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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1925
Page
4
A broad year in review highlighting the Dawes Plan for German reparations and European economic recovery, shifts in British and French governments, and the US election. It notes decline of wars, the British Labour government’s fall, Dawes era stock boom, and League of Nations negotiations on disarmament, with notable incidents in Turkey, Sudan, and Irish independence.
The Dawes plan emerged from the Dawes commission led by General Dawes starting January 14 to assess Germany's payment capacity. It progressed quickly, with key steps inApril and August, France delaying then evacuation of the Ruhr, and Britain and the Allies supporting the plan as Europe moved toward recovery. Seymour Parker Gilbert became agent general of reparations and a large German loan was offered in October, though the offering was initially heavily over subscribed.
In Parliament the Labor government under Ramsay MacDonald governed with limited majorities and faced resignations over Soviet treaty issues. Conservatives surged to power, Baldwin returning as prime minister, while France and Austria saw multiple changes. Unemployment persisted amid dock strikes and shifting European governments throughout the year.
A sweeping panorama covers 1924 events: the Glucksburg dynasty is deposed and a republic proclaimed in a plebiscite, Lenin dies as Alexis I. Rykov rises as premier, and the Turkish caliphate ends with Mecca and Jeddah disturbances. In Germany, Marx resigns, elections shift power, and the Reichstag turmoil mirrors postwar realignments. Italy fights Mussolini’s crisis as Fascism seeks control amid reform. China’s civil war rages with Wu Pei-fu facing Chang Tso-lin while regional revolts test governments across the Americas and Europe.
In the 1924 presidential cycle Republicans met in Cleveland June 10 with Frank W. Mondell as chairman. Coolidge won the nomination on the first ballot, La Follette carried Wisconsin's delegates with his substitute platform, and Johnson had minimal support. Illinois' Frank Lowden was nominated for vice president but declined, and Gen. Charles Gates Dawes was chosen. Democrats began in New York June 24 and lasted until July 10, the longest convention in U.S. history.
In 1936 United States labor enjoyed a prosperous year with generally high wages. The New York Central Railway raised pay for 15,000 workers in January. Chicago and other locals won raises after strikes. Maine textile workers lost wages in November, while silk and garment workers struck in New Jersey and Illinois. The AFL met in El Paso. Gompers was re-elected, attended a Pan American Labor Federation meeting in Mexico City where he died in San Antonio on December 18. The FTC ordered steelmakers to abandon Pittsburgh plus in June and accused ALCOA of questionable practices. The Supreme Court ruled in October that federal courts must grant jury trials in contempt cases arising from labor disputes. Members and leaders from various fields were noted in annual listings.
A compiled tally of 1924 disasters lists quakes, explosions, fires, floods, and storms. Major events include a Pekin starch factory explosion killing 86, a Utah Castle Gate mine blast with 175 dead, Amalfi landslide at 100, and Lorain Ohio tornado fatalities at 150, among many others worldwide. The Red Cross supported relief efforts throughout the year.
A necrology lists prominent figures claimed by death in January and February. Included are Martha Foote Crowe, S Baring Gould, Nathan B. Scott, John Leyland, Alfred Gruenfeld, A F Adams, Basil Gildersleeve, W V Allen, George Cram Cook, Maurice Francis Egan, Nicolas Lenin, Lee Christmas, W C Fox, Grand Duchess Marie of Luxembourg, Woodrow Wilson, T O Selfridge, Willam Visscher, Pierce Anderson, Jacques Loeb, Mother Vincent de Paul, several bishops, R F Goodman, H G Dupree, J L Slayden, and others.
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