The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-01-03

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nunzio created still more serious SIT
nation for Italy when he seized cara,
Dalmatia. on November IA.
Domestic Affairs
The return of the United States To
condition Of peace was not acco'h-
| nlished 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 prom
bition and the submission by congress
IF the constitutional amendment FOR
complete woman's suffrage were I'M
portant events of the year. Ratlhca-
tion 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, 1871, as the
date when it would become effective.
On January 9 Attorney General Greg
ory rendered his resignation, to become
effective March 4, and A. Mitchell Pal
mer was appointed to succeed him on
February 81. On January ii walker
D. Hines was appointed director gen.
eral of railroads to succeed william
G. McAdOO.
The governments first blow at the
radicals during the year was deliv-
cred on January when Congressman
Victor L. Berger and four other So
cialist leaders were found guilty by
federal jury in Chicago of conspiring
TO interfere with the successful con-
duct of the war. On February 1S they
were sentenced to 20 years imprison-
ment.
In response to an appeal by Presi-
dent Wilson. the senate after several
DAYS of bitter debate on January "a
passed bill appropriating 100000
600 for the relief Of the starving in Eu-
rope, STIMULATING that none OF TINS
money should be used for the RELIEF
of peoples of the central empires.
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 Z, by
cable from Paris, called special ses-
sion Of congress to convene May IL.
On Nav 10 the campaign for the Vic
tory Liberty loan, the last popular war
loan. closed with a heavy oversub-
scription of the $4,000, 100000 bond
issue.
The special session Of the Sixty
sixth congress opened on May ~ with
ahe 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 Massachusetts
as speaker In the senate Senator
: Cummins of Iowa was elected presl-
dent pro TEN.
One of the first acts of the new
house was to pass the woman suffrage
amendment to the Constitution by a
: vote of 3O4 to 49, The amendment
was again brought up in the senate on
r June and this time was adopted by
a vote of So to 25..
! The activities of anarchistic ele-
2 ments were manifested on June Z
5 when bombs were exploded simuitan'
e eously at the residences of ten men IN
] eight Eastern cities.
e On July l the wartime emergency
prohibition act went into effect ano
for the first time in history the sale
q of liquor was Illegal throughout the
r United States. On July II President
4 Wilson vetoed the agricultural appro
: nriation bill because Of n rider re
: pealing the daylight saving law. Con
:. gress promptly passed separate bill
e repeating the daylight saving law ant
when President Wilson vetoed this
r measure. both houses passed the bill
n over his veto on August 20.
n Much of the industrial unrest exist
l. ing throughout the country was at
tributed to the greatly increased cos
e of living. AS prices continued to ad
+ vance. the government took steps z
s curb profiteering and to reduce prices
3 On August President Wilson ad
2 dressed congress on the necessity o
r reducing the cost of living, recon
s mending measures designed to pro
y duce this result. Some Of the legis
Iation proposed was enacted by con
r gress and the department of justice
n undertook to enforce vigorously tn
e laws prohibiting profiteering.
S The country was aroused during tn
:. summer by series of race riots, tn
d first of which occurred in Wasbingto'
d on July 81. Four persons were kille'
+ In the rioting at the capital. On Jul
q the most serious race riots of tn
y year began in Chicago. 1t was fOun'
n necessary to call out state troops an
4 before order had been restored 3
persons had been killed and hundred
d injured.
II In recognition Of the services whic
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