthonia, Oct. 7, 1921. E. G., Oct. 26, 1921, p. 740. Ga. de Madrid, Nov. 2, 1921, p. 389. Finland, Sept. 5, 1921. E. G., Oct. 12, 1921, p. 703. EIGHT HOUR DAY. Washington, Nov. 28, 1919. Ratification: Czechoslovak Republic, Apr. 30, 1921. I. L. O. B., Sept. 7, 1921, p. 18. India, Jan. 26, 1921. I. L. O. B., July 20, 1921, p. 50. EMPLOYMENT (FINDING) FOR SEAMEN. Genoa, July 10, 1920. Ratification: Norway, Nov. 16, 1921. I. L. 0. B., Nov. 30, 1921, p. 466. Sweden, Sept. 12, 1921. I. L. O. B., Oct. 26, 1921, p. 378. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AT SEA. Genoa, July 9, 1920. Ratification: Sweden, Sept. 12, 1921. I. L. O. B., Oct. 26, 1921, p. 377. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN INDUSTRY. Washington, Nov. 28, 1919. Ratification: Czechoslovak Republic, Apr. 30, 1921. I. L. O. B., Sept. 7, 1921, p. 19. GENEVA CONVENTION. Aug. 22, 1864. Revisions. Adhesion: Danzig, Oct. 6, 1921. E. G., Nov. 2, 1921, p. 759; Ga. de Madrid, Lithuania, Sept. 16, 1921. Ga. de Madrid, Sept. 24, 1921, p. 1226. HUNGARIAN PEACE TREATY. Trianon, June 4, 1920. Ratification: Greece, Oct. 15, 1921. J. O., Nov. 29, 1921, p. 13078. Rumania, Sept. 10, 1921. Temps, Sept. 10, 1921, p. 4. MOTOR VEHICLES, INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF. Paris, Oct. 11, 1909. Danzig, Oct. 18, 1921. E. G., Nov. 2, 1921, p. 760; Ga. de Madrid, Notification that treaty is binding: Austria, Aug. 1, 1921. E. G., Nov. 30, 1921, p. 833; Ga. de Madrid, |