Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-13

conl. Their annual production is about
leO.UO.OOO tons out Of total Of 5O0,-
100000 tons. At the best, however,
the production will be tremendously
decreased and IL the strike is. pro-
longed consumption must be reduced
accordingly. In this process naturally
the unessential industries will be the
worst sufferers and 1t is easy to pre-
dict that many thousands of them will
be closed down and vast numbers of
men and women thrown out of EN-.
ployment.
President Lewis Of the miners laid
the blame for the situation on the
mine operators and severely criticized
President Wilson who, he said, had
preJudged the case with only partial
and inaccurate knowledge of the
facts. The union officials. while as
serting they could not now stop the
strike. left open one possible door by
saying they were ready and anxious to
meet the operators for the purpose of
negotiating an agreement and bringing
about q settlement.
Later It was said the officials were
ready to abandon the demand for q
six hour day and i've day week and to
modify the demand for a 60 per cent
Increase in wages, If the operators
would curtail II not abandon Saturday
work and agree to a moderate" wage
increase. At indianapolis It was as.
serted the extreme demands were put
forward to satisfy large radical ele.
ment that threatened to revolt against
the Lewis regime.
The international labor conference
provided for by the peace treaty has
assembled at Washington; but, owing
to the treaty situation, It IL in doubt
as to its own status. Secretary Of
Labor Wilson called 1t to order and
welcomed It to the United States. but
this country's oflicial connection with
Il came to an end there. For the pres.
ent the conference was considered "in
process Of organization" and thus Mr..
Wilson and other Americans were en-
abled to SIT with the delegates from
other lands. The conference asked
the Federation of Labor and the Uni
ted states Chamber Of Commerce to
name delegates, and this was done.
Thfrty-one foreign countries were rep.
resented BY 8S delegates when the ses.
stons opened. The representatives
from Germany and Austria were due
10 akriver November 3 and the organ.
isins committee recommended that
they be given early participation
The International congress Of work.
Ing women also opened in Washington
with 40 delegates present and NIrs.
Raymond Robins presiding. The wom-
en- made 1t plain ut the outset that
they were not seeking any special
privileges for their sex In industry. but
that they demand full share IL any
plans for their protection that men
may consider.
President Wilson stirred up q
mighty hullabnIoo by his veto Of the
dry enforcement act on the ground
that the emergency which called for
wartime prohibition had passed and
that the law should be repealed. For
few hours the vets were jubilant,
believing that John Barleyeorn had
been given a lease Of life until eonsti-
tutional prohibition goes into effect In
january. But the drys quickly got
into action and forced immediate ac-
tion in the house. with. the result that
the veto was overridden by Q vote of
176 to IS. A large number Of mem
hers were absent. but postponement
for this reason was refused and, In
deed, IL the full membership had been
present the result doubtless would
have been the same. Next day the
senate also passed the bill over the
presidents veto, the vote being 96 "a
90.
The act became effective at once
and the country became bone dry
until the treaty with Germany IL rati,
fed. Az soon as that action 10 taken
by the senate, according to state,
ment from the White House, the pres,
llent will lift the ban. This aroused
both the Anti-Saloon league and the
more rnbid opponents Of the treaty,
The leaders Of the former declared
they would maintain the contention
that the ban could not be. removed un.
til the treaty with Austria and Hun
gary had been ratified. The latter at.
tackled the motives Of the president
and said he had delayed lifting the
ban to force the senate to ratify the
treaty. The liquor men found some
consolation In decision by q federal
Judge at Louisville that the wartime
law Is invalid and that the government
could not seize liquor in storage with
out paying for 1t. But the revenue
agents went right ahead sealing up oil
the stocks Of liquor they could ind
and they found most Of them.
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