Friday, July 24, 2020

Today -100: July 24, 1920: Of armistices, pogroms, and riots


Poland begs Russia for an armistice.

The Polish prime minister (the article doesn’t name him and Poland just changed PMs, so I’m guessing the old one, Grabski) meets with Jewish leaders to ask for their support. They suggest he stop the pogroms and the anti-Semitism.

More rioting (and looting) in Belfast. Orange clubs plan to organize patrols to “assist” the military and police. The army uses machine guns. The UK cabinet is divided over how to deal with Ireland. Lloyd George is willing to give it everything except a republic, while the Tories, naturally, want martial law and a military response.


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