Sept. 4Soviet Russia and Afghanistan'
signed treaty,
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announced the American plana naval
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scrapping of all building programs.
Nov. 14President Harding formally
proclaimed peace between United States:
and Germany.
Nov. 15Great Britain, Japan, France
and Italy accepted American naval limita-!
tion plan in principle.
Nov. 16-China, in the Washington con
ference, asked recognition as an inde
pendent nation, respect for territorial
rights, restitution of seized provinces and
regions, abandonment of special foreign
privileges, withdrawal of foreign troops,
permission to govern her own internal af
fairs, and the open door.
League of Nations council met in Paris
Bourgeois of France elected president.
Nov. 18Jugo-Slavia accepted the Al
banian boundaries.
Nov. 21Premier Briand presented to
armament conference France's reasons
for maintaining large army, setting forth
her fears of aggression by Germany, and
delegates of other pewers pledged France
their continued support.
Conference committee on Far East
adopted "bill of rights" for China.
Nov. 25Powers in Washington confer
ence agreed in principle to abolition of
extraterritorial rights in China.
Dec. 10United States, Great Britain,
Japan and France, in Washington con
ference, agreed on treaty to stabilize
peace in the Pacific, to last ten years
Anglo-Japanese alliance to be abrogated.
Dec. 13Four-power Pacific peace treaty
signed.
Dec. 15United States, Great Britain
and Japan agreed on "5-5-3" naval ratio,
with modifications, and on plan to main
tain status quo in Pacific fortifications
and naval bases with exceptions.
Dec. 14Germany told allies she could
not pay January Installments of repara-:
tions.
Dec. 16France made unexpected de
mands for naval strength*.
