Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-21
EVENTS or A WEEK.

The past week will be . memorable
one in American constitutional his
tory in2that.i 1t wa marked by the de-
orion of the thirty-sixth state lesis-
laSnre to ratify the nineteenth amend
ment to the federal constitution, I'M
amendment providing for equal po-
ideal rights for men and women
throughout the United States. Tn
Tennessee legislature cast the deciding
vote, the majority In the house ii
very narrow. Technically the struggle
ID not over. for the opponents Of tuf-
frase have been planning stepsS to
nave the vote reconsidered. They
profess to believe that a new vote
would result in a different decision,
bit there seems to be nothing to war
rant this visw.
Assuming that the Tennessee vote
win stand. ONE throughout the
United States will vote at the ap-
preaching presidential election. The
Tennessee vote will be reported to the
federal government. in proper form,
and a proclamation will be issued
from Washington in due course. State
legislation will fot be necessary to
hiSke the amendment operative. as it
VIII take effect automatically unon
the conclusion of the legal formalities.
The wal in central Europe has TAX
an q turn favorable to Poland, and
for several days the Polish troops
have scored heavily against their
Bolshevik antagonists. Last Sunday
dispatch was sent to! the London
Times, and was made public by that
paper, saying that Warsaw had been
captured by the Soviet troops. The
dispatch was later shown. to be err
roneous, and early in the week the
Polish, defense of the capital devel-
oDed into. sa,general attack on the
Soviet nness Red troops were forced
back almost everywhere. and the
capture Of several important positions
by the Poles is reported. At this dis
tarsce It Is Impossible to decide wheth-
er. almost in the moment Of triumph,
the red offensive has actually disin-
tegrated, or whether this IL merely a
temporary reverse. to be followed by a
still more determined attack.
That there is a strong belief that
tho Poles may be able to drive their
enEIniesEs6acK- permanently 10 indicats
edeen7gnHEss1iEassion-tAa Is now gos
ingaon over the prbprtety Of permit
ting the Polish armies to press their
Advantage and carry the wal into
Russian territory. Strong objections
have been raised against permitting
the Poles to follow the enemy into
his own country, but thus far there
has been no suggestion as to what
assurance is to be given Poland
against the masstnE of still more
powerful troops fora Polish conques,
It ;t3Ee Russian border is to be consid-
ersd an impossible barrier for Polish
troops.
Early in the week the Associated
I Press carried a story by one Otis
European correspondents detailing
conversations had with Soviet lead
Ars who declared frankly their pur.
Dose to make the conquest OF POLAND
merely a preliminary to a conquest Of
the world. The program had beer
carefully mapped out. OFollowing the
oqcnpation OF Poland, o%yertures were
Il he made to Germany for assistance
IN assault on France. II the Ger
ma5M government refused, recourse
waSsESfoNbe had to revolutionary senti.
Midnt in Germany, which was expected
b 3b44ng the necessary results. Then
partly by armed attack from withou'
and partly with the aid Of malcon'
xenfo within, France, England and
ftnally America were to be brough'
under the sway OF Bolskevik doctrin.
md world dictatorship Of the pro
1etariat would be established. Z
- conrection with the d~eclaret
pu6Sse OF the Russian Soviet au
th9SA5es. . very frank declaration b,
rt1lanasr Lloyd George. OF Great Brit
ain.s significant. In very ciea,
fAIins9he declared It to be the purpos'
u g4ts government to tolerate no Act
ssbyNkka raASeai sroups in that countr.
q Sgr4ng shout governmental changes
hysipdustr1al action. In other words
t1s1ss who undertake to employ tn,
Gt1sflke far political purposes win sc
Ast6treubie. and that very quickly.