▁inter war ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁– ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Vil nius ▁Region ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic ▁in ▁the ▁Ż el ig owski ' s ▁Mut iny ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁in effect ual ▁med iation ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Lith u ania ▁gained ▁international ▁recognition ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Pur ick is ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal , ▁the ▁so - called ▁sac char in ▁case . ▁Lith uan ian ▁counter int elligence ▁seized ▁three ▁train ▁cars ▁worth ▁of ▁items ▁heading ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁under ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁exem ption . ▁Two ▁cars ▁contained ▁don ated ▁food ▁( s ug ar ▁and ▁fl our ) ▁for ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁third ▁contained ▁various ▁black ▁market ▁items , ▁including ▁almost ▁ ▁of ▁sac char in , ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁for ▁profit . ▁Pur ick is ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁men ▁were ▁investig ated , ▁put ▁on ▁trial , ▁and ▁acqu itted ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁While ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁on going , ▁Pur ick is ▁lived ▁mostly ▁in ▁Germany ▁helping ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁K la ip ė da ▁Revol t ▁and ▁trade ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Germany ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁He ▁also ▁started