Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-09-24
Terrible Explosion in Financial
District of New York Laid
to Anarchists
MAY Be PART OF HUGE PLOT
Republicans Say Maine Result Pre-
sages Their Victory In November
Attitude of Women Voters Siqnif-
cant-cox Approves Roots Plan for
World Court.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

New YOrk's financial center was
shattered and the entire country
shocked on Thursday by a terrible ex-
plosion that took the lives of about
80 persons and injured some 300 9TH
ers. That it was the result of q de-
nberate plot by anarchists is the firm
belief of federal and local officials, and
there is reason to fear that it was
but the start Of a campaign Of terror
ism against the financiers of America.
The explosion came exactly at the
noon hour, directly in front Of the new
assay building at Broad and Wall
streets adjoining the subtreasury, and
across the street from the beautiful
J. P. Morgan building. A one-horse
truck was standing there and the au-
thorities believe it contained a gigan-
tic bomb that was exploded by a time
clock. The deaths and injuries and
the damage done to buildings were
mostly caused by short, heavy slugs
made from broken cast iron window
weights, unlike any in the Wall street
district. This fact, together with
many other developments, furnished
a basis for the theory of the officials.
After the disaster it was learned that
Wall street employee and the French
high commission had both received
warning that there would be an ex-
piosion in the district on September
Is. The letters both came from E.
Fischer, formerly an employee Of the
French commission, and we're mailed
from Toronto. Fischer IS said to be
deranged as a result Of a nervous
breakdown.
The victims of the explosion we're
mostly clerks and messengers. No
prominent financier was killed, though
many of them had narrow escapes,
and Junius Spencer Morgan, son Of
J. P. Morgan, was cut by flying glass.
IF it is still true that "as goes Maine,
so goes the nation" the Republicans
will score a tremendous victory in No
vember. They swept the Pine Tree
state, electing Parkhurst for governor,
and all the rest Of their ticket by q
majority Of about $4,000. Every coun-
ty in the state went Republican. Ma
tional leaders Of the party, of course,
greeted this result with shouts Of joy.
Nearl women went to the polls,
and 10000 Of them voted the
Repu III ticket. This is regarded
as especially significant, for it has
been contended that the women Of the
country would support the League Of
Nations The campaign in Maine was
conducted largely on national issues,
the league issue being foremost, and
both parties sent national figures into
the state as campaign orators, the
Democratic forces being led by Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, candidate for vice
president, and Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels. Calvin Coolidge, Republican
candidate for vice president, Senator
Lodge and other heavy guns were
there for the Republican ticket, and
devoted much of their energies to at
lacking the Wilson draft Of the league.
Governor Cox, Mr.. Roosevelt, Chair
man White and other leading Demo
Gratis all refuse to consider Maine a
reliable political barometer. Secre.
tary Tumulty, after comforting with
President Wilson, said only that the
Maine result cannot be considered as
indicative Of the general result in
November"
The impartial observer will accord
the greatest Importance to the atti,
tude Of the Maine women, Though II
may be true that the women Of the
central. and western states do net feel
the same way about the league as
President Wilson wants 1t.