The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-17

prohibition but because he sought to
defend the ancient American liberty.
In the New York legislature bill
was introduced to legalize beverages
containing @ per cent alcohol, and
resolution was adopted providing for
an investigation of the Anti-Saloon
league by the judiciary committee.
License was the issue In elections In
Massachusetts and Vermont, and In
both states many towns that had been
dry for years voted wet.
On Thursday New Jersey came to
bat again with suit filed for the state
by It's attorney general In the United
States Supreme court, attacking the
cOnstitutionality Of the prohibition
amendment on the ground that 1t was
improperly drawn. that In q states
the legislatures have not ratified 1t as
provided for by their state constitu-
lions and that there Is no power in
congress to propose constitutional
amendment regulating the habits and
morals Of the people.
Politics Of course Is entering into
the prohibition fight. The wet Demo-
Gratis Of Illinois already have launched
the presidential boom Of Governor Ed
wards Of New Jersey and have filed
the necessary petition that puts his
name on the April 3 direct primary
ballot. The real leaders Of the party
In that state, however. say this move
ment will not amount to much and
that the delegates to San Francisco
probably will not be instructed.
The New York state Democratic con-
ventlOn adopted resolutions condemn
Ing prohibition by constitutional
amendment and calling for the restora-
ton Of states rights.
BY the close vote OF 4 to 3 the
United States Supreme court has
given legal sanction to the United
States Steel corporation, the biggest of
Industrial combinations. The majority
opinion dismissed the governments
suit for dissolution of the corporation
without prejudice" so that the pro-
ceedings can be reinstituted II the con-
Germ does not behave In the future.
The opinion was based on the two
main points that the size of corpora
ton Is not In itself violation of the
antitrust laws, and that the Steel cor.
poration has not exerted Its admitted
great power to stitle competition, es-
pecially since 1911, when the suit was
Instituted. No precedent was found
In the tobacco and Standard OIL cases
but neither Is 1t assured that this
latest decision will furnish a precedent
for decision of the suits against the
American Sugar Refining company
and other trusts that are pending In
the Supreme court.
Transfer Of the railroads back to
private hands was accomplished
and SO far nothing has hap
pened that would make the travelling
public aware of the change. Officials
OF some of the roads are hoping that
the In erstate commerce commission
will permit considerable increase In
freight rates to take care of the eyi-
dent needs of the companies, so that
1t viii not be necessary TO ask for high. !
or passenger rates. The government
guarantee holds good until September
l, so there may be no boost In rates
for several months. The railway
brotherhoods wisely concluded to give
the new railway legislation fair trial
before talking of strikes, though they
did not pretend that they liked II at
all. President Wilson has asked the
rail executives and the brotherhood
leaders 20 pick their representatives
on board that will at once begin
work on pending wage disputes.
International interest is still cen.
tered largely on Russia and on the
peace offers made by the soviet gov.
ernment. Sentiment In favor OF com.
Ing to an agreement with the Moscow
government seems 10 be growing
stronger. and all the entente nations
have been given the tip that they may
trade with the Russian co-operatIves.
whose chief representative Aas $500. |
100000 In gold 10 pay for the things
Russia most needs. The race for this
trade Is lively among the British and
some of the continental nations, in |
Guiding Germany. The representatives |
II Finland. Latvia and Roumania. and |
perhaps of other countries. are in War. |
saw discussing peace conditions TO be
submitted to the soviet. Lenine. while
striving for International |
peace, is not letting up on his domestic
enemies and at latest reports had Gen.