Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-12

The past. week having been
week Of the Republican national
convention. and itsbeing generally &C
cepted that the next president OF n
United States would be named at that
gathering. interest has centered
around the proceedings in h great
Coliseum and the press dispatches
have been devoted very largely to ae-
counts Of the preparations for the
meeting and Of the record Of its prog
ress.
Among the events Of general i'm
portance in the United States was the
announcement on Monday Of the de-
cision Of the United States supreme
court sustaining the constitutionality
Of the prohibition amendmen: and
of the volstead act for its enforce
ment. The decision covered points
which did not appear in the decision
a week earlier sustaining certain fea-
lures Of the law. BY the decisions
now rendered the prohibition law Is
established in an unassailable man
ner as a part OF the fundamental hW
Of, the land, and there has also been
established the right OF congress to
enact laws providing for ito. enforce
ment, notwithstanding thes action of
any state 4nconsietent wtthIsuch acts.
To .the~st1tes IT, conceded+ concurrent
Jurisdiction, to enforce, but noeSto.nul-
lily 4ny,en1orcement measures which
have. been provided by. congress- In
view Of the sweeping chasaoter of
thesdecthons It, issnot Nke1yathstsser-
iouss effort*w1M be. made hsesafter sto
Attacksehe main<pzfnctples Of the pro-
hibttion amendment In the courts.
AcroDythA-wstsr. thore .hs.been.A
contnuak1un. oftthe sfixhtingtbetwsso
thea sov.ets to,eess Of sRusasfandkth the
Poles, anAa theA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
impoe-
t~ttsueoesses. These are4noteto$be
rsgnaeAa as>fns anyk wsJ4 conclusive
asaf3uctuaaons. ina xheetfdesof battle
! sres Of oonstantsooc1rrenoe.
Observation-Disclosures Of Labor
hassbeenfins session ataMontreal dur
i~ngsthe4xoek. and,hnsadopteds several
lreso4ud0sswhich are4 ofs1ntersst. just
atsthis :junetuee. Ma
j tfenDwaRen6orsed, and / demand was
m~adezfor-the ratification, of the%peace
treaty. A danand was made that
the<BnnedS6tatsss keep IT'S hands off
Mexico ande deedded opposition was
expressed toward industrial legis'a-
ion.such as-was recently enacted in
Kansas. There was evidence OF
strong ,feeling in the convention hall
when 4 emphasis vas placed on the
equals status In the federation Of ne
gro with white members.
THE. report Of the crop situation In
tlres United States as of June ! has
!. just been made publicity the, depart
ment Of agriculture. andain, its fore.
cast the wheat production of the coun.
try his year Ia. placed at about $780,.
600, 900 bushels - against q little. over
900, o00, 900 bushels last year. There
has been a decided shrinkage in the
condition OF winter wheat As con.
trasted with last year when the con
dition was unusually fine al this tims
of the year.
In the opinion Of many Of the SUI.
frage leaders the prospects for the
full ratification Of the suffrage amend
ment in time for the November, cleo
ton are not bright. The effort ha.
been made to bring pressure sto bea!
on the governors Of Vesnont : ant
Connecticuttt to have them call specia
legislative sessions t order that theil
respective legislatures may vote on tn,
question. hut, thus far4no. sessions'hav'
been called In these states-. nor doe
there appear to be any likelihood o.
Any. Some Of the more active Of tn
suffrage woskers have. undertaken tn,
sHpe<9isnt Of pScketing>the, Republica.
CONVENTION in Chicago intthe hopeto
enforcing their demands but this pla,
has been without success.
.
I'M InyNorth Dakota the. polittcats po
= bofing merrily. Several rshie
! hayes been held. in the interest, of+th
eoc1Afists ticketsnamed at F~argo.bysth
.isague manageIs, the .Indopend
Issnts have Sbsen conducting a spirite,
eampaign IN various parts Of tn
AaAs. In the First congressional. dis
tTist n. Burtness ms spent-the entir
Msek lngthe central and northern
counAie0yS ~ the district, and every
Whsrs h1rmeetinEs have sbeenews1 1t
t6nsd. A joint debate between Nj
UetfnAN ana George Wilson. who wa
Apcrtsd into the state. some tim
tsssDrsaA socialfst doctrine In Ia
ntsrss3s q Townlsy.sTsttsn. ct al.re
6NuatAd aisastrously for MI. Wilson
YAIo appaars 70 have been withdraw,
efpm IN ffeId Of joint debate,
Dysah1swfthdrawsl 81 Colonel Tranl
Wghike valley City, from the rae
GsS uni1sd States ssnats M con
ths Rspnblican nnnainafis,
s~nenffssd - $50 mon. ssna&er 0ron
Nhose tern s1p1rss ns1t March