The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
Domestic Affairs

condition of peace was not accom-
plished easily. Unusual conditions ex-
| listed and the people of the country
were confronted with problems that
had been unknown In the days before
| the war.
The adoption of nationwide prohi'
| bition and the submission by congress
| of the constitutional amendment for
complete woman's suffrage were i'm
portant events of the year. Ratifica-
ton of the national prohibition amend
ment came early In the year with
rapidity that surprised the nation. On
| January % the state department pro-
claimed the ratification of the amend
ment and set January 16. 1920, as the
date when 1t would become effective.
On January Attorney General Greg
DRY rendered his resignation. to become
effective March 4, and A. Mitchell Pal
mer was appointed to succeed him on
February %. On January II Walker
D. Hines was appointed director gen.
eral of railroads to succeed William
| G. McAdoo.
radicals during the year was deliv-
cred on January when Congressman
Victor L. Berger and four other So
| cialist leaders were found guilty by
a federal jury in Chicago OF conspirin-
to interfere with the successful con-
| duct of the war. On February Is they
were sentenced to 20 years imprison-
| ment.
On March Herbert Hoover was
appointed by the president to be d.
rector general of American relief
among the population of Europe.
Because OF the necessity for legis-
lation to meet the new after-war con-
ditions. President Wilson on May {, by
cable from Paris, called n special SEES
sion of congress to convene May 10,
On May 10 the campaign for the Vic
tory Liberty loan, the last popular war
loan, closed with heavy oversub
scription of the $500. 100000 bond
issue
The special session of the Sixty
sixth congress opened on May 10 Will
she Republicans in control of both
house and senate for the first time
since 1912. The house OF representa-
tives was organized by the election OF
Congressman Gillett of Massachusett:
as speaker. In the senate Senator
Cummins OF Iowa was elected presi
dent pro tenn.
One of the first acts of the new
house was to pass the woman suffrage
amendment to the Constitution by {
vote of 3O4 to 50. The amendment
was again brought up in the senate or
June 4 and this time was adopted b.
vote of SO to D.
The activities Of anarchistic ele
ments were manifested Oh June
when bombs were exploded simultan
eously at the residences of ten men II
eight Eastern cities.
On July / the wartime emergenc.
prohibition act went into effect ans
for the first time in history the sal
of liauor was Illegal throughout tn
United States. On July l. Presiden
Wilson vetoed the agricultural appro
priation bin because of q rider" re
pealng the daylight saving law. Con
gress promptly passed separate bill
repeating the daylight saving law an
: when President Wilson vetoed thi
measure, both houses passed the bill
: over his veto on August 20.
{ The country was aroused during th
/ summer by a series Of race riots. tn
first of which occurred In Washingto
{ on July 81. Four persons were kille
In the rioting at the capital. On Jul
e - the most serious race riots of tn
r year began In Chicago. 1t was foun
+ necessary to call out state troops an
4 before order had been restored
e persons had been killed and hundred
s injured.
g In recognition OF the services whic
d he rendered as commander-in-chief c
e the American expedtiouary force.
y General Pershing was made gener:
for life by act, of congress. His con
r mission was. handed to him as, h
u landed on September 8 at New Yor
n with the First division.
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