Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-24
EVENTS OF THE WEEk.

EVENTS OF THE WEEih.
The out)awed railroad strike con-
tinues TO drag along although stead
liz losing ground. Efforts to bring
the walkout formally to an end nave
proved failures one meeting having
broken up in a near riot. and anotner
being equally successful as 'far as
finding any basis for negotiations
was concerned. John Grunau' the
leader of the strikers in Chicago who
was arrested under the Lever act
has been released under bonds, nut
seems little inclined to AXE any del
mite action towards bringing the
present situation to an and. In the
meantime there have been many de-
fections from the ranks of the strlk-
ers, and ii is apparent hat there
is no chance of their obtaining any
important concessions.
Another strike which threatens 10
have serious consequences mas broken
out at Butte, Mont. under l. W. W.
a~llspices. AS is usual when this or
ranization has a hand in affairs there
has been violence. and United states
troops have been called in to main
tain order. How serious the trouble
will be cannot be forecast as yet.
The south has again been swept
by a severe tornado. in which $50
or more lives are reported to have
been lost. The property damage is
Of course large. Tennessee. Alabama
and Mississippi being the states
hardest hit. The ingenuity of men
has so far been unable to provide
any adequate means of protection
against tornadoes. and apparently
the old-fashioned method of taking
10 the cellar during a high wind
storm is about the only one which
can he devised.
Hiram johnson was Republican
winner in the Nebraska presidential
preference primary held last Tues
lay with General Leonard Wood run
ing second. This result had been
discounted in advance. and occa-
toned no surprise. General Perish
ing ran third on the ticket. On
shc Democratic ticket it appears
that the delegation to the national
convention will be split between the
Bryan and Hitchcock forces. The
comnoner himself was a candidate
for delegate at large. and appears
70 have been elected
By a minority decision she North
Dakota supreme court has held the
state printing bin, fathered by Jot
Wells Brinton and passed al the last
regular session of the state legis,a.
ture, to be constitutional. justices
Grace n Robinson declared fol
the constitutionality of the bill
which was denied in the opinions
of Chief Justice Christensen anG
Justice Birdzell. Justice Bronson
was disqualified from sitting in the
case. AS the North Dakota law re
quires that at least four OF the five
supreme court justices rr1ls, declare
an act unconstitutional. the bill vii
stand. This is said 10 be the frs
time in the judicial history Of tn.
country that a minority decision ha,
determined the constitutionality @
any bill.
in the North Dakota politica
arena the outstanding event of tn,
week is the issuing of the forma
call for the anti-Townley Republi
can state convention. According t,
the recommendation of the Com
mittee of p this meeting will b,
held at Minot May L. and 10. Tn
call for the Democratic convention
will probably be issued early mex
week. but asf to whether the sessio,
will be held at the same time an
place as that of the Republicans
aot yet certain.
The session of the inter-Allied SUI
preme council for the settling of tn
many international questions now /
dispute has convened at San RENE
Italy. Little definite action has bee
taken along any line as yet by tn
sremiers there assembled. At pres
ont tho United States is represente
by m observer only. but T.remie
Lloyd George has urged that tn
!, alton he formally represented e.
,eci:lly on account of the question
Il connection with Turkey whic
re 70 be taken up al this sessio,
the present time. however,
ef1s highly doubtful that his SUI,
stson will be compiled with.
With the conclusion of the trial
Joseph Caillaux. former premier
fFralce, n of the most draf1atic il
fdents arising from the world N,
brought to 4 close. caillaux ",
phy1eted Of having had. CONNER,
Whit enemies Of France, but r
sssHetSed the comparatiySly light se,
6c AZ three yearss i~mprisonmer
sA4Shesfl9d already been ii prison i
this length Of time viii
his trial he viii soon be I
This probably closes Il
Afeer IL j man Who once 5
4l5l1 ne highest position iii Franc
~ had previously figured