Europe's other sore spot also came as a result of chafing against the territorial apportion the Federal Labour M but the prospect further disputes was gloomy The elections turned out a triumph for the parties of the left ment following' the great war.|at the end of June a coalition Czecho-Slovakia—-Yugo-government was formed. To-Slavia inherited many of the|wards the end of the year the inter-racial troubles of the lockout in the Ruhr became of.
Austrian Empire. An attenuat Hungary yearned for " revi her boundaries, Austria national importance, the mino-owners refusing to submit to the decision of the oficial arbitrators, Showed a marked tendency to combine with Germany. And Italian policy was the cause of riots and outbreaks in Yugo-Slavia and on the Upper Adige. An important event in Italy was the break up of the Mafia secret society in Sicily on January 11 matter, but one in On November 28 riots in connec tion with this lock-out occurred \d_no settlement was re: until December 21, when the schedule of wages for the issued.
In the passed through some periods.
troublous On March 23 troops were called" in lo interest was taken.|to prevent a battle between weary 26 a treaty of friend-between Italy and Yugo-Slavia was discussed at Belgrade, but an obstacle was the absence of ratification of the Nettuno agreement between the two countries, which had been drawn up three years before and which gave Italian citizens certain rights of property within 30 miles of the coast of the and bourgeois in don the Upper' i-italian feeling flamed ich. On July 6 rioters hauled down the Italian flag at the consulate in the Tyrol, but the general feeling had by that time Imed down conside ably, and di ilomatie relations be the two countries, which had been ruptured in March, were Adriatic.
Before this.
During the summer serious ratified on August 13, Italy had] the movement for the junction
Austria over alleged oppression force. though it attracted little wereements—with|of Austria and Germany gained of the Austrian minority in the serious outside attention. On southern Tyrol and the Italiaa October 7 there was very nearly diplomatic representative was a serious clash between Social withdrawn from Vienna for four!
Democrats and the Meinwohr, months, before amity was fully and 10,000 troops were drafter restored, The ratification of the to Werner Neustadt to prevent Nettuno agreement by the Yugo-fighting. On December 5 De. Slavian parliament was the \Wilhelm Miklas was elected presignal for general talion sident, outbreaks and riots, and several France sulates were attacked. The Yugo-Slavian government quick-In spite of cat inet difficulties, ly gained control, however, and France took strides towards pr the incidents were not allowed sperity in 1928. There were to become important. October disturbances between the French was a great month in Italy. and Moroccan tribesmen and with the Druses which wore Early in the month the Fascist minor nature at the end of Council became the supreme June, organ of the state and on but in the mai the situation la October 28 was celebrated the Africa was greatly improv red by sixth anniversary of the Fascist the Tangier Pact with Italy, march on Rome, an occasion for Britain, and Spain on July 25. great jubilation. The nation was The most important occurrence Soe oe seve Una ard the stabilization waka on November 4 by the|of the year was the of the legal frane, ruin of the (own of Mascali, the adopted by the eruption continuing for some Deputies on June 24, after the time. On. November Han elections of April 29 had t fatimate, of the damage done out heavily in favour of Poin-Paris was the
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