Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

Nations Kept World Technically
War Months sgndTerhoria Disputes europe ana Labor
81 PRODUCE
copyright, 1919, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

(copyrisht. 1919. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
After nearly five years Of frightful
warfare. in which all of the great pow
had been involved. the world found 1t
difficult to return to anything like
normal conditions during 1919. Tech
ntcaily the world was still at war
throughout practically all Of 1919, as
the peace treaty framed in Paris after
months Of negotiation. could not be
made fully effective until ratified by
the great powers and formally pro-
Internal disorders and territorial dis
putes kept large part of Europe in
turmoil. Austria Hungary had fallen
to pieces with the defeat Of the Cen
trail powers, and out of the wreckage
new states arose-Austria, Hungary,
Poland and the Czech and Jugo Wv
states. who could not establish their
new boundaries without friction. Ger
many transformed into a republic,
fought against radical elements. Rus
sia was torn with civil strife.
In the United States conditions were
from . war to a peace basis was not
easy. New industrial problems had
been created. The high cost of living
caused labor to make fnsistent de-
mands for higher wages and resulted
in numerous strikes. Radical leaders
took advantage Of the unrest to recruit
their forces and constituted authori-
ties finally found It necessary to take
determined steps to suppress disloyal
propaganda.
Attempts by the government to end
he fsNds cfrta ~ fof1 Id ao
the year drew to close the nations
attention was conferred upon the prob
lens growing out Of the clashes be-
tween capital and labor.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.
The putting into effect of nation
wide prohibition and submission by
congress of the constitutional amend
ment for complete woman's suffrage
were important events of the year. Rat
ification of the national prohibition
amendment came early in the year
with q rapidity that surprised the ma
ton. The Michigan legislature rati-
fled the amendment on Jan. 2. Jan.
16 Nebraska's legislature acted, giving
the necessary three fourths majority.
Jan. 20 the state department pro-
claimed the ratification of the amend
ment and set Jan. 16, 1920 as the date
when it would become effective.
Jan. AttorneyG General Gregory
tendeerd his resignation. effective
March 4, and A. Mitchell Palmer sue
ceeded him Feb. 81 Jan. IL Walker
d. Hines was appointed director gen
eral of railroads to succeed William
G. McAdoo who resigned.
The governments first blow at the
radicals during the year was delivered
Jan. B. when Congressman Victor L.
l.. z.-1s L..
ers were found guilty by a federal jury
with the successful conduct of the war
On Feb. IS they were sentenced to 20
years imprisonment.
Jan. 25 II was announced that when
the war ended, Nov. II, 1918, the United
States had the second largest army or
, the western front, with 100000 men
France had 100000 men.
May 10 the campaign for the Victory
Liberty loan, the last popular war loan
closed with a heavy oversubscriptior
OF the $4.500.000 bond issue.
The special session of the sixty sixth
congress opened May 10 with the Re.
publicans i'm control of both house and
senate for the first time since 1912
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
One of the first acts of the new hous,
amendment to the constitution by {
vote of 304 to 80. The amendment wa,
again brought up in the senate on june
4 and this time was adopted by vote
OF Sc to 25. two more than the neces
sary two thirds.
June the postmaster general re
stored control of the telegraph ant
telephone systems to the owners, 81
far as operations were concerned, bu
retained jurisdiction over finances o
the companies and the rates charged
pending action by congress
Activities of anarchistic element
were manifested June 2, when bomb
were exploded simultaneously I'm eigh
eastern cities. One bomb. which ex
ploded at the home of Attorney Gen
eraI Palmer in Washington, blew tn
bomb planter to pieces, but none of tn
intended victims was injured
ON July 1 the wartime emergenc
prohibition act went into effect an
for the first time in history the sale 0
LIQUOR was Illegal throughout tn
United States. On July IL Presiden
Wilson vetoed the agricultural appro
priation bill because of a rider" re
pcaling fhe daylight saving law. Con
gress promptly passed separate bi
repeating the daylight saving law an
when President Wilson vetoed thi
measure both houses passed the bi
over his veto on Aug. 20.
The country was aroused during tn
summer by a series OF race riots, tn
first of which occurred In Washingto
July q. Four persons were killed |
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