The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-03
Domestic Affairs

Domestic Affairs
The return of the United States 10
condition of peace was not accon
nlished easily.A Unusual conditions ca
listed and the people of the couhtr!
were confronted with problems .na'
had been unknown in the days before
the war. -,
The adoption of nationwide prom
hilton and the submission by congress
of the constitutional amendment lor
complete woman's suffrage were ini-
nortant events of the year. Ratlnca-
tion of the national prohibition amehn-
ment came early in the year WIN
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 it would become effective.
On January 9 Attorney General Greg
orv rendered his resignation, TO become
directive March 4, and A. Mitchell raj
mer was appointed to succeed MN vi
February 81. On January IL walker
ID. Hines was appointed director gen
oral of railroads to succeed Wlliiaih
| G.. McAdOo.
The governments first blow at the
radicals during the year was ueii'-
cred ON January when Congressman
Victor L. Berger and four other 90
ciaIist leaders were found guiity o9
a federal jury in Chicago or cohspirihs
to interfere with the successful con-
duct az the war. On February Is they
were sentenced to 20 years imprisoh-
ment.
In response to an appeal by Presi-
don't wilson. the senate after several
dovs of hitter debate on January ~
nassed a bill appropriating Sloo'oOo''
600 for the relief of the starving IN Eu
rome stimulating that none of this
money should be used for the rehe'
of peoples of the central empires.
On March . Herbert Hoover was
Amounted by the president to be I'll
rector general of American rene
omonp the populatiOn of Europe.
Because of the necessity LOT 'eeiS
lation TO meet the new after-war con
d,tions President Wilson on May l. D.
cable from Paris. called special ses
sion of congress TO convene May ID
m, Nav 10 the campaign for the VIC
4, tory Liberty loan, the last popular wa
$ loan. closed with a heavy oVersu'
: scription of the $4,000, 100000 bon
, issue.
: The special session OF the slAt'
J. sixtb congress opened on May ID VIII
she Republicans in control OF Dol
S house and senate for the first tim
n since 1912. The house of represent;
e. tives was organized by the election
n Congressman Gillett of Massachuset
r as sneaker. In the senate Senate
,r Cummins Of Iowa was elected pres
Of dent pro TEN.
II One of the first acts Of the ne
E. house was TO pass the woman suffras
If amendment to the Constitution by
2 vote of 3O4 to 80. The amendmel
he was again brought up in the senate
er lime 4 and this time was adopted
n q vote of SO to %.
I'd The activities of anarcmsuc e.
he ments were manifested on June
es when bombs were exploded simulta
he eously at the residences of ten men
ed eight Eastern cities.
ce ON July l the wartime emergen
ty prohibition act went into erect a
for the first time in history the 81
a of lIouor was illegal throughout
or ! United States. On July II Preside
Wilson vetoed the agricultural app
81 nriation bill because of rider
ro- healing the daylight saving law. @
Mt. gress promptly passed a separate
The renealjpg the daylight saving law
when President Wilson vetoed I
)ur measure. both houses passed the
in over his veto on August 20.
zen Much Of the industrial unrest eX
m ing throughout the country was
trIhuted TO the greatly increased c
the of living As prices continued to
es- vance. the government took steps
Gus curb proRteering and to reduce pri'
dis on August President Wilson
II dressed congress on the necessity
nor reducing the cost Of living, rec
ngs mending measures designed to
any duce this result Some of the lie
lation proposed was enacted by
her cress and the department of jus
| in undertook TO enforce vigorously
the laws prohibiting profteering.
less The country was aroused during
Her summerby a series of race riots.
and first of which occurred in Washin:
and on July 81. Four persons were ki
alli- in the rioting at the capital. On
81 the most serious race riots of
way year began in Chicago. 1t was &c
Y in necessary to call out state troops
of before order had been restored
persons had been killed and hund
lued injured.
any In recognition Of the services W
orce ] he rendered as commander-in-chif