The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-26

prohibition but because he sought to |
defend the ancient American liberty.
In the New York legislature hill
was introduced to legalize beverages
containing 6 per cent alcohol, and
resolution was adopted providing for
an investigation Of the Anti-SaloOn
league by the judiciary committee.
License was the issue In elections in
Massachusetts and Vermont. and In
both states many towns that had been
dry for years voted wet.
On Thursday New Jersey came to
bat again with suit filed for the state
by its attorney general In the United
States Supreme court, attacking the
c0nstitutionality of the prohibition
amendment on the ground that it was
improperly drawn, that in q states
the legislatures have not ratified it as
provided for by their state cOnstitu-
ti94HsS I'd that there is no power in
(. =, f.3s to propose constitutional
amendment regulating the habits and
morals Of the people.
Politics Of course Is entering into
the prohibition fight. The wet Demo-
Gratis of Illinois already have launched
the presidential boom of Governor Ed
wards Of New Jersey and have filed
the necessary petition that puts his
name on the April direct primary
ballot. The real leaders of the party
in that state, however, say this mOve-
ment will not amount to much and
that the delegates to San Francisco
probably will not he instructed.
The New York state Democratic con-
vention adopted resolutions condemn
ing prohibition by constitutional
amendment and calling for the restora.
ton of states rights.
BY the close vote of to 3 the
United States Supreme court has
given legal sanction to the United
States Steel corporation, the biggest of
industrial combinations. The majority
opinion dismissed the governments
suit for dissolution of the corporation
without prejudice" SO that the pro-
ccedings can be Reconstructed If the con-
Germ does not behave in the future.
The opinion was based on the two
main points that the size Of corpora
ton is not in itself violation Of the
antitrust laws, and that the Steel cor
pOratiOn has not exerted its admitted
great power to stifle competition. es-
pecially since 1911. when the suit was
instituted. No precedent was found
In the tobacco and Standard Oil cases
but neither is it assured that this
latest decision will furnish precedent
for decision Of the suits against the
American Sugar Refining company
and other trusts that are pending in
the Supreme court.
Transfer of the railroads back to
smoothly and so far nothing has hap.
pened that would make the travelling
public aware of the change. Officials
of some of the roads are hoping that
the In erstate commerce commission
will permit considerable increase in
freight rates to take care Of the evil
dent needs of the companies. ST. that
it will not be necessary to ask for high
er passenger rates. The government
guarantee holds good until September
], so there may be no boost in rates
for several months. The railwa!
brotherhoods wisely concluded to give
the new railway legislation n fair trial
before talking Of strikes. though the.
did not pretend that they liked it al
all. President Wilson has asked the
leaders To pick their representatives
on n board that will at once begir
work on pending wage disputes.
tered largely on Russia and on the
peace offers made by the soviet gov
eminent. Sentiment in favor of com
ing to an agreement with the Moscow
government seems to be CROWN:
stronger. and all the entente nation,
have been given the tip that they ma,
trade with the Russian c0-operatives
whose chief representative has $500,
100000 in gold to pay for the thing.
Russia most needs. The race for thi.
trade Is lively among the British ant
some of the continental nations, in
Guiding Germany. The representative!
Of Finland. Latvia and Roumania. ant
perhaps of other countries, are in War
saw discussing peace conditions to b.
submitted to the soviet. Lenine, while
apparently striving for internationa
peace, Is not letting up on his domestic
enemies and at latest reports had Gen