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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
2
The Burr Printing Company publishes the official newspaper for Alliance city and Box Butte County with George L. Burr Jr and Edwin M. Burr as leadership.
A radiogram sent to temperance figure "Pussyfoot" Johnson praises beer and light wines as a solution to the wet and dry issue. The piece notes the prohibition movement grows in New York with leaders from arts and business, and mentions broader notes on Germany and monarchist history.
Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, was killed by suspected monarchist sympathizers. The influential reformer opposed the old regime yet did not harshly attack its remnants, and his secret wartime interview critiques the Kaiser era and its policy of fright. His death alters the postwar struggle between republicans and monarchists as Germany debates its path forward.
The Nebraska League of Women Voters sponsors an initiative to remove party circles and designations from ballots to protect the open primary. They argue conventions had evils, while critics say primaries fail to select better candidates and are costly. Open primaries once existed but collapsed when parties misused crossovers.
The Herrin Illinois scene shows a morgue in a vacant store where labor war victims lie uncherished. Crowds of locals pass by without pity as strike breakers from many nations are mourned as outsiders. Congress debates workers rights and the right to earn wages without coercion.
A historical letter argues for abolishing or reforming the primary to ensure voters can read and think. It condemns allowing the lazy ignorant and illiterate to vote and calls for intelligent voting as a safeguard. The piece urges reforms over preserving party supremacy.
Montana Senator Myers argues both sides in a labor dispute over striking miners and strikebreakers. He condemns hired guns as terrorists while recognizing workers' right to labor protection and arbitration, noting the cycle of wage battles and repeated violence across towns cited by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mathews of the Blue Hov Lead er argues against Sunday baseball in response to a Ret Clow newspaper decision not to cover games on Sundays. He asserts his orthodox faith prohibits Sunday sports while criticizing church leaders for not addressing the issue, claiming many cannot afford cars yet seek “truly American” entertainment on Sundays. The Philadelphia North American notes the broader debate on religious observance and public amusements.
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