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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
7
A survey of 1924 highlights the Dawes plan’s launch aiding German reparations and European recovery. Britain suffers a Labour government upset by the Russians, while Coolidge wins re election in the United States as Dawes is named VP candidate. Wars, diplomacy and economic shifts shape a pivotal year.
In early 1924 a Dawes plan commission led by General Dawes began examining Germany's capacity to pay reparations. The plan was formed and reported in April, gaining mixed approvals from Allied powers while France hesitated. The London conference yielded agreement and France moved to evacuate the Ruhr.
The 1929 British election ends Liberal decline and Labour losses as Conservatives under Stanley Baldwin return to government. Austen Chamberlain becomes foreign secretary, Winston Churchill is chancellor of the exchequer, and unemployment plus living costs rise as dockers strike to threaten food supplies.
A survey of 1924 events notes France changing governments with Poincare's resignation and Edouard Herriot's premiership, Turkey's caliphate abolition, Greece's multiple transfers of power, and Lenin's death. Germany saw Reichstag dissolutions, budget balance, and Dawes-era party gains while Mussolini tightened control amid Fascist crackdowns. China’s civil war began in Shanghai with Wu Peifu and Chang Tso-lin factions, and Latin America saw revolts and new presidents including Calles in Mexico and Machado in Cuba.
The Republican convention nominates Coolidge on the first ballot while La Follette leads a third party effort, and the Democratic gathering in New York stalls over the Klan and League of Nations. Davis wins the Democratic nomination after a long ballot march, with Bryan as vice president. An influx of state governors and a wave of postwar policy debates mark a pivotal election year.
The year saw steady wages and few general strikes with wage gains for railroad workers and several unions. Gompers was re elected president of the AFL and later died in San Antonio during Pan American affairs. The Supreme Court upheld jury trials in labor contempt cases and a constitutional child labor amendment gained momentum despite Grange opposition.
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